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Carvanhain Pokémon Heart & Soul

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Pokédex Entry

Savage Pokémon

Carvanha attack ships in swarms, making them sink. Although it is said to be a very vicious Pokémon, it timidly flees as soon as it finds itself alone.

Carvanha in Pokémon Heart & Soul

Carvanha is #318 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Heart & Soul. This page covers its water/dark typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 1 encounter location.

Type
WaterDark
Dex
#318
Abilities
Rough Skin(Primary)

Hurts to touch.

Speed Boost(Secondary)

Gradually boosts Speed.

Growth Rate
slow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
water2
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
225
pokeball
Poké Ball17.7%
greatball
Great Ball24.4%
ultraball
Ultra Ball29.7%
Base Exp
61
EV Yield
1 Attack
Wild Held Items
Weak To
electric ×2grass ×2fighting ×2bug ×2fairy ×2
Resists
fire ×0.5water ×0.5ice ×0.5ghost ×0.5dark ×0.5steel ×0.5
Immune To
psychic

How to Obtain

Carvanha can be found in Route 12 while surfing (rare). Expect to find it at level 47.

Wild Encounters (1)

Gen 7 Moves

The movepool a new game starts with.

Level Up (14)

LeerLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC100PP30
Frightens the foes with a leer to lower Defense.
BiteLevel: 1dark
PWR60ACC100PP25
Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching.
RageLevel: 4normal
PWR20ACC100PP20
Raises the user's Attack every time it is hit.
Focus EnergyLevel: 8normal
PWR0ACC0PP30
Focuses power to raise the critical-hit ratio.
Aqua JetLevel: 11water
PWR40ACC100PP20
Strikes first by dashing at the foe at a high speed.
AssuranceLevel: 15dark
PWR0ACC100PP10
Attack that gains power if the foe has been hurt.
ScreechLevel: 18normal
PWR0ACC85PP40
Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe's Defense.
SwaggerLevel: 22normal
PWR0ACC0PP15
Confuses the foe, but also sharply raises its Attack.
Ice FangLevel: 25ice
PWR65ACC95PP15
May cause flinching or leave the foe with frostbite.leave the foe frozen.
Scary FaceLevel: 29normal
PWR0ACC0PP10
Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce Speed.
Poison FangLevel: 32poison
PWR50ACC100PP15
A sharp-fanged attack. May badly poison the foe.
CrunchLevel: 36dark
PWR80ACC100PP15
Crunches with sharp fangs. May lower Defense.May lower Sp. Def.
AgilityLevel: 39psychic
PWR0ACC0PP30
Relaxes the body to sharply boost Speed.
Take DownLevel: 43normal
PWR90ACC85PP20
A reckless charge attack that also hurts the user.

Egg Moves (8)

Hydro Pumpwater
PWR0ACC80PP5
Blasts water at high power to strike the foe.
Double Edgenormal
PWR0ACC100PP15
A life-risking tackle that also hurts the user.
Thrashnormal
PWR0ACC100PP0
A rampage of 2 to 3 turns that confuses the user.
Ancient Powerrock
PWR60ACC100PP5
Attack that may raise all stats.
Swiftnormal
PWR60ACC0PP20
Sprays star-shaped rays that never miss.
Brinewater
PWR65ACC100PP10
Does double damage to foes with half HP or less.
Destiny Bondghost
PWR0ACC0PP5
If the user faints, the foe is also made to faint.
Psychic Fangspsychic
PWR85ACC100PP15
Chomps with psychic fangs. Destroys any barriers.

Gen 3 Moves

Used when the “Pokémon Movepool” challenge setting is set to Gen 3.

Level Up (10)

BiteLevel: 1dark
PWR60ACC100PP25
Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching.
LeerLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC100PP30
Frightens the foes with a leer to lower Defense.
RageLevel: 7normal
PWR20ACC100PP20
Raises the user's Attack every time it is hit.
Focus EnergyLevel: 13normal
PWR0ACC0PP30
Focuses power to raise the critical-hit ratio.
Scary FaceLevel: 16normal
PWR0ACC0PP10
Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce Speed.
CrunchLevel: 22dark
PWR80ACC100PP15
Crunches with sharp fangs. May lower Defense.May lower Sp. Def.
ScreechLevel: 28normal
PWR0ACC85PP40
Emits a screech to sharply reduce the foe's Defense.
Take DownLevel: 31normal
PWR90ACC85PP20
A reckless charge attack that also hurts the user.
SwaggerLevel: 37normal
PWR0ACC0PP15
Confuses the foe, but also sharply raises its Attack.
AgilityLevel: 43psychic
PWR0ACC0PP30
Relaxes the body to sharply boost Speed.

Egg Moves (3)

Hydro Pumpwater
PWR0ACC80PP5
Blasts water at high power to strike the foe.
Double Edgenormal
PWR0ACC100PP15
A life-risking tackle that also hurts the user.
Thrashnormal
PWR0ACC100PP0
A rampage of 2 to 3 turns that confuses the user.

TM/HM Moves (30)

Attractnormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM45
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
Blizzardice
PWR0ACC0PP5TM14
Hits the foes with an icy storm. May cause frostbite.storm that may freeze it.
Brinewater
PWR65ACC100PP10TM55
Does double damage to foes with half HP or less.
Captivatenormal
PWR0ACC100PP20TM78
Makes the opposite gender sharply reduce its Sp. Atk.
Dark Pulsedark
PWR80ACC100PP15TM79
Attacks with a horrible aura. May cause flinching.
Double Teamnormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM32
Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
Endurenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM58
Endures any attack for 1 turn, leaving at least 1HP.
Facadenormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM42
Boosts power when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
Frustrationnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM21
Attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Hailice
PWR0ACC0PP10TM07
Summons a hailstorm that strikes every turn.
Hidden Powernormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM10
The type varies with the user.The type and effectiveness vary with the user.
Ice Beamice
PWR0ACC100PP10TM13
Blasts the foe with an icy beam. May cause frostbite.beam that may freeze it.
Natural Giftnormal
PWR1ACC100PP15TM83
The effectiveness varies with the held Berry.
Paybackdark
PWR50ACC100PP10TM66
Attack that gains power if the user moves last.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Rain Dancewater
PWR0ACC0PP5TM18
Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP0TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
Attack that increases in power with friendship.
Secret Powernormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM43
Attack with effects that vary by location.
Sleep Talknormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM82
Uses an available move randomly while asleep.
Substitutenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM90
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Surfwater
PWR0ACC100PP15HM03
Creates a huge wave, then crashes it down on the field.crashes it down on the foes.
Swaggernormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM87
Confuses the foe, but also sharply raises its Attack.
Tauntdark
PWR0ACC100PP20TM12
Taunts the foe into only using attack moves.
Thiefdark
PWR0ACC100PP0TM46
While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item.
Tormentdark
PWR0ACC100PP15TM41
Torments the foe and stops successive use of a move.
Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC0PP10TM06
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
Waterfallwater
PWR80ACC100PP15HM07
Charges with speed to climb waterfalls. May flinch.
Water Pulsewater
PWR60ACC100PP20TM03
Attacks with ultrasonic waves. May confuse the foe.
Whirlpoolwater
PWR0ACC0PP15HM08
Traps and hurts the foe in a whirlpool for turns.

Type Summary

5
Weaknesses
6
Resistances
1
Immunities
6
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Carvanha. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Carvanha resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Immunities (0×)

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