What does Carvanha evolve into?

Carvanha evolves into Sharpedo at level 30. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 305 BST.

At what level does Carvanha evolve?

Carvanha evolves into Sharpedo at level 30. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Should I use Carvanha?

In Diamond & Pearl, Carvanha does the job early-game if you need a Water/Dark type on your team. Evolve it into Sharpedo before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Carvanha?

Carvanha is catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

Carvanha - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Carvanha's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Defense trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Easy to catch and worth 1 Attack EV, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Avg

HP45

Attack90

Defense20

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def20

Speed65

Total305

Details

Catch Rate

Easy225 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight20.8 kg

Base XP61

Abilities

Rough Skin

Damages attacking Pokémon for 1/8 their max HP on contact.

Speed BoostHANot in game

Raises Speed one stage after each turn.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

They swarm any foe that invades their territory. Their sharp fangs can tear out boat hulls.

Carvanha Weakness

Type-wise, Carvanha takes extra damage from Electric, Grass, Fighting, and Bug. Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.

Carvanha Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Ghost, Dark, Steel
0x (Immune)	Psychic

Type ChartGood

4Weak

6Resist

1Immune

Score+1

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass Fighting Bug

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Ghost Dark Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Psychic

STAB (5)

Fire Ground Rock Psychic Ghost

How to Beat Carvanha in Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)

Heracross BugFighting	B
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Carvanha Focus Punch 2x 486-572%KO Focus Blast 2x 171-201%KO Brick Break 2x 245-288%KO Rock Smash 2x 134-158%KO View Heracross builds →
Toxicroak PoisonFighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakTM31 RevengeLv. 22 Damage vs Carvanha Focus Punch 2x 422-497%KO Focus Blast 2x 288-339%KO Brick Break 2x 214-253%KO Revenge 2x 171-201%KO View Toxicroak builds →
Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Carvanha Solar Beam 2x 297-351%KO Giga Drain 2x 187-221%KO Vine Whip 2x 124-146%KO Bullet Seed 2x 70-83% View Carnivine builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Brick BreakTM31 Razor LeafLv. 1 Damage vs Carvanha Solar Beam 2x 221-261%KO Giga Drain 2x 141-166%KO Brick Break 2x 104-124%KO Razor Leaf 2x 117-138%KO View Nuzleaf builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Thunder PunchLv. 1 Drain PunchTM60 Damage vs Carvanha Focus Punch 2x 275-324%KO Focus Blast 2x 221-261%KO Thunder Punch 2x 93-111%KO Drain Punch 2x 141-166%KO View Medicham builds →

Diamond & Pearl Evolution

Carvanha evolves into Sharpedo. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 155 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#318Carvanha

Level 30

#319Sharpedo

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Carvanha

WaterDark

Sharpedo

WaterDark

70+25

ATK

120+30

DEF

40+20

SP.ATK

95+30

SP.DEF

40+20

SPE

95+30

BST

305D-Tier

460C-Tier+155

ROLE

Balanced

Cannon

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Carvanha easily with 19 breeding partners from the Water2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Ancient Power, Double-Edge, Hydro Pump and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Water2

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Diamond & Pearl Carvanha Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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Moves

Breeding's the move. Ancient Power and Double-Edge give Carvanha options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Ice coverage already covers a decent range on top of Hydro Pump and Surf. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bite

C6010025Dark

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 6

Rage

D2010020Normal

Lv 8

Focus Energy

———30Normal

Lv 11

Scary Face

D—9010Normal

Lv 16

Ice Fang

D659515Ice

Lv 18

Screech

——8540Normal

Lv 21

Swagger

——9015Normal

Lv 26

Assurance

—5010010Dark

Lv 28

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Lv 31

Aqua Jet+1

D4010020Water

Lv 36

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 38

Take Down

—908520Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM55

Brine

C6510010Water

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM79

Dark Pulse

C8010015Dark

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM66

Payback

C5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

C9510015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

HM07

Waterfall

C8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Egg

Hydro Pump

C120805Water

Egg

Thrash

—12010020Normal

Tutor Moves

Carvanha can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Diamond & Pearl Carvanha Locations

Carvanha's scattered across 10 spots in early-game fishing spots with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Best Locations to Catch Carvanha in Diamond & Pearl

Bring Super Rod for Carvanha. There are 10 fishing encounters from Lv. 15-30 with no walking alternatives. Pick the spot with the best rate and settle in.

Great Marsh - Area 1

DiamondSuper Rod Lv.15-30 Facility

CommonEarly

Great Marsh - Area 1