Great Tusk (Pokémon)

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Great Tusk Paradox Pokémon イダイナキバ Idainakiba #0984 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Ground Fighting Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Ability Protosynthesis Cacophony Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Gender unknown	Catch rate 30 (8.8%)
Breeding Egg Group No Eggs Discovered Hatch time 50 cycles Egg not obtainable
Height 7'03" 2.2 m Great Tusk 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 705.5 lbs. 320.0 kg Great Tusk 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 285	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 3 Great Tusk 0 HP 3 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Purple	Base friendship 0
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Great Tusk (Japanese: イダイナキバ Idainakiba) is a dual-type Ground/Fighting Paradox Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

While not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, it is said to be a relative of Donphan^[1] from the ancient past or a version of it^[2] from a different timeline. It has a future counterpart called Iron Treads.

Biology

Great Tusk is a large gray proboscidean Pokémon. Its trunk, topside, and tail are covered in dark purple plates, with three rows of pinkish-red spikes on top. Similar pinkish-red accents form around its slanted yellow eyes, as well as on its body as spots. It also has tufts of pinkish-red fur around its legs. Its face has a jagged mouth and two large tusks that curl inward. Its dark purple ears are long, thin, and serrated, with red on the inside.

Great Tusk has a savage nature. The Scarlet Book, which named the creature, describes how it attacked the Area Zero Expedition team with its large body and tusks, fatally injuring one of the explorers in the process.^[3] An article from a September issue of Occulture magazine describes Great Tusk as a mysterious life-form resembling Donphan, albeit one with gigantic tusks, tough scales, and an aggressive disposition. Unlike its present-day and future relatives, Great Tusk is never seen curling up into a ball, perhaps prevented by its enormous tusks. There is an unproven theory that the Great Tusk is a living relic of the dinosaur era.

Great Tusk was the first Paradox Pokémon to be discovered 200 years ago in Area Zero by the Area Zero Expedition team and recorded by Heath in his Scarlet Book. According to AI Sada, Great Tusk is an ancient Pokémon related to Donphan. However, according to a Sada brought to the Crystal Pool by Terapagos, Great Tusk is a counterpart of Donphan from another timeline. Its true origin is unknown. Great Tusk were brought to the depths of Area Zero by a time machine built by Professor Sada ten years ago. At some point, one individual escaped Area Zero and consumed Herba Mystica. This Great Tusk became the Quaking Earth Titan, one of the Titan Pokémon found in the Paldea region.

Game data

Pokédex entries

Great Tusk in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

Poké Portal News

Held items

Games		Held items
Scarlet	Violet	Booster Energy (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM005 TM005 Mud-Slap Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM008 TM008 Fire Fang Fire Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM009 TM009 Thunder Fang Electric Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM010 TM010 Ice Fang Ice Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM028 TM028 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM053 TM053 Smart Strike Steel Physical 07070 00—}}—% 10 TM054 TM054 Psyshock Psychic Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM055 TM055 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM058 TM058 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM064 TM064 Bulk Up Fighting Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM084 TM084 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM086 TM086 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM089 TM089 Body Press Fighting Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM093 TM093 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM099 TM099 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM116 TM116 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM121 TM121 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM124 TM124 Ice Spinner Ice Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM127 TM127 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 090}}90% 10 TM133 TM133 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM134 TM134 Reversal Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM149 TM149 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM150 TM150 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM167 TM167 Close Combat Fighting Physical 120120 100}}100% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM172 TM172 Roar Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM179 TM179 Smack Down Rock Physical 05050 100}}100% 15 TM181 TM181 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM186 TM186 High Horsepower Ground Physical 09595 095}}95% 10 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM205 TM205 Endeavor Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM207 TM207 Temper Flare Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM210 TM210 Supercell Slam Electric Physical 100100 095}}95% 15 TM221 TM221 Throat Chop Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Great Tusk Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Great Tusk

By breeding

Side game data

Evolution data

Unevolved Great Tusk  Ground  Fighting

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Great Tusk images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In the anime

Main series

Major appearances

Minor appearances

Biri-Biri

A Great Tusk, namely the Quaking Earth Titan, briefly appeared as a silhouette in the music video for Biri-Biri.

In the manga

Great Tusk in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

A Great Tusk debuted in the Scarlet & Violet arc, along with its futuristic counterpart, Iron Treads.

In the TCG

Main article: Great Tusk (TCG)

Trivia

Illustration of Great Tusk, as it appears in the Scarlet Book

• No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Great Tusk.
• Great Tusk and Iron Treads can be considered counterparts of one another.
  • Both appear to be relatives of Donphan.
  • Both are the only Paradox Pokémon introduced prior to the 1.2.0 update not to be used by the AI Professors in their battles against the player.
  • Both are encountered as the version exclusive Quaking Earth Titan.
  • Both are the first non-Legendary Paradox Pokémon to be officially revealed and encountered.
  • Both are the only Paradox Pokémon that can be caught outside of Area Zero.
  • Both have a drawing and photo pictures in Scarlet Book^S/Violet Book^V.
• Great Tusk has the highest base Defense and the lowest base Special Defense stats of all Paradox Pokémon.

Origin

Great Tusk is based on Donphan. Its design may also be based on mammoths or mastodons, extinct relatives of elephants. Its spikes and tail are reminiscent of dinosaurs. The combination of mammalian and reptilian traits may make Great Tusk be based on early synapsids, also called "proto-mammals" and incorrectly called "mammal-like reptiles" in the past.

Name origin

Great Tusk is literally great tusk.

Idainakiba can be taken literally as 偉大な牙 idai na kiba (great tusk).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese イダイナキバ Idainakiba From 偉大な牙 idai-na kiba French Fort-Ivoire From fort and ivoire Spanish Colmilargo From colmillo and largo German Riesenzahn From Riesen and Stoßzahn Italian Grandizanne From grande and zanne Korean 위대한엄니 Widaehan-eomni From 위대한엄니 widae-han eomni Mandarin Chinese 雄偉牙 / 雄伟牙 Xióngwěiyá From 雄偉 / 雄伟 xióngwěi and 牙 yá Cantonese Chinese 雄偉牙 Hùhngwáihngàh From 雄偉 hùhngwáih and 牙 ngàh

More languages Hindi महादंत Mahadant From महा mahā and दंत dant / दाँत dā̃nt Brazilian Portuguese Presa Grande From presa and grande Thai งายักษ์ Ngayak From งา nga and ยักษ์ yak

Related articles

• Titan Pokémon
• Paradox Pokémon
• Scarlet Book

References

External links

Ancient Paradox Pokémon

Future Paradox Pokémon

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