Competitive Information for Lapras [Black/White]
Water / Ice
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Water Absorb ability are immune to Water attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Lapras? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
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Lapras is a stupendous Water and Ice-typed Pokemon. Lapras are common Pokemon to see in the BW metagame. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Lapras is weak to Electric, Fighting, Grass, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Hydration
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Waterfall
- Avalanche
- Curse
- Rest
Physical Tank Lapras (Popular/Trending)
Lapras is a phenomenal Physical Tank. This moveset attempts to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Lapras last longer regaining it's health points every turn. With Hydration, Lapras has its status cured at the end of each turn if rain dance is active.
♦ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Lapras is damaged by the target).
♦ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
♦ Rest is a status move (Lapras sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Item: Leftovers / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Hydration
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 248 Hp / 8 Atk / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Ice Beam / Blizzard
- Thunderbolt
- Curse
- Rest
Special Tank Lapras (Popular/Trending)
Lapras is a remarkable Special Tank. It's primary goal is to take a hefty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Lapras last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. With Hydration, Lapras has its status cured at the end of each turn if rain dance is active.
♦ Blizzard is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze foes. can't miss in hail).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
♦ Rest is a status move (Lapras sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Item: Leftovers / Sitrus Berry
Ability: Hydration
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 144 Def / 112 SpD
Moveset:
- Ice Beam / Blizzard
- Thunderbolt
- Curse / Curse
- Rest / Rest
Double Wall Lapras (Popular/Trending)
Lapras is a fabulous Double Wall. It tries to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Lapras last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Hydration, Lapras has its status cured at the end of each turn if rain dance is active.
♦ Blizzard is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze foes. can't miss in hail).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
♦ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
♦ Rest is a status move (Lapras sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
♦ Rest is a status move (Lapras sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Iron Head / Double-Edge
- Outrage
- Avalanche
Physical Sweeper Lapras (Water Absorb)
Lapras is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Lapras's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Lapras heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Iron Head was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Lapras afterwards).
♦ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Lapras is damaged by the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Brine
- Ice Beam / Icy Wind
- Thunderbolt
- Psychic
Special Sweeper Lapras (Water Absorb)
Lapras is a pretty decent Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Lapras's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Lapras heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Brine is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Shell Armor
Nature: Docile
EVs: 32 Hp / 225 Atk / 225 SpA / 28 Spe
Moveset:
- Drill Run
- Dragon Pulse
- Outrage
- Psychic
Lapras Mixed Sweeper (Broken Dreams)
Lapras is a pretty decent Mixed Sweeper. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Lapras last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. With Shell Armor, Lapras cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 90-base power Dragon-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Lapras afterwards).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Lapras? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
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Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Avalanche / Iron Head
- Outrage
- Bulldoze / Drill Run
Doubles Physical Sweeper Lapras (Water Absorb)
Lapras is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Lapras's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Lapras heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Avalanche or Iron Head are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Avalanche is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (power doubles if Lapras is damaged by the target).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Lapras afterwards).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Life Orb / Mystic Water
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Brine
- Hyper Voice
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
Doubles Special Sweeper Lapras (Water Absorb)
Lapras is an astounding Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Lapras's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Lapras heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Brine is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Icy Wind is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Lapras learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Lapras can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Lapras
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Moves: Perish song + Protect
- Moves: Whirlpool + Perish song
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Ice Shard
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Lapras's stats
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Dragon Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Lapras
- Avalanche
- Blizzard
- Curse
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Ice Shard
- Perish Song
- Protect
- Rest
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
- Waterfall
Common Effort Values for Lapras in Black and White
- Adamant Nature ( 252/252/0/0/4/0/ )
- Quiet Nature ( 248/8/0/252/0/0/ )
- Optimize Lapras's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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