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Ground

POKÉDEX No. #246

Larvitar

Rock Skin Pokémon

Generation 2

It feeds on soil. After it has eaten a large mountain, it will fall asleep so it can grow.

Height0.6 m

Weight72.0 kg

AbilitiesGuts

Forms1

Defensive Fingerprint

4×2×1×½×¼×0×

NORNormal ½×

FIRFire ½×

WATWater 4×

ELEElectric 0×

GRAGrass 4×

ICEIce 2×

FIGFighting 2×

POIPoison ¼×

GRDGround 2×

FLYFlying ½×

PSYPsychic 1×

BUGBug 1×

ROCRock ½×

GHOGhost 1×

DRADragon 1×

DRKDark 1×

STESteel 2×

FAIFairy 1×

Base Stats

Lv.100 Range

HP50
210–304
Attack64
119–249
Defense50
94–218
Sp. Atk45
85–207
Sp. Def50
94–218
Speed41
78–199

Total300

/ 720

BST300

14 percentile (1025)-116 vs Gen 2 avg (416)

Stat Radar

This PokémonAverage

Weak to

Water

Grass

Fighting

Ground

Steel

Ice

Resists

Poison

Normal

Flying

Rock

Fire

Immune

Electric

Full Type Defense Chart ↓

Species Identity

Core species facts, alternate varieties, and Pokédex placements at a glance.

Generation

Generation 2

Habitat

Mountain

Color

Green

Shape

Upright

Gender Difference

Forms Switchable

Regional Pokédex Numbers

National	#246
Conquest Gallery	#79
Crown Tundra	#139
Galar	#383
Kalos Mountain	#102
Lumiose City	#206
Original Johto	#244
Paldea	#316
Updated Akala	#148
Updated Alola	#247
Updated Johto	#249
Updated Unova	#292

Training Profile

Battle-ready training facts pulled from EV yield, growth curve, and wild held item data.

Base Experience

EV Yield

+1 Attack

Growth Curve

Slow

(5x³) / (4)

Exp at Lv. 50

156,250

Exp at Lv. 100

1,250,000

Wild Held Items

No wild held item data available.

Evolution Chain

#246

Larvitar

→

Level 30

#247

Pupitar

→

Level 55

#248

Tyranitar

Encounter Guide

Where this Pokémon appears in supported games, including method, level range, and encounter conditions.

Crystal

3 spots

100% max

Celadon City Prize Corner

100%

Method: Receive as a gift
Level Range: Lv. 40
Conditions: Have at least 8888 coins in your Coin Case

Mount Silver (top)

Method: Walking in tall grass or a cave
Level Range: Lv. 20
Conditions: During the day

Mount Silver (top)

Method: Walking in tall grass or a cave
Level Range: Lv. 20
Conditions: In the morning

1 spots

100% max

Pyrite Town (Duking's House)

100%

Method: Npc Trade
Level Range: Lv. 20
Conditions: Give Wooper in a Trade

Platinum

1 spots

40% max

Road 206

40%

Method: Walking in tall grass or a cave
Level Range: Lv. 16
Conditions: During a swarm

Diamond

1 spots

20% max

Road 207

20%

Method: Walking in tall grass or a cave
Level Range: Lv. 6
Conditions: Using PokéRadar

Ultra Sun

1 spots

10% max

Digletts Tunnel

10%

Method: Walking in tall grass or a cave
Level Range: Lv. 20-23
Conditions: Any

Ultra Moon

1 spots

10% max

Digletts Tunnel

10%

Method: Walking in tall grass or a cave
Level Range: Lv. 20-23
Conditions: Any

HeartGold

2 spots

10% max

Safari Zone Mountain

10%

Method: Walking in tall grass or a cave
Level Range: Lv. 17
Conditions: In the morning

Safari Zone Mountain

10%

Method: Walking in tall grass or a cave
Level Range: Lv. 17
Conditions: During the day

SoulSilver

2 spots

10% max

Safari Zone Mountain

10%

Method: Walking in tall grass or a cave
Level Range: Lv. 17
Conditions: In the morning

Safari Zone Mountain

10%

Method: Walking in tall grass or a cave
Level Range: Lv. 17
Conditions: During the day

Type Matchups

Understanding damage taken from different types is crucial for battles. Plan your team accordingly!

Weaknesses

4× Weakness

4×

Takes 4× damage from these types - extremely vulnerable!

Water

4×

Grass

4×

2× Weakness

2×

Takes double damage from these types - watch out!

Resistances

¼× Resistance

¼×

Takes quarter damage from these types - excellent defense!

Poison

0.25×

½× Resistance

½×

Takes half damage from these types - good defense!

0.5×

0.5×

0.5×

0.5×

Immunities

0×

Completely immune to these types - no damage taken!

Electric

Tip: Build your team with Pokémon that cover each other's weaknesses!

Full Type Defense Chart

Damage multipliers from all 18 attacking types

½×

2×

½×

¼×

2×

½×

1×

1×

2×

½×

4×

4×

0×

1×

2×

1×

1×

1×

Battle Profile

Offensive Coverage

Super effective against these types with STAB moves

Strategic Insight

Larvitar's rock/ground typing gives it 6 weaknesses but strong offensive coverage against flying, bug, fire, ice, poison, rock, steel, electric types

Battle Strategy

Offensive Coverage

Flying

Bug

Fire

Ice

Poison

Rock

Steel

Electric

Larvitar's Rock / Ground typing gives it 6 weaknesses but strong offensive coverage against flying, bug, fire, ice, poison, rock, steel, electric types

Recommended NaturesBased on stat distribution

Adamant

+Attack−Sp. Atk

Brave

+Attack−Speed

Move Insights

High-signal moves surfaced from learnsets and move metadata, grouped by battle purpose.

Best STAB Options

Reliable same-type attacks that match this Pokémon's typing.

Earthquake

Learned at Lv. 50

Ground

Power: 100Accuracy: 100PP: 10Physical

Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users.

Stone Edge

Learned at Lv. 50

X Y

Rock

Power: 100Accuracy: 80PP: 5Physical

Has an increased chance for a critical hit.

Ancient Power

Tutor Moves

Platinum

Rock

Power: 60Accuracy: 100PP: 5Special

Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage.

Coverage Picks

Off-type attacks that expand what this Pokémon can threaten.

Hyper Beam

Learned at Lv. 57

Normal

Power: 150Accuracy: 90PP: 5Special

User foregoes its next turn to recharge.

Body Slam

TM/TR Moves

Sword Shield

Normal

Power: 85Accuracy: 100PP: 15PhysicalParalysis

Has a chance to paralyze the target.

Crunch

Learned at Lv. 43

Dark

Power: 80Accuracy: 100PP: 15Physical

Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.

Utility & Status

Support, disruption, and setup tools worth noticing.

Attract

TM/TR Moves

Normal

Accuracy: 100PP: 15StatusInfatuation

Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.

Body Slam

TM/TR Moves

Sword Shield

Normal

Power: 85Accuracy: 100PP: 15PhysicalParalysis

Has a chance to paralyze the target.

Bulldoze

TM/TR Moves

X Y

Ground

Power: 60Accuracy: 100PP: 20Physical

Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.

Pursuit

Egg Moves

X Y

Dark

Power: 40Accuracy: 100PP: 20Physical

Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out.

Related Guides & News

Guide

Evolution Strategies →

Guide

Stats & IVs Guide →

Related Pokémon

TCG Cards

View all Larvitar trading cards and their competitive usage.

View Larvitar TCG Cards →

Reference Data

Names in Other Languages

English	Larvitar
Japanese	ヨーギラス
Japanese (Kanji)	ヨーギラス
Roomaji	Yogiras
Korean	애버라스
French	Embrylex
German	Larvitar
Spanish	Larvitar
Italian	Larvitar
Chinese (Traditional)	幼基拉斯
Chinese (Simplified)	幼基拉斯

Sprite Gallery

Crystal

Larvitar shiny back sprite (Crystal) — Shiny Back

Gold

Larvitar shiny back sprite (Gold) — Shiny Back

Silver

Larvitar shiny back sprite (Silver) — Shiny Back

Pokédex Data

Height

0.6 m

Weight

72.0 kg

Type

Rock

Ground

Abilities

Increases Attack to 1.5× with a major status ailment.

Increases evasion to 1.25× during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Breeding Information

🥚

Egg Groups

Monster

⚧

Gender Ratio

♂

50%

♀

50%

🐣

Hatch Steps

10,200

Hatch Counter: 40

⚪

Capture Rate

Higher values mean easier to catch

❤️

Base Happiness

Initial friendship level

📈

Growth Rate

Slow

Experience points needed to level up

Move Name

Bite

bite

Lv. 9

Leer

leer

Lv. 1

Tackle

tackle

Lv. 1

Rock Throw

rock-throw

Lv. 3

Sandstorm

sandstorm

Lv. 39

Payback

payback

Lv. 37

Screech

screech

Lv. 21

Scary Face

scary-face

Lv. 36

Chip Away

chip-away

Lv. 14

Rock Slide

rock-slide

Lv. 22

Stomping Tantrum

stomping-tantrum

Lv. 18

Thrash

thrash

Lv. 36

Dark Pulse

dark-pulse

Lv. 32

Smack Down

smack-down

Lv. 24

Crunch

crunch

Lv. 43

Earthquake

earthquake

Lv. 50

Stone Edge

stone-edge

Lv. 50

Hyper Beam

hyper-beam

Lv. 57

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