Pokemon Sword & Shield: How To Catch, Train, And Evolve Larvitar

Generation II’s Larvitar can strengthen any team in Pokemon Sword & Shield. Here is everything there is to know about training the Pseudo-Legendary.

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Pseudo-Legendary Pokemon are often among the most popular with fans. Their sheer power, cool designs, and rarity make them highly-desired by many, and Larvitar and its final evolution, Tyranitar, are no exceptions.

If you’re looking for one of the best Pokemon in Sword & Shield to dominate your opponents with, look no further than this Godzilla-inspired beast from Generation II. If you’re looking to train a Larvitar and eventually topple mountains with a Tyranitar, look no further than this guide, which has everything you need to know.

Where to Catch Larvitar

If you’re looking to catch a Larvitar, you’ll want to make sure you have a copy of Pokemon Shield as it’s one of the Pokemon exclusive to one version. Players with Pokemon Sword won’t be able to find Larvitar in the wild, and they’ll need to trade for it with someone who has Shield.

Shield players can find Larvitar in two places: the Lake of Outrage and Roaring-Sea Caves.

In the Lake of Outrage, you’ll need to wait for overcast weather or intense sun. In these weather conditions, Larvitar can spawn as a random encounter in the tall grass. It only has an encounter rate of 5%, so don’t expect to find it right away.

If you have the Crown Tundra expansion, you can head to the Roaring-Sea Caves, where it will appear on the overworld under any weather condition.

How to Evolve It

Even though the Pokedex states that Larvitar evolves after consuming an entire mountain, you won’t need to accomplish this with yours for it to change.

To evolve your Larvitar into a Pupitar, simply train it until level 30. Then, once it’s a Pupitar, it’ll evolve again into Tyranitar at level 55.

This seems like an extremely high level to train a Pokemon to, but Pupitar’s evolution level is surprisingly lower than other pseudo-Legendaries, like Hydreigon, who evolves from Zweilous at the record-breaking level 64.

Typing

Larvitar’s evolutionary family showed off a new type at the time. The Dark-type was added in Generation II, mainly as a counter to the ever-dominant Psychic Pokemon of the time. Unfortunately, you won’t get to see it with Larvitar, as it’ll need to evolve to gain that typing.

Larvitar and Pupitar are both Rock/Ground dual-types. This means they have great resistances, including Normal, Flying, Rock, and Fire, as well as a double-resistance to Poison-type moves. They’re also immune to Electric-type moves.

However, you’ll need to watch out, as they have double-weaknesses to both Grass and Water, as well as standard weaknesses to Fighting, Ground, Steel, and Ice.

Once you’ve evolved your Pupitar into Tyranitar, you’ll need to relearn its weaknesses and resistances, since Tyranitar drops its Ground typing in favor of the Dark-type.

This means the Pokemon will now be double-weak to Fighting-type moves, so watch out for those. Additionally, Tyranitar is weak to Fairy, Bug, Ground, Steel, Water, and Grass. Tyranitar resists the following types: Normal, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Fire, and Dark. It’s also immune to Psychic-type moves.

Stats

As a pseudo-Legendary Pokemon, it’s no surprise that Tyranitar’s evolutionary family is stacked with great stats. However, you’ll want to try to focus on their best ones, as they definitely excel in some areas over others.

All three of these Pokemon specialize in physical attack, physical defense, and HP. However, for competitive purposes, let’s focus on Tyranitar.

Tyranitar has a whopping 134 points in attack, meaning it’s going to hit hard. However, it lacks speed, with only 61, meaning it’s going to move pretty slowly. Its other stats include a nice 100 in HP, a very decent 110 in physical defense, 95 in special attack, and 100 in special defense.

You’ll want to focus on giving Tyranitar strong physical moves like Stone Edge and Crunch. It’s better to try and hit hard, as Tyranitar’s low speed and plethora of weaknesses mean it might be taken out quickly. So, don’t focus on setup moves or stat moves. Just hit heavy and get outta there.

It’s also worthwhile to point out Tyranitar’s primary ability, Sand Stream, which causes a Sandstorm when the Pokemon enters the battle. During sandstorms, Rock-type Pokemon (like Tyranitar) have a 50% boost to their special defense.

Moves

Again, when choosing moves for this evolutionary family, pick hard-hitting physical attacks that cause a ton of damage quickly, as you might not have ample opportunity to use a lot of setup moves.

Larvitar can make great use of moves like Earthquake, Stone Edge, and Rock Slide, all of which hit hard and have the Same-Type Attack Bonus (STAB). Give it an Eviolite to hold and it’ll be powered up even more. If you want a prep move, consider Dragon Dance, which raises attack and speed.

For Tyranitar, many of the same principles still apply. Its common weaknesses and low speed make it very vulnerable to opponents that can whip out a revenge attack or strong Fighting-type move. Focus on hitting hard.

Tyranitar’s best build will be with moves like Stone Edge, Pursuit, Earthquake, Fire Punch, Rock Slide, Crunch, and Ice Punch. Moves like Stealth Rock and Dragon Dance can also come in handy if you want to set up a bit. A move like Thunder Punch can help check those pesky Water-types that like to take Tyranitar out quickly.

Giving Tyranitar a Focus Sash to hold can help prevent instant knockouts by opponents that exploit its weaknesses before the Pokemon can blast off a strong move in return.

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