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Pupitar

The Hard Shell Pokémon

A Pupitar creates a gas inside its body that it ejects under compression to propel itself like a jet. Its body can withstand a collision with solid steel.

Base stat total: 410
Height: 1.2 m
Weight: 152 kg
Catch rate: 45

Base stats

410 total

HP 70 281 344

Atk 84 183 293

Def 70 158 262

SpA 65 149 251

SpD 70 158 262

Spe 51 124 221

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending

Types onlyWith innates

Takes more

Water 4× Grass 4× Fighting 2× Ground 2× Steel 2× Ice 2×

Takes less

Poison ¼× Normal ½× Flying ½× Rock ½× Fire ½×

No effect

Electric 0×

The other 6 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Takes more

Water 3× Grass 3× Fighting 1.5× Ground 1.5× Steel 1.5× Ice 1.5×

Takes less

Poison ¼× Normal ½× Flying ½× Fire ½×

No effect

Rock 0× Electric 0×

The other 6 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Solid Rock always on ×0.75 on super-effective hits
Mountaineer always on blocks Rock

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate

Main choose one, switch any time Shed Skin Heals the body by shedding. Sand Veil Ups evasion in a sandstorm. Battle Armor Blocks critical hits.

Innate always active, all of them Solid Rock Weakens “supereffective”. Mountaineer Immune to Rock-type attacks and Stealth Rock damage. Rough Skin Hurts to touch.

Evolution line

Larvitar BST 300

Pupitar BST 410 Level · 30

Tyranitar BST 600 Level · 55

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Shed Skin new Sand Veil Battle Armor

Innates added Solid Rock Mountaineer Rough Skin

Details

Height: 1.2 m
Weight: 152 kg
Gender: 50% male · 50% female
Egg groups: Monster
Egg cycles: 40
Catch rate: 45
Base exp: 144
Growth rate: Slow
EV yield: 2 Atk
Base friendship: 35
Wild held item: —
Colour: Gray

Moves

9 level-up · 0 egg · 83 teachable

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pwr	Acc	PP
1	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100	30
	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	∞	10
	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85	40
8	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	∞	10
15	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85	40
22	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
29	Thrash	Normal	Physical	120	100	10
38	Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100	10
47	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
56	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
65	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5

No egg moves.

Move	Type	Cat	Pwr	Acc	PP
Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	∞	20
Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100	5
Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100	10
Attract	Normal	Status	—	90	15
Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15
Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20
Captivate	Fairy	Special	65	100	20
Chip Away	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Confide	Normal	Status	—	∞	20
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	∞	10
Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100	15
Detect	Fighting	Status	—	∞	5
Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15
Double Team	Normal	Status	—	∞	15
Dragon Dance	Dragon	Status	—	∞	20
Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100	10
Endure	Normal	Status	—	∞	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	∞	30
Frustration	Dark	Physical	75	100	10
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100	15
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	∞	20
Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15
High Horsepower	Ground	Physical	95	95	10
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
Iron Defense	Steel	Status	—	∞	15
Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100	15
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	90	100	10
Lash Out	Dark	Physical	75	100	5
Leer	Normal	Status	—	100	30
Mimic	Normal	Status	—	∞	10
Muddy Water	Water	Special	90	85	10
Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95	15
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100	10
Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	1	100	15
Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100	10
Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100	10
Power-Up Punch	Fighting	Physical	40	100	20
Protect	Normal	Status	—	∞	10
Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100	20
Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	∞	5
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	∞	5
Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100	5
Return	Normal	Physical	102	100	20
Rock Blast	Rock	Physical	25	90	10
Rock Polish	Rock	Status	—	∞	20
Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	60	100	15
Rock Throw	Rock	Physical	50	90	15
Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15
Round	Normal	Special	60	100	15
Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	∞	10
Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	50	90	10
Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100	10
Screech	Normal	Status	—	85	40
Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	∞	10
Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100	15
Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95	15
Snore	Normal	Special	85	100	15
Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100	10
Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	∞	20
Stomp	Normal	Physical	65	100	20
Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100	10
Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80	5
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	∞	10
Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	∞	5
Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5
Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15
Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100	20
Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100	10
Thrash	Normal	Physical	120	100	10
Torment	Dark	Status	—	100	15
Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100	10

Where to find it

Not in any wild encounter table. Evolve Larvitar instead.