Pupitar is meant to evolve into Tyranitar . At 410 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.

What is Pupitar weak to?

In Legends: Z-A, watch for Starmie (Water), Exeggutor (Grass), and Cloyster (Ice) when using Pupitar. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Starmie is the most dangerous since Water moves deal 4x damage. Fighting, Ground, and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

How do you evolve Pupitar?

In Legends: Z-A, Larvitar evolves into Pupitar at level 30. Pupitar evolves into Tyranitar at level 55. Pupitar is a middle-stage evolution in the Larvitar line.

What is the best ability for Pupitar?

Shed Skin has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn. That's the one you want on Pupitar. It's the only ability Pupitar has.

What role does Pupitar play in battle?

At base 51 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Pupitar is a physical attacker with base 84 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.

Pupitar - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

51Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Attack and HP carry most of Pupitar's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Tough to catch and yields 2 Attack EVs. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Above

HP70

Attack84

Defense70

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def70

Speed51

Total410

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.2 m

Weight152.0 kg

Base XP144

Abilities

Shed SkinTop Pick

Has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn.

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

No Legends Z A entries available

This pupa flies around wildly by venting with great force the gas pressurized inside its body.

Pupitar Weakness

Pupitar's Rock/Ground typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Ground, and Steel. Water and Grass hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses.

Pupitar Weakness and Resistance Chart
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

Type ChartFragile

6Weak

5Resist

1Immune

Score-7

4xCritical

Water Grass

2xWeak

Ice Fighting Ground Steel

½xResist

Normal Fire Flying Rock

¼xResist

Poison

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (8)

Fire Ice Flying Bug Electric Poison Rock Steel

How to Beat Pupitar in Legends: Z-A (Best Counters)

Hippowdon Ground	B
Ground is super effective against PupitarView Hippowdon →
Gallade PsychicFighting	B
Fighting is super effective against PupitarView Gallade →

Legends: Z-A Evolution

Partway through Larvitar's chain. Pupitar still has another evolution ahead before reaching Tyranitar. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. So far, HP got the biggest boost (+20 from Larvitar). The final form adds another 190 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#246Larvitar

Level 30

#247Pupitar

Level 55

#248Tyranitar

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Larvitar

RockGround

Pupitar

RockGround

Tyranitar

RockDark

70+20

100+30

ATK

84+20

134+50

DEF

70+20

110+40

SP.ATK

65+20

95+30

SP.DEF

70+20

100+30

SPE

51+10

61+10

BST

300D-Tier

410D-Tier+110

600A-Tier+190

ROLE

Balanced

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Z-A Pupitar Best Moveset

The game plan is straightforward: click Dragon Dance, then sweep. Eviolite and Shedskin support the setup turn. EVs go into max HP and Speed so Pupitar hits hard once it's boosted.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Shed Skin

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Pupitar

Jolly+SPE

Pupitar best EVs are HP and Speed

EVs

Atk

Spe

Bulky Support Moveset

Dragon Dance
EarthquakeSTAB
Stone EdgeSTAB
RestRecovery

Recommended Teammates

ClefairyGood

QuilladinGood

Moves

Level-up moves are just the starting point for Pupitar. TMs unlock Normal and Dark coverage and more and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Earthquake and Stone Edge into something with actual range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

D—10030Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 3

Rock Throw

—509015Rock

Lv 9

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 12

Sand Tomb

D358515Ground

Lv 15

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

Lv 21

Screech

C—8540Normal

Lv 27

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Lv 33

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

Lv 37

Stone Edge

S100805Rock

Lv 40

Rock Blast

D259010Rock

Lv 48

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM Moves

TM22

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM120

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

TM33

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

TM10

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM78

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

TM25

Crunch

C8010015Dark

TM91

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM90

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM56

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM52

Earth Power

C9010010Ground

TM69

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM35

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM109

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM55

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM01

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM44

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM80

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

TM58

Iron Head

C8010015Steel

TM46

Mud Shot

D559515Ground

TM93

Outrage

C12010010Dragon

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM12

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM36

Rock Tomb

C609515Rock

TM37

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

TM65

Stone Edge

S100805Rock

TM85

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM95

Taunt

C—10020Dark

Egg Moves

Pupitar doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Pupitar can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Pupitar in Legends: Z-A

No wild encounters for Pupitar in Legends: Z-A. Bring Larvitar over from Gold, Crystal, or Scarlet, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.

How to Obtain Pupitar in Legends: Z-A

Step 1Obtain Larvitar
Catch in the wild in:
ScarletOverworld · South Province (Area Five)
Then trade to Legends: Z-A to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Gold Crystal FireRed Diamond Platinum HeartGold
Train until Level 30
Step 2Pupitar ✓

Pupitar Guide

Pupitar is meant to evolve into Tyranitar. At 410 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
In Legends: Z-A, watch for Starmie (Water), Exeggutor (Grass), and Cloyster (Ice) when using Pupitar. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Starmie is the most dangerous since Water moves deal 4x damage. Fighting, Ground, and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
In Legends: Z-A, Larvitar evolves into Pupitar at level 30. Pupitar evolves into Tyranitar at level 55. Pupitar is a middle-stage evolution in the Larvitar line.
Shed Skin has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn. That's the one you want on Pupitar. It's the only ability Pupitar has.
At base 51 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Pupitar is a physical attacker with base 84 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.

Game Availability

Available in 18 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Pupitar spans 9 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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