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Larvesta, a Bug and Fire type Pokémon, official artwork

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Larvesta: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Larvesta is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Attack (85) and Speed (60), with a base stat total of 360. Competitively it is a Little Cup Pokémon.

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What is Larvesta weak to?

How much damage Larvesta takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toRock
2×Weak toFlyingWater
0.5×ResistsBugFairyFightingIceSteel
0.25×ResistsGrass

Larvesta takes super-effective damage from Rock, Flying, Water (Rock hit it for 4x damage). It resists Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Ice, Steel, Grass.

Best moveset for Larvesta

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

  • OverheatFire130
  • Double-EdgeNormal120
  • Solar BeamGrass120
  • Bug BuzzBug90

Best nature for Larvesta

Adamant. Larvesta is a physical attacker (85 Attack vs 50 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • Flame Body30% chance a Pokemon making contact with this Pokemon will be burned.
  • SwarmAt 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Bug attacks.

Evolution line

Larvesta
Volcarona
Full learnset (45 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
OverheatFire13090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Flare BlitzFire120100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
ThrashNormal120100%Physical
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
Heat WaveFire9590%Special
Bug BuzzBug90100%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Wild ChargeElectric90100%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Leech LifeBug80100%Physical
LungeBug80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Skitter SmackBug7090%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
Bug BiteBug60100%Physical
Flame WheelFire60100%Physical
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
Flame ChargeFire50100%Physical
PounceBug50100%Physical
Struggle BugBug50100%Special
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
EmberFire40100%Special
Fire SpinFire3585%Special
AbsorbGrass20100%Special
AmnesiaPsychic--Status
Calm MindPsychic--Status
EndureNormal--Status
HardenNormal--Status
Light ScreenPsychic--Status
Morning SunNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
ScreechNormal-85%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
String ShotBug-95%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Will-O-WispFire-85%Status