Pupitar #250(Nat. #0247)

The Hard Shell Pokémon

Typing	RockGround
Abilities	Shed Skin
Classification	The Hard Shell Pokémon
National ID	#0247
Regional ID	#0250
Where to find	Mt. Silver Cave

Type Effectiveness

Weak x4

WaterGrass

Weak x2

FightingGroundSteelIce

Resists x½

NormalFlyingRockFire

Resists x¼

Poison

Immune x0

Electric

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	70	130—177
Attack	84	80—149
Defense	70	67—134
Sp. Attack	65	63—128
Sp. Defense	70	67—134
Speed	51	50—113
Total	410	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 30

At Level 55

Where to Find

Place	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
Mt. Silver Cave Expert Belt ChamberWalking	30–45	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Silver Cave Expert Belt ChamberWalking Hoenn Sound	30–45	5%	5%	5%
Mt. Silver Cave Expert Belt ChamberWalking Sinnoh Sound	30–45	5%	5%	5%

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Monster
Egg Cycles	40
Egg Steps	10200
Gender Ratio	50.39%49.61%
Height	1.2 m (3'11")
Weight	152.0 kg (335.1 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Attack
Base Exp. Yield	144
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~6.25% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Slow
Base Friendship	35

Pokédex Entries

HeartGold

"Its shell is as hard as sheet rock, and it is also very strong. Its thrashing can topple a mountain."

SoulSilver

"Even sealed in its shell, it can move freely. Hard and fast, it has outstanding destructive power."

Learnset

Level-up Pre-evo Tutor TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Pupitar via level-up in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Bite	60	100	Dark	Phys.
1	Leer	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
1	Screech	—	85	Normal	Stat.
5	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
10	Screech	—	85	Normal	Stat.
14	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
19	Scary Face	—	90	Normal	Stat.
23	Thrash	90	100	Normal	Phys.
28	Dark Pulse	80	100	Dark	Spec.
34	Payback	50	100	Dark	Phys.
41	Crunch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
47	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
54	Stone Edge	100	80	Rock	Phys.
60	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.

Pre-evolution Moves

The following moves are learned by Pupitar via a pre-evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Assurance (Larvitar)Egg	50	100	Dark	Phys.
Curse (Larvitar)Egg	—	—	???	Stat.
Dragon Dance (Larvitar)Egg	—	—	Dragon	Stat.
Focus Energy (Larvitar)Egg	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Outrage (Larvitar)Egg	120	100	Dragon	Phys.
Pursuit (Larvitar)Egg	40	100	Dark	Phys.
Stomp (Larvitar)Egg	65	100	Normal	Phys.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Pupitar as Tutor Moves in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Ancient Power	60	100	Rock	Spec.
Earth Power	90	100	Ground	Spec.
Headbutt	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Iron Defense	—	—	Steel	Stat.
Iron Head	80	100	Steel	Phys.
Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
Snore	40	100	Normal	Spec.
Spite	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
Superpower	120	100	Fighting	Phys.
Uproar	50	100	Normal	Spec.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Pupitar via TM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Spec.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM012	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM026	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM028	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM031	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM037	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM039	Rock Tomb	50	80	Rock	Phys.
TM041	Torment	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM066	Payback	50	100	Dark	Phys.
TM069	Rock Polish	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM071	Stone Edge	100	80	Rock	Phys.
TM076	Stealth Rock	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM078	Captivate	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM079	Dark Pulse	80	100	Dark	Spec.
TM080	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Natural Gift	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM087	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Pupitar via HM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM06	Rock Smash	40	100	Fighting	Phys.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Pupitar via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Body Slam	EFRLGxd	85	100	Normal	Phys.
Double-Edge	EFRLGxd	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Mimic	EFRLGxd	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

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