Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Pupitar

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Pupitar is a new D Tier Rock Ground Type Hard Shell Pokémon, with a growth rate and a 2 Attack EV Yield. Pupitar has a chance of having as an Ability, and based on 410 Total Base Stats; we recommend a Brave Nature for Pupitar in Pokemon SV.

Stats
Abilities

Pupitar Stats

Pupitar highest IV stat is Attack (84) and the lowest being Speed (51).


Rank	Value	Stat
F	70	HP
C	84	Atk
E	70	Def
D	65	Sp.Atk
E	70	Sp.Def
F	51	Speed
D	410	Total

Pokedex

Pokemon Stats

Pupitar Abilities


Abilities	Description
Shed Skin Ability 1	The Pokémon may heal its own status problems.
Shed Skin Hidden Ability	The Pokémon may heal its own status problems.

Guide
Breeding

Pupitar Guide

Pupitar has a 2 Attack EV Yield, which means the best nature to have with Pupitar is a Brave nature due to the highest IV stat being Attack.


Pupitar	Detail
Wild Held Item	None
Best Nature	Brave ↑ +10% Attack ↓ -10% Speed
Weak To	2x 2x 2x 2x 4x 4x
Resistance To	1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 0 1/4
Catch Rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
EV Yield	2 Attack

Breeding Pupitar

Pupitar can breed with pokemon who share the Monster Egg Group.


Pupitar	Value
Egg Groups	Monster
Gender	50% male / 50% female

How To Evolve Pupitar in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Larvitar Regular Evolution requires Level 30 to evolve into Pupitar and Level 55 to evolve into Tyranitar.

Pupitar Regular Evolution

Scarlet

#316
Larvitar
30

Evolves at level 30
Scarlet

#317
Pupitar
55

Evolves at level 55
Scarlet

#318
Tyranitar

Pupitar Regular Evolution's most significant stat increase will be its Atk stat.


Evolutions	Total	HP	Atk	Def	Sp.Atk	Sp.Def	Speed
Larvitar	300	50	64	50	45	50	41
Stat Increase	+110	+20	+20	+20	+20	+20	+10
Pupitar	410	70	84	70	65	70	51
Stat Increase	+190	+30	+50	+40	+30	+30	+10
Tyranitar	600	100	134	110	95	100	61

Evolutions Chart

Where To Find Pupitar Locations in Pokemon SV

How to get Pupitar in Pokemon Violet Version

The Union Circle is a great way to get Pokémon that you don't have in your Scarlet game version. When two players join a Union Circle (Online-Multiplayer or Local), if they are playing different versions of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, exclusive Pokémon can spawn and be caught by either of them.
You also Trade for the Pupitar pokemon with someone who has a different version of the game.

Pupitar has 2 spawn locations in pokemon scarlet and violet. You can find the evolved form Larvitar appearing at level 42 - 58, within the South Province (Area Six) location.

Pupitar Locations


Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
Tera Raid Spawn	4 Pupitar Raid	Pupitar Lv. 45
?	Very Rare 1 1 Biome	1 Lv. 1
South Province (Area Six)	Very Rare 1 1 Biome	1 Lv. 1

Locations List

Pupitar Raid Rewards in Pokemon SV

Pokemon SV Pupitar has 1 Tera Raids. The Pupitar Tera Raid will be a Lv.45 4-Star Raid.


Raid	Rewards	Raid Moves
4 Pupitar Raid Lv. 45	Exp. Candy M 2x Exp. Candy L 1x Larvitar Claw 4x Muscle Feather 2x Current Type Tera Shard 1x Current Type Tera Shard 2x Exp. Candy M 1x 15% Exp. Candy L 2x 4.71% Muscle Feather 1x 12.35% Figy Berry 1x 9.86% Lum Berry 1x 10.94% Kelpsy Berry 3x 17.54% Star Piece 1x 31.91% Nugget 1x 15.63%	Rock Slide Smack Down Screech Other Moves Sandstorm

Tera Raid Battles

Pokemon SV Pupitar Weakness

Pupitar is a Rock Ground Type pokemon. This will cause Pupitar to take More Damage from Fighting, Ground, Steel, Ice, Water, Grass type moves, and Less Damage from Normal, Flying, Fire, Rock, Electric, Poison type moves.

Pupitar Type Weakness Chart
Damage Taken	Types
+400% Damage From	Water 4x Grass 4x
+200% Damage From	Fighting 2x Ground 2x Steel 2x Ice 2x
-50% Less Damage From	Normal 1/2 Flying 1/2 Fire 1/2 Rock 1/2
-75% Less Damage From	Poison 1/4
Immune to Damage From	Electric 0

What pokemon is Pupitar Weak Against?

Increased Damage


Tier	Pokemon	Damage Taken Based on Move Type
S	Palafin Hero	+400%
S	Wo-Chien	+400%
S	Brute Bonnet Amoonguss	+400%
S	Iron Bundle Delibird	+400%
S	Garchomp	+200%
S	Baxcalibur	+200%
S	Chien-Pao	+200%
S	Ting-Lu	+200%

What pokemon is Pupitar Resistant Against?

Reduced Damage


Tier	Pokemon	Damage Taken Based on Move Type
S	Miraidon	Immune
S	Iron Thorns Tyranitar	Immune
S	Iron Moth Volcarona	-75%
S	Dragonite	-50%
S	Arcanine	-50%
S	Chi-Yu	-50%
S	Slaking	-50%
S	Salamence	-50%

Pokemon Weaknesses

Best Moves for Pupitar in Scarlet and Violet

Pupitar Best Moves to use when choosing a Moveset, includes leveling moves such as Stone Edge and TM Moves like Hyper Beam, and Stone Edge.


Unlock	Move	Description
	Earthquake Ground	Tier: B Tier Power: 100 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokemon around it.
	Giga Impact Normal	Tier: B Tier Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
	Hyper Beam Normal	Tier: B Tier Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special Effect: The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
	Stone Edge Rock	Tier: B Tier Power: 100 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
	Dig Ground	Tier: C Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.

List of Pupitar Moves in

Pupitar can learn 16 Moves from Leveling Up and 36 TM Moves. Moves like Iron Defense which, Pupitar will learn by reaching level Evolution. You can also learn TM tutor moves such as Hyper Beam, Stone Edge and Dig.

Lv Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves

Pupitar Level Up Moves

List of the 16 Moves Pupitar can learn from leveling up.


Lv	Move	Description
Lv.1	Leer Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 30 Status Effect: The user gives opposing Pokemon an intimidating leer that lowers their Defense stats.
Lv.1	Payback Dark	Tier: E Tier Power: 50 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user stores power, then attacks. This move's power is doubled if the user moves after the target.
Lv.1	Rock Throw Rock	Tier: D Tier Power: 50 Acc: 90 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user picks up and throws a small rock at the target to inflict damage.
Lv.1	Tackle Normal	Tier: E Tier Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical Effect: A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
Lv.9	Bite Dark	Tier: E Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical Effect: The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch.
Lv.12	Scary Face Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Lv.15	Rock Slide Rock	Tier: C Tier Power: 75 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Effect: Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokemon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokemon flinch.
Lv.21	Screech Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 85 PP: 40 Status Effect: An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat.
Lv.24	Smack Down Rock	Tier: D Tier Power: 50 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user throws a stone or similar projectile to attack the target. If the target is in the air, it will be knocked down to the ground.
Lv.27	Crunch Dark	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Lv.33	Earthquake Ground	Tier: B Tier Power: 100 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokemon around it.
Lv.37	Stone Edge Rock	Tier: B Tier Power: 100 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Lv.42	Thrash Normal	Tier: C Tier Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user rampages and attacks for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused.
Lv.47	Sandstorm Rock	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to damage all Pokemon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. The sandstorm also boosts the Sp. Def stats of Rock types.
Lv.52	Hyper Beam Normal	Tier: B Tier Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special Effect: The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Lv.Evolution	Iron Defense Steel	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 15 Status Effect: The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat.

Pupitar TM Moves

List of the 36 Moves Pupitar can learn from Technical Machines (TMs).


TM	Move	Description
	Aerial Ace Flying	Tier: E Tier Power: 60 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Physical Effect: The user confounds the target with speed, then slashes. This attack never misses.
	Body Slam Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 85 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
	Brick Break Fighting	Tier: D Tier Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
	Bulldoze Ground	Tier: D Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.
	Crunch Dark	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
	Dark Pulse Dark	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user releases a horrible aura imbued with ill intent. This may also make the target flinch.
	Dig Ground	Tier: C Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
	Dragon Dance Dragon	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user vigorously performs a mystic, powerful dance that boosts its Attack and Speed stats.
	Earth Power Ground	Tier: C Tier Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
	Earthquake Ground	Tier: B Tier Power: 100 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokemon around it.
	Endure Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
	Facade Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
	Giga Impact Normal	Tier: B Tier Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
	Helping Hand Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
	Hyper Beam Normal	Tier: B Tier Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special Effect: The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
	Iron Defense Steel	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 15 Status Effect: The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat.
	Iron Head Steel	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user slams the target with its steel-hard head. This may also make the target flinch.
	Mud Shot Ground	Tier: D Tier Power: 55 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
	Mud-Slap Ground	Tier: E Tier Power: 20 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
	Outrage Dragon	Tier: C Tier Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user rampages and attacks for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused.
	Protect Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
	Rain Dance Water	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
	Rest Psychic	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
	Rock Blast Rock	Tier: E Tier Power: 25 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user attacks by hurling hard rocks at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row.
	Rock Slide Rock	Tier: C Tier Power: 75 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Effect: Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokemon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokemon flinch.
	Rock Tomb Rock	Tier: D Tier Power: 60 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
	Sandstorm Rock	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to damage all Pokemon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. The sandstorm also boosts the Sp. Def stats of Rock types.
	Scary Face Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
	Sleep Talk Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
	Snarl Dark	Tier: E Tier Power: 55 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user yells as if it's ranting about something, which lowers the Sp. Atk stats of opposing Pokemon.
	Stealth Rock Rock	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the opposing team. The trap damages opposing Pokemon that switch into battle.
	Stone Edge Rock	Tier: B Tier Power: 100 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Physical Effect: The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
	Substitute Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
	Sunny Day Fire	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
	Take Down Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 90 Acc: 85 PP: 20 Physical Effect: A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
	Taunt Dark	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Status Effect: The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns.

Pupitar Egg Moves

List of the 9 Moves Pupitar can learn from being hatched from an egg.


Move	Description
Outrage Dragon	Tier: C Tier Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user rampages and attacks for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused.
Ancient Power Rock	Tier: D Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Special Effect: The user attacks with a prehistoric power. This may also boost all the user's stats at once.
Iron Head Steel	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user slams the target with its steel-hard head. This may also make the target flinch.
Assurance Dark	Tier: E Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: This move's power is doubled if the target has already taken some damage in the same turn.
Stomp Normal	Tier: E Tier Power: 65 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: The user attacks by stomping on the target with a big foot. This may also make the target flinch.
Curse Ghost	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.
Dragon Dance Dragon	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user vigorously performs a mystic, powerful dance that boosts its Attack and Speed stats.
Focus Energy Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 30 Status Effect: The user takes a deep breath and focuses so that its future attacks have a heightened chance of landing critical hits.
Iron Defense Steel	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 15 Status Effect: The user hardens its body's surface like iron, sharply boosting its Defense stat.

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