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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#131 Lapras
WaterIce
- SpeciesTransport Pokémon
- Japanese nameLaplace
- PronunciationLAP-RUSS
- Height8′ 2″ 2.49 m
- Weight485.0 lb 218.25 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Origin not sure. May come from LAP-RACE, referring to the impressive speed of Lapras.
Evolution
LaprasThis Pokémon didn’t evolve from anything, nor does it evolve. No Evolution.
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | A POKEMON 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. |
| Stadium | Capable of understanding the language of humans, it enjoys ferrying people on its back. It is on the verge of extinction. |
| GoldStadium 2 | They have gentle hearts. Because they rarely fight, many have been caught. Their number 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 POKEMON loves to give people rides and provides a very comfortable way to get around. |
Where to find Lapras
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Saffron City (Silph Co.) | NA | One |
| Red | NA | One | |
| Yellow | NA | One | |
| Gold | Union Cave | Friday | One a week |
| Silver | Friday | One a week | |
| Crystal | Friday | One a week |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×1
- Water×0.5
- Electric×2
- Grass×2
- Ice×0.25
- Fighting×2
- Poison×1
- Ground×1
- ×1
- Psychic×1
- Bug×1
- Rock×2
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×1
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 weaknesses and 2 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 2 : 1 (200%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 4 weaknesses and 2 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 2 : 1 (200%).
- This Pokémon has the same number of weaknesses and advantages in GSC as RBY. Therefore their defense ratios are the same.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st (GSC): Good 2nd (GSC): Bad 1st (RBY): Good 2nd (RBY): Normal
- Water1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Grass1st: Bad 2nd: Good
- Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Ground1st: Good 2nd: Good
- 1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Rock1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Ghost1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Dragon1st: Bad 2nd: Good
- Dark1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Steel1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 7 advantages and 7 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 1:1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 7 advantages and 5 disadvantages out of 30 types. Offensive ratio 7:5 (140%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| R/B/Y | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Water Gun | Water | Special |
| Start | Start | Growl | Normal | Status |
| 16 | Start | Sing | Normal | Status |
| 20 | 8 | Mist | Ice | Status |
| 25 | 15 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical |
| 31 | 22 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status |
| — | 29 | Perish Song | Normal | Status |
| 38 | 36 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special |
| — | 43 | Rain Dance | Water | Status |
| — | 50 | Safeguard | Normal | Status |
| 46 | 57 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Thunderbolt, Ice Beam
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM07Zap Cannon
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM13Snore
- TM14Blizzard
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM16Icy Wind
- TM17Protect
- TM18Rain Dance
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM23Iron Tail
- TM24Dragonbreath
- TM25Thunder
- TM27Return
- TM29Psychic
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM42Dream Eater
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM50Nightmare
- HM03Surf
- HM04Strength
- HM06Whirlpool
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM06Toxic
- TM07Horn Drill
- TM08Body Slam
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM11Bubblebeam
- TM12Water Gun
- TM13Ice Beam
- TM14Blizzard
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM20Rage
- TM22Solarbeam
- TM23Dragon Rage
- TM24Thunderbolt
- TM25Thunder
- TM29Psychic
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Reflect
- TM34Bide
- TM40Skull Bash
- TM44Rest
- TM46Psywave
- TM50Substitute
- HM03Surf
- HM04Strength
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Water 1 Pokémon group 8 Monster Pokémon group 11 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Corsola
- Delibird
- Dratini Family
- Horsea Family
- Kabuto Family
- Lapras
- Mantine
- Marill Family
- Omanyte Family
- Poliwag Family
- Psyduck Family
- Remoraid Family
- Seel Family
- Slowpoke Family
- Squirtle Family
- Totodile Family
- Wooper Family
- Bulbasaur Family
- Charmander Family
- Chikorita Family
- Cubone Family
- Kangaskhan
- Larvitar Family
- Lickitung
- Mareep Family
- Nidoran♂ Family
- Nidoran♀
- Rhyhorn Family
- Snorlax
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Aurora Beam | Mate with a male from Remoraid or Seel Family. |
| Foresight | Mate with a male from Hoothoot Family with a female Farfetch’d, then mate the male offspring to a female from Psyduck Family. Breed the male offspring to a female Lapras. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 130 | 433-463 | 6/4598.21% | 4/4298.93% |
| Attack | 85 | 238-268 | 12/4969.15% | 12/4567.35% |
| Defense | 80 | 228-258 | 18/5563.67% | 15/4465.54% |
| Speed | 60 | 188-218 | 29/4740.14% | 27/4236.34% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 85 | 238-268 | 13/4675.80% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 95 | 258-288 | 13/4181.59% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 95 | 258-288 | — | 10/2981.59% |
| Total | 535 G/S/C 450 R/B/Y |
1583-1763 1345-1495 |
6/8788.49% | 8/6590.32% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library