Carracosta in Pokémon GO

Type	Water / Rock
Pokédex number	#565
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	192 / 197 / 179
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,621 / 2,964 / 2,999
Max HP, level 50	163
Buddy distance	5 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Height / weight	1.2 m / 81 kg

Carracosta evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Carracosta evolves from Tirtouga for 50 Tirtouga Candy.

Carracosta is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Tirtouga · Carracosta

Carracosta CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	1,123	1,069	100	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,498	1,425	115	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,872	1,782	129	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	2,247	2,139	141	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,434	2,317	147
40	2,621	2,495	153
45	2,790	2,655	158
50	2,964	2,821	163
51	2,999	2,854	163	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Carracosta best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Carracosta at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Carracosta gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Rock Throw	Surf	10.5
Rock Throw	Liquidation	9.9
Water Gun	Surf	9.7
Rock Throw	Ancient Power	9.3
Water Gun	Liquidation	9.2

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Rock Throw	Rock	13	8	1 s	13.0	same type, ×1.2
Water Gun	Water	5	5	0.5 s	10.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Ancient Power	Rock	70	33	3.5 s	20.0	same type, ×1.2
Body Slam	Normal	50	33	2 s	25.0
Liquidation	Water	70	33	3 s	23.3	same type, ×1.2
Surf	Water	60	50	1.5 s	40.0	same type, ×1.2

Carracosta weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Water / Rock. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Grass	×2.56
Electric	×1.6
Fighting	×1.6
Ground	×1.6
Fire	×0.39
Flying	×0.625
Ice	×0.625
Normal	×0.625
Poison	×0.625

Carracosta CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,621 · HP 153

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.