The Essentials on Lapras
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Electric, Grass, Fighting, Rock Table
- Resistances
- ×¼ Ice · ×½ Water
- Evolution
- Lapras does not evolve and has no pre-evolution.
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Special Forms
- Gigantamax Details
- Stats
- Total 535 · top stat: HP (130) Detail
- In Current Games
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 145 in the Blueberry Pokédex
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny, Shadow, Gigantamax
- Other Names
- Lokhlass in French · ラプラス, Laplace in Japanese · Lapras in German All Languages
Overview
Lapras is a Water and Ice-type Pokémon, No. 131 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 1. Category: Transport Pokémon. Height: 2.5 m, weight: 220 kg.
Abilities: Water Absorb and Shell Armor. Hidden Ability: Hydration. Lapras is weak to Electric, Grass, Fighting and Rock-type moves (×2 damage).
Generation
Generation 1
Red / Blue / Yellow
National No.
#131
National Pokédex
Category
Transport Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
130
255
Attack
85
255
Defense
80
255
Special Attack
85
255
Special Defense
95
255
Speed
60
255
Total
535
Min HP (Lv. 100)
370
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
464
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Water / Ice). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 4 types
Electric
×2
Grass
×2
Fighting
×2
Rock
×2
Normal (×1) — 12 types
Normal
×1
Fire
×1
Poison
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Steel
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 1 type
Water
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 1 type
Ice
×¼
Abilities
Ability 1
If hit by a Water-type move, the Pokémon has its HP restored instead of taking damage.
Ability 2
A hard shell protects the Pokémon from critical hits.
Cures the Pokémon's status conditions in rain.
Lapras Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve and does not come from any evolution.
Lapras Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Water · Ice
Gigantamax
Water · Ice
Gigantamax
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Lapras Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Water Gun
Water
Spec.
100%
40
25
1
Growl
Normal
Stat
100%
—
40
5
Sing
Normal
Stat
55%
—
15
10
Mist
Ice
Stat
—
—
30
15
Life Dew
Water
Stat
—
—
10
20
Ice Shard
Ice
Phys.
100%
40
30
25
Confuse Ray
Ghost
Stat
100%
—
10
30
Water Pulse
Water
Spec.
100%
60
20
35
Brine
Water
Spec.
100%
65
10
40
Body Slam
Normal
Phys.
100%
85
15
43
Safeguard
Normal
Stat
—
—
25
45
Ice Beam
Ice
Spec.
100%
90
10
45
Surf
Water
Spec.
100%
90
15
50
Rain Dance
Water
Stat
—
—
5
52
Dragon Pulse
Dragon
Spec.
100%
85
10
55
Hydro Pump
Water
Spec.
80%
110
5
58
Blizzard
Ice
Spec.
70%
110
5
60
Perish Song
Normal
Stat
—
—
5
65
Sheer Cold
Ice
Spec.
30%
—
5
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Monster · Water 1
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
HP
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Lapras
Available in 30 games, 62 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Blue
Red
Yellow
Crystal
Gold
Silver
FireRed
LeafGreen
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Diamond
HeartGold
Pearl
Platinum
SoulSilver
Black
Black 2
White
White 2
X
Y
Let’s Go, Eevee!
Let’s Go, Pikachu!
Moon
Sun
Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun
Shield
Sword
Scarlet
Violet
Generation I
Blue 1 encounter
Available
▼
Gift Pokémon
(1)
Saffron City
Lv. 15 100%
Red 1 encounter
Available
▼
Gift Pokémon
(1)
Saffron City
Lv. 15 100%
Yellow 1 encounter
Available
▼
Gift Pokémon
(1)
Saffron City
Lv. 15 100%
Generation II
Crystal 1 encounter
Available
▼
Static encounter
(1)
Union Cave B2F
Lv. 20 100%
Gold 1 encounter
Available
▼
Static encounter
(1)
Union Cave B2F
Lv. 20 100%
Silver 1 encounter
Available
▼
Static encounter
(1)
Union Cave B2F
Lv. 20 100%
Generation III
FireRed 2 encounters
Available
▼
Gift Pokémon
(1)
Saffron City
Lv. 25 100%
Surf
(1)
Icefall Cave
Lv. 30-45 1%
LeafGreen 2 encounters
Available
▼
Gift Pokémon
(1)
Saffron City
Lv. 25 100%
Surf
(1)
Icefall Cave
Lv. 30-45 1%
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness 1 encounter
Available
▼
Snag
(1)
Citadark Isle
Lv. 44 100%
Generation IV
Diamond 3 encounters
Available
▼
Surf
(3)
Victory Road
Lv. 40-50 5%
Victory Road
Lv. 45-55 4%
Victory Road
Lv. 50-60 1%
HeartGold 3 encounters
Available
▼
Static encounter
(1)
Union Cave B2F
Lv. 20 100%
Surf
(2)
Johto Safari Zone
Lv. 15 10%
Johto Safari Zone
Lv. 16 10%
Pearl 3 encounters
Available
▼
Surf
(3)
Victory Road
Lv. 40-50 5%
Victory Road
Lv. 45-55 4%
Victory Road
Lv. 50-60 1%
Platinum 4 encounters
Available
▼
Static encounter
(1)
Union Cave B2F
Lv. 20 100%
Surf
(3)
Victory Road
Lv. 35-55 4%
Victory Road
Lv. 35-55 1%
Victory Road
Lv. 35-55 5%
SoulSilver 2 encounters
Available
▼
Surf
(2)
Johto Safari Zone
Lv. 15 10%
Johto Safari Zone
Lv. 16 10%
Generation V
Black 2 encounters
Available
▼
Surf spots
(2)
Village Bridge
Lv. 35-70 4%
Village Bridge
Lv. 35-70 1%
Black 2 2 encounters
Available
▼
Surf spots
(2)
Village Bridge
Lv. 30-40 4%
Village Bridge
Lv. 30-40 1%
White 2 encounters
Available
▼
Surf spots
(2)
Village Bridge
Lv. 35-70 4%
Village Bridge
Lv. 35-70 1%
White 2 2 encounters
Available
▼
Surf spots
(2)
Village Bridge
Lv. 30-40 4%
Village Bridge
Lv. 30-40 1%
Generation VI
X 4 encounters
Available
▼
Gift Pokémon
(1)
Route 12
Lv. 30 100%
Surf
(2)
Route 12
Lv. 27 1%
Azure Bay
Lv. 27 1%
Tall grass
(1)
Friend Safari
Lv. 30 33%
Y 4 encounters
Available
▼
Gift Pokémon
(1)
Route 12
Lv. 30 100%
Surf
(2)
Route 12
Lv. 27 1%
Azure Bay
Lv. 27 1%
Tall grass
(1)
Friend Safari
Lv. 30 33%
Generation VII
Let’s Go, Eevee! 2 encounters
Available
▼
Overworld water special
(2)
Sea Route 19
Lv. 37-42 100%
Sea Route 20
Lv. 37-42 100%
Let’s Go, Pikachu! 2 encounters
Available
▼
Overworld water special
(2)
Sea Route 19
Lv. 37-42 100%
Sea Route 20
Lv. 37-42 100%
Moon 2 encounters
Available
▼
Gift Pokémon
(1)
Poké Pelago
Lv. 49-55 7%
Surf
(1)
Poni Wilds
Lv. 40-43 5%
Sun 2 encounters
Available
▼
Gift Pokémon
(1)
Poké Pelago
Lv. 49-55 7%
Surf
(1)
Poni Wilds
Lv. 40-43 5%
Ultra Moon 4 encounters
Available
▼
Gift Pokémon
(2)
Poké Pelago
Lv. 37-43 8%
Poké Pelago
Lv. 49-55 4%
Surf
(2)
Ancient Poni Path
Lv. 41-44 5%
Poni Breaker Coast
Lv. 41-44 5%
Ultra Sun 4 encounters
Available
▼
Gift Pokémon
(2)
Poké Pelago
Lv. 37-43 8%
Poké Pelago
Lv. 49-55 4%
Surf
(2)
Ancient Poni Path
Lv. 41-44 5%
Poni Breaker Coast
Lv. 41-44 5%
Generation VIII
Shield 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Sword 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Terarium / Area Zero
(1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Terarium / Area Zero
(1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Red
→
Pokémon Bank
Virtual Console → Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Blue
→
Pokémon Bank
Virtual Console → Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Yellow
→
Pokémon Bank
Virtual Console → Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Gold
→
Pokémon Bank
Virtual Console → Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Silver
→
Pokémon Bank
Virtual Console → Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Crystal
→
Pokémon Bank
Virtual Console → Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
FireRed
→
Diamond
Pal Park
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
LeafGreen
→
Diamond
Pal Park
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Diamond
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Pearl
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Platinum
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
HeartGold
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
SoulSilver
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Black
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
White
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Black 2
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
White 2
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
X
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Y
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Sun
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Moon
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Ultra Sun
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Ultra Moon
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Let’s Go, Pikachu!
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Let’s Go, Eevee!
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Sword
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Shield
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
In Our Tier Lists
Lapras in Pokémon GO
- 2,641Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 1,509Perfect CP in Raids
- 5 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Red
“A POKéMON that has been over hunted almost to extinction. It can ferry people across the water.”
Blue
“A POKéMON that has been over hunted almost to extinction. It can ferry people across the water.”
Yellow
“A gentle soul that can read the minds of people. It can ferry people across the sea on its back.”
Gold
“They have gentle hearts. Because they rarely fight, many have been caught. Their num ber has dwindled.”
Silver
“It ferries people across the sea on its back. It may sing an enchanting cry if it is in a good mood.”
Crystal
“This gentle POKéMON loves to give people rides and provides a ve ry comfortable way to get around.”
Ruby
“People have driven LAPRAS almost to the point of extinction. In the evenings, this POKéMON is said to sing plaintively as it seeks what few others of its kind still remain.”
Sapphire
“People have driven LAPRAS almost to the point of extinction. In the evenings, this POKéMON is said to sing plaintively as it seeks what few others of its kind still remain.”
Emerald
“People have driven LAPRAS almost to the point of extinction. In the evenings, it is said to sing plaintively as it seeks what few others of its kind still remain.”
FireRed
“Its high intelligence enables it to understand human speech. It likes to ferry people on its back.”
LeafGreen
“A POKéMON that has been overhunted almost to extinction. It can ferry people on its back.”
Diamond
“It loves crossing the sea with people and Pokémon on its back. It understands human speech.”
Pearl
“It loves crossing the sea with people and Pokémon on its back. It understands human speech.”
Platinum
“It loves crossing the sea with people and Pokémon on its back. It understands human speech.”
HeartGold
“They have gentle hearts. Because they rarely fight, many have been caught. Their number has dwindled.”
SoulSilver
“It ferries people across the sea on its back. It may sing an enchanting cry if it is in a good mood.”
Black
“It loves crossing the sea with people and Pokémon on its back. It understands human speech.”
White
“It loves crossing the sea with people and Pokémon on its back. It understands human speech.”
Black 2
“Able to understand human speech and very intelligent, it loves to swim in the sea with people on its back.”
White 2
“Able to understand human speech and very intelligent, it loves to swim in the sea with people on its back.”
X
“They have gentle hearts. Because they rarely fight, many have been caught. Their number has dwindled.”
Y
“Its high intelligence enables it to understand human speech. It likes to ferry people on its back.”
Omega Ruby
“People have driven Lapras almost to the point of extinction. In the evenings, this Pokémon is said to sing plaintively as it seeks what few others of its kind still remain.”
Alpha Sapphire
“People have driven Lapras almost to the point of extinction. In the evenings, this Pokémon is said to sing plaintively as it seeks what few others of its kind still remain.”
Sun
“Its high intelligence enables it to comprehend human speech. When it’s in a good mood, it sings in its beautiful voice.”
Moon
“These Pokémon were once near extinction due to poaching. Following protective regulations, there is now an overabundance of them.”
Ultra Sun
“It likes swimming around with people on its back. In the Alola region, it’s an important means of transportation over water.”
Ultra Moon
“They’ve been so cherished that there’s now an overabundance. The fish Pokémon population has declined in waters with too many Lapras.”
Let’s Go, Pikachu!
“A gentle soul that can understand human speech. It can ferry people across the sea on its back.”
Let’s Go, Eevee!
“A gentle soul that can understand human speech. It can ferry people across the sea on its back.”
Sword
“A smart and kindhearted Pokémon, it glides across the surface of the sea while its beautiful song echoes around it.”
Shield
“Crossing icy seas is no issue for this cold-resistant Pokémon. Its smooth skin is a little cool to the touch.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Lokhlass
🇬🇧 English
Lapras
🇯🇵 漢字
ラプラス
🇯🇵 Kana
ラプラス
🇯🇵 Romaji
Laplace
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Lapras
🇪🇸 Español
Lapras
🇮🇹 Italiano
Lapras
🇰🇷 한국어
라프라스
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
拉普拉斯
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
拉普拉斯
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Transport
🇬🇧 EN
Transport Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
のりものポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Transport-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Lapras
What type is Lapras?
Lapras is a Water and Ice-type Pokémon.
What are Lapras's weaknesses?
Lapras is weak to Electric, Grass, Fighting and Rock-type moves (×2 damage).
What is Lapras's Hidden Ability?
Lapras's Hidden Ability is Hydration. Its regular Abilities are Water Absorb and Shell Armor.
Can you get a Shiny Lapras in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Lapras is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
