Is Carvanha Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Carvanha shows up while surfing with Water/Dark and AbilityRough Skin punishing contact. Evolves to Sharpedo at 30 for a fast physical attacker. ORAS gives Sharpedo a brand-new Mega. One of the better surf encounters in the game.
Carvanha resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Carvanha has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Carvanha has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Carvanha resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Norman's typing presses Carvanha's defenses.
Carvanha trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Sharpedo resists most of Tate & Liza's coverage and hits back hard.
Sharpedo trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Sharpedo trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Carvanha on Route 118 (Super Rod fishing, Lv 30-35, common).
Your Carvanha should hit Level 30 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Carvanha in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Carvanha appears at high spawn rates across 8 spots in mid-game fishing spots. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Where To Catch Carvanha in ORAS
Carvanha is your first catch on the way to Carvanha. You'll find fishing encounters from Lv. 25-40 across 12 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Carvanha ✓Route 118Lv.30-35Super RodRate 95%Route 119Lv.25Good RodRate 35%Route 118Lv.25Good RodRate 5%Route 119Lv.35Super RodRate 60%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into SharpedoRoute 119Lv.40Super RodRate 35%Route 118Lv.40Super 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
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x392-462%KO | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Breloom builds →Low Sweep 2x214-251%KO Mega Drain 2x72-85% | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x214-251%KO | ||
 Throh Fighting | C | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x395-465%KO | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Breloom builds →Low Sweep 2x215-254%KO Mega Drain 2x74-88% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x215-254%KO | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x351-413%KO Rock Smash 2x80-95% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x410-483%KO | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Meganium builds →Petal Dance 2x285-337%KO Rock Smash 2x63-76% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Breloom builds →Low Sweep 2x223-263%KO Mega Drain 2x77-91% | ||
Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x411-484%KO Megahorn 2x411-484%KO Bullet Seed 2x59-70% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x369-435%KO Rock Smash 2x83-99% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x383-451%KO Focus Blast 2x255-301%KO Pin Missile 2x54-64% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Roserade builds →Solar Beam 2x411-484%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x183-217%KO | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 2x313-369%KO Focus Blast 2x208-246%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x402-473%KO Megahorn 2x402-473%KO Bullet Seed 2x58-68% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x387-457%KO | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x358-422%KO Rock Smash 2x81-95% | ||
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x377-443%KO Focus Blast 2x250-295%KO Pin Missile 2x53-63% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Roserade builds →Solar Beam 2x402-473%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x178-211%KO | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x378-445%KO Focus Blast 2x252-297%KO Infestation 2x42-51% | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x454-534%KO Thunder Punch 2x152-178%KO | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x434-511%KO X-Scissor 2x194-228%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x422-497%KO Megahorn 2x422-497%KO Bullet Seed 2x59-70% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Clefable can KO Carvanha with Moonblast (264-310%). Conkeldurr threatens a KO with Drain Punch (382-449%). Scizor's Superpower also KOs at 577-680%.
 Clefable Fairy | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Clefable builds →Moonblast 2x264-310%KO | ||
 Conkeldurr Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Conkeldurr builds →Drain Punch 2x382-449%KO Mach Punch 2x204-240%KO Knock Off55-65% | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch72-85% U Turn 2x506-596%KO Superpower 2x577-680%KO Knock Off78-92% | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Rotom builds →Volt Switch 2x248-292%KO Shadow Ball71-83% | ||
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 23 breeding partners from the Water2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Brine, Destiny Bond and 4 more to offspring.
ORAS Carvanha Best Moveset
Water/Dark at 90 Attack and 65 Speed. AbilitySpeed Boost as a hidden ability raises Speed each turn. AbilityRough Skin damages on contact. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Mega Sharpedo one evolution away brings AbilityStrong Jaw and 140 Attack.
Best Build
Carvanha best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Ice Fang
- Destiny Bond
- 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 8 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
Carvanha’s strongly developed jaws and its sharply pointed fangs pack the destructive power to rip out boat hulls. Many boats have been attacked and sunk by this Pokémon.
If anything invades Carvanha’s territory, it will swarm and tear at the intruder with its pointed fangs. On its own, however, this Pokémon turns suddenly timid.
Carvanha Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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