Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.8 m
- Weight
- 20.8 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate225(39.9%)Moderate
Base friendship35Low
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP61
Base stats
HP
45
Attack
90
Defense
20
Sp. Atk
65
Sp. Def
20
Speed
65
Total
305
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
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Physical Sweeper
LCSource: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Carvanha
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
XD: Gale of Darkness
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
Black
White
Black 2
White 2
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Isle of Armor (Sword)
Isle of Armor (Shield)
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Carvanha can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
15 of 15
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aqua Jet Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Water | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 4 | Poison Fang Has a chance to badly poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| 4 | Rage If the user is hit after using this move, its Attack rises by one stage. | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| 8 | Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 12 | Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 15 | Assurance Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 16 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 20 | Ice Fang Has a chance to freeze the target and a chance to make the target flinch. | Ice | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 24 | Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 28 | Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 32 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 36 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 40 | Liquidation Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Water | Physical | 85 | 100 | 10 |
| 44 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
Breeding & egg moves
Carvanha can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
22 sprites & renders for Carvanha.
Across the games
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Cite this page
“Carvanha”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/carvanha.
Species data from PokéAPI.