Attack
Body Slam
302 Colorless
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Guardians Rising · 5 May 2017 · 17/180
Turtonator
バクガメス
Blast Turtle Pokémon
Fire
Rare
Basic
110HP
≈S$0est. to buy
1 / 20 Turtonator cards owned
0 / 9 in Sun & Moon
1 promo prints
Turtonator collection
1 / 20 collected
5%
complete
Owned1
Missing19
TrackedS$0.26
Missing est.≈S$39
Gameplay profile
Unlimited: Legal
Expanded: Legal
Attack
Heat Blast
902 Fire • Colorless
Versions & finishes
missing
missing
Artwork is identical across finishes; the holo or reverse shimmer is indicative.
Story & meaning
Turtonator is a Fire/Dragon-type turtle Pokémon introduced in Generation VII (Pokémon Sun and Moon), categorized as the Blast Turtle Pokémon. It dwells in volcanic environments, where the sulfur it consumes produces explosive compounds in…
“The shell on its back is chemically unstable and explodes violently if struck. The hole in its stomach is its weak point.”
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History
Turtonator is a Fire/Dragon-type turtle Pokémon introduced in Generation VII (Pokémon Sun and Moon), categorized as the Blast Turtle Pokémon. It dwells in volcanic environments, where the sulfur it consumes produces explosive compounds in the spiky, dome-like shell on its back. The horn-tipped protrusions and the explosive bulge on its shell make it dangerous to attack from behind, while it lacks an evolutionary line and stands alone as a single-stage species.
Name & meaning
The Japanese name バクガメス (Bakugamesu) combines 爆 (baku, from bakuhatsu 爆発, meaning 'explosion') with カメ (kame, meaning 'turtle'); the trailing 'su' may evoke a hard or hissing finish to the name. The English name 'Turtonator' blends 'turtle' with 'detonator,' directly referencing both its reptilian basis and its explosive nature.
Your Turtonator cards
1 ownedThe Turtonator cards already in your collection.
All Turtonator cards across sets
20 shownEvery Turtonator print in the catalogue, including promos and cards from other series.
