Is Carvanha Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Underground Water/Dark. Sharpedo has terrifying Attack and Speed but crumbles to any hit. Glass cannon that can pick off weakened opponents but can't take a punch.
Carvanha resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Carvanha trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Carvanha trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Carvanha trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Carvanha has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Carvanha has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Carvanha trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Carvanha trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Sharpedo trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Sharpedo trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Carvanha on Great Marsh (Super Rod fishing, Lv 15-30, common).
Your Carvanha should hit Level 30 before you reach Aaron, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Carvanha in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Easy grab on Carvanha with high spawn rates across 16 locations in early-game fishing spots. Two different catch methods are in play here. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.
Where To Catch Carvanha in BDSP
To get Carvanha, start by catching Carvanha through fishing and walking encounters at Lv. 15-63. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Carvanha ✓Great Marsh - Area 1Lv.15-30Super RodRate 35%Great Marsh - Area 2Lv.15-30Super RodRate 35%Great Marsh - Area 3Lv.15-30Super RodRate 35%Great Marsh - Area 4Lv.15-30Super RodRate 35%Great Marsh - Area 6Lv.15-30Super RodRate 35%Fountainspring CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameRiverbank CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameStill-Water CavernLv.58-63CavePost-game
Step 2Catch or Evolve into SharpedoRoute 213Lv.40-55Super RodRate 5%Route 222Lv.40-55Super RodRate 5%or evolve from Carvanha (Step 1)
Carvanha Weakness
Type-wise, Carvanha takes extra damage from Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug, and Fairy. 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, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Ghost, Dark, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
What is Carvanha Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Carvanha
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x178-210%KO Brick Break 2x110-130%KO Absorb 2x25-30% | ||
 Budew GrassPoison | D | |
 Shinx Electric | C | |
 Surskit BugWater | D | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Beautifly builds →Bug Buzz 2x230-272%KO Energy Ball 2x153-181%KO | ||
Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x184-216%KO Brick Break 2x119-140%KO Absorb 2x26-33% | ||
 Pachirisu Electric | C | |
 Luxio Electric | D | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Granbull builds →Focus Punch 2x313-368%KO Thunder Fang 2x138-163%KO Solar Beam 2x147-174%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x150-178%KO | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x245-288%KO Solar Beam 2x216-255%KO | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Luxray Electric | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Granbull builds →Focus Punch 2x313-368%KO Thunder Fang 2x138-163%KO Solar Beam 2x147-174%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x150-178%KO | ||
 Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Great Marsh Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Azumarill builds →Focus Punch 2x163-192%KO Play Rough 2x147-174%KO | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x245-288%KO Solar Beam 2x216-255%KO | ||
Manectric Electric | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Granbull builds →Focus Punch 2x315-371%KO Thunder Fang 2x137-162%KO Solar Beam 2x146-173%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x148-175%KO | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Azurill (Great Marsh Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Azumarill builds →Focus Punch 2x162-191%KO Play Rough 2x146-172%KO | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Masquerain builds →Bug Buzz 2x246-290%KO Solar Beam 2x217-256%KO | ||
Manectric Electric | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Granbull builds →Focus Punch 2x313-369%KO Thunder Fang 2x135-160%KO Solar Beam 2x145-171%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x146-172%KO | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Roselia builds →Solar Beam 2x326-384%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x145-171%KO | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Pikachu builds →Focus Punch 2x170-200%KO Thunderbolt 2x146-172%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Roserade builds →Petal Dance 2x394-465%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x176-208%KO | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Granbull builds →Focus Punch 2x315-371%KO Thunder Fang 2x138-163%KO Solar Beam 2x146-173%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x147-174%KO | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Abomasnow builds →Solar Beam 2x305-359%KO Focus Punch 2x253-298%KO | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Roserade builds →Petal Dance 2x394-465%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x176-208%KO | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Granbull Fairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Granbull builds →Focus Punch 2x315-371%KO Thunder Fang 2x138-163%KO Solar Beam 2x146-173%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x147-174%KO | ||
Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Abomasnow builds →Solar Beam 2x305-359%KO Focus Punch 2x253-298%KO | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Roserade builds →Petal Dance 2x414-488%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x184-217%KO | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x386-455%KO Focus Punch 2x321-378%KO Pin Missile 2x55-65% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 2x372-437%KO Moonblast 2x196-231%KO Drain Punch 2x119-141%KO | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Clefable can KO Carvanha with Moonblast (260-306%). Scizor's Knock Off hits Carvanha for 52-61%. Rotom deals 57-67% with Hex.
 Clefable Fairy | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Clefable builds →Moonblast 2x260-306%KO Knock Off21-25% | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch48-57% Knock Off52-61% | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemStickybarb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Rotom builds →Hex57-67% | ||
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 19 breeding partners from the Water2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Destiny Bond, Double-Edge and 3 more to offspring.
BDSP Carvanha Best Moveset
AbilityRough Skin damages physical attackers on contact and hidden AbilitySpeed Boost raises Speed each turn. 90 Attack at 65 Speed with Water/Dark TermStab on a pre-evo. The moveset waits for Sharpedo where AbilitySpeed Boost at 120 Attack reaches B-tier.
Best Build
Carvanha best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Protect
- Crunch
- Destiny Bond
- Liquidation
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Ancient Power and Destiny Bond give Carvanha options it can't learn any other way, and Poison and Ice coverage and more 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
Base Stats
They swarm any foe that invades their territory. Their sharp fangs can tear out boat hulls.
Carvanha Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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