Carvanhain Pokémon Orange
waterdark
Pokédex Entry
Savage Pokémon
It lives in expansive rivers that course through jungles. It swarms prey that enter its territory.
Carvanha in Pokémon Pokémon Orange
Carvanha is #318 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Pokémon Orange. This page covers its water/dark typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 6 encounter locations.
Front
Normal
Shiny
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
WaterDark
Dex
#207 Regional Dex · #318 National
Growth Rate
Slow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
fish
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
225
Base Exp
Unknown
EV Yield
None
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
Evolution Chain
How to Obtain
Carvanha can be found very common in Tangelo Jungle while surfing, common in Fire Island while surfing, and common in Ice Island while surfing, among three other areas. Wild ones range from level six to 40.
Wild Encounters (6)
Level Up Moves (11)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BiteLevel: 1Bite | dark | PWR60 | ACC100 | PP25 | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| LeerLevel: 1Leer | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP30 | ||
| Lowers the foe's DEFENSE. | ||||||
| RageLevel: 7Rage | normal | PWR20 | ACC100 | PP20 | ||
| Raises ATTACK if the user is hit. | ||||||
| Focus EnergyLevel: 13Focus Energy | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP30 | ||
| Raises the critical hit ratio. | ||||||
| Scary FaceLevel: 16Scary Face | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP10 | ||
| Sharply reduces the foe's SPEED. | ||||||
| CrunchLevel: 22Crunch | dark | PWR80 | ACC100 | PP15 | ||
| An attack that may lower SPCL.DEF. | ||||||
| ScreechLevel: 28Screech | normal | PWR0 | ACC85 | PP40 | ||
| Sharply reduces the foe's DEFENSE. | ||||||
| Take DownLevel: 31Take Down | normal | PWR90 | ACC85 | PP20 | ||
| A tackle that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| SwaggerLevel: 37Swagger | normal | PWR0 | ACC85 | PP15 | ||
| Causes confusion and raises ATTACK. | ||||||
| AgilityLevel: 43Agility | psychic | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP30 | ||
| Sharply increases the user's SPEED. | ||||||
| Hydro PumpLevel: 48Hydro Pump | water | PWR110 | ACC80 | PP10 | ||
| A powerful watertype attack. | ||||||
TM/HM Moves (17)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water PulseWater Pulse | water | PWR60 | ACC100 | PP20 | TM03TM03 | |
| An attack that may confuse the foe. | ||||||
| Dark PulseDark Pulse | dark | PWR80 | ACC100 | PP15 | TM04TM04 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| ToxicToxic | poison | PWR0 | ACC90 | PP10 | TM06TM06 | |
| A poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| HailHail | ice | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP10 | TM07TM07 | |
| Inflicts damage every turn. | ||||||
| WhirlpoolWhirlpool | water | PWR40 | ACC85 | PP15 | TM08TM08 | |
| Traps the foe for 2-5 turns. | ||||||
| Ice BeamIce Beam | ice | PWR90 | ACC100 | PP10 | TM13TM13 | |
| An attack that may freeze the foe. | ||||||
| BlizzardBlizzard | ice | PWR110 | ACC70 | PP5 | TM14TM14 | |
| An attack that may freeze the foe. | ||||||
| ProtectProtect | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP10 | TM17TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| Rain DanceRain Dance | water | PWR0 | ACC90 | PP5 | TM18TM18 | |
| Boosts water-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| ReturnReturn | normal | PWR1 | ACC100 | PP20 | TM27TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| Double TeamDouble Team | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP15 | TM32TM32 | |
| Heightens evasiveness. | ||||||
| FacadeFacade | normal | PWR70 | ACC100 | PP20 | TM42TM42 | |
| Double damage with PSN, BRN, or PRZ. | ||||||
| RestRest | psychic | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP10 | TM44TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| ThiefThief | dark | PWR60 | ACC100 | PP25 | TM46TM46 | |
| An attack that may steal a held item. | ||||||
| SurfSurf | water | PWR1 | ACC100 | PP20 | HM03HM03 | |
| A strong watertype attack. | ||||||
| DiveDive | water | PWR90 | ACC100 | PP10 | HM06HM06 | |
| 1st turn: Dive 2nd turn: Attack | ||||||
| WaterfallWaterfall | water | PWR90 | ACC100 | PP15 | HM07HM07 | |
| An aquatic charge attack. | ||||||
Move Tutor Moves (2)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zen Headbutt(Route 69 North)Zen Headbutt | psychic | PWR80 | ACC90 | PP15 | TutorTutor | ||
| An attack that may cause flinching. | |||||||
| Attract(Kumquat House3)Attract | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP15 | TutorTutor | ||
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | |||||||
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×)
Best Counters
Pokémon that have type advantages against Carvanha, either offensively or defensively.
Poliwrath
waterfighting
2× STAB damage • Resists water
2×Good
Exeggutor
grassdragon
2× STAB damage • Resists water
2×Good
Marill
waterfairy
2× STAB damage • Resists water
2×Good
Azumarill
waterfairy
2× STAB damage • Resists water
2×Good
Bulbasaur
grasspoison
2× STAB damage • Resists water
2×Good
Ivysaur
grasspoison
2× STAB damage • Resists water
2×Good
Venusaur
grasspoison
2× STAB damage • Resists water
2×Good
Clefairy
fairy
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
Clefable
fairy
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
Ninetales
icefairy
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
Jigglypuff
normalfairy
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
Wigglytuff
normalfairy
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
Oddish
grasspoison
2× STAB damage • Resists water
2×Good
Gloom
grasspoison
2× STAB damage • Resists water
2×Good
Vileplume
grasspoison
2× STAB damage • Resists water
2×Good
Paras
buggrass
2× STAB damage • Resists water
2×Good
Parasect
buggrass
2× STAB damage • Resists water
2×Good
Mankey
fighting
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
Primeape
fighting
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
Machop
fighting
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
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Base Stats
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