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Larvitar, a Rock and Ground type Pokémon, official artwork

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Larvitar: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Larvitar is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Attack (64) and HP (50), with a base stat total of 300. Competitively it is a Little Cup Pokémon.

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What is Larvitar weak to?

How much damage Larvitar takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toGrassWater
2×Weak toFightingGroundIceSteel
0.5×ResistsFireFlyingNormalRock
0.25×ResistsPoison
0×Immune toElectric

Larvitar takes super-effective damage from Grass, Water, Fighting, Ground, Ice, Steel (Grass and Water hit it for 4x damage). It resists Fire, Flying, Normal, Rock, Poison and is immune to Electric.

Best moveset for Larvitar

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

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • OutrageDragon120
  • EarthquakeGround100
  • Stone EdgeRock100

Best nature for Larvitar

Adamant. Larvitar is a physical attacker (64 Attack vs 45 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • GutsIf this Pokemon is statused, its Attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage.
  • Sand VeilIf Sandstorm is active, this Pokemon's evasiveness is 1.25x; immunity to Sandstorm.

Evolution line

Larvitar
Pupitar
Tyranitar
Full learnset (53 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
ThrashNormal120100%Physical
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
CrunchDark80100%Physical
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
DigGround80100%Physical
Iron HeadSteel80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
StompNormal65100%Physical
Ancient PowerRock60100%Special
AssuranceDark60100%Physical
BiteDark60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
SnarlDark5595%Special
PaybackDark50100%Physical
Rock ThrowRock5090%Physical
Smack DownRock50100%Physical
TackleNormal40100%Physical
Sand TombGround3585%Physical
Rock BlastRock2590%Physical
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
CurseGhost--Status
Dragon DanceDragon--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Focus EnergyNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Iron DefenseSteel--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
ScreechNormal-85%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
TauntDark-100%Status