Competitive Information for Larvitar [Sword/Shield]
Rock / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Larvitar? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Larvitar is an astounding Rock and Ground-typed Pokemon. Larvitar is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Larvitar can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Larvitar is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Ice, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Flame Orb / Rindo Berry
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 200 Hp / 252 Atk / 28 Def / 28 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Stomping Tantrum
- Rock Slide / Iron Head
- Superpower
- Detect / Protect
Physical Sweeper Larvitar (Guts)
Larvitar is a spectacular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Larvitar at the end of the turn which will activate Larvitar's Guts ability. Use Detect or 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. With a Rindo Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective grass-type attack then the Rindo Berry gets consumed.
◆ Stomping Tantrum is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Ground-type move (power doubles if your Larvitar's last move failed).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Larvitar's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Larvitar this turn).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Larvitar this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Larvitar? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Flame Orb / Rindo Berry
Ability: Guts
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 200 Hp / 252 Atk / 28 Def / 28 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
- Iron Head / Facade
- Detect / Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Larvitar (Guts)
Larvitar is a sensational Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Larvitar at the end of the turn which will activate Larvitar's Guts ability. Use Detect or 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. Iron Head was added to provide additional threat coverage. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Guts to seriously give Larvitar a sweet boost. With a Rindo Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective grass-type attack then the Rindo Berry gets consumed.
◆ Bulldoze is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent Pokemon speed by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Larvitar is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Larvitar this turn).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Larvitar this turn).
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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 Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Larvitar
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Guts + Item: Flame orb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Larvitar's stats
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Dragon Dance
- Iron Defense
- Power-Up Punch
- Rock Polish
Most notable and possible best moves for Larvitar
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Rest
- Snarl
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Larvitar in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Larvitar's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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