Competitive Information for Larvitar [Diamond/Pearl]
Rock / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Larvitar? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Larvitar is a pretty decent Rock and Ground-typed Pokemon. Larvitar is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Larvitar is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Ice, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Flame Orb / Soft Sand
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide / Iron Head
- Outrage
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Larvitar (Guts)
Larvitar is popular Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Larvitar from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Flame Orb will burn Larvitar at the end of the turn which will activate Larvitar's Guts ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Guts, if Larvitar is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Rock Slide or Iron Head are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ 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 Larvitar afterwards).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Larvitar this turn).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Larvitar? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Flame Orb / Soft Sand
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Superpower / Iron Head
- Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Larvitar (Guts)
Larvitar is a notable Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Larvitar's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Superpower). Focus Sash helps protect Larvitar from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Flame Orb will burn Larvitar at the end of the turn which will activate Larvitar's Guts ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Guts, if Larvitar is statused its attack is 1.5x; ignores burn halving physical damage. Superpower or Iron Head are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Larvitar's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Larvitar this turn).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Larvitar 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 Larvitar can perform in Diamond/Pearl. 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 DP Move and Ability Combos for Larvitar
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Ability: Guts + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Optimize Larvitar's EVs for Diamond/Pearl
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