Is Pupitar Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Trade-only mid-stage. AbilityShed Skin has a chance to heal status each turn. Level 30 to 55 is the same long wait. Shelgon evolves into Salamence at 50, five levels earlier than Tyranitar. The local Dragon line wins the grind comparison.
Pupitar trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Brawly's team hits Pupitar's weaknesses hard.
Pupitar trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Pupitar resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Pupitar trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Pupitar trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's team hits Pupitar's weaknesses hard.
Pupitar trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Pupitar trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Pupitar trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Pupitar has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Pupitar trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Pupitar trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Trade
Pupitar 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. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 30.
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 47DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 56GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 65NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Pupitar in Ruby & Sapphire
Pupitar is the hard-shell middle of the pseudo line, reached by leveling a traded Larvitar to 30. It has no wild form in Hoenn.
How to Obtain Pupitar in RS
- Step 1Obtain LarvitarCARTRIDGE 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 2Pupitar ✓
- Step 3Evolve into Tyranitar
How to Get Shiny Pupitar in Ruby & Sapphire
Hoenn holds no Pupitar at all; a shiny has to be traded in from a game that raises its family. See every game where Shiny Pupitar can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Pupitar Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Pupitar
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x194-229%KO Solar Beam 4x166-196%KO Iron Tail 2x87-103%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x182-214%KO Earthquake 2x81-95% Surf 4x66-78% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x188-222%KO Earthquake 2x84-99% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 4x282-332%KO Focus Punch 2x117-138%KO | ||
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 4x261-308%KO Focus Punch 2x91-108%KO Earthquake 2x61-72% Iron Tail 2x61-72% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Blaziken builds →Focus Punch 2x182-214%KO Earthquake 2x81-95% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Shiftry builds →Solar Beam 4x231-271%KO Brick Break 2x53-62% Dig 2x43-50% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 4x231-271%KO Surf 4x182-214%KO Focus Punch 2x78-92% Ice Beam 2x60-71% | ||
 Flygon GroundDragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Flygon builds →Solar Beam 4x140-165%KO Earthquake 2x105-124%KO Iron Tail 2x70-82% Rock Smash 2x15-18% | ||
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Cradily builds →Solar Beam 4x213-250%KO Earthquake 2x59-69% Rock Smash 2x13-15% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x156-184%KO Earthquake 2x70-82% | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Swampert builds →Surf 4x174-205%KO Earthquake 2x114-134%KO Focus Punch 2x113-133%KO Iron Tail 2x76-89% | ||
Pupitar Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed with Pupitar to get Larvitar eggs using 49 partners from the Monster egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Curse, Dragon Dance and 4 more.
RS Pupitar Best Moveset
Rock/Ground middle stage with improving stats and AbilityShed Skin randomly curing status. MoveEarthquake at moderate power. Tyranitar is one evolution from defining the competitive landscape.
Best Build
Pupitar best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Dragon Dance
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Hidden Power Bug
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Ancient Power and Curse from the egg pool give Pupitar something extra. Pair those with Earthquake and Dig for STAB and Dark and Normal coverage and more for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
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
PUPITAR creates a gas inside its body that it compresses and forcefully ejects to propel itself like a jet. The body is very durable - it avoids damage even if it hits solid steel.
Pupitar Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Pupitar isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Obtain one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
Game Availability
Available in 18 titles since its debut in Gold & Silver, Pupitar spans 8 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
- 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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