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larvitar
#246

Larvitar

Rock Skin Pokémon

RockGround

Born underground, it eats its way through dirt to the surface, where its parents are. It doesn’t deal well with the bright light it finds there.

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: 0.1%
Dragon Dance
Item
Eviolite
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 244
Def 36
SpD 36
Spe 188

Strategy Overview

Larvitar has a great offensive STAB combination that hits almost the entire tier for neutral damage, as well as access to a great setup option in Dragon Dance, which allows it to pose a threat as a decent late-game sweeper. Larvitar's Guts ability further bolsters its offensive presence and allows it to absorb status fairly well and set up without worrying about burns. In addition to its unresisted STAB attacks, Larvitar also has access to powerful coverage options like Superpower and Crunch to hit specific targets harder. However, despite its typing's excellent offensive STAB coverage, it also leaves Larvitar 4x weak to the tier's common Grass- and Water-type attacks and weak to the ever so prevalent Fighting-types. Larvitar is also quite slow before a boost and very frail, meaning that it will struggle to take a hit before setting up, and even after a boost, Larvitar's low Speed and weaknesses to common priority attacks like Aqua Jet and Vacuum Wave leave it easily revenge killed. Furthermore, Larvitar is still quite slow and weak after a boost, meaning that it will be easily revenge killed by most moderately bulky foes. Lastly, Larvitar faces competition from a similar sweeper in Tyrunt, which has a better typing and ability for setting up and a higher Attack stat, and from Shell Smash users like Shellder and Tirtouga.

Most Used Moves

Crunch
44.5%

Most Used Items

Flame Orb
53.1%
Eviolite
30.1%
Toxic Orb
15.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc