In Gold & Silver, Lapras brings 535 BST to the table. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Gold & Silver's meta. Ice Beam with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Lapras weak to?

In Gold & Silver, watch for Raikou (Electric), Venusaur (Grass), and Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Lapras. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Rock-type attackers are also a problem. Lapras has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.

What role does Lapras play in battle?

Lapras is a special attacker with base 85 Sp. Atk. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

What are the best moves for Lapras?

In Gold & Silver, run Ice Beam, Confuseray, Surf, and Thunder on Lapras. Ice Beam is the most common pick at 21% usage. Surf provides reliable STAB damage.

What counters Lapras?

For Gold & Silver, Lapras has answers, but so do you. Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Electric, Grass, and Fighting-type attackers hit hardest.

Lapras - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

CTier

60Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

The stat line revolves around HP. Percentage recovery gets extra mileage here. Sp. Def backs it up, though Speed doesn't pull its weight. Worth 2 HP stat exp on a slow 1.25M XP grind to max out.

Base Stats

High

HP130

Attack85

Defense80

Sp. Atk85

Sp. Def95

Speed60

Total535

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height2.5 m

Weight220.0 kg

Base XP187

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Water Absorb

Absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Shell Armor

Protects against critical hits.

HydrationHA

Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.

Water Absorb grants Water immunity

EV Yield

HP+2AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training target

Pokedex Entries

They have gentle hearts. Because they rarely fight, many have been caught. Their number has dwindled.

Lapras Weakness

Lapras's Water/Ice typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Grass, Fighting, and Rock. Lapras's overall bulk (130/80/95) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.

Lapras Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass, Fighting, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Water
0.25x (Resist)	Ice

Type ChartVulnerable

4Weak

2Resist

0Immune

Score-5

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass Fighting Rock

½xResist

Water

¼xResist

Ice

0xImmune

None

STAB (6)

Fire Ground Rock Grass Flying Dragon

How to Beat Lapras in Gold & Silver (Best Counters)

Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Rock SmashTM08 Damage vs Lapras Rock Throw 2x 23-27% Rock Smash 2x 13-16% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 11 Rock SmashTM08 Damage vs Lapras Rock Throw 2x 34-41% Rock Smash 2x 19-23% View Geodude builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Lapras Absorb 2x 14-17% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Lapras Razor Leaf 2x 23-27% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Lapras Vine Whip 2x 25-31% View Bellsprout builds →

Gold & Silver Evolution

No evolution chain to worry about here. Lapras is a standalone Pokemon with a decent partner pool for breeding through two egg groups. Eggs come out takes forever to hatch. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#131LaprasDoes not evolve

Breeding

Easy

Breed Lapras easily with 36 breeding partners from the Monster and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Aurora Beam, Foresight to offspring.

Egg Groups

MonsterWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

40 cycles·10,280 steps

Slow~10 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

2moves

Breed With (best first)

Gold & Silver Lapras Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Utility Moveset

Ice BeamSTAB
Confuse Ray
SurfSTAB
ThunderCoverage

Recommended Teammates

SnorlaxGood

TyranitarGood

GengarDecent

Moves

The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Lapras's Normal and Dragon coverage and more all comes from technical machines, built on top of Hydro Pump and Blizzard for same-type damage. Ice Beam and Hydro Pump are the payoff moves.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 1

Sing

D—5515Normal

Lv 1

Water Gun

D4010025Water

Lv 8

Mist

———30Ice

Lv 15

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Lv 22

Confuse Ray

S—10010Ghost

Lv 29

Perish Song

D——5Normal

Lv 36

Ice Beam

S9510010Ice

Lv 43

Rain Dance

C——5Water

Lv 50

Safeguard

D——25Normal

Lv 57

Hydro Pump

B120805Water

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

C120705Ice

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM24

Dragon Breath

D6010020Dragon

TM42

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM02

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM16

Icy Wind

C559515Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM50

Nightmare

——10015Ghost

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM08

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

HM03

Surf

A9510015Water

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM25

Thunder

A1207010Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

HM06

Whirlpool

D358515Water

TM07

Zap Cannon

D100505Electric

Egg Moves

Egg

Aurora Beam

—6510020Ice

Egg

Foresight

——10040Normal

Tutor Moves

Lapras can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Lapras in Gold & Silver

Lapras waits at a fixed spot in this game. Head to Union Cave for a one-time encounter. No random spawns or encounter rates involved — it's a set battle at a known location.

Best Locations to Catch Lapras in Gold & Silver

Union Cave - B2F

SilverInteract with Pokemon Lv.20 Cave

LimitedMid

Fridays only

Union Cave - B2F

GoldInteract with Pokemon Lv.20 Cave

LimitedMid

Fridays only

Lapras Guide

In Gold & Silver, Lapras brings 535 BST to the table. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Gold & Silver's meta. Ice Beam with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Gold & Silver, watch for Raikou (Electric), Venusaur (Grass), and Hitmonlee (Fighting) when using Lapras. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Rock-type attackers are also a problem. Lapras has enough bulk to absorb a hit, but don't push the matchup. Pivot to a teammate that resists.
Lapras is a special attacker with base 85 Sp. Atk. Tanky enough to absorb a few hits, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
In Gold & Silver, run Ice Beam, Confuseray, Surf, and Thunder on Lapras. Ice Beam is the most common pick at 21% usage. Surf provides reliable STAB damage.
For Gold & Silver, Lapras has answers, but so do you. Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Electric, Grass, and Fighting-type attackers hit hardest.

Game Availability

Available since Red & Blue, Lapras appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Gigantamax form in Generation 8.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Rock SmashTM08 Damage vs Lapras Rock Throw 2x 21-26% Rock Smash 2x 11-14% View Onix builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Lapras Absorb 2x 12-15% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Lapras Razor Leaf 2x 21-26% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Lapras Vine Whip 2x 21-26% View Bellsprout builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Lapras Mega Drain 2x 12-15% Absorb 2x 7-9% View Sunkern builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Lapras Absorb 2x 11-14% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Lapras Razor Leaf 2x 21-25% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Lapras Vine Whip 2x 23-27% View Bellsprout builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Lapras Mega Drain 2x 13-16% View Hoppip builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Lapras Mega Drain 2x 13-16% Absorb 2x 8-9% View Sunkern builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Lapras Absorb 2x 11-13% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Lapras Razor Leaf 2x 21-24% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Lapras Vine Whip 2x 21-24% View Bellsprout builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Lapras Mega Drain 2x 13-16% View Hoppip builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Lapras Mega Drain 2x 13-16% Absorb 2x 7-9% View Sunkern builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Lapras Absorb 2x 11-13% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Lapras Razor Leaf 2x 21-24% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Lapras Vine Whip 2x 21-24% View Bellsprout builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Lapras Mega Drain 2x 13-16% View Hoppip builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Lapras Mega Drain 2x 13-16% Absorb 2x 7-9% View Sunkern builds →

Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 31 AbsorbLv. 10 Damage vs Lapras Vine Whip 2x 28-33% Mega Drain 2x 24-29% Absorb 2x 13-16% View Tangela builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Lapras Vine Whip 2x 24-29% View Weepinbell builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Lapras Absorb 2x 11-13% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Lapras Razor Leaf 2x 21-24% View Chikorita builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Lapras Mega Drain 2x 13-16% View Hoppip builds →