#246
Larvitar
Rock Skin Pokémon
RockGround
A Pokémon that eats soil. Once it has eaten a large mountain, it goes to sleep so it can grow.
Base Stats
HP 50
Attack 64
Defense 50
Sp. Atk 45
Sp. Def 50
Speed 41
Total 300
Type Effectiveness
Abilities
Evolution Chain
Moves
Details
Category Rock Skin Pokémon
Height 0.6 m
Weight 72.0 kg
Base Exp 60
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 35
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Mountain
Egg Groups Monster
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
lc Usage: 0.0%
Boosting Sweeper
Item
Flame Orb
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
HP 36
Atk 244
Def 36
Spe 188
Strategy Overview
With a fantastic ability in Guts and two good boosting moves in Rock Polish and Dragon Dance, Larvitar makes a great setup sweeper. Not only that, but Larvitar hits just enough Speed to outspeed all unboosted Pokemon after a Dragon Dance. It also gets near-perfect coverage with its dual STAB attacks. Unfortunately, Larvitar has weaknesses to common priority attacks such as Aqua Jet, Mach Punch, Vacuum Wave, and Bullet Punch, which really limits its effectiveness.
Most Used Moves
Common Teammates
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc