Great Tusk @ Rocky Helmet
GroundFighting
Protosynthesis · Jolly · Tera Steel252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe EVs
Rapid Spin · Headlong Rush · Ice Spinner · Stealth Rock
SV OU and National Dex OU · September 2026 usage
Best Great Tusk Team & Teammates
The best Great Tusk teammates in SV OU are Gholdengo (31.9% of Great Tusk teams), Kingambit (29.9% of Great Tusk teams) and Dragonite (21.5% of Great Tusk teams). A ready-made Great Tusk team: Great Tusk, Gholdengo, Dragonite, Kingambit, Iron Valiant and Raging Bolt, whose main shared weakness is Fairy. Great Tusk is weak to Water, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic and Fairy; Alomomola resists Water and Gholdengo resists Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic and Fairy.
Partners that work in every format
Pokémon among Great Tusk's top teammates in two or more of the formats below.
Great Tusk team for SV OU
#1 · 33.1% usage · September 2026 · 574,541 battlesSmogon OU singles, level 100, Terastallization.
Most common Great Tusk teammates
Gholdengo · on 31.9% of Great Tusk teamsResists Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic and Fairy
Kingambit · on 29.9% of Great Tusk teamsResists Grass, Ice, Flying and Psychic
Dragonite · on 21.5% of Great Tusk teamsResists Water and Grass
Galarian Slowking · on 19.3% of Great Tusk teamsResists Grass and Fairy
Ogerpon-Wellspring · on 19.3% of Great Tusk teamsResists Water
Raging Bolt · on 18.2% of Great Tusk teamsResists Water, Grass and Flying
Kyurem · on 16.1% of Great Tusk teamsResists Water and Grass
Hatterene · on 14.7% of Great Tusk teamsResists Psychic
Ready-to-use team
Built from the teammate data: each slot is the Pokémon most often brought with the ones already picked, with its most common set.
Gholdengo @ Air Balloon
SteelGhost
Good as Gold · Timid · Tera Fairy252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs
Shadow Ball · Make It Rain · Recover · Nasty Plot
On 31.9% of Great Tusk teams
Dragonite @ Heavy-Duty Boots
DragonFlying
Multiscale · Adamant · Tera Normal252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs
Dragon Dance · Extreme Speed · Earthquake · Roost
On 21.5% of Great Tusk teams
Kingambit @ Leftovers
DarkSteel
Supreme Overlord · Adamant · Tera Ghost252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe EVs
Sucker Punch · Swords Dance · Iron Head · Kowtow Cleave
On 29.9% of Great Tusk teams
Iron Valiant @ Booster Energy
FairyFighting
Quark Drive · Timid · Tera Ghost252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs
Moonblast · Knock Off · Close Combat · Encore
On 14.1% of Great Tusk teams
Raging Bolt @ Booster Energy
ElectricDragon
Protosynthesis · Modest · Tera Fairy4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe EVs
Thunderclap · Thunderbolt · Dragon Pulse · Calm Mind
On 18.2% of Great Tusk teams
Shared weakness: Fairy hits 4 of 6 (1 resist it). Best-covered types: Grass (4 resist), Bug (4 resist), Rock (4 resist) and Fighting (3 resist).
Showdown paste (import into Pokémon Showdown)
Great Tusk @ Rocky Helmet Ability: Protosynthesis Tera Type: Steel EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe Jolly Nature - Rapid Spin - Headlong Rush - Ice Spinner - Stealth Rock Gholdengo @ Air Balloon Ability: Good as Gold Tera Type: Fairy EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Shadow Ball - Make It Rain - Recover - Nasty Plot Dragonite @ Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Multiscale Tera Type: Normal EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Adamant Nature - Dragon Dance - Extreme Speed - Earthquake - Roost Kingambit @ Leftovers Ability: Supreme Overlord Tera Type: Ghost EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe Adamant Nature - Sucker Punch - Swords Dance - Iron Head - Kowtow Cleave Iron Valiant @ Booster Energy Ability: Quark Drive Tera Type: Ghost EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Moonblast - Knock Off - Close Combat - Encore Raging Bolt @ Booster Energy Ability: Protosynthesis Tera Type: Fairy EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe Modest Nature - Thunderclap - Thunderbolt - Dragon Pulse - Calm Mind
Great Tusk team for National Dex OU
#4 · 15.5% usage · September 2026 · 426,601 battlesSmogon National Dex OU singles, Megas and Terastallization.
Most common Great Tusk teammates
Alomomola · on 27.6% of Great Tusk teamsResists Water and Ice- Raging Bolt · on 23.1% of Great Tusk teamsResists Water, Grass and Flying
Mega Charizard Y · on 20.2% of Great Tusk teamsResists Grass and Fairy- Gholdengo · on 19.8% of Great Tusk teamsResists Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic and Fairy
- Ogerpon-Wellspring · on 15.2% of Great Tusk teamsResists Water
- Kingambit · on 14.7% of Great Tusk teamsResists Grass, Ice, Flying and Psychic
- Hatterene · on 14.4% of Great Tusk teamsResists Psychic
Mega Diancie · on 13.3% of Great Tusk teamsResists Flying
Ready-to-use team
Built from the teammate data: each slot is the Pokémon most often brought with the ones already picked, with its most common set.
Great Tusk @ Heavy-Duty Boots
GroundFighting
Protosynthesis · Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs
Rapid Spin · Headlong Rush · Ice Spinner · Close Combat
Alomomola @ Assault Vest
Water
Regenerator · Relaxed252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD EVs
Flip Turn · Wish · Protect · Toxic
On 27.6% of Great Tusk teams
Raging Bolt @ Choice Specs
ElectricDragon
Protosynthesis · Modest252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs
Thunderclap · Draco Meteor · Volt Switch · Thunderbolt
On 23.1% of Great Tusk teams
Landorus-Therian @ Rocky Helmet
GroundFlying
Intimidate · Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs
Earthquake · U-turn · Stealth Rock · Defog
Kingambit @ Black Glasses
DarkSteel
Supreme Overlord · Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs
Sucker Punch · Knock Off · Swords Dance · Iron Head
On 14.7% of Great Tusk teams
Terapagos @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Normal
Tera Shift · Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs
Rapid Spin · Tera Starstorm · Ice Beam · Flamethrower
Shared weakness: Ice hits 3 of 6 (2 resist it). Best-covered types: Electric (3 resist), Poison (3 resist) and Steel (3 resist).
Showdown paste (import into Pokémon Showdown)
Great Tusk @ Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Protosynthesis EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Jolly Nature - Rapid Spin - Headlong Rush - Ice Spinner - Close Combat Alomomola @ Assault Vest Ability: Regenerator EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD Relaxed Nature - Flip Turn - Wish - Protect - Toxic Raging Bolt @ Choice Specs Ability: Protosynthesis EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Modest Nature - Thunderclap - Draco Meteor - Volt Switch - Thunderbolt Landorus-Therian @ Rocky Helmet Ability: Intimidate EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Jolly Nature - Earthquake - U-turn - Stealth Rock - Defog Kingambit @ Black Glasses Ability: Supreme Overlord EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Adamant Nature - Sucker Punch - Knock Off - Swords Dance - Iron Head Terapagos @ Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Tera Shift EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Rapid Spin - Tera Starstorm - Ice Beam - Flamethrower
How to build around Great Tusk
Great Tusk (Ground and Fighting) is weak to Water, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic and Fairy. Good partners take those hits for it:
- Water: Alomomola (27.6% of teams in National Dex OU), Raging Bolt (23.1% of teams in National Dex OU) and Dragonite (21.5% of teams in SV OU)
- Grass: Gholdengo (31.9% of teams in SV OU), Kingambit (29.9% of teams in SV OU) and Raging Bolt (23.1% of teams in National Dex OU)
- Ice: Gholdengo (31.9% of teams in SV OU), Kingambit (29.9% of teams in SV OU) and Alomomola (27.6% of teams in National Dex OU)
- Flying: Gholdengo (31.9% of teams in SV OU), Kingambit (29.9% of teams in SV OU) and Raging Bolt (23.1% of teams in National Dex OU)
- Psychic: Gholdengo (31.9% of teams in SV OU), Kingambit (29.9% of teams in SV OU) and Hatterene (14.7% of teams in SV OU)
- Fairy: Gholdengo (31.9% of teams in SV OU), Mega Charizard Y (20.2% of teams in National Dex OU) and Galarian Slowking (19.3% of teams in SV OU)
The Great Tusk weakness & counters page lists the exact moves that threaten it. After opening a team, the team builder shows every shared weakness and ranks Pokémon that fix them.
FAQ
What is the best team for Great Tusk?
The best Great Tusk teammates in SV OU are Gholdengo (31.9% of Great Tusk teams), Kingambit (29.9% of Great Tusk teams) and Dragonite (21.5% of Great Tusk teams). A ready-made Great Tusk team: Great Tusk, Gholdengo, Dragonite, Kingambit, Iron Valiant and Raging Bolt, whose main shared weakness is Fairy. Great Tusk is weak to Water, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic and Fairy; Alomomola resists Water and Gholdengo resists Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic and Fairy.
What is a good Great Tusk team for National Dex OU?
Great Tusk, Alomomola, Raging Bolt, Landorus-Therian, Kingambit and Terapagos. In National Dex OU (September 2026) Great Tusk is #4 with 15.5% usage, and its most common partners are Alomomola (27.6%), Raging Bolt (23.1%) and Mega Charizard Y (20.2%).
Which Pokémon pair well with Great Tusk in every format?
Gholdengo, Kingambit, Raging Bolt and Ogerpon-Wellspring rank among Great Tusk's top teammates in 2 or more formats (SV OU 31.9% and National Dex OU 19.8% for Gholdengo).
Where do these teams come from?
From the public Pokémon Showdown usage statistics (September 2026): the teammate share is how many of Great Tusk's teams also bring that Pokémon. Each ready-made team adds, one slot at a time, the Pokémon most often used with all the members already picked, and gives every member its most common moves, item, ability, nature and EVs. The data is refreshed every month.