Where can I find Larvitar in Polished Crystal?

Larvitar can be found in three areas, including Quiet Cave B2F in Polished Crystal.

What type is Larvitar?

Larvitar is a rock/ground-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Larvitar learn in Polished Crystal?

Larvitar can learn 17+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Larvitar have?

Larvitar's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Guts, Battle Armor, Sand Veil.

Larvitar - Stats, Moves, Evolution & Location | Polished Crystal

Born deep underground, this Pokémon becomes a pupa after eating enough dirt to make a mountain.

Strategy & Usage Tips

Larvitar is basically baby baby Tyranitar. The thing is that it takes a while to evolve and isn't available in the wild until late game. As a common favorite, this is kind of a bummer. That being said, once it slowly evolves it can become a very key Pokemon in your team. The abilities that it has stacked up with it are solid, considering Guts will boost its attack in any status condition and Battle Armor prevents critical hits. If you need it early game, you'll have to use Wonder Trade.

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

RockGround

Dex

#282

Abilities

Guts(Primary)

Boosts Attack on status problems.

Battle Armor(Secondary)

Protects from critical hits.

Sand Veil(Hidden)

Boosts evasion in a sandstorm.

Growth Rate

Slow

Gender Ratio

50% Male, 50% Female

Egg Groups

monster

Hatch Rate

Slowest (40 cycles)

Catch Rate

Poké Ball5.3%

Great Ball7.5%

Ultra Ball8.9%

Base Exp

EV Yield

1 Attack

Wild Held Items

None

Weak To

water ×4grass ×4ice ×2fighting ×2ground ×2steel ×2

Resists

normal ×0.5fire ×0.5poison ×0.25flying ×0.5rock ×0.5

Immune To

electric

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Evolution Chain

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.

Larvitar

Base form

→

Pupitar

Level up Larvitar to Lv. 30

→

Tyranitar

Level up Pupitar to Lv. 55

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How to Obtain

Larvitar can be found in Quiet Cave B2F (rare) in the morning and day-time, and in Quiet Cave B3F (rare) in the morning and day-time. Larvitar can also be found in a hidden grotto in Route 47. Their levels scale with your badge count.

Wild Encounters (5)


Quiet Cave B2F	morning	Field	Badge -15	5%
Quiet Cave B2F	day	Field	Badge -15	5%
Quiet Cave B3F	morning	Field	Badge -15	5%
Quiet Cave B3F	day	Field	Badge -15	5%
Route 47	any	hidden grotto	Badge +0	5%

Level Up Moves (17)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Tackle	normal		40	100	35
1	Tackle	A full-body charge attack.
TackleLevel: 1
normal		40	100	35
A full-body charge attack.
1	Bite	dark		60	100	25
1	Bite	An attack that may cause flinching.
BiteLevel: 1
dark		60	100	25
An attack that may cause flinching.
1	Leer	normal		0	100	30
1	Leer	A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
LeerLevel: 1
normal		0	100	30
A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
5	Sandstorm	rock		0	100	10
5	Sandstorm	Inflicts damage every turn.
SandstormLevel: 5
rock		0	100	10
Inflicts damage every turn.
10	Screech	normal		0	85	40
10	Screech	Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
ScreechLevel: 10
normal		0	85	40
Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
14	Rage	normal		20	100	20
14	Rage	Raises Attack if the user is hit.
RageLevel: 14
normal		20	100	20
Raises Attack if the user is hit.
19	Rock Slide	rock		75	90	10
19	Rock Slide	An attack that may cause flinching.
Rock SlideLevel: 19
rock		75	90	10
An attack that may cause flinching.
23	Scary Face	normal		0	100	10
23	Scary Face	Sharply lowers the foe's Speed.
Scary FaceLevel: 23
normal		0	100	10
Sharply lowers the foe's Speed.
28	Thrash	normal		120	100	10
28	Thrash	Works 2-3 turns and confuses user.
ThrashLevel: 28
normal		120	100	10
Works 2-3 turns and confuses user.
32	Dark Pulse	dark		80	100	15
32	Dark Pulse	An attack that may cause flinching.
Dark PulseLevel: 32
dark		80	100	15
An attack that may cause flinching.
37	Ancientpower	rock		60	100	5
37	Ancientpower	An attack that may raise all stats.
AncientpowerLevel: 37
rock		60	100	5
An attack that may raise all stats.
41	Crunch	dark		80	100	15
41	Crunch	An attack that may lower Defense.
CrunchLevel: 41
dark		80	100	15
An attack that may lower Defense.
46	Earthquake	ground		100	100	10
46	Earthquake	Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
EarthquakeLevel: 46
ground		100	100	10
Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
50	Stone Edge	rock		100	80	5
50	Stone Edge	Has a high critical hit ratio.
Stone EdgeLevel: 50
rock		100	80	5
Has a high critical hit ratio.
55	Outrage	dragon		120	100	10
55	Outrage	Works 2-3 turns and confuses user.
OutrageLevel: 55
dragon		120	100	10
Works 2-3 turns and confuses user.
61	Hyper Beam	normal		150	90	5
61	Hyper Beam	1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Hyper BeamLevel: 61
normal		150	90	5
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
68	Close Combat	fighting		120	100	5
68	Close Combat	Lowers the user's Def and Sp.Def.
Close CombatLevel: 68
fighting		120	100	5
Lowers the user's Def and Sp.Def.

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Egg Moves (7)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Dragon Dance	dragon		0	100	20
Dragon Dance	Raises the user's Attack and Speed.
Dragon Dance
dragon		0	100	20
Raises the user's Attack and Speed.
Focus Energy	normal		0	100	30
Focus Energy	Raises the critical hit ratio.
Focus Energy
normal		0	100	30
Raises the critical hit ratio.
Pursuit	dark		40	100	20
Pursuit	Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
Pursuit
dark		40	100	20
Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
Stomp	normal		65	100	20
Stomp	An attack that may cause flinching.
Stomp
normal		65	100	20
An attack that may cause flinching.
Outrage	dragon		120	100	10
Outrage	Works 2-3 turns and confuses user.
Outrage
dragon		120	100	10
Works 2-3 turns and confuses user.
Ancientpower	rock		60	100	5
Ancientpower	An attack that may raise all stats.
Ancientpower
rock		60	100	5
An attack that may raise all stats.
Iron Head	steel		80	100	15
Iron Head	An attack that may cause flinching.
Iron Head
steel		80	100	15
An attack that may cause flinching.

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TM/HM Moves (22)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Sunny Day	fire		0	100	5	TM11
Sunny Day	Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Sunny Day
fire		0	100	5	TM11
Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Hyper Beam	normal		150	90	5	TM15
Hyper Beam	1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Hyper Beam
normal		150	90	5	TM15
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dance	water		0	100	5	TM18
Rain Dance	Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Rain Dance
water		0	100	5	TM18
Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Bulldoze	ground		60	100	20	TM21
Bulldoze	A Ground attack that lowers Speed.
Bulldoze
ground		60	100	20	TM21
A Ground attack that lowers Speed.
Iron Tail	steel		100	75	15	TM23
Iron Tail	An attack that may lower Defense.
Iron Tail
steel		100	75	15	TM23
An attack that may lower Defense.
Earthquake	ground		100	100	10	TM26
Earthquake	Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
Earthquake
ground		100	100	10	TM26
Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Dig	ground		90	100	10	TM28
Dig	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Dig
ground		90	100	10	TM28
1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Brick Break	fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Brick Break	Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Brick Break
fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Sandstorm	rock		0	100	10	TM37
Sandstorm	Inflicts damage every turn.
Sandstorm
rock		0	100	10	TM37
Inflicts damage every turn.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attract	normal		0	100	15	TM45
Attract	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Attract
normal		0	100	15	TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Rock Slide	rock		75	90	10	TM48
Rock Slide	An attack that may cause flinching.
Rock Slide
rock		75	90	10	TM48
An attack that may cause flinching.
Dark Pulse	dark		80	100	15	TM58
Dark Pulse	An attack that may cause flinching.
Dark Pulse
dark		80	100	15	TM58
An attack that may cause flinching.
Stone Edge	rock		100	80	5	TM71
Stone Edge	Has a high critical hit ratio.
Stone Edge
rock		100	80	5	TM71
Has a high critical hit ratio.

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Move Tutor Moves (8)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Body Slam	normal		85	100	15	MT04
Body Slam	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Body Slam
normal		85	100	15	MT04
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Double Edge	normal		120	100	15	MT08
Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Double Edge
normal		120	100	15	MT08
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Earth Power	ground		90	100	10	MT10
Earth Power	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Earth Power
ground		90	100	10	MT10
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Headbutt	normal		70	100	15	MT13
Headbutt	An attack that may cause flinching.
Headbutt
normal		70	100	15	MT13
An attack that may cause flinching.
Iron Head	steel		80	100	15	MT17
Iron Head	An attack that may cause flinching.
Iron Head
steel		80	100	15	MT17
An attack that may cause flinching.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.

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