- Attack
- 115
- Defense
- 93
- HP
- 137
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 594
- min 513
- Weather boostLv25
- 743
- min 642
- MaxLv50
- 1,176
- Lv40 1,040
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Larvitar is a Rock/Ground-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 594 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 743 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,176 at level 50. It is most vulnerable to Water/Grass attacks (2.56×) and also weak to Ice/Fighting/Ground/Steel attacks (1.6×). It resists Normal/Fire/Flying/Rock/Electric/Poison attacks. In raids, Bite + Ancient Power is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Pupitar with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 5 km you walk together.
- Category
- Rock Skin Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 5 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 90,000 Stardust · 90 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,176 / 1,190
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Larvitar is born deep under the ground. To come up to the surface, this Pokémon must eat its way through the soil above. Until it does so, Larvitar cannot see its parents.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Bite
Ancient PowerBest100% efficiency8.0TDO 76 - 2Bite
Stomp98% efficiency7.9TDO 74 - 3
Rock SmashAncient Power94% efficiency7.5TDO 72 - 4BiteCrunch91% efficiency7.3TDO 69
- 5Rock SmashStomp85% efficiency6.8TDO 65
Top 5 of 6 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BiteBestDark · 0.5s | 6 | +4 | 12 | 8 |
| Rock SmashFighting · 1.5s | 17 | +12 | 11.3 | 8 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient PowerBestRock · 3.5s · STAB | 70 | 33 | 24 | 2.55 |
| StompNormal · 1.5s | 50 | 50 | 33.3 | 1 |
| CrunchDark · 3s | 65 | 33 | 21.7 | 1.97 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Larvitar's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 93.2
- Actual Defense
- 53.8
- Actual HP
- 90
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
BiteAncient PowerBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 76% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 1,040 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Shadow Larvitar only reaches CP 1,176 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,176 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,167 | 99.2% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,172 | 99.2% |
| 4 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,168 | 99.2% |
| 5 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,170 | 99.1% |
| 6 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,158 | 98.5% |
| 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,163 | 98.4% |
| 8 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,159 | 98.4% |
| 9 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 1,164 | 98.4% |
| 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,161 | 98.3% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- Shadow LarvitarViewingBest movesBiteAncient Power
From Shadow Larvitar to the final evolution125 Candy
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×2.56
Water
Grass - ×1.6
IceFighting
Ground
Steel - ×0.625Normal
Fire
FlyingRock - ×0.39
Electric
Poison
Show all 18 types
- Normal×0.625
- Fire×0.625
- Water×2.56
- Electric×0.39
- Grass×2.56
- Ice×1.6
- Fighting×1.6
- Poison×0.39
- Ground×1.6
- Flying×0.625
Psychic×1
Bug×1- Rock×0.625
Ghost×1
Dragon×1- Dark×1
- Steel×1.6
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events2 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2023.01.21Community Day Classic: Larvitar · Exclusive move: Smack Down
- 2018.06.16Community Day: Larvitar · Exclusive move: Smack Down