Is Larvitar Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from FireRed or LeafGreen. AbilityGuts on the line boosts Attack when statused. The grind to Tyranitar at 55 is still enormous. RS has Salamence as a native pseudo-legendary with a shorter grind. Import only if you specifically want Rock/Dark over Dragon/Flying.
Larvitar trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Brawly's team hits Larvitar's weaknesses hard.
Larvitar trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Larvitar has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Larvitar trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Larvitar's weaknesses hard.
Tate & Liza's team hits Larvitar's weaknesses hard.
Wallace's team hits Larvitar's weaknesses hard.
Larvitar trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Larvitar trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Larvitar trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Larvitar's weaknesses hard.
Steven's team hits Larvitar's weaknesses hard.
Trade
Larvitar 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 22RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Wattson
- TM28GroundDigPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 114
- LV 29NormalThrashPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Tate & Liza
- TM31FightingBrick BreakPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 43DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 50GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 57NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Larvitar in Ruby & Sapphire
No Mt. Silver crater exists in Hoenn for a Larvitar to hatch in, so it has no encounter here. Trading one in is the only way to start the Tyranitar line.
How to Obtain Larvitar in RS
- Step 1Larvitar ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Sevault Canyon, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Mt. Silver. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Mt. Silver. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Pokeradar · Route 207. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Route 206 · Swarm (daily, announced in Sandgem Town). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Mt. Silver. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Horde · Terminus Cave · Horde battle. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Pupitar
- Step 3Evolve into Tyranitar
How to Get Shiny Larvitar in Ruby & Sapphire
No wild Larvitar stirs in Hoenn, so track down a shiny in Sevault Canyon over in FireRed or LeafGreen and trade it back. See every game where Shiny Larvitar can be hunted
Larvitar Weakness
Type-wise, Larvitar takes extra damage from Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Ground, and Steel. Watch out for Water and Grass attacks, those deal 4x damage. Electric moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Water, Grass |
| 2x (Weak) | Ice, Fighting, Ground, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Flying, Rock |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Poison |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Larvitar Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Larvitar
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Larvitar View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x294-346%KO Solar Beam 4x250-295%KO Iron Tail 2x131-154%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Larvitar View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x273-321%KO Earthquake 2x122-144%KO Surf 4x99-117%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Larvitar View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x283-333%KO Earthquake 2x126-149%KO | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Larvitar View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 4x423-498%KO Focus Punch 2x175-207%KO | ||
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Larvitar View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 4x391-460%KO Focus Punch 2x136-160%KO Earthquake 2x91-108%KO Iron Tail 2x91-108%KO | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Larvitar View Blaziken builds →Focus Punch 2x273-321%KO Earthquake 2x122-144%KO | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Larvitar View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 4x346-407%KO Surf 4x274-323%KO Focus Punch 2x117-138%KO Ice Beam 2x91-108%KO | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Larvitar View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 4x346-407%KO Brick Break 2x78-92% Dig 2x63-75% | ||
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Larvitar View Cradily builds →Solar Beam 4x319-375%KO Earthquake 2x88-104%KO Rock Smash 2x19-22% | ||
 Flygon GroundDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Larvitar View Flygon builds →Solar Beam 4x209-246%KO Earthquake 2x156-184%KO Iron Tail 2x104-123%KO Rock Smash 2x22-26% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Larvitar View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x234-275%KO Earthquake 2x104-123%KO | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Larvitar View Swampert builds →Surf 4x262-309%KO Earthquake 2x170-200%KO Focus Punch 2x169-199%KO Iron Tail 2x113-133%KO | ||
Larvitar Evolutions
Larvitar is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Pupitar first, then eventually reaches Tyranitar. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. Evolving adds up to 300 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Larvitar with 49 breeding partners from the Monster egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Curse, Dragon Dance and 4 more to offspring.
RS Larvitar Best Moveset
Rock/Ground pre-evolution heading toward Tyranitar, the top of the format. AbilityGuts boosts Attack when statused but stats are far too low. Two evolutions from dominance.
Best Build
Larvitar best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Crunch
- Brick Break
- Ancient Power
- Body Slam
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Ancient Power and Curse give Larvitar options it can't learn any other way, and Dark and Normal coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Earthquake and Dig. 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
All 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
LARVITAR is born deep under the ground. To come up to the surface, this POKéMON must eat its way through the soil above. Until it does so, LARVITAR cannot see its parent’s face.
Larvitar Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Larvitar isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Larvitar first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 18 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 2GSDebut
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 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
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