Is Carvanha Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Route 118 and 119 fishing. Water/Dark with AbilityRough Skin which damages attackers on contact. Sharpedo at 30 is fast with strong Attack and Special. Glass cannon: can't take a hit but finishes fights before needing to. Sidney uses one. Grab your own.
Carvanha resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Carvanha trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Carvanha's weaknesses hard.
Carvanha has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Norman's team hits Carvanha's weaknesses hard.
Carvanha trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Sharpedo trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Sharpedo trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Sharpedo has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Carvanha on Route 118 (Super Rod fishing, Lv 20-45, common).
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20DarkBite90100%25
- After Brawly
- TM46DarkThief90100%25
- LV 22DarkCrunch120100%15
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- After Wallace
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
Your Carvanha should hit Level 30 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 30)
- LV 30DarkCrunch120100%15
- After Wattson
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Winona
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDive120100%10
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- LV 48NormalSkull Bash130100%10
How to Get Carvanha in Ruby & Sapphire
high spawn rates in early-game fishing spots across 8 locations. Carvanha's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
Where To Catch Carvanha in RS
To get Carvanha, start by catching Carvanha through fishing encounters at Lv. 10-45. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Carvanha ✓Route 118Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 119Lv.10-30Good RodRate 20%Route 119Lv.20-45Super RodRate 100%Route 118Lv.20-45Super RodRate 60%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into SharpedoMossdeep CityLv.30-35Super RodRate 40%Pacifidlog TownLv.30-35Super RodRate 40%Route 103Lv.30-35Super RodRate 40%Route 118Lv.30-35Super RodRate 40%Route 122Lv.30-35Super RodRate 40%Route 124Lv.30-35Super RodRate 40%Route 125Lv.30-35Super RodRate 40%Route 126Lv.30-35Super RodRate 40%Route 127Lv.30-35Super RodRate 40%Route 129Lv.30-35Super RodRate 40%Route 130Lv.30-35Super RodRate 40%Route 131Lv.30-35Super RodRate 40%Route 132Lv.30-35Super RodRate 40%Route 133Lv.30-35Super RodRate 40%Route 134Lv.30-35Super RodRate 40%or evolve from Carvanha (Step 1)
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass, Fighting, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Ghost, Dark, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Carvanha Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Carvanha
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x482-568%KO Mega Drain 2x72-85% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Volbeat builds →Focus Punch 2x204-241%KO Signal Beam 2x154-182%KO Thunderbolt 2x96-114%KO | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x486-573%KO Mega Drain 2x74-88% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Volbeat Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Volbeat builds →Focus Punch 2x203-238%KO Signal Beam 2x153-181%KO Thunderbolt 2x95-113%KO | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x510-600%KO Mega Drain 2x77-91% | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Cacturne builds →Focus Punch 2x306-361%KO Absorb 2x65-77% Pin Missile 2x30-37% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x541-637%KO Solar Beam 2x230-271%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x524-616%KO Megahorn 2x420-494%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
In Ruby & Sapphire, Porygon's Facade hits Carvanha for 77-90%. Elekid's Thunderbolt also KOs at 168-198%.
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemSalacberry NatureTimid Moves View Abra builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Porygon builds →Facade77-90% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemLum Berry NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Carvanha View Elekid builds →Thunderbolt 2x168-198%KO | ||
Carvanha Evolutions
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
RS Carvanha Best Moveset
Water/Dark pre-evolution heading toward Sharpedo. AbilityRough Skin damages attackers on contact and AbilitySpeed Boost raises Speed each turn, but stats are too frail for competitive use.
Best Build
Carvanha best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Hydro Pump
- Return
- Endure
- Hidden Power Fighting
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Double-Edge and Hydro Pump 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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
CARVANHA’s strongly developed jaws and its sharply pointed fangs pack the destructive power to rip out boat hulls. Many boats have been attacked and sunk by this POKéMON.
If anything invades CARVANHA’s territory, it will swarm and tear at the intruder with its pointed fangs. On its own, however, this POKéMON turns suddenly timid.
Carvanha Ruby & Sapphire Guide
In Ruby & Sapphire, 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.
Game Availability
Carvanha first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves