Is Sharpedo Good in Sun & Moon Playthrough?
Wild surfing in Alola. Sharpedo's Water/Dark and raw Speed let it hit first against most things. AbilityRough Skin punishes contact moves. Glass cannon that contributes against Acerola and Kiawe if you play to its strengths.
Carvanha trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Carvanha trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Carvanha trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
Carvanha has the type edge here and should clean up Kiawe's team.
Carvanha trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Carvanha has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Carvanha trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Carvanha trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Carvanha trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Totem Kommo-o's team hits Carvanha's weaknesses hard.
Carvanha trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Sharpedo trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Kahili's team.
Catch Sharpedo on Poni Breaker Coast (Super Rod fishing, Lv 10-43). Shaking/Bubbling spots.
How to Get Sharpedo in Sun & Moon
moderate rates across 2 locations for Sharpedo in early-game fishing spots. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Where To Catch Sharpedo in SM
Step 1Obtain CarvanhaBREEDINGAvailableLeave Sharpedo with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Carvanha egg.
Step 2Sharpedo ✓Poni Breaker CoastLv.10-43Super RodRate 10%Shaking spotor evolve from Carvanha (Step 1)
Sharpedo Weakness
Sharpedo's Water/Dark typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug, and Fairy. It shrugs off Psychic-type attacks completely. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Sharpedo leans offensive (base 140 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Ghost, Dark, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
What is Sharpedo Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Sharpedo
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Cottonee GrassFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Cottonee builds →Mega Drain 2x50-60% Fairy Wind 2x30-36% | ||
 Petilil Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
 Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x132-156%KO Energy Ball 2x88-104%KO Bug Bite 2x51-60% | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x91-108%KO Energy Ball 2x36-43% | ||
Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Dartrix Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Iki Town Gift) | ||
 Bayleef Grass | C | |
Vikavolt BugElectric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Vikavolt builds →Thunderbolt 2x129-152%KO Energy Ball 2x86-101%KO Bug Bite 2x48-58% | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x88-105%KO Energy Ball 2x34-41% | ||
 Shiinotic GrassFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Shiinotic builds →Energy Ball 2x88-105%KO Charge Beam 2x34-41% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Victreebel builds →Energy Ball 2x98-116%KO Infestation 2x16-19% | ||
Azumarill WaterFairy | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Azumarill builds →Play Rough 2x54-65% Brick Break 2x33-39% | ||
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Poni Breaker Coast Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Golisopod builds →First Impression 2x117-138%KO Brick Break 2x65-77% | ||
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Victreebel builds →Leaf Storm 2x144-170%KO Infestation 2x16-19% | ||
 Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x110-130%KO Double Kick 2x17-21% Pin Missile 2x14-17% | ||
Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Poni Breaker Coast Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Golisopod builds →First Impression 2x113-133%KO Brick Break 2x62-73% | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Primeape builds →Close Combat 2x128-151%KO U-turn 2x50-59% Thunderbolt 2x44-52% | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Victreebel builds →Leaf Storm 2x142-167%KO Infestation 2x16-19% | ||
Poliwrath WaterFighting | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Exeggutor builds →Solar Beam 2x262-309%KO Infestation 2x19-23% | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Victreebel builds →Solar Beam 2x216-255%KO Infestation 2x16-19% | ||
Meganium Grass | C | |
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Roserade builds →Solar Beam 2x266-313%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x72-85% | ||
 Xurkitree Electric | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Xurkitree builds →Solar Beam 2x235-277%KO Thunderbolt 2x160-189%KO Dazzling Gleam 2x95-112%KO Signal Beam 2x89-105%KO | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Exeggutor builds →Solar Beam 2x266-313%KO Infestation 2x19-23% | ||
 Conkeldurr Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Conkeldurr builds →Focus Punch 2x207-244%KO | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
In Sun & Moon, Xerneas can KO Sharpedo with Focus Blast (146-172%).
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFairyaura ItemPower Herb NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Xerneas builds →Moonblast 2x116-136%KO Focus Blast 2x146-172%KO Thunder 2x134-157%KO | ||
Sharpedo Evolutions
Evolved from Carvanha. Sharpedo is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Attack grew the most through evolution (+50 over Carvanha), and Sharpedo peaks at 560 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Sharpedo to get Carvanha eggs easily using 25 partners from the Water2 egg group.
SM Sharpedo Best Moveset
Mega Sharpedo fires 140 Attack with AbilityStrong Jaw boosting bite moves by 50%%. Base form AbilitySpeed Boost raises Speed every turn, and AbilityRough Skin punishes physical contact. Water/Dark TermStab fires at high power. The moveset earns B-tier through Mega jaw power or Speed Boost snowballing that outspeeds the field after one turn.
Best Build
Sharpedo best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Protect
- Crunch
- Waterfall
- Liquidation
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Leveling does the heavy lifting. Sharpedo picks up Skull Bash and Blizzard along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add coverage across 7 types, but the foundation's already strong by then.
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
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
The spines sprouting from its head are transformed fangs. If they're injured or broken off, the spines will regenerate countless times.
As a consequence of Mega Evolution, its combative instincts exploded. The yellow marks it bears are scars from a long history of battles.
Sharpedo Sun & Moon Guide
In Sun & Moon, Strong Jaw changes the entire equation for Sharpedo. The 560 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked B-Tier as a sweeper. Protect with Life Orb is the standard set.
In Sun & Moon, Sharpedo can Mega Evolve into Mega Sharpedo. That's 660 BST, up from 560. The stat redistribution often changes its best role. Mega Stone required, one per battle.
In Sun & Moon, watch for Raikou (Electric), Breloom (Grass), and Machamp (Fighting) when using Sharpedo. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Bug and Fairy-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. Sharpedo's base 105 Speed lets it outpace many threats and strike first, which matters more than trying to tank hits.
Strong Jaw is what you want on Sharpedo. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. With base 105 Speed, Strong Jaw gives Sharpedo an edge before opponents can react.
Base 105 Speed lets it outrun most of the field. On offense, Sharpedo is a physical attacker with base 140 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a sweeper.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Sharpedo has appeared in 15 titles over 8 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 6, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
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 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
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