Learn which Pokemon you can use to defeat AI Professor Turo, the final boss of Pokemon Violet, in your fight with him in Area Zero.

In Pokemon Violet, defeating the Elite Four and Champion Geeta is not the endgame. Instead, the final boss of the game is an AI version of Turo, the Pokemon Professor. He uses a team of Paradox Pokemon from the future, which can be difficult to deal with unless prepared. In this guide, we will look at the best Pokemon in the game to use against AI Turo.
Guide To Defeat AI Professor Turo in Pokemon Violet Overview

Pokemon | Level | Ability | Moves |
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Iron Moth | 66 | Quark Drive | Sludge Wave, Fiery Dance, Discharge, Air Slash |
Iron Bundle | 66 | Quark Drive | Drill Peck, Freeze Dry, Water Pulse, Snowscape |
Iron Hands | 66 | Quark Drive | Thunder Punch, Drain Punch, Iron Head, Fake Out |
Iron Jugulis | 66 | Quark Drive | Air Slash, Dark Pulse, Flamethrower, Flash Cannon |
Iron Thorns | 66 | Quark Drive | Thunder Punch, Brick Break, Stone Edge, Earthquake |
Iron Valiant | 67 | Quark Drive | Psycho Cut, Brick Break, Spirit Break, Poison Jab |
Much like his Scarlet counterpart, AI Turo has a team of Paradox Pokemon to battle the player with. Most of these have high Speed stats and can hit equally hard. However, several of his team have noticeable weaknesses to Ground-, Electric-, and Rock-type moves.
Best Team To Defeat AI Professor Turo in Pokemon Violet

Pokemon | Recommended Moves | Best Ability | Held Item | Nature(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Skeledirge | Torch Song, Shadow Ball, Flamethrower, Earth Power | Blaze | Leftovers | Modest (+SpA, -Atk) |
Garchomp | Earthquake, Iron Head, Poison Jab, Swords Dance | Rough Skin | Life Orb | Jolly (+Spe, -SpA) |
Garganacl | Salt Cure, Stealth Rock, Earthquake, Body Press | Purifying Salt | – | Impish (+Def,-SpA) |
Magnezone | Thunderbolt, Flash Cannon, Volt Switch, Body Press | Sturdy | Magnet | Calm (+SpD,-Atk) |
Hatterene | Calm Mind, Draining Kiss, Psychic, Shadow Ball | Magic Bounce | Kebia Berry | Modest (+SpA, -Atk) |
Heracross | Close Combat, Megahorn, Throat Chop, Aerial Ace | Moxie | Choice Scarf | Adamant (+Atk,-SpA) |
How To Use the Best Team To Defeat AI Professor Turo in Pokemon Violet
- Skeledirge: Skeledirge isn’t as useful against AI Turo as it is for Sada, but its ability to set up while attacking with Torch Song makes it a useful secondary attacker. It also handily checks Turo’s ace, Iron Valiant.
- Garchomp: Garchomp, especially if you can get one from a Tera Raid, is excellent against Turo. It easily deals with Iron Moth, Iron Thorns, and Iron Hands, and can make a few risky plays against Iron Bundle and Iron Valiant as well.
- Garganacl: This Rock-type is here to KO Turo’s Iron Jugulis. It also performs decently against Iron Thorns and Iron Moth.
- Magnezone: Magnezone’s main job is to handle Iron Bundle. It resists all of the future Delibird robot’s moves and can KO it with Thunderbolt.
- Hatterene: Hatterene is here to deal with Iron Valiant as it resists both of its STAB moves. It has enough bulk to survive a Poison Jab, but is holding a Kebia Berry to guarantee survival of one hit.
- Heracross: Heracross provides crucial Fighting coverage against Pokemon like Iron Bundle and Iron Thorns. It also hits Iron Jugulis neutrally, but beware of its Flying-type STAB, Air Slash.
Best IVs and EVs To Train for This Team
You want max IVs for your Pokemon if possible. For EVs, Skeledirge, Hatterene, and Magnezone want Special Attack EVs, while the others want Attack EVs. This is a mostly slow team, but Heracross and Garchomp require Speed investment.
Tips and Tricks To Defeat AI Professor Turo in Pokemon Violet

- Skeledirge also has Earth Power to hit Pokemon like Iron Moth, Iron Hands, and Iron Thorns with super effective coverage. The last one is risky, but with enough bulk, Skeledirge could potentially survive a non-critical hit Stone Edge from full HP.
- Turo’s ace, Iron Valiant, is holding a Booster Energy that will boost one of its stats, either Speed or Attack. Keep that in mind while switching in a Pokemon.
- A Magnezone with the ability Analytic is more likely to guarantee a KO on Iron Bundle. This is because Analytic does more damage if the opponent moves first, which will happen with Iron Bundle regardless of any Speed investment. However, Sturdy is overall more useful defensively.

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