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===Major appearances===
===Major appearances===
====[[Ash's Larvitar|Larvitar]]====
====[[Ash's Larvitar|Larvitar]]====
In ''[[EP258|Hatch Me If You Can]]'', {{Ash}} had a Larvitar he hatched from an {{pkmn|Egg}} given to him by [[Professor Elm]] to deliver to its mother, living on [[Mt. Silver]]. Despite [[Anime move errors|not being able to learn]] {{m|Harden}} in the games, it constantly used it when approached by anyone other than {{Ash}} or {{AP|Pikachu}} prior to ''[[EP264|Mother of All Battles]]''.
Larvitar made its main series debut in ''[[EP258|Hatch Me If You Can]]''. In the episode, {{Ash}} had a Larvitar that he hatched from an {{pkmn|Egg}} given to him by [[Professor Elm]], intended to be delivered to its mother living on [[Mt. Silver]]. Despite [[Anime move errors|not being able to learn]] {{m|Harden}} in the games, it constantly used it when approached by anyone other than {{Ash}} or {{AP|Pikachu}} prior to ''[[EP264|Mother of All Battles]]''.


====Other====
====Other====
Larvitar first appeared in ''[[PK10|Pikachu's PikaBoo]]''. {{AP|Pikachu}} and co. invited Larvitar and its friends to a game of {{wp|hide-and-seek}}, though Larvitar refused. Later, it was feeling left out and viciously kicked a rock at a lawnmower (which went ridiculously haywire afterwards).
Larvitar debuted in ''[[PK10|Pikachu's PikaBoo]]''. {{AP|Pikachu}} and its friends invited Larvitar and its own friends to a game of {{wp|hide-and-seek}}, though Larvitar refused. Later, it felt left out and viciously kicked a rock at a lawnmower, which went ridiculously haywire, though the situation was eventually resolved.


In ''[[AG188|Pinch Healing]]'', a {{DL|Matt (AG188)|Larvitar}} was being babysat by a Poké-Sitter named {{OBP|Matt|AG188}}. Ash and {{ashfr}} were helping him with his job. The Larvitar was shy, and used {{m|Sandstorm}} when confronted. By the end of the episode, however, it warmed up to the group, particularly {{an|May}}.
A Larvitar appeared in ''[[AG188|Pinch Healing]]'', where it was being babysat by a Poké-Sitter named {{OBP|Matt|AG188}}. Ash and {{ashfr}} decided to help him with his job. The Larvitar was particularly shy and would use {{m|Sandstorm}} when confronted. By the end of the episode, however, it warmed up to the group, particularly {{an|May}}.


A {{DL|Chris (BW088)|Larvitar}} appeared in ''[[BW088|The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo!]]'' where it had befriended {{OBP|Chris|BW088}}'s {{DL|Chris (BW088)|Cubchoo}}. It later joined Chris's team at the end of the episode.
A Larvitar appeared in ''[[BW088|The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo!]]'', where it befriended {{OBP|Chris|BW088}}'s {{p|Cubchoo}}. It later joined Chris's team at the end of the episode.


===Minor appearances===
===Minor appearances===
A Trainer's Larvitar appeared in ''[[AG159|Off the Unbeaten Path]]'' participating in the [[Pokémon Orienteering]].
A {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s Larvitar appeared in ''[[AG159|Off the Unbeaten Path]]'', where it was participating in the [[Pokémon Orienteering]] competition.


A Larvitar also appeared in ''[[DP038|One Big Happiny Family!]]'' in [[Jessie]]'s fantasy.
A Larvitar appeared in [[Jessie]]'s fantasy in ''[[AG168|Three Jynx and a Baby!]]''.


Another Larvitar appeared in ''[[DP141|Challenging a Towering Figure!]]'' where it battled against a [[Dawn's Piplup]] during the {{DL|Twinleaf Festival|Festival Battle Challenge}}.
A Larvitar appeared in ''[[DP010|Not on MY Watch Ya Don't!]]''.


Another Larvitar also appeared in ''[[PK24|Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade]]''.
A Larvitar appeared in Jessie's fantasy ''[[DP038|One Big Happiny Family!]]''.


A {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s Larvitar appeared in a picture in ''[[XY043|Origins of Mega Evolution!]]''.
A Trainer's Larvitar appeared in ''[[DP141|Challenging a Towering Figure!]]'', where it battled [[Dawn's Piplup]] during the [[Festival Battle Challenge]].
 
A Larvitar appeared in ''[[PK24|Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade]]''.
 
Multiple Larvitar appeared in ''[[M21|The Power of Us]]'', with three under the ownership of different Trainers and the rest appearing during a flashback.
 
A Trainer's Larvitar appeared in [[SM146]].


===Pokédex entries===
===Pokédex entries===
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[[File:Ash Larvitar Egg AP.png|thumb|120px|left|A Larvitar {{pkmn|Egg}} in [[Ash & Pikachu]]]]
[[File:Ash Larvitar Egg AP.png|thumb|120px|left|A Larvitar {{pkmn|Egg}} in [[Ash & Pikachu]]]]
[[File:Crystal Larvitar Adventures.png|thumb|120px|Larvitar in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
[[File:Crystal Larvitar Adventures.png|thumb|120px|Larvitar in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===In the Ash & Pikachu manga===
{{main|Ash's Larvitar}}
{{Ash}}'s Larvitar appeared at the end of ''[[SP15|A Mysterious Egg!!]]'' after it hatched from its {{pkmn|Egg}}.
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
{{adv|Crystal}}'s [[Archy]] was attacked by a Larvitar and injured five years prior to ''[[PS117|Slugging It Out With Slugma]]'', causing him to go on a rampage until Crystal calmed him down. The same Larvitar returned in ''[[PS135|Lively Larvitar]]'', when Crystal returned to [[Mt. Mortar]], tormenting Crystal and Arcanine until her newly evolved [[Megaree]] defeated it, allowing her to capture it and regain her shattered confidence from failing to catch {{p|Suicune}} earlier.
{{adv|Crystal}}'s [[Archy]] was attacked by a Larvitar and injured five years prior to ''[[PS117|Slugging It Out With Slugma]]'', causing him to go on a rampage until Crystal calmed him down. The same Larvitar returned in ''[[PS135|Lively Larvitar]]'', when Crystal returned to [[Mt. Mortar]], tormenting Crystal and Arcanine until her newly evolved [[Megaree]] defeated it, allowing her to capture it and regain her shattered confidence from failing to catch {{p|Suicune}} earlier.


In ''[[PS442|Out-Odding Oddish]]'', a Larvitar appeared in the [[Pokéathlon]].
A Larvitar appeared in the [[Trick Master]]'s flashback in ''[[PS332|The Final Battle V]]'', where it was one of the Pokémon calmed down by the homeland soil.
 
A Larvitar appeared in ''[[PS442|Out-Odding Oddish]]'', under the ownership of a [[Pokéathlon]] participant.


===In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga===
===In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga===
{{OBP|Red|Pocket Monsters}} caught a Larvitar prior to ''[[PM104|The Great Helper!!]]''.
{{OBP|Red|Pocket Monsters}} caught a Larvitar prior to ''[[PM104|The Great Helper!!]]''.
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==In the TCG==
==In the TCG==
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{{Dex/Entry2|v=Ruby|v2=Sapphire|t=FFF|t2=FFF|entry=Larvitar is born deep under the ground. To come up to the surface, this Pokémon must eat its way through the soil above. Until it does so, Larvitar cannot see its parent's face.}}
{{Dex/Entry1|v=Emerald|t=FFF|entry=A Larvitar is born deep under the ground. It must eat its way through the soil above and reach the surface for it to see its parents' faces.}}
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{{Dex/Entry1|v=Ultra Moon|entry=Raised on nutrients it finds in the dirt, it eats roughly a mountain's worth of dirt before it becomes a pupa.}}
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====By [[Move Tutor|tutoring]]====
====By [[Move Tutor|tutoring]]====
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{{learnlist/tutorh/7|Larvitar|Rock|Ground|2}}
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{{learnlist/tutor7|Iron Defense|Steel|Status|—|—|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor7|Iron Head|Steel|Physical|80|100|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor7|Iron Tail|Steel|Physical|100|75|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor7|Outrage|Dragon|Physical|120|100|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor7|Snore|Normal|Special|50|100|15|||no|yes}}
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{{learnlist/tutor7|Uproar|Normal|Special|90|100|10|||no|yes}}
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|MinEXP=25
|MinEXP=25
|MaxEXP=35
|MaxEXP=35
|num=193
|browser=Larvitar is small, but its bite is powerful. It can easily chomp down a wooden fence.
|browser=Larvitar is small, but its bite is powerful. It can easily chomp down a wooden fence.
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|field=Crush
|field=Crush
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|fieldpower=1
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|browser=It hurls rocks and stones to attack.
|browser=It hurls rocks and stones to attack.
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|field=Crush
|field=Crush
|fieldpower=2
|fieldpower=2
|num=216
|pastnum=087
|browser=It triggers tremors and opens fissures that make Pokémon Paused.
|browser=It triggers tremors and opens fissures that make Pokémon Paused.
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|raisemaxlevel=5
|raisemaxlevel=5
|skill=Risk-Taker
|skill=Risk-Taker
|skilldesc=Damage may randomly be increased or decreased.
|skilldesc=Increases damage randomly.
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|egg=10
|buddy=5
|buddy=5
|candy=Larvitar
|evocandy=25
|evocandy=25
|stamina=100
|stamina=137
|attack=115
|attack=115
|defense=93
|defense=93
|fast={{m|Bite}}, {{m|Rock Smash}}
|fast={{m|Bite}}, {{m|Rock Smash}}
|special={{m|Stomp}}, {{m|Crunch}}, {{m|Ancient Power}}
|special={{m|Stomp}}, {{m|Crunch}}, {{m|Ancient Power}}
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===Origin===
===Origin===
It appears to share similarities with {{wp|dinosaur}}s.
Larvitar appears to share similarities with {{wp|dinosaur}}s. Its penchant for eating mountains, fences, or probably anything else may also come from the legend of the {{wp|Tarasque}}.
 
Its penchant for eating mountains, fences, or probably anything else may come from the legend of the {{wp|Tarasque}}.


====Name origin====
====Name origin====
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[[de:Larvitar]]
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[[fr:Embrylex]]
[[fr:Embrylex]]
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[[it:Larvitar]]
[[ja:ヨーギラス]]
[[ja:ヨーギラス]]
[[pl:Larvitar]]
[[zh:幼基拉斯]]
[[zh:幼基拉斯]]
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