Is Carvanha Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Water/Dark with AbilityRough Skin damaging attackers on contact. Wild on surfing routes. Sharpedo at level 30. Fast and aggressive. The Dark typing handles Shauntal and Caitlin while Water covers Clay.
Carvanha has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Carvanha has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Carvanha has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Carvanha trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Carvanha has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Carvanha trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Sharpedo trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Sharpedo trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Sharpedo trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Sharpedo trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Carvanha on Village Bridge (Super Rod fishing, Lv 40-70, common).
Your Carvanha should hit Level 30 before you reach Drayden, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Carvanha in Black 2 & White 2
high spawn rates for Carvanha across 2 locations in late-game fishing spots. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Where To Catch Carvanha in B2W2
The path to Carvanha starts with Carvanha at Lv. 40-70 via fishing and walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 1Carvanha ✓Village BridgeLv.40-70Super RodRate 70%Any
Step 2Catch or Evolve into SharpedoVillage BridgeLv.50-70Rippling Water FishRate 100%AnyShaking spotor evolve from Carvanha (Step 1)
Carvanha Weakness
Type-wise, Carvanha takes extra damage from Electric, Grass, Fighting, and Bug. Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Ghost, Dark, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Carvanha Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Carvanha
 Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Flaaffy Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Flaaffy builds →Thunder Shock 2x92-110%KO Rock Smash 2x47-57% | ||
 Riolu Fighting | C | |
 Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Magnemite builds →Thunder Shock 2x104-122%KO | ||
Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Sewaddle BugGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Sewaddle builds →Energy Ball 2x114-135%KO Bug Bite 2x104-122%KO | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 2x149-176%KO Rock Smash 2x75-89% | ||
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
 Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Swadloon builds →Energy Ball 2x121-143%KO Bug Bite 2x108-129%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x338-399%KO | ||
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 2x163-193%KO Rock Smash 2x80-95% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Magnezone builds →Thunder Shock 2x137-162%KO | ||
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Maractus builds →Energy Ball 2x228-268%KO Pin Missile 2x24-29% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x378-445%KO | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x252-296%KO Brick Break 2x158-186%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x324-381%KO | ||
 Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x314-371%KO Rock Smash 2x72-85% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x390-459%KO | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x259-306%KO Brick Break 2x163-192%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x334-394%KO | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Leavanny builds →Leaf Blade 2x249-294%KO X-Scissor 2x223-263%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x397-468%KO Megahorn 2x397-468%KO | ||
 Ferrothorn GrassSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 2x316-372%KO Thunder 2x136-160%KO Rock Smash 2x72-84% Pin Missile 2x26-31% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x358-422%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Cobalion builds →Sacred Sword 2x228-269%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x401-472%KO Megahorn 2x401-472%KO | ||
Ferrothorn GrassSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 2x316-371%KO Thunder 2x136-161%KO Rock Smash 2x70-84% Pin Missile 2x26-31% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x361-425%KO | ||
 Mienshao Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Mienshao builds →Jump Kick 2x334-393%KO U-turn 2x157-185%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x432-508%KO X-Scissor 2x192-226%KO | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x376-443%KO Focus Blast 2x251-295%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x420-495%KO Megahorn 2x420-495%KO | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
In Black 2 & White 2, Conkeldurr can KO Carvanha with Drain Punch (382-449%). Scizor threatens a KO with Superpower (501-590%). Rotom's Thunderbolt also KOs at 314-370%.
 Conkeldurr Fighting | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Conkeldurr builds →Drain Punch 2x382-449%KO Mach Punch 2x204-240%KO | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch63-74% Superpower 2x501-590%KO Pursuit42-49% U Turn 2x439-516%KO | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Rotom builds →Volt Switch 2x245-288%KO Shadow Ball70-82% Thunderbolt 2x314-370%KO | ||
Carvanha Evolutions
Carvanha evolves into Sharpedo. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 155 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Carvanha easily with 21 breeding partners from the Water2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Brine, Double-Edge and 3 more to offspring.
B2W2 Carvanha Best Moveset
AbilitySpeed Boost as a hidden ability adds Speed every turn, previewing Sharpedo's accelerating offense at pre-evolution stats. Water/Dark at 90 Attack fires hard for a first stage. The moveset threatens more than expected but 20/20 defenses die to any hit.
Best Build
Carvanha best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Ice Fang
- Crunch
- Waterfall
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Ancient Power and Brine give Carvanha options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Hydro Pump and Surf. The egg moves push it further.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
They swarm any foe that invades their territory. Their sharp fangs can tear out boat hulls.
Carvanha Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Carvanha does the job early-game if you need a Water/Dark type on your team. Evolve it into Sharpedo before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Carvanha first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves