Larvitar

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Larvitar

National Pokédex
Suicune - Larvitar (#246) - Pupitar
Johto Pokédex
Dragonite - Larvitar (#244) - Pupitar
Japanese name Yogiras
Evolves from None
Evolves into 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 in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon Franchise - a series 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 words "larvae" and "tar", as a reference to its rock-ground type. Its Japanese name is a portmanteau of the words "yōji " (幼児), meaning "child" or "infant", and "kirau" (嫌う), meaning "to hate".

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[edit] Biological characteristics

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 are unusually heavy for their size, weighing over 150 pounds at just 2 feet tall.

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 happens to learn some powerful attacks before it evolves into Pupitar, such as Rock Slide at level 22, and Thrash at level 29. This makes it a fairly strong basic Pokémon.

Larvitar evolves into one of the most powerful Pokémon in the Johto region, much like Pokémon Blue and Red's Dratini Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire's Bagon, and Pokemon Diamond and Pearl's Fukamaru.

[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

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

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