Pupitar #0247

The Hard Shell Pokémon

Typing	RockGround
Abilities	Shed Skin (No Hidden Ability)
Classification	The Hard Shell Pokémon
National ID	#0247

Type Effectiveness

Weak x4

WaterGrass

Weak x2

FightingGroundSteelIce

Resists x½

NormalFlyingRockFire

Resists x¼

Poison

Immune x0

Electric

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This page displays data from The Indigo Disk (Violet) (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

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

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Monster
Egg Cycles	40
Egg Steps	10240 - Generations II, III, and VII 10200 - Generations IV 10280 - Generations V and VI 10200 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 5120 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.00% 50.00%
Height	0.1 m (0'4")
Weight	15.2 kg (33.5 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Attack
Base Exp. Yield	144
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~11.95% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Slow
Base Friendship	35

Pokédex Entries

Scarlet "This pupa flies around wildly by venting with great force the gas pressurized inside its body." Violet "Its shell is as hard as bedrock, and it is also very strong. Its thrashing can topple a mountain."
Sword "Even sealed in its shell, it can move freely. Hard and fast, it has outstanding destructive power." Shield "It will not stay still, even while it’s a pupa. It already has arms and legs under its solid shell."
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl "Its body is as hard as bedrock. By venting pressurized gas, it can launch itself like a rocket."
Ultra Sun "This troublesome Pokémon can’t wait to evolve, so it relieves its stress by wildly propelling itself around using compressed gas." Ultra Moon "This dangerous pupa thrashes about. Its shell is as hard as bedrock, containing its gradually forming new body within."
X "Its body is as hard as bedrock. By venting pressurized gas, it can launch itself like a rocket." Y "Its shell is as hard as sheet rock, and it is also very strong. Its thrashing can topple a mountain."
Alpha Sapphire Omega Ruby "Pupitar creates a gas inside its body that it compresses and forcefully ejects to propel itself like a jet. The body is very durable—it avoids damage even if it hits solid steel."
Black White "Its body is as hard as bedrock. By venting pressurized gas, it can launch itself like a rocket."
Black 2 White 2 "This pupa flies around wildly by venting with great force the gas pressurized inside its body."
Diamond Pearl "Its body is as hard as bedrock. By venting pressurized gas, it can launch itself like a rocket."
Platinum "Its body is as hard as bedrock. By venting pressurized gas, it can launch itself like a rocket."
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."
Ruby Sapphire "PUPITAR creates a gas inside its body that it compresses and forcefully ejects to propel itself like a jet. The body is very durable - it avoids damage even if it hits solid steel."
FireRed "Even sealed in its shell, it can move freely. Hard and fast, it has outstanding destructive power." LeafGreen "Its shell is as hard as sheet rock, and it is also very strong. Its THRASHING can topple a mountain."
Emerald "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."
Gold "Its shell is as hard as sheet rock, and it is also very strong. Its THRASHING can topple a mountain." Silver "Even sealed in its shell, it can move freely. Hard and fast, it has out standing destruc tive power."
Crystal "It will not stay still, even while it's a pupa. It already has arms and legs under its solid shell."

Learnset

Level-up Evolution Pre-evo TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Pupitar via level-up in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Violet):

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Leer	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Payback	50	100	Dark	Phys.
1	Rock Throw	50	90	Rock	Phys.
1	Tackle	40	100	Normal	Phys.
9	Bite	60	100	Dark	Phys.
12	Scary Face	—	100	Normal	Stat.
15	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
18	Stomping Tantrum	75	100	Ground	Phys.
21	Screech	—	85	Normal	Stat.
24	Smack Down	50	100	Rock	Phys.
27	Crunch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
33	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
37	Stone Edge	100	80	Rock	Phys.
42	Thrash	120	100	Normal	Phys.
47	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
52	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.

Learnset via Evolution

The following moves are learned by Pupitar upon evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Iron Defense	—	—	Steel	Stat.

Pre-evolution Moves

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

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Ancient Power (Larvitar)Egg	60	100	Rock	Spec.
Assurance (Larvitar)Egg	60	100	Dark	Phys.
Focus Energy (Larvitar)Egg	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Stomp (Larvitar)Egg	65	100	Normal	Phys.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Pupitar via TM in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Violet):

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM005	Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
TM006	Scary Face	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM027	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM028	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM030	Snarl	55	95	Dark	Spec.
TM035	Mud Shot	55	95	Ground	Spec.
TM036	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM050	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM051	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM055	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM058	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM066	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM076	Rock Blast	25	90	Rock	Phys.
TM084	Stomping Tantrum	75	100	Ground	Phys.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM086	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM087	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM094	Dark Pulse	80	100	Dark	Spec.
TM099	Iron Head	80	100	Steel	Phys.
TM100	Dragon Dance	—	—	Dragon	Stat.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM104	Iron Defense	—	—	Steel	Stat.
TM108	Crunch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
TM116	Stealth Rock	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM130	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM133	Earth Power	90	100	Ground	Spec.
TM149	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM150	Stone Edge	100	80	Rock	Phys.
TM152	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM156	Outrage	120	100	Dragon	Phys.
TM163	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM176	Sand Tomb	35	85	Ground	Phys.
TM177	Spite	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
TM179	Smack Down	50	100	Rock	Phys.
TM186	High Horsepower	95	95	Ground	Phys.
TM199	Lash Out	75	100	Dark	Phys.
TM204	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
TM224	Curse	—	—	Ghost	Stat.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation II

Gold

Evolve

Silver

Evolve

Crystal

Catchable

Generation III

Ruby

Transfer

Sapphire

Transfer

FireRed

Evolve

LeafGreen

Evolve

Emerald

Transfer

Generation IV

Diamond

Evolve

Pearl

Transfer

Platinum

Evolve

HeartGold

Catchable

SoulSilver

Catchable

Generation V

Black

Catchable

White

Catchable

Black 2

Catchable

White 2

Catchable

Generation VI

X

Catchable

Y

Catchable

Alpha Sapphire

Transfer

Omega Ruby

Transfer

Generation VII

Sun

Transfer

Moon

Transfer

Ultra Sun

Evolve

Ultra Moon

Evolve

Generation VIII

Sword

Evolve

Shield

Catchable

The Crown Tundra (Sword)

Evolve

The Crown Tundra (Shield)

Evolve

Brilliant Diamond

Catchable

Shining Pearl

Transfer

Generation IX

Scarlet

Catchable

Violet

Transfer

The Indigo Disk (Scarlet)

Catchable

The Indigo Disk (Violet)

Transfer

Legends: Z-A

Catchable

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

Larvitar(#0246)

Tyranitar(#0248)

Legends: Z-A

Scarlet and Violet

Other Games

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Pupitar #0247

The Hard Shell Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Learnset via Evolution

Pre-evolution Moves

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites