Competitive Information for Lapras [Sun/Moon]
Water / Ice
Abilities:
This Pokemon has its status cured at the end of each turn if Rain Dance is active.
This Pokemon cannot be struck by a critical hit.
This Pokemon heals 1/4 of its max HP when hit by Water moves; Water immunity.
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Note: Pokemon with the Water Absorb ability are immune to Water attacks.
Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Lapras? These builds are optimized for Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sun/Moon metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Get ready to meet Lapras, the epic Water and Ice-typed Pokémon! It's a sight to see Lapras out in the 7th generation battlefield. It is weak to Electric, Fighting, Grass, and Rock-typed attacks. Want to master Lapras's movesets? Dive into our detailed strategies below!
Item: Leftovers / Wide Lens
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Hydro Pump / Surf
- Freeze-Dry / Ice Beam
- Protect
- Toxic
Lapras is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Lapras last longer regaining it's health every turn. Wide Lens will help improve the accuracy of Lapras's moves. With Water Absorb, Lapras heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Freeze-Dry is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. super effective on water).
♦ Ice Beam is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Lapras this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
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Item: Waterium Z / Expert Belt
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Avalanche / Iron Head
- Outrage
- Drill Run
Lapras is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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).
♦ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Icium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Ice Beam / Frost Breath
- Surf / Brine
- Signal Beam / Hyper Voice
- Psychic
Lapras is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It's 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. Signal Beam was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Frost Breath is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Ice-type move (always results in a critical hit).
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Brine is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (power doubles if the target's hp is 50% or less).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ 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 is a fabulous Mixed Sweeper. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Lapras last longer regaining it's health every turn. With Shell Armor, Lapras cannot be struck by a critical hit.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a good 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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Item: Assault Vest
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Frost Breath
- Water Pulse / Hydro Pump
- Psychic / Dragon Pulse
- Thunderbolt / Ancient Power
Lapras is a spectacular Special Wall. It is meant to take a mighty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Water Absorb, Lapras heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Water Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
♦ Hydro Pump is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Water-type move that deals a extensive amount of damage.
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Ancient Power is a special 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Lapras? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sun/Moon Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sun/Moon metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Waterium Z / Expert Belt
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Avalanche / Iron Head
- Outrage
- Drill Run / Bulldoze
Lapras is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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).
♦ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Waterium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Brine
- Hyper Voice
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Psychic
Lapras is a sensational Special Sweeper. It's 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).
♦ 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 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze 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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Movepool
Want to know what moves Lapras can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sun/Moon generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Lapras.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Lapras can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM 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
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect, Ice Shard
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Lapras's stats
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Dragon Dance
- Rage
- Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Lapras
- Dragon Dance
- Drill Run
- Freeze-Dry
- Heal Bell
- Hidden Power
- Hidden Power Fire
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Ice Shard
- Perish Song
- Protect
- Psychic
- Reflect
- Rest
- Rest
- Substitute
- Surf
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
- Waterfall
- Whirlpool
Common Effort Values for Lapras in Sun and Moon
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/4/252/0/252/ )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Optimize Lapras's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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