Larvitar are small sage green reptilian Pokémon with rocky skin. They have an erect spike on top of their heads, triangular black streak markings below and on the upper corners of their red eyes, and several holes or ports on the sides of their bodies. They also have a scaled red rhombus-shaped belly. Larvitar have fingerless arms and legs with a single toe nail and a tail somewhat resembling a pine cone or tunnel-boring machine in appearance.
Larvitar are small sage green reptilian Pokémon with rocky skin. They have an erect spike on top of their heads, triangular black streak markings below and on the upper corners of their red eyes, and several holes or ports on the sides of their bodies. They also have a scaled red rhombus-shaped belly of sorts. Larvitar have fingerless arms and legs with a single nailed toe and a tail somewhat resembling a pine cone or tunnel-boring machine in appearance.
====Gender differences====
Their penchant for eating copious amounts of soil could be considered a natural ability. Additionally, Larvitar are capable of loosing a painfully piercing screech if needed. Larvitar are usually quiet. Due to its larval stage, their main interest focuses on eating. Larvitar usually live in {{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Mountain Pokémon|mountains}}, hills, and sometimes, in caves. The mountains they live in are usually their meals: a single Larvitar can eat a mountain in a few weeks.
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===Special abilities===
Their penchant for eating copious amounts of soil could be considered a natural ability. Additionally, Larvitar are capable of loosing a painfully piercing {{m|Screech}} if needed.
===Behavior===
Larvitar are usually quiet. Due to its larval stage, their main interest focuses on eating. Whenever a Larvitar is spotted, it's likely to be seen feeding on soil.
===Habitat===
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Larvitar usually live in mountains, hills, and sometimes, in caves. The mountains they live in are usually their meals: a single Larvitar can eat a mountain in a few weeks.
Larvitar are small sage green reptilian Pokémon with rocky skin. They have an erect spike on top of their heads, triangular black streak markings below and on the upper corners of their red eyes, and several holes or ports on the sides of their bodies. They also have a scaled red rhombus-shaped belly. Larvitar have fingerless arms and legs with a single toe nail and a tail somewhat resembling a pine cone or tunnel-boring machine in appearance.
Their penchant for eating copious amounts of soil could be considered a natural ability. Additionally, Larvitar are capable of loosing a painfully piercing screech if needed. Larvitar are usually quiet. Due to its larval stage, their main interest focuses on eating. Larvitar usually live in mountains, hills, and sometimes, in caves. The mountains they live in are usually their meals: a single Larvitar can eat a mountain in a few weeks.
Larvitar first appeared in Pikachu's PikaBoo. Pikachu and co. invited Larvitar and its friends to a game of Hide 'n' Seek, though Larvitar refused. Later, it was feeling left out and viciously kicked a rock at a lawnmower (which went ridiculously haywire afterwards).
Afterwards, once Pikachu and co., along with Larvitar, destroyed the lawnmower, Larvitar started a new game of Hide 'N' Seek with fellow Pokémon. Larvitar is also shown to fix one of the smaller stones on the larger stone, along with Togepi, whom he had roared at, earlier in the short.
In Pinch Healing, a Larvitar was being babysat by a Poké-Sitter named Matt. Ash and his friends were helping him with his job. The Larvitar was shy, and used Sandstorm when confronted. By the end of the episode, however, it warmed up to the group, particularly May.
Crystal's Archy was attacked by a Larvitar and injured five years prior to the plot of the volume, causing it to go on a rampage until Crystal calmed it down. The same Larvitar returned 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 Suicune earlier in the volume.
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.
Yogiras may be a combination of 幼児 yōji (baby or child) or 幼生 yōsei (larva) and 嫌い kirai (hate). Giras may derive from Gojira, the Japanese name for the character Godzilla, or Angiras, the Japanese name for the character Anguirus. Both are dinosaur-like tokusatsu movie monsters that share some characteristics with Tyranitar, its evolution.
In other languages
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Japanese
ヨーギラス Yogiras
From 幼児 yōji, 幼生 yōsei, 嫌い kirai, Godzilla, and Angiras.
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Hard Stone (5%)
Chople Berry (100%)
For other sprites and images, please see Larvitar images on Bulbagarden Archives.
