Ash's Larvitar

Ash's Larvitar サトシのヨーギラス Satoshi's Yogiras

Ash's Larvitar

Egg obtained in Lapras of Luxury Hatches in Hatch Me if You Can Hatched at Route 46 Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Released in Mother of All Battles! Current location Mt. Silver

→ This Pokémon spent 1 episode in its Egg.

Voice actor Japanese English As Larvitar Miyako Itō Tara Jayne

Ash's Larvitar (Japanese: サトシのヨーギラス Satoshi's Yogiras) is a Pokémon cared for by Ash briefly during the Master Quest season of the anime. Like Haunter, Ash did not "catch" this Pokémon (and therefore did not officially own it).

History

In its Egg

In Lapras of Luxury! Ash received a call from Professor Elm that he had to go to the Marine Pokémon Laboratory to pick up an Egg that he was supposed to bring to Mt. Silver. The next episode it hatched into Larvitar and became very close to Ash and his Pikachu, but Hardened if anybody else approached it.

It started out very shy and timid, but learned to appreciate life through its adventures with Ash, and learned about the world around it. It made new friends, such as an Elekid, a Slowpoke which later became a Slowking named Arthur and an Unown. Larvitar gains a very courageous attitude in You're a Star, Larvitar! where it manages to rescue a whole bunch of Pokémon from Team Rocket practically by itself. In Address Unown!, an Unown teleported Ash, Brock, and Misty to a dimension which physically manifested images and experiences from Larvitar's life such as Egg shells, representing birth, Elekid plugs, from Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid representing the Elekid it befriended, and Slowking crowns, from A Crowning Achievement representing Arthur the Slowking. Ash and his friends then reached a giant Larvitar Egg with holes in it, as well as a large crystalline thorn. Inside the holes were images of Ash, Misty, and Brock, however both Misty and Brock were black and white, symbolizing Larvitar's distrust towards them. When Ash touched the thorn, he was immediately sucked inside along with Misty, Brock, Pikachu and Togepi, putting them in another dimension where Larvitar was seen sleeping. There, Ash, Misty and Brock received visions of Larvitar as an Egg and could hear Larvitar's voice as it was kidnapped by poachers and sensed its mother being brutally attacked. It was later separated from the poachers and mistakenly kicked around. The pain from its past manifested into thorn covered branches encasing Larvitar. Together, Ash, Misty and Brock were able to destroy the branches around Larvitar and help it open up more.

Since that incident, Larvitar opened itself up towards Misty and Brock, but still Hardened around other human beings. It was then reunited with its mother in Mother of All Battles!, who at first believed Ash and his friends to be harming her child. However, once Tyranitar realised Ash and friends' peaceful and benevolent intentions, she calmed down. However trouble began when the poachers that initially had stolen Larvitar from her had returned to capture her. However thanks to Ash, Misty, Brock, Ranger Mason and her child (Tyranitar's), the two helped ensure the poachers were brought to justice for their crimes. Larvitar was left at Mt. Silver where it could live in peace with its mother and be raised properly under the protection of the mountain rangers.

Personality and characteristics

Larvitar was shy around humans after birth as it would often Harden itself towards them. After awhile, it overcame the shyness and made some Pokémon friends.

Moves used

Using Hidden Power	Move First Used In Screech † Hatch Me if You Can Hidden Power † Hatch Me if You Can Harden × † Hatch Me if You Can Bite You're a Star, Larvitar! Dig You're a Star, Larvitar!
An × shows that the move cannot be legitimately known by this Pokémon in the games.
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the manga

Ash's Larvitar in the Ash and Pikachu manga

Ash's Larvitar in its Egg

In the Ash and Pikachu manga

Ash's Larvitar appeared in A Mysterious Egg!! as an Egg and then hatched in the same chapter at the end.

Trivia

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Larvitar with its mother as seen in Spurt!

• Despite not officially being Ash's, Larvitar appeared in the Spurt! opening, along with its mother, in the section showcasing released Pokémon.
• Despite its weight (158.7 lbs, or 71.98 kg according to the Pokédex), it was seen being carried by Ash on his backpack. This is a possible example of anime physics, or because Ash's Larvitar was a newborn that was not hatched underground, and as such did not eat "a mountain's worth of soil" as is mentioned in Ash's Pokédex.
• Through the time it was with Ash, Larvitar had continually used Harden whenever it was scared. However, Larvitar cannot learn Harden in the games.
• Larvitar is the first pseudo-legendary Pokemon to ever be under Ash's care.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Larvitar.

Ash's Pokémon
On hand:	Pikachu
Traveling with:	Rotom Phone
At Oak's/In rotation:	Pidgeot	Bulbasaur	Charizard	Kingler	Muk	Tauros (×30)
	Snorlax	Heracross	Bayleef	Quilava	Totodile	Noctowl
	Donphan	Swellow	Sceptile	Corphish	Torkoal	Glalie
	Staraptor	Torterra	Infernape	Buizel	Gliscor	Gible
	Unfezant	Oshawott	Pignite	Snivy	Scraggy	Leavanny
	Palpitoad	Boldore	Krookodile	Talonflame	Hawlucha	Noivern
	Dragonite	Gengar	Lucario	Sirfetch'd	Dracovish
With Kukui/In rotation:	Rowlet	Lycanroc	Incineroar	Melmetal
At home:	Mr. Mime
In training:	Squirtle	Primeape
Released:	Butterfree	Lapras	Larvitar	Greninja	Goodra	Nebby
	Naganadel
Temporarily owned:	Seaking	Buzzwole	Stakataka	Pheromosa	Rowlet
Traded away:	Raticate	Aipom
Given away:	Beedrill
Traveled with:	Haunter	Azelf	Meowth	Meloetta	Rotom Pokédex	Latias
The Power of Us only:	Ekans	Sentret
EToP only:	Fearow	Oddish	Mankey	Slowpoke
Newspaper Strip only:	Starmie	Clefairy
For a list of Pokémon Ash has temporarily owned, used, or commanded, see here

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