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Carvanha, a Water and Dark type Pokémon, official artwork

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Carvanha: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Carvanha is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Attack (90) and Sp. Atk (65), with a base stat total of 305.

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What is Carvanha weak to?

How much damage Carvanha takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toBugElectricFairyFightingGrass
0.5×ResistsDarkFireGhostIceSteelWater
0×Immune toPsychic

Carvanha takes super-effective damage from Bug, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Grass. It resists Dark, Fire, Ghost, Ice, Steel, Water and is immune to Psychic.

Best moveset for Carvanha

Carvanha has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Double-EdgeNormal120
  • BlizzardIce110
  • Hydro PumpWater110
  • BounceFlying85

Best nature for Carvanha

Adamant. Carvanha is a physical attacker (90 Attack vs 65 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • Rough SkinPokemon making contact with this Pokemon lose 1/8 of their max HP.
  • Speed BoostThis Pokemon's Speed is raised 1 stage at the end of each full turn on the field.

Evolution line

Carvanha
Sharpedo
Full learnset (70 moves; tap to expand)

Carvanha is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
ThrashNormal120100%Physical
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
UproarNormal90100%Special
BounceFlying8585%Physical
LiquidationWater85100%Physical
Psychic FangsPsychic85100%Physical
CrunchDark80100%Physical
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
DiveWater80100%Physical
ScaldWater80100%Special
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
RetaliateNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
BrineWater65100%Special
Ice FangIce6595%Physical
Ancient PowerRock60100%Special
AssuranceDark60100%Physical
BiteDark60100%Physical
Flip TurnWater60100%Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
RoundNormal60100%Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
SnarlDark5595%Special
PaybackDark50100%Physical
Poison FangPoison50100%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Aqua JetWater40100%Physical
Fury CutterBug4095%Physical
WhirlpoolWater3585%Special
Scale ShotDragon2590%Physical
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
RageNormal20100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Natural GiftNormal?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
Super FangNormal?90%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
AttractNormal-100%Status
CaptivateNormal-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
Destiny BondGhost--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Focus EnergyNormal--Status
HailIce--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
MimicNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RefreshNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
ScreechNormal-85%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
TauntDark-100%Status
TormentDark-100%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status