Is Lapras Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Lapras comes as a gift in Silph Co., late enough that your team is forming but early enough to carry through the rest of the game. Water/Ice handles Lance's Dragonite at 4x and tanks hits with massive HP. One of the most reliable picks for the Elite Four.
Not available yet. You cannot get Lapras before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Lapras before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Lapras before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Lapras before this fight.
Lapras has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Lapras trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Lapras trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Lapras has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Lapras trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Lapras trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Lapras has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Lapras has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Lapras has the type edge here and should clean up Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Gift
Lapras is given to you as a gift in Silph Co. at Lv 34. Gift from a Silph Co. employee on the 7th floor in Saffron City, in a room the Card Key unlocks.
Recommended Moves
- After Lt. Surge
- HMWaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- LV 39IceIce BeamPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 45WaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Giovanni
- TMGrassSolar BeamPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 10
- TMDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 58IceBlizzardPower 165Accuracy 70%PP 5
- LV 65WaterHydro PumpPower 165Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TMBugMegahornPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 10
Catch Lapras
Catch Lapras on Route 19 (Surf, Lv 37-42, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Lt. Surge
- HMWaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- LV 39IceIce BeamPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 45WaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Giovanni
- TMGrassSolar BeamPower 200Accuracy 100%PP 10
- TMDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 58IceBlizzardPower 165Accuracy 70%PP 5
- LV 65WaterHydro PumpPower 165Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TMBugMegahornPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 10
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Lapras Locations
Lapras is a gift in both versions: a Silph Co. employee on the 7th floor hands it over at Lv 34 while Team Rocket still holds the building. Later you can also find rare Lapras while surfing on Routes 19 and 20 (Lv 37-44).
3 locations to catch Lapras
Encountered via Surfing
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6Best Locations to Catch Lapras in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Surfing and gift encounters at Lv. 34+ across 4 spots for Lapras. Sorted by progression so you can see what's reachable at your current point in the game.
How to Get Shiny Lapras in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Lapras is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Lapras odds across every game
Shiny Lapras Evolution
Does Not EvolveLet's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Lapras Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee with Lapras preloaded.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Fighting, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Ice |
What is Lapras Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Lapras
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Machop Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lapras View Machop builds →Superpower 2x68-80% Thunder Punch 2x28-34% | ||
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lapras View Jolteon builds →Thunder 2x71-84% Double Kick 2x11-13% | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lapras View Pikachu builds →Thunderbolt 2x32-38% Double Kick 2x9-11% | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Lapras View Graveler builds →Rock Slide 2x50-59% Thunder Punch 2x33-39% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Rhyhorn GroundRock | C | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Lapras Evolutions
Lapras is a single-stage Water/Ice type. There's nothing to evolve, so its 535 base stats are what you build around. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Lapras Best Moveset
130 HP with Water/Ice TermStab at 85/85 mixed offenses. Let's Go has no abilities, so Water attacks never heal it. 60 Speed means going second in most matchups. High HP absorbs some hits but the offensive pace is too slow to control exchanges.
Best Build
Sassy raises Sp. Def and lowers Speed. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Green, then Pink. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Lapras
Lapras Candy
Health Candy
Health Candy L
Health Candy XL
Lapras Candy raises every stat, but only Lapras can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Lapras is Health Candy (HP), and any Pokemon can eat it; Health Candy L needs level 30 and Health Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Hazel battles with one level 75 Lapras that knows Solar Beam, Thunderbolt and Confuse Ray. It takes extra damage from Electric, Grass, Fighting and Rock moves. Win to earn the Lapras Master title. Find Hazel in Pokemon Tower.
Moves List
The level-up pool tells the story here. Lapras learns Ice Beam and Surf naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Coverage across 8 types extends the reach beyond that.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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
21 of 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
A gentle soul that can understand human speech. It can ferry people across the sea on its back.
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
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