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.
This pupa flies around wildly by venting with great force the gas pressurized inside its body.
Its shell is as hard as bedrock, and it is also very strong. Its thrashing can topple a mountain.
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.
| 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 |
 Serperior Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Serperior builds →Leaf Storm 4x218-257%KO Solar Beam 4x200-236%KO Leaf Blade 4x151-178%KO Energy Ball 4x151-178%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Exeggutor builds →Leaf Storm 4x330-389%KO Wood Hammer 4x242-286%KO Solar Beam 4x306-360%KO Energy Ball 4x228-269%KO | ||
 Decidueye GrassGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Decidueye builds →Solar Beam 4x253-298%KO Leaf Blade 4x200-236%KO Energy Ball 4x190-223%KO Steel Wing 2x52-62% | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Meganium builds →Petal Dance 4x218-257%KO Solar Beam 4x218-257%KO Earthquake 2x59-70% Petal Blizzard 4x161-190%KO | ||
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Leafeon builds →Solar Beam 4x168-199%KO Leaf Blade 4x207-244%KO Energy Ball 4x130-153%KO Giga Drain 4x109-128%KO | ||
In Sun & Moon, Excadrill can KO Pupitar with Earthquake (161-190%). Tentacruel threatens a KO with Scald (138-162%). Amoonguss's Giga Drain also KOs at 136-160%.
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x161-190%KO Rapid Spin14-16% | ||
 Tentacruel WaterPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Tentacruel builds →Scald 4x138-162%KO Rapid Spin6-7% Sludge Bomb10-11% | ||
 Amoonguss GrassPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemBlack Sludge NatureSassy Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Amoonguss builds →Giga Drain 4x136-160%KO | ||
 Klefki SteelFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves View Klefki builds →
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 Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityUnburden ItemElectricseed NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Hawlucha builds →Acrobatics19-22% High Jump Kick 2x176-207%KO | ||
Sun & Moon Evolution
Partway through Larvitar's chain. Pupitar still has another evolution ahead before reaching Tyranitar. For breeding, takes forever to hatch with plenty of partners 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
Breeding
Breed with Pupitar to get Larvitar eggs using 79 partners from the Monster egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Assurance, Curse and 9 more.
Sun & Moon Pupitar Best Moveset
Best Build
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Moves
The natural movepool does the job, but Ancient Power and Assurance from the egg pool give Pupitar something extra.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
How to Get Pupitar in Sun & Moon
No wild encounters for Pupitar in Sun & Moon. Bring Larvitar over from Gold, Crystal, or Scarlet, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
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 Sun & Moon, 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.
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.
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- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves