Pupitar Pokemon Guide

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Pupitar Pokemon Guide

Pupitar is a Rock and Ground-type Pokemon known for its hard shell, strong defensive profile and evolution into Tyranitar. This guide covers Pupitar’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and future Pokemon game information.

Normal Form

Pupitar

Shiny Form

Shiny Pupitar

Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Pupitar guide supports current Pokemon games, Pokemon Champions and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.

Pupitar Guide Contents

Description	Quick Facts
Stats	Best Moves
All Moves	Weaknesses
Evolution	Locations
Abilities	FAQ

Pupitar Description

Pupitar is the middle evolution of Larvitar and Tyranitar. It is a Rock and Ground-type Pokemon with a hard shell, strong defenses and a role as the bridge between Larvitar and the powerful final evolution Tyranitar.

Competitive Overview

Is Pupitar Good in Competitive?

Pupitar is usually more of an evolution step than a major competitive Pokemon. Its Rock and Ground typing gives it strong STAB options and useful resistances, but its lower Speed and several common weaknesses can make it difficult to use in standard competitive formats.

Pupitar can still be useful in limited formats, story playthroughs or evolution-focused teams. Its main value is preparing to evolve into Tyranitar, which has much higher stats and a stronger competitive role.

Pupitar Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Pupitar, including its type, ability, height, weight and species information.

Name

Pupitar

National Dex

#0247

Type

Rock / Ground

Species

Hard Shell Pokemon

Height

3’11” / 1.2 m

120 cm

Weight

335.1 lbs / 152.0 kg

152 kg

Abilities

Shed Skin

Pupitar Stats

Pupitar has solid Defense and balanced middle-stage stats, but it becomes much stronger after evolving into Tyranitar.

Attack

Defense

Special Attack

Special Defense

Speed

Pupitar Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Pupitar uses Rock, Ground, Dark and Steel coverage well across Pokemon games. These are some of Pupitar’s most useful and recognizable moves.

Earthquake

A powerful Ground-type attack that gives Pupitar reliable same-type damage.

Stone Edge

A high-power Rock-type attack that helps Pupitar pressure Flying, Fire, Bug and Ice-type Pokemon.

Rock Slide

A consistent Rock-type move that is useful in many story and battle formats.

Crunch

A strong Dark-type coverage move that helps Pupitar hit Psychic and Ghost-type Pokemon.

Stealth Rock

A useful entry hazard that can chip opposing teams throughout a battle.

Iron Head

A Steel-type coverage move that helps against Fairy, Ice and Rock-type Pokemon.

Iron Defense

Raises Pupitar’s Defense and can make it harder to remove with physical attacks.

Dragon Dance

A setup move that can boost Attack and Speed when available in the game or format.

Pupitar All Moves

Pupitar can learn Rock, Ground, Dark, Steel and Normal moves across different Pokemon games. Use the section below to view Pupitar’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Start	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	–	–
1	Leer	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
1	Rock Throw	Rock	Physical	50	90
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100
9	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
12	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
15	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
18	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100
21	Screech	Normal	Status	–	85
24	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100
27	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
33	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
37	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
42	Thrash	Normal	Physical	120	100
47	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	–	–
52	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	–
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100
TM	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Dragon Dance	Dragon	Status	–	–
TM	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100
TM	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	High Horsepower	Ground	Physical	95	95
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	–	–
TM	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100
TM	Lash Out	Dark	Physical	75	100
TM	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95
TM	Mud Slap	Ground	Special	20	100
TM	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Rock Blast	Rock	Physical	25	90
TM	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85
TM	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100
TM	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95
TM	Spite	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100
TM	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100

Pupitar Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Pupitar is a Rock and Ground-type Pokemon. This typing gives it an Electric immunity and several useful resistances, but it also creates major Water and Grass weaknesses.

Type

Rock / Ground

Weaknesses

Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel and Ice

Resistances

Normal, Fire, Flying, Poison and Rock

Immunity

Electric

Pupitar Abilities

Pupitar’s ability can help it recover from status conditions during battle.

Shed Skin

Gives Pupitar a chance to heal itself from a status condition. This can help it recover from burn, paralysis, poison, sleep or freeze in games where those conditions apply.

Pupitar Evolution

Pupitar evolves from Larvitar and evolves into Tyranitar. The full Pupitar evolution line is Larvitar, Pupitar and Tyranitar.

Stage 1

Larvitar

Starting form

Stage 2

Pupitar

Evolves from Larvitar at Level 30

Stage 3

Tyranitar

Evolves from Pupitar at Level 55

Where to Find Pupitar in Pokemon Games

Pupitar’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. In many games, Pupitar is obtained by evolving Larvitar at Level 30 and then later evolves into Tyranitar at Level 55.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Pupitar
Pokemon Red	Not available because Pupitar had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Blue	Not available because Pupitar had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Yellow	Not available because Pupitar had not been introduced yet.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Pupitar
Pokemon Gold	Evolve from Larvitar.
Pokemon Silver	Trade from another game.
Pokemon Crystal	Mt. Silver, or evolve from Larvitar.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Pupitar
Pokemon Ruby	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Sapphire	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Emerald	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon FireRed	Evolve from Larvitar.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Evolve from Larvitar.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Pupitar
Pokemon Diamond	Evolve from Larvitar.
Pokemon Pearl	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Platinum	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon HeartGold	Mt. Silver, or evolve from Larvitar.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Mt. Silver, or evolve from Larvitar.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Pupitar
Pokemon Black	Route 15, or evolve from Larvitar.
Pokemon White	Route 15, or evolve from Larvitar.
Pokemon Black 2	Route 15, or evolve from Larvitar.
Pokemon White 2	Route 15, or evolve from Larvitar.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Pupitar
Pokemon X	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Y	Terminus Cave, or evolve from Larvitar.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Pupitar
Pokemon Sun	Evolve from Larvitar.
Pokemon Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Evolve from Larvitar.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Pupitar
Pokemon Sword	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Shield	Evolve from Larvitar.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Evolve from Larvitar.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Pupitar
Pokemon Scarlet	Found in South Province Area Six and North Province Area Two, or evolve from Larvitar.
Pokemon Violet	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Appears in 4-Star Hyperspace Wild Zones.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Pupitar
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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Pupitar FAQ

Here are quick answers to common questions about Pupitar. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.

What type is Pupitar?

Pupitar is a Rock and Ground-type Pokemon.

What is Pupitar weak against?

Pupitar is weak to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel and Ice-type moves. Water and Grass are especially dangerous because Pupitar has major weaknesses to them.

What does Pupitar evolve from?

Pupitar evolves from Larvitar at Level 30 and evolves into Tyranitar at Level 55.

What is Pupitar’s ability?

Pupitar’s ability is Shed Skin, which can help it recover from status conditions.

What are Pupitar’s best moves?

Pupitar’s best moves often include Earthquake, Stone Edge, Rock Slide, Crunch, Stealth Rock, Iron Head, Iron Defense and Dragon Dance.

Is Pupitar good in Pokemon?

Pupitar can be useful during story playthroughs, but its biggest value is evolving into Tyranitar.

How do you get Pupitar?

The most common way to get Pupitar is to evolve Larvitar at Level 30. Some games also allow Pupitar to be found in the wild.

Does Pupitar have a Mega Evolution?

No, Pupitar does not have a Mega Evolution. Tyranitar has a Mega Evolution in games where Mega Tyranitar is available.

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