Pupitar

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Pupitar is a Rock/Ground type Pokémon introduced in Generation 2.

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National №	0247
Type	Rock Ground
Species	Hard Shell Pokémon
Height	1.2 m (3′11″)
Weight	152.0 kg (335.1 lbs)
Abilities	1. Shed Skin
Local №	0245 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 0250 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 0293 (Black 2/White 2) 0103 (X/Y — Mountain Kalos) 0248 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex) 0384 (Sword/Shield) 0317 (Scarlet/Violet) 0140 (The Crown Tundra)

Training

EV yield	2 Attack
Catch rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	35 (lower than normal)
Base Exp.	144
Growth Rate	Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Monster
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	40 (10,024–10,280 steps)

Base stats

HP	70	250	344
Attack	84	155	293
Defense	70	130	262
Sp. Atk	65	121	251
Sp. Def	70	130	262
Speed	51	96	221
Total	410	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Pupitar.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
½	½	4	0	4	2	2	¼	2

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
½			½				2

Evolution chart

#0246
Larvitar
Rock · Ground

(Level 30)

#0247
Pupitar
Rock · Ground

(Level 55)

#0248
Tyranitar
Rock · Dark

Pupitar changes

In Generation 2, Pupitar has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Gold	Its shell is as hard as sheet rock, and it is also very strong. Its THRASHING can topple a mountain.
Silver	Even sealed in its shell, it can move freely. Hard and fast, it has outstanding destructive power.
Crystal	It will not stay still, even while it’s a pupa. It already has arms and legs under its solid shell.
Ruby Sapphire	PUPITAR creates a gas inside its body that it compresses and forcefully ejects to propel itself like a jet. The body is very durable - it avoids damage even if it hits solid steel.
FireRed	Even sealed in its shell, it can move freely. Hard and fast, it has outstanding destructive power.
LeafGreen	Its shell is as hard as sheet rock, and it is also very strong. Its THRASHING can topple a mountain.
Emerald	A PUPITAR creates a gas inside its body that it ejects under compression to propel itself like a jet. Its body can withstand a collision with solid steel.
Diamond Pearl Platinum	Its body is as hard as bedrock. By venting pressurized gas, it can launch itself like a rocket.
HeartGold	Its shell is as hard as sheet rock, and it is also very strong. Its thrashing can topple a mountain.
SoulSilver	Even sealed in its shell, it can move freely. Hard and fast, it has outstanding destructive power.
Black White	Its body is as hard as bedrock. By venting pressurized gas, it can launch itself like a rocket.
Black 2 White 2	This pupa flies around wildly by venting with great force the gas pressurized inside its body.
X	Its body is as hard as bedrock. By venting pressurized gas, it can launch itself like a rocket.
Y	Its shell is as hard as sheet rock, and it is also very strong. Its thrashing can topple a mountain.
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Pupitar creates a gas inside its body that it compresses and forcefully ejects to propel itself like a jet. The body is very durable—it avoids damage even if it hits solid steel.
Ultra Sun	This troublesome Pokémon can’t wait to evolve, so it relieves its stress by wildly propelling itself around using compressed gas.
Ultra Moon	This dangerous pupa thrashes about. Its shell is as hard as bedrock, containing its gradually forming new body within.
Sword	Even sealed in its shell, it can move freely. Hard and fast, it has outstanding destructive power.
Shield	It will not stay still, even while it’s a pupa. It already has arms and legs under its solid shell.
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl	Its body is as hard as bedrock. By venting pressurized gas, it can launch itself like a rocket.
Scarlet	This pupa flies around wildly by venting with great force the gas pressurized inside its body.
Violet	Its shell is as hard as bedrock, and it is also very strong. Its thrashing can topple a mountain.

Moves learned by Pupitar

In other generations
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Scarlet/Violet Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl

Moves learnt by level up

Pupitar learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Payback	Dark	50	100
1	Rock Throw	Rock	50	90
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
9	Bite	Dark	60	100
12	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
15	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
18	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
21	Screech	Normal	—	85
24	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
27	Crunch	Dark	80	100
33	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
37	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
42	Thrash	Normal	120	100
47	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
52	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90

Moves learnt on evolution

Pupitar learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Iron Defense	Steel		—	—

Egg moves

Pupitar learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Pupitar gen 9 learnset page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Assurance	Dark	60	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Dragon Dance	Dragon	—	—
Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Iron Head	Steel	80	100
Outrage	Dragon	120	100
Stomp	Normal	65	100

Moves learnt by TM

Pupitar is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
05	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
06	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
27	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
28	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
30	Snarl	Dark	55	95
35	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
36	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
51	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
55	Dig	Ground	80	100
58	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
66	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
76	Rock Blast	Rock	25	90
84	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
87	Taunt	Dark	—	100
94	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
99	Iron Head	Steel	80	100
100	Dragon Dance	Dragon	—	—
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
104	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
108	Crunch	Dark	80	100
116	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
133	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
149	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
150	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
152	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
156	Outrage	Dragon	120	100
163	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
176	Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
177	Spite	Ghost	—	100
179	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
186	High Horsepower	Ground	95	95
199	Lash Out	Dark	75	100
204	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
224	Curse	Ghost	—	—

Moves learnt by level up

Pupitar learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Payback	Dark	50	100
1	Rock Throw	Rock	50	90
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
9	Bite	Dark	60	100
12	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
15	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
18	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
21	Screech	Normal	—	85
24	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
27	Crunch	Dark	80	100
33	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
37	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
42	Thrash	Normal	120	100
47	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
52	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90

Moves learnt on evolution

Pupitar learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Iron Defense	Steel		—	—

Egg moves

Pupitar learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Pupitar gen 8 learnset page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Assurance	Dark	60	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Dragon Dance	Dragon	—	—
Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Iron Head	Steel	80	100
Outrage	Dragon	120	100
Stomp	Normal	65	100

Moves learnt by TM

Pupitar is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
69	Rock Polish	Rock	—	—
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
78	Snarl	Dark	55	95
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

In other generations
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Pupitar sprites

Type	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
Normal
Shiny							—	—

See all Pupitar sprites

Where to find Pupitar

Gold Silver	Evolve Larvitar
Crystal	Mt. Silver
Ruby Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
FireRed LeafGreen	Evolve Larvitar
Emerald	Trade/migrate from another game
Diamond	Evolve Larvitar
Pearl	Trade/migrate from another game
Platinum	Evolve Larvitar
HeartGold SoulSilver	Mt. Silver
Black White Black 2 White 2	Route 15
X	Trade/migrate from another game
Y	Route 18, Terminus Cave
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
Sun Moon	Trade/migrate from another game
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Evolve Larvitar
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Not available in this game
Sword	Trade/migrate from another game
Shield	Lake of Outrage
Brilliant Diamond	Rocky Cave, Big Bluff Cavern
Shining Pearl	Trade/migrate from another game
Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game
Scarlet	South Province (Area Six)
Violet	Location data not yet available

Answers to Pupitar questions

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Other languages

English	Pupitar
Japanese	サナギラス (Sanagiras)
German	Pupitar
French	Ymphect
Italian	Pupitar
Spanish	Pupitar
Korean	데기라스 (degiraseu)
Chinese (Simplified)	沙基拉斯
Chinese (Traditional)	沙基拉斯

English	Hard Shell Pokémon
Japanese	だんがんポケモン
German	Hartschalen-Pokémon
French	Pokémon Carapadure
Italian	Pokémon Guscioduro
Spanish	Pokémon Caparazón
Korean	탄환포켓몬
Chinese (Simplified)	子弹宝可梦
Chinese (Traditional)	子彈寶可夢

Name origin

pupae: immobile cocoon stage of an insect
tar: from Latin ‘tardus’ meaning slow