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Carvanhain Pokémon Modern Emerald

waterdark

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 Modern Emerald

Carvanha is #318 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Modern Emerald. This page covers its water/dark typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 2 encounter locations.

Front
carvanha sprite
Normal
carvanha sprite
Shiny
carvanha sprite
Animated
carvanha sprite
Shiny Animated
Back
carvanha sprite
Normal
carvanha sprite
Shiny
Type
WaterDark
Dex
#102 Hoenn Dex · #318 National
Abilities
Rough Skin

Hurts to touch.

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
88
EV Yield
1 Attack
Wild Held Items
None
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 common in Route 118 while fishing with Good Rod or fishing with Super Rod, and common in Route 119 while fishing with Good Rod or fishing with Super Rod. Wild ones range from level 10 to 45.

Wild Encounters (4)

Level Up Moves (12)

LeerLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC100PP30
Frightens the foe with a leer to lower Defense.
BiteLevel: 1dark
PWR60ACC100PP25
Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching.
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
PWR0ACC100PP10
Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce Speed.
CrunchLevel: 22dark
PWR80ACC100PP15
Crunches with sharp fangs. May lower Defense.
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.
Poison FangLevel: 32poison
PWR65ACC100PP15
A sharp-fanged attack. May badly poison the foe.
SwaggerLevel: 37normal
PWR0ACC85PP15
Confuses the foe, but also sharply raises Attack.
AgilityLevel: 43psychic
PWR0ACC0PP30
Relaxes the body to sharply boost Speed.
Dark PulseLevel: 45dark
PWR80ACC100PP15
Attacks with a horrible aura. May cause flinching.
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Egg Moves (4)

Hydro Pumpwater
PWR120ACC80PP5
Blasts water at high power to strike the foe.
Ancient Powerrock
PWR60ACC100PP5
An attack that may raise all stats.
Double Edgenormal
PWR120ACC100PP15
A life-risking tackle that also hurts the user.
Thrashnormal
PWR105ACC100PP10
A rampage of 2 to 3 turns that confuses the user.
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TM/HM Moves (21)

Water Pulsewater
PWR60ACC100PP20TM03
Attacks with ultrasonic waves. May confuse the foe.
Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC70PP10TM06
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
Hailice
PWR0ACC0PP10TM07
Summons a hailstorm that strikes every turn.
Hidden Powernormal
PWR60ACC100PP15TM10
The effectiveness varies with the user.
Tauntdark
PWR0ACC100PP20TM12
Taunts the foe into only using attack moves.
Ice Beamice
PWR90ACC100PP10TM13
Blasts the foe with an icy beam that may freeze it.
Blizzardice
PWR110ACC70PP5TM14
Hits the foe with an icy storm that may freeze it.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Rain Dancewater
PWR0ACC0PP5TM18
Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns.
Frustrationnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM21
An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
An attack that increases in power with friendship.
Double Teamnormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM32
Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.
Tormentdark
PWR0ACC100PP15TM41
Torments the foe and stops successive use of a move.
Facadenormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM42
Boosts Attack when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
Secret Powernormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM43
An attack with effects that vary by location.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP5TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Attractnormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM45
Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack.
Thiefdark
PWR50ACC100PP25TM46
While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item.
Surfwater
PWR90ACC100PP15HM03
Creates a huge wave, then crashes it down on the foe.
Waterfallwater
PWR80ACC100PP15HM07
Charges the foe with speed to climb waterfalls.
Divewater
PWR90ACC100PP10HM08
Dives underwater the first turn and strikes next turn.
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Move Tutor Moves (11)

Double Edge(Sootopolis City Pokemon Center 1F)normal
PWR120ACC100PP15Tutor
A life-risking tackle that also hurts the user.
Endure(Battle Frontier Lounge 7)normal
PWR0ACC0PP10Tutor
Endures any attack for 1 turn, leaving at least 1HP.
Fury Cutter(Verdanturf Town Pokemon Center 1F)bug
PWR20ACC95PP20Tutor
An attack that intensifies on each successive hit.
Icy Wind(Battle Frontier Lounge 7)ice
PWR55ACC95PP15Tutor
A chilling attack that lowers the foe's Speed.
Mimic(Lavaridge Town House)normal
PWR0ACC100PP10Tutor
Copies a move used by the foe during one battle.
Mud Slap(Battle Frontier Lounge 7)ground
PWR20ACC100PP10Tutor
Hurls mud in the foe's face to reduce its accuracy.
Sleep Talk(Fortree City House 2)normal
PWR0ACC0PP10Tutor
Uses an available move randomly while asleep.
Snore(Battle Frontier Lounge 7)normal
PWR50ACC100PP15Tutor
A loud attack that can be used only while asleep.
Substitute(Lilycove City Department Store Rooftop)normal
PWR0ACC0PP10Tutor
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Swagger(Slateport City Pokemon Fan Club)normal
PWR0ACC85PP15Tutor
Confuses the foe, but also sharply raises Attack.
Swift(Battle Frontier Lounge 7)normal
PWR60ACC0PP20Tutor
Sprays star-shaped rays that never miss.
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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.

electric2×grass2×fighting2×bug2×fairy2×

Resistances & Immunities

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

Immunities (0×)

psychic
fire0.5×water0.5×ice0.5×ghost0.5×dark0.5×steel0.5×
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