Larvitar
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| Larvitar | |
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 National Suicune - Larvitar (#246) - Pupitar Johto Dragonite - Larvitar (#244) - Pupitar |
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| Japanese name | Yogiras |
| Stage | Basic |
| Evolves from | None |
| Evolves to | Pupitar |
| Generation | Second |
| Species | Rock Skin Pokémon |
| Type | Rock / Ground |
| Height | 2 ft 0 in (0.6 m) |
| Weight | 159.0 lb (72 kg) |
| Ability | Guts |
Larvitar (ヨーギラス Yōgirasu?, Yogiras) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. It is a Rock-Ground Pokémon that made its first appearance in Pokémon Gold and Silver for Game Boy Color in the Johto region.
The name Larvitar is probably a play on the word "larvae" and "Tar", as a reference to its type rock. Its Japanese name is a portmanteau of the words "youji" (幼児), meaning "child" or "infant", and "kirau" (嫌う), meaning "to hate".
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[edit] Biology
According to the Pokédex, this Pokémon feeds on dirt, and it will not stop eating until it has eaten all the dirt on a mountain. Only then will it evolve. Larvitar is born deep underground, and has to eat through the soil to see its parents' faces.
Larvitar evolves into Pupitar at level 30, and then Tyranitar at level 55.
[edit] In the video games
Larvitar is a relatively uncommon Pokémon found in Mt. Silver in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. In FireRed and LeafGreen it is found extremely rarely in the Sevault Canyon on Seven Island. It can also be purchased in the Game Corner in Pokémon Crystal for 8888 coins.
Larvitar is considered to evolve into one of the most powerful Pokémon in the Johto region, much like Pokémon Blue and Red's Dratini and Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire's Bagon.
[edit] Anime Appearances
In Pokémon: Master Quest, Ash Ketchum, en route to New Bark Town after winning all eight Johto League badges, is asked to deliver a Pokémon egg to Professor Elm. However, on the way, the egg hatches, and Larvitar was born. Soon afterwards, Professor Elm asks Ash and company to return Larvitar to its home in Mt. Silver before entering in the Silver Conference.
Initially, Larvitar was not open to anyone except Ash and Pikachu, who had saved its life (both from sickness and from Team Rocket's intention to steal it), performing either its Screech or Harden attacks on virtually everyone else, although eventually opening up to Misty's and Brock's Pokémon, and later Misty and Brock themselves. With the help of a sick and lost Unown, Ash and friends discover why Larvitar is distrustful of humans (abduction by a gang of Pokémon poachers as well as physical harm to its mother, Tyranitar), and also rectify this situation once they were on Mt. Silver.
Larvitar is currently happily reunited with its mother, and resides in Mt. Silver.
In the short Pikachu's Pikaboo which was included in the Japanese theatrical release of Pokémon 4Ever (in English, it is a bonus feature on the DVD), a Larvitar is a member of a group of three Pokémon (it, a Granbull and a Kecleon) who are, apparently, defending a mansion. Larvitar accidentally activates a hi-tech lawnmower, which assaults the Pokémon (as well as Pikachu, Ash and Misty's Pokémon and several wild Pokémon). Eventually, they all trap the lawnmower in a shed, as it self-destructs.
[edit] In the Trading Card Game
Larvitar has made appearances as a ground type basic pokémon in the following expansions:
- Neo Destiny
- Neo Discovery
- Aquapolis
- Expedition
- EX: Emerald
- EX: Team Rocket Returns (2 cards)
- EX: Unseen Forces
[edit] References
- The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Publications
- Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
- Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed Version & Pokémon LeafGreen Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
- Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5
[edit] External links
- Official Pokémon website
- Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Larvitar as a species
- Serebii.net’s 4th Gen Pokédex entry for Larvitar
- Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- PsyPoke Pokédex entry
- Smogon Pokédex entry
- WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Larvitar Previously hosted by Wikibooks
