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larvitar
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Larvitar

Rock Skin Pokémon

RockGround

It feeds on soil. After it has eaten a large mountain, it falls asleep 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

Guts Sand Veil (Hidden)

Evolution Chain

pupitar Pupitar Lv. 30
tyranitar Tyranitar Lv. 55

Moves

Locations

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

larvitar Front Front
larvitar Back Back
larvitar Front Shiny Front Shiny
larvitar Back Shiny Back Shiny
larvitar Official Art Official Art
larvitar Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.4%
Dragon Dance
Item
Eviolite / Flame Orb
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 244
Def 36
SpD 36
Spe 188
Choice Scarf
Moves
Rock Slide / Stone Edge
Crunch / Pursuit
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 36
Atk 244
Def 36
Spe 188

Strategy Overview

Larvitar has a great offensive STAB combination that is virtually unresisted in LC. It also gets Dragon Dance, a great setup move that boosts its Attack and Speed. Larvitar also has an amazing ability in Guts, meaning it can easily absorb Will-O-Wisp and Toxic, as its typing makes it immune to Thunder Wave.

While Larvitar's Rock / Ground typing is great offensively, it is horrible defensively. Larvitar is 4x weak to Water- and Grass-type moves, as well as 2x weak to Fighting-type moves, which run rampant in LC. Although Larvitar gets Dragon Dance, it only hits 14 Speed with a Jolly nature, which means that it is outsped by common Choice Scarf users, such as Pawniard and Mienfoo. It also faces competition from common setup sweepers such as Tirtouga and Omanyte, as they have a better boosting move in Shell Smash and better bulk. Lastly, Larvitar needs Flame Orb to ensure that Guts activates, but it is frail without Eviolite's bulk.

Most Used Moves

Iron Head
35.9%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
64.8%
Flame Orb
14.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc