The Torch Pokemon. Larvesta has Flame Body for burning on contact and doesn't evolve until level 59, one of the highest evolution levels in the franchise. Worth the wait.
Ability 1Flame BodyAbility 1Has a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact.
360HP55Attack85Defense55Speed60Sp.Def55Sp.Atk50
Larvesta
Volcarona
Weak to
Physical
Balanced
ETier
60Speed · Below Avg

Larvesta Best Moveset

Bug/Fire at 85 Attack and 60 Speed with AbilityFlame Body burning on contact. The Attack is impressive for a pre-evolution but the special side at 50 Sp. Atk trails everything. Evolve to Volcarona for 135 Sp. Atk and the MoveQuiver Dance engine that dominates at S-Tier.

Evolution family tier history
SABCDEFEEEEEBlack & White / B2W2VBW/B2W2PEAKX & Y / ORASVIXY/ORASSun & Moon / USUMVIISM/USUMSword & Shield / BDSPVIIISS/BDSPScarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AIXSV/LZACURRENT
Consistently E-Tier across all generations
★Gen V — Black & White / B2W2E

Larvesta saw minimal competitive use in Gen V (Black & White / B2W2). This was Larvesta's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Flame Body with Eviolite, favoring a Impish nature.

Hidden Abilities became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Egg
Morning Sun
Normal—POPULARUtility
TM89
U-turn
Bug70POPULARSTAB
Lv 100
Flare Blitz
Fire120POPULARSTAB
TM61
Will-O-Wisp
Fire—POPULARSTAB
Larvesta Black & White MovesLarvesta Black 2 & White 2 Moves

Best Build

Experimental
Wall
Ability
Flame Body
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Larvesta
Impish+DEF

Larvesta best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def

EVs

Wall Moveset

  • Morning Sun
  • U TurnSTAB
  • Flare BlitzSTAB
  • Will O WispSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Purugly
PuruglyExcellent
Emolga
EmolgaGood
Mr. Mime
Mr. MimeGood
→Gen VI — X & Y / ORASE

Larvesta saw minimal competitive use in Gen VI (X & Y / ORAS). Larvesta maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Flame Body with Eviolite, favoring a Impish nature.

Fairy type added to the gameMega Evolution became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Egg
Morning Sun
Normal—COMMONUtility
TM89
U-turn
Bug70COMMONSTAB
Lv 100
Flare Blitz
Fire120COMMONSTAB
TM61
Will-O-Wisp
Fire—COMMONSTAB
Larvesta X & Y MovesLarvesta ORAS Moves
Experimental
Wall
Ability
Flame Body
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Larvesta
Impish+DEF
EVs

Wall Moveset

  • Morning Sun
  • U TurnSTAB
  • Flare BlitzSTAB
  • Will O WispSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Mienfoo
MienfooGood
Chinchou
ChinchouDecent
Drilbur
DrilburDecent
→Gen VII — Sun & Moon / USUME

Larvesta saw minimal competitive use in Gen VII (Sun & Moon / USUM). Larvesta maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Flame Body with Eviolite, favoring a Careful nature.

Z-Moves became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
TM28
Leech Life
Bug80COMMONSTAB
Lv 100
Flare Blitz
Fire120COMMONSTAB
TM89
U-turn
Bug70COMMONSTAB
TM93
Wild Charge
Electric90COMMONCoverage
TM90
Substitute
Normal—COMMONUtility
TM62
Acrobatics
Flying55RARECoverage
Larvesta Sun & Moon MovesLarvesta Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Moves
Experimental
Pivot
Ability
Flame Body
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Larvesta
Careful+SPD
EVs

Pivot Moveset

  • Leech LifeSTAB
  • Flare BlitzSTAB
  • U TurnSTAB
  • Wild Charge

Recommended Teammates

Haunter
HaunterGood
Gabite
GabiteGood
Regigigas
RegigigasGood
→Gen VIII — Sword & Shield / BDSPE

Larvesta saw minimal competitive use in Gen VIII (Sword & Shield / BDSP). Larvesta maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Flame Body with Eviolite, favoring a Impish nature.

Gigantamax became availableDynamax became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
TM56
U-turn
Bug70COMMONSTAB
Lv 66
Flare Blitz
Fire120COMMONSTAB
TM38
Will-O-Wisp
Fire—COMMONSTAB
Xfer
Morning Sun
Normal—COMMONUtility
Lv 36
Leech Life
Bug80COMMONSTAB
Lv 6
Flame Charge
Fire50COMMONSTAB
TR69
Zen Headbutt
Psychic80RARECoverage
Larvesta Sword & Shield Moves
Experimental
Wall
Ability
Flame Body
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Larvesta
Impish+DEF
EVs

Wall Moveset

  • U TurnSTAB
  • Flare BlitzSTAB
  • Will O WispSTAB
  • Morning Sun

Recommended Teammates

Mienfoo
MienfooDecent
Archen
ArchenDecent
Natu
NatuDecent
→Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AE

Larvesta saw minimal competitive use in Gen IX (Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A). Larvesta maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Flame Body with Eviolite, favoring a Jolly nature.

Terastallization became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 6
Flame Charge
Fire50POPULARSTAB
Lv 36
Leech Life
Bug80POPULARSTAB
TM107
Will-O-Wisp
Fire—COMMONSTAB
TM66
Body Slam
Normal85COMMONCoverage
TM129
Calm Mind
Psychic—RAREUtility
TM185
Lunge
Bug80RARESTAB
Larvesta Scarlet & Violet Moves
Experimental
Physical Sweeper
Ability
Flame Body
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Larvesta
Jolly+SPE
EVs

Physical Sweeper Moveset

  • Flame ChargeSTAB
  • Leech LifeSTAB
  • Will O WispSTAB
  • Body Slam

Recommended Teammates

Slakoth
SlakothGood
Manaphy
ManaphyGood
Hawlucha
HawluchaGood

Larvesta Weakness

Larvesta is weak to Rock, Water, and Flying. Watch out for Rock attacks, those deal 4x damage. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.

Larvesta Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
4x (Critical)Rock
2x (Weak)Water, Flying
0.5x (Resist)Ice, Fighting, Bug, Steel, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)Grass

What is Larvesta Weak Against

Avg
3Weak
6Resist
0Immune
Score-1
4xCritical
Rock
2xWeak
WaterFlying
½xResist
IceFightingBugSteelFairy
¼xResist
Grass
0xImmune
None

What is Larvesta Strong Against

6Strong
1Resisted
0Immune
Score+5
2xStrong
GrassIcePsychicBugDarkSteel
½xResisted
Fire
0xImmune
None

Best Pokemon Against Larvesta

Tyranitar can KO Larvesta with Stone Edge (473-557%). Starmie threatens a KO with Hydro Pump (129-152%). Salamence deals 53-63% with Earthquake.

Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark
B
Starmie
Starmie
WaterPsychic
B
Salamence
Salamence
DragonFlying
B
Mienfoo
Mienfoo
C

Evolution

Larvesta evolves into Volcarona. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take forever to hatch. Evolving adds up to 190 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Larvesta
#636Larvesta
59
Level 59
Volcarona
#637Volcarona
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Larvesta
BugFire
Volcarona
BugFire
HP
55
85+30
ATK
85
60-25
DEF
55
65+10
SP.ATK
50
135+85
SP.DEF
55
105+50
SPE
60
100+40
BST
360E-Tier
550S-Tier+190
ROLE
Balanced
Sweeper
TYPE
Physical
Special

Breeding

Moderate

Breed Larvesta with 91 breeding partners from the Bug egg group.

Egg Groups
Bug
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
40 cycles·10,280 steps
Slow~10 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
flygondrapionmasquerainvolbeatillumiseparasectvibravaskorupiparastrapinchsurskitshuckle
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Shiny Larvesta

Paler body with subtly different flame horn colors. Larvesta's shiny is disappointingly quiet for a Pokemon that's supposed to be born from the sun.

Normal vs Shiny
Normal LarvestaNormal
Shiny Larvesta Shiny
Color ShiftWhite
Shiny TierC Tier Shiny

Shiny Larvesta Evolution

2 Forms
Shiny Larvesta evolution
Stage 1Larvesta
Lv. 59
Shiny Volcarona evolution
Stage 2Volcarona
Showing shiny artworkView Full Evolution Chart

Shiny Larvesta Odds & Hunting Methods

8 of 8 Verified
GameBest MethodOddsDifficulty
GameOmega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
MethodDexNav ChainingMirage Spots (Area 15) · 40%
Odds1/37
Difficulty
GameX & Y
MethodMasuda Method
Odds1/512
Difficulty
GameUltra Sun & Ultra Moon
MethodMasuda Method
Odds1/512
Difficulty
GameSword & Shield
MethodMasuda Method (different-language egg)
Odds1/512
Difficulty
GameScarlet & Violet
MethodBreeding (Masuda Method)
Odds1/512
Difficulty
GameBlack 2 & White 2
MethodMasuda Method
Odds1/1024
Difficulty
GameBlack & White
MethodMasuda Method
Odds1/1365
Difficulty
Shiny via transfer only
Not obtainable here — bring a shiny in from a game where it can be caught or bred.
GameSun & Moon
Method—
Odds—
Difficulty—
More dots = harder hunt1/200 Green = best verified rate
How do we research these odds?

We check every game where a shiny is possible, then rank each one by the best method available in that game, so the row at the top is the fastest route overall.

Odds marked verified are cross-checked against multiple independent sources before we publish them. Where a rate is not yet confirmed we mark the row pending rather than guess a number.

Read our full methodology

How to Get Larvesta

All 8 games

You'll want mid-game access before hunting Larvesta. Low spawn rates across 2 encounter spots means the location matters. Sort by Best below and target the top-rated area first.

Where To Catch Larvesta in SV

The line opens with Larvesta at Lv. 24-63 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

  1. Larvesta
    Step 1Larvesta ✓
    Asado Desert - Desert
    Lv.24-63Overworld
    Rate 1%
    West Province (Area Two) - Desert
    Lv.24-63Overworld
    Rate 1%
  2. Volcarona
    Step 2Catch or Evolve into Volcarona
    The Great Crater of Paldea
    Lv.59-65Overworld
    Rate 1%
    or evolve from Larvesta (Step 1)

Not landing the catch? Calculate Larvesta catch rates for Scarlet & Violet by ball, status, and HP.

Base Stats

Larvesta's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Sp. Atk trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Tough to catch and worth 1 Attack EV, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats
Avg
HP55
D
Attack85
C
Defense55
D
Sp. Atk50
D
Sp. Def55
D
Speed60
C
Total360
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Slow1.25M XP
Height1.1 m
3'07"Small
Weight28.8 kg
63.5 lbsLight
Base XP72
Low Yield
Abilities
Flame Body
Has a 30% chance of burning attacking Pokémon on contact.
SwarmHidden Ability
Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
EV Yield
HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training source
Pokedex Entry

In ancient times, Larvesta was worshiped as the emissary of the sun. However, it was also viewed as a burden since it often caused forest fires.

Pokemon Violet

Larvesta Guide

  • Larvesta does the job early-game if you need a Bug/Fire type on your team. Evolve it into Volcarona before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

  • Larvesta's hidden ability is Swarm. It strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. Situational compared to Flame Body.

  • Larvesta plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.

  • Jolly is the go-to nature for Larvesta. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.

  • Larvesta pairs best with Slakoth, Manaphy, and Hawlucha. Slakoth has Good synergy and covers what Larvesta can't handle on its own.

Game Availability

Introduced in Black & White, Larvesta has appeared in 8 games across 5 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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