Is Sharpedo Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Carvanha evolves at level 30. Water/Dark with AbilityRough Skin. Fast with strong Attack and Sp. Atk. Handles Shauntal, Caitlin, and Clay. Paper-thin defenses mean one hit and it's done. Hit first or get hit once.
Carvanha has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Carvanha has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Carvanha has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Carvanha has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Carvanha has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Carvanha trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Drayden's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Sharpedo trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Sharpedo trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Sharpedo trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Sharpedo on Village Bridge (rippling water fishing, Lv 50-70, uncommon). Shaking/Bubbling spots.
Catch Carvanha on Village Bridge (Super Rod fishing, Lv 40-70, common).
How to Get Sharpedo in Black 2 & White 2
A few locations for Sharpedo with high spawn rates across endgame routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Where To Catch Sharpedo in B2W2
To get Sharpedo, start by catching Carvanha through fishing and walking encounters at Lv. 40-70. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch CarvanhaVillage BridgeLv.40-70Super RodRate 70%Any- Step 2Sharpedo ✓Village BridgeLv.50-70Rippling Water FishRate 100%AnyShaking spotor evolve from Carvanha (Step 1)
Sharpedo Weakness
Sharpedo's Water/Dark typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Grass, Fighting, and Bug. It shrugs off Psychic-type attacks completely. With 6 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Sharpedo leans offensive (base 120 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Ghost, Dark, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Sharpedo Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Sharpedo
 Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Flaaffy Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Flaaffy builds →Thunder Shock 2x57-67% Rock Smash 2x31-38% | ||
 Riolu Fighting | C | |
 Magnemite ElectricSteel | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Magnemite builds →Thunder Shock 2x66-78% | ||
Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Sewaddle BugGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Sewaddle builds →Energy Ball 2x69-83% Bug Bite 2x66-78% | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 2x91-108%KO Rock Smash 2x45-53% | ||
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
 Servine Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Snivy (Aspertia City Gift) | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Swadloon builds →Energy Ball 2x75-88% Bug Bite 2x64-76% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x196-231%KO | ||
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 2x95-112%KO Rock Smash 2x46-55% | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Magnezone builds →Thunder Shock 2x80-96% | ||
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Maractus builds →Energy Ball 2x131-155%KO Pin Missile 2x14-18% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x217-256%KO | ||
 Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x147-174%KO Brick Break 2x91-108%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x187-221%KO | ||
 Scolipede BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Scolipede builds →Megahorn 2x182-215%KO Rock Smash 2x41-49% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x217-256%KO | ||
Pinsir Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Pinsir builds →X-Scissor 2x146-172%KO Brick Break 2x91-108%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x188-222%KO | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Leavanny builds →Leaf Blade 2x139-164%KO X-Scissor 2x123-146%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x222-261%KO Megahorn 2x222-261%KO | ||
 Ferrothorn GrassSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 2x176-208%KO Thunder 2x76-90% Rock Smash 2x40-47% Pin Missile 2x16-19% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x200-236%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Tangrowth builds →Energy Ball 2x134-159%KO Brick Break 2x77-91% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x224-264%KO Megahorn 2x224-264%KO | ||
Ferrothorn GrassSteel | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 2x176-207%KO Thunder 2x76-89% Rock Smash 2x40-47% Pin Missile 2x15-18% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x201-237%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Tangrowth builds →Energy Ball 2x134-158%KO Brick Break 2x78-92% | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x203-239%KO Focus Blast 2x135-159%KO | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x233-274%KO X-Scissor 2x104-122%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x227-267%KO Megahorn 2x227-267%KO | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
In Black 2 & White 2, Volcarona can KO Sharpedo with Giga Drain (121-142%).
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Sharpedo View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain 2x121-142%KO Fire Blast66-78% | ||
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 (+30 over Carvanha), and Sharpedo peaks at 460 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Sharpedo to get Carvanha eggs easily using 21 partners from the Water2 egg group. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Brine, Double-Edge and 3 more.
B2W2 Sharpedo Best Moveset
AbilitySpeed Boost adds Speed every turn, making Sharpedo faster than everything after two turns in play. 120 Attack and 95 Sp. Atk fire Water/Dark TermStab from both sides. The moveset threatens to outrun and overwhelm, but 40/40 defenses mean any priority move or surviving hit ends it.
Best Build
Sharpedo best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Crunch
- Waterfall
- Protect
- Earthquake
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Ancient Power and Brine from the egg pool give Sharpedo something extra. Pair those with Hydro Pump and Surf for STAB and coverage across 9 types 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Its fangs rip through sheet iron. It swims at 75 mph and is known as “The Bully of the Sea.”
Sharpedo Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Speed Boost changes the entire equation for Sharpedo. The 460 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a cannon. Crunch with Life Orb is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Black 2 & White 2, but Sharpedo does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Sharpedo hits 560 BST.
Speed Boost is what you want on Sharpedo. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Rough Skin) work on paper but Speed Boost is what makes Sharpedo worth using.
Base 95 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Sharpedo is a physical attacker with base 120 Attack. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits. Best used as a cannon.
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