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Turtwig

Turtwig in Pokemon Origin HeartGold: Grass typing, base stats, Abilities, evolution requirements, learnsets and where to find it.

Content reviewed 11 October 2026

Grass

wild: Pal Park, Fixed Catch mode (Tuesdays); Scripted wild battle (Lv 10), Pal Park — standing Pokémon — After the Cianwood Gym story opens the Resort Zone, enter Pal Park’s Fixed Catch mode for $10,000 with room for six more Pokémon in the PC. This standing Pokémon appears on Tuesday, or Monday 19:00–06:59. Bring your own Poké Balls.

Base stats Total 318

HP55

Attack68

Defense64

Sp. Atk45

Sp. Def55

Speed31

Abilities

Normal Ability slots

Slot 1: Overgrow
Slot 2: Overgrow

Hidden Ability

Shell Armor

Capture-chain requirements

Where to find Turtwig

Location	Method / time	Level	Chance / weight
Pal Park, Fixed Catch mode: Tuesday	Grass/cave, any time	20	5%

Source	Location	Level	Requirements
static	Pal Park — standing Pokémon	10	After the Cianwood Gym story opens the Resort Zone, enter Pal Park’s Fixed Catch mode for $10,000 with room for six more Pokémon in the PC. This standing Pokémon appears on Tuesday, or Monday 19:00–06:59. Bring your own Poké Balls.

Encounter notes

Pal Park: The wild table changes with the day of the week (by the DS clock). You get in through the Catching Show's Fixed Catch mode at the Pal Park reception ($10,000; bring your own Poké Balls). Sunday's table is the same as Cerulean Cave's, probably by mistake in the hack, so it also has Surf and fishing slots: the park has a pond and a stretch of sea.

Related walkthrough

Resort Zone: the Pal Park's Fixed Catch mode (wild Pokémon by weekday)

Evolution & forms

Evolves from

None recorded.

Evolves into

Grotle · Lv 18
at Lv 18

Moves Turtwig can learn

Level-up (13)

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Lv. 1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
Lv. 5	Withdraw	Water	Status	—	—	40
Lv. 6	Leafage	Grass	Physical	40	100	40
Lv. 10	Growth	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Lv. 13	Razor Leaf	Grass	Physical	55	95	25
Lv. 17	Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Lv. 21	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
Lv. 25	Mega Drain	Grass	Special	40	100	15
Lv. 29	Leech Seed	Grass	Status	—	90	10
Lv. 33	Synthesis	Grass	Status	—	—	5
Lv. 37	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
Lv. 41	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100	10
Lv. 45	Leaf Storm	Grass	Special	130	90	5

TMs & HMs (29)

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
TM09	Bullet Seed	Grass	Physical	25	100	30
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM19	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100	10
TM20	Safeguard	Normal	Status	—	—	25
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	var.	100	20
TM22	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100	10
TM23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	90	90	15
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	var.	100	20
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM33	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15
TM53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100	10
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100	20
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM76	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM86	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	var.	100	20
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95	30
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100	15
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	60	100	15
HM08	Rock Climb	Normal	Physical	90	85	20

Move tutors (9)

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Tutor	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
Tutor	Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10
Tutor	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100	10
Tutor	Leaf Storm	Grass	Special	130	90	5
Tutor	Leech Seed	Grass	Status	—	90	10
Tutor	Mega Drain	Grass	Special	40	100	15
Tutor	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100	15
Tutor	Shell Smash	Normal	Status	—	—	15
Tutor	Synthesis	Grass	Status	—	—	5

Egg moves (17)

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Breeding	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Breeding	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
Breeding	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15
Breeding	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100	10
Breeding	Grassy Terrain	Grass	Status	—	—	10
Breeding	Growth	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Breeding	Heavy Slam	Steel	Physical	var.	100	10
Breeding	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85	15
Breeding	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100	15
Breeding	Spit Up	Normal	Special	var.	100	10
Breeding	Stockpile	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Breeding	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5
Breeding	Swallow	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Breeding	Thrash	Normal	Physical	120	100	10
Breeding	Tickle	Normal	Status	—	100	20
Breeding	Wide Guard	Rock	Status	—	—	10
Breeding	Worry Seed	Grass	Status	—	100	10

Training & breeding

Catch rate value: 45 (not a catch percentage)
Gender ratio: 12.5% female
Egg groups: Monster / Grass
Growth rate: Medium Slow
EV yield: 1 Attack
Possible held items: None recorded