Is Pupitar Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Middle cocoon stage between Larvitar and Tyranitar. Level 55 is a long way off. Keep grinding.
Larvitar has the type edge here and should clean up Ilima's team.
Larvitar trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Larvitar has the type edge here and should bring the Totem Araquanid down.
Larvitar trades roughly evenly with the Totem Alolan Marowak.
The Totem Lurantis hits Larvitar's weaknesses hard.
Larvitar trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
The Totem Togedemaru hits Pupitar's weaknesses hard.
Pupitar trades roughly evenly with the Totem Mimikyu.
Nanu's team hits Pupitar's weaknesses hard.
The Totem Kommo-o hits Pupitar's weaknesses hard.
Pupitar trades roughly evenly with the Totem Ribombee.
Hapu's team hits Pupitar's weaknesses hard.
Tyranitar trades roughly evenly with Molayne's team.
Tyranitar has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Tyranitar has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Tyranitar has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Tyranitar trades roughly evenly with Hau's team.
Catch Larvitar
Catch Larvitar in Diglett's Tunnel (walking, Lv 20-23).
Evolve Larvitar to Pupitar
Larvitar evolves into Pupitar at Level 30. Your Larvitar should hit Level 30 before you reach Sophocles, at typical leveling pace.
Evolve Pupitar to Tyranitar
Pupitar evolves into Tyranitar at Level 55. Your Pupitar should hit Level 55 before you reach Molayne, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Pupitar in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
You're catching Larvitar first, not Pupitar. Larvitar appears at moderate rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 3-stage chain with evolution methods between each stage.
How to Obtain Pupitar in USUM
How to Get Shiny Pupitar in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Pupitar develops from a Larvitar SOS chain in Diglett's Tunnel, so keep that chain going, catch a shiny, and evolve it. Compare Shiny Pupitar odds across every game
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Shiny Pupitar Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is SOS Chaining at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
SOS Chaining: Leave one ally fainted and force endless calls. Bonus rolls step up at 11, 21, and 31 calls.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon shiny odds for Pupitar.
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 |
What is Pupitar Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Pupitar
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 4x252-297%KO Bulldoze 2x37-44% | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Golisopod builds →Razor Shell 4x190-224%KO Brick Break 2x63-75% Frost Breath 2x28-34% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Gallade builds →Leaf Blade 4x151-178%KO Brick Break 2x95-112%KO Bulldoze 2x52-61% | ||
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Starmie WaterPsychic | B | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Slowbro builds →Water Pulse 4x128-152%KO Brick Break 2x42-51% Bulldoze 2x34-40% | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Poliwrath builds →Bubble Beam 4x108-127%KO Brick Break 2x77-91% Bulldoze 2x40-48% | ||
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Pangoro builds →Hammer Arm 2x125-148%KO Bulldoze 2x52-61% Bullet Punch 2x35-42% | ||
 Lurantis Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Lurantis builds →Petal Blizzard 4x200-236%KO Brick Break 2x55-65% | ||
 Grovyle Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Grovyle builds →Energy Ball 4x170-200%KO Brick Break 2x39-46% | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Bewear builds →Brick Break 2x95-112%KO Bulldoze 2x52-61% | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x92-109%KO Energy Ball 4x69-81% Bulldoze 2x49-59% | ||
 Brionne Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Popplio (Route 1 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pupitar View Brionne builds →Bubble Beam 4x128-152%KO Icy Wind 2x37-44% | ||
Pupitar Evolutions
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.
USUM Pupitar Best Moveset
Rock/Ground at 84 Attack with AbilityShed Skin clearing status. The moveset at mid-stage power cannot compete. Tyranitar one evolution away adds Rock/Dark typing, 134 Attack, AbilitySand Stream setting sandstorm, and Mega access for S-tier.
Best Build
Pupitar best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- Rest
- Dragon Dance
- Stone Edge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Ancient Power and Assurance from the egg pool give Pupitar something extra.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
This troublesome Pokémon can’t wait to evolve, so it relieves its stress by wildly propelling itself around using compressed gas.
This dangerous pupa thrashes about. Its shell is as hard as bedrock, containing its gradually forming new body within.
Pupitar Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, you can run Pupitar through the first few routes without issues. 410 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Tyranitar as fast as you can.
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, use Pupitar as a balanced. Physical side carries the damage. Not the fastest, Earthquake is the primary attack.
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, run Jolly on Pupitar. +Speed is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
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
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