Is Lapras Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Trade-only Water/Ice with AbilityWater Absorb healing from Water moves. Lapras handles Drake's Dragon E4 with Ice and absorbs Water attacks from Wallace's Champion team instead of taking damage. One of the few imports that answers both endgame fights.
Lapras resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Lapras has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Lapras trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Lapras resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Lapras has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Lapras resists most of Winona's coverage and hits back hard.
Lapras has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Lapras trades roughly evenly with Juan's team.
Lapras has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Lapras trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Lapras trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Lapras has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Lapras trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Trade
Lapras cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- LV 31IceIce BeamPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Norman
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 180Accuracy 70%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by Wally's father at Wally's house in Petalburg City after you defeat Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by Wallace in Sootopolis City
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 49WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORIceIcy WindPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORPsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Lapras in Emerald
There is no Silph Co. gift in Hoenn handing out the ferry beast, and no wild one swims the local sea, so Lapras must be traded in.
Lapras cannot be caught in the wild in Emerald, but you can still get it via these paths:
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to Emerald.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Lapras in Emerald
Lapras never appears wild in Hoenn; trade one over from FireRed or LeafGreen, where it's handed to you as a gift inside Silph Co., its colors intact after the transfer. See every game where Shiny Lapras can be hunted
Shiny Lapras Evolution
Does Not EvolveLapras Weakness
Lapras's Water/Ice typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Grass, Fighting, and Rock. Water Absorb grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Lapras's overall bulk (130/80/95) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Fighting, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Ice |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Lapras Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Lapras
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lapras View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x120-141%KO Rock Tomb 2x27-32% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lapras View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x115-136%KO Rock Tomb 2x26-31% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lapras View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x123-145%KO Solar Beam 2x46-54% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lapras View Blaziken builds →Focus Punch 2x115-136%KO Rock Tomb 2x26-31% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lapras View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x99-117%KO Rock Tomb 2x23-27% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lapras View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 2x63-74% Focus Punch 2x49-58% | ||
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lapras View Ampharos builds →Thunderbolt 2x62-73% Focus Punch 2x52-61% | ||
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lapras View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 2x72-85% Focus Punch 2x58-68% Rock Tomb 2x20-23% | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Raichu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lapras View Raichu builds →Focus Punch 2x60-71% Thunderbolt 2x50-59% | ||
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lapras View Meganium builds →Solar Beam 2x59-70% Rock Smash 2x8-10% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lapras View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 2x77-91% Focus Punch 2x74-87% | ||
Lapras Evolutions
No evolution chain to worry about here. Lapras is a standalone Pokemon with a decent partner pool for breeding through two egg groups. Its eggs take forever to hatch. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Lapras easily with 49 breeding partners from the Monster and Water 1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Curse, Dragon Dance, Foresight and 5 more to offspring.
E Lapras Best Moveset
Lapras outlasts attackers through sheer staying power, with 130 HP and AbilityWater Absorb turning Water attacks into healing. The moveset combines MoveIce Beam and MoveSurf for dual TermStab with MoveThunderbolt for opposing Water-types. Teams lacking sustained damage output find Lapras nearly impossible to remove once it starts cycling MoveRest.
Best Build
Lapras best EVs are HP and Sp. Atk
Special Tank Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Heal Bell
- Thunderbolt
- Thunder
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Curse and Dragon Dance on Lapras. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Hydro Pump and Blizzard, they expand what Lapras can actually threaten in practice.
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
All 28 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
People have driven LAPRAS almost to the point of extinction. In the evenings, it is said to sing plaintively as it seeks what few others of its kind still remain.
Lapras Emerald Guide
In Emerald, use Lapras as a balanced. Special attacks are the main output. Not the fastest,
For Emerald, build your team around Charizard and Aerodactyl. These have the highest co-usage rates with Lapras in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
For Emerald, run Modest on Lapras. +Sp. Atk is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Gigantamax Lapras is exclusive to Sword & Shield, so it's not usable in Emerald. The form has a unique appearance and a signature G-Max move.
Lapras isn't catchable in Emerald. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Emerald.
Game Availability
Available since Red & Blue, Lapras appears in 20 games spanning 9 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Gigantamax form in Generation 8.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
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 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShGigantamax
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
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