The best-known Angelo Searchitem farming trick involves this enemy: after Turtapod has retreated into its shell, the player can cast Confuse on it, and the Turtapod will never come out of its shell unless it's been hit first. The player can then leave the game on and let Rinoa's dog Angelo come and search again and again (there is no limit how many times the player can get Angelo Search in one battle, though getting her to appear many times takes time—once the process has started, the player can leave the game on e.g. overnight). In the Remastered version, the player can also aid the process by using the x3 speed boost. If Gilgamesh has been recruited he may appear to ruin the process, so the player needs to hope for Excalipoor and then continue after Gilgamesh has left; he only appears once per battle.
Its Japanese name is Granatum, which is Latin for pomegranate. "Granatum" is the etymological root of "garnet", which may could link in with the red stone at Turtapod's core.
The name Turtapod likely comes from "turtle" (referencing the appearance of its lower section) and "pod" (referencing how its top half is a container for its core).
