Should I use Greavard?

In Legends: Z-A, For a casual playthrough, Greavard works as a placeholder. Ghost coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Houndstone . That's where the stats start mattering.

Greavard Legends: Z-A - Weakness, Locations & Evolution

Special

Balanced

DTier

34Speed · Very Slow

How to Get Greavard in Legends: Z-A

Greavard can't be caught in Legends: Z-A. Transfer Greavard from Scarlet & Violet and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Greavard in LZA

Step 1Greavard ✓
CARTRIDGE TRADE
from Scarlet & Violet
Available
Catch in Scarlet & Violet via Overworld · North Province (Area One), then trade to the current game via link cable.
Train until Level 30 to evolve into Houndstone
Step 2Evolve into Houndstone

Greavard Weakness

Greavard's Ghost typing leaves it vulnerable to Ghost and Dark. It shrugs off Normal and Fighting-type attacks completely. Greavard's Ghost typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.

Greavard Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ghost, Dark
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Bug
0x (Immune)	Normal, Fighting

What is Greavard Weak Against

Excellent

2Weak

2Resist

2Immune

Score+4

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ghost Dark

½xResist

Poison Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Normal Fighting

What is Greavard Strong Against

2Strong

1Resisted

1Immune

Score0

2xStrong

Psychic Ghost

½xResisted

Dark

0xImmune

Normal

Best Pokemon Against Greavard

Pangoro FightingDark	C
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 34 Damage vs Greavard Crunch 2x 131-154%KO View Pangoro builds →
Tyranitar RockDark	B
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 27 Damage vs Greavard Crunch 2x 140-165%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Banette Ghost	C
Available Moves Moves Phantom ForceLv. 42 Knock OffLv. 12 Damage vs Greavard Phantom Force 2x 138-163%KO Knock Off 2x 67-79% View Banette builds →
Absol Dark	C
Available Moves Moves Night SlashLv. 27 Phantom ForceLv. 1 Damage vs Greavard Night Slash 2x 119-141%KO Phantom Force 2x 102-120%KO View Absol builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	C
Available Move Moves Dark PulseLv. 34 Damage vs Greavard Dark Pulse 2x 128-150%KO View Houndoom builds →

Greavard Evolutions

Greavard is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Houndstone. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 198 total stats over Greavard. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#971Greavard

Level 30 (Night)

#972Houndstone

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Greavard

Ghost

Houndstone

Ghost

72+22

ATK

101+40

DEF

100+40

SP.ATK

50+20

SP.DEF

97+42

SPE

68+34

BST

290D-Tier

488C-Tier+198

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding is not available in this game

LZA Greavard Best Moveset

Ghost TermStab at 61 Attack on slow 34 Speed cooldowns. 50/60/55 defenses absorb mild hits. The moveset is one evolution from Houndstone's 101 Attack and 100 Defense where the Ghost physical identity becomes functional.

Best Build

Experimental

Bulky Support

Greavard best EVs are Sp. Def and HP

EVs

Def

SpD

Bulky Support Moveset

CharmUtility
MementoUtility
Night ShadeSTAB
ProtectFAST +4

Moves List

The level-up pool tells the story here. Greavard learns Play Rough and Phantom Force naturally, plus enough variety that TMs feel like bonuses. Coverage across 8 types extends the reach beyond that.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

D—10040Normal

Lv 1

Shadow Sneak+1

D6010030Ghost

Lv 1

Smokescreen

——10020Normal

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 3

Lick

D4510030Ghost

Lv 6

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 6

Tail Whip

D—10030Normal

Lv 9

Roar-6

C——20Normal

Lv 12

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Lv 16

Dig

D8010010Ground

Lv 20

Snarl

D559515Dark

Lv 28

Crunch

D8010015Dark

Lv 32

Play Rough

D909010Fairy

Lv 41

Phantom Force

C13510010Ghost

Lv 46

Charm

B—10020Fairy

Lv 52

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM Moves

TM78

Bulldoze

D6010020Ground

TM25

Crunch

D8010015Dark

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM56

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM127

Dream Eater

D10010015Psychic

TM35

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM109

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM14

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

TM01

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM15

Ice Fang

D659515Ice

TM46

Mud Shot

D559515Ground

TM119

Ominous Wind

—901005Ghost

TM20

Play Rough

D909010Fairy

TM17

Protect+4

B——10Normal

TM124

Psychic Fangs

D8510010Psychic

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM74

Shadow Ball

D12010015Ghost

TM85

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM139

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM21

Thunder Fang

D659515Electric

TM57

Will-O-Wisp

C—8515Fire

TM59

Zen Headbutt

D809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Greavard doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Greavard can't learn any Tutor moves

Base Stats

Below

HP50

Attack61

Defense60

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def55

Speed34

Total290

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight35.0 kg

Base XP58

Abilities

Pickup

Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.

FluffyHidden Ability

Damage from contact moves is halved. Damage from Fire moves is doubled.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entry

It is said that a dog Pokémon that died in the wild without ever interacting with a human was reborn as this Pokémon.

Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Greavard Legends: Z-A Guide

In Legends: Z-A, For a casual playthrough, Greavard works as a placeholder. Ghost coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Houndstone. That's where the stats start mattering.

Game Availability

Since Scarlet & Violet, Greavard has been obtainable in 2 games. A Generation 9 debut means a shorter history, but Greavard has appeared steadily across every generation since.

Click a game to view version-specific details

Pangoro FightingDark	C
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 34 Damage vs Greavard Crunch 2x 127-150%KO View Pangoro builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	C
Available Move Moves Dark PulseLv. 34 Damage vs Greavard Dark Pulse 2x 124-147%KO View Houndoom builds →
Haunter GhostPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Dark PulseLv. 36 Shadow ClawLv. 16 Damage vs Greavard Dark Pulse 2x 85-100%KO Shadow Claw 2x 58-69% View Haunter builds →
Honedge SteelGhost	C
Available Move Moves Shadow ClawLv. 24 Damage vs Greavard Shadow Claw 2x 79-93% View Honedge builds →

Pangoro FightingDark	C
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 34 Damage vs Greavard Crunch 2x 130-153%KO View Pangoro builds →
Krookodile GroundDark	B
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 27 Damage vs Greavard Crunch 2x 123-145%KO View Krookodile builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	C
Available Move Moves Dark PulseLv. 34 Damage vs Greavard Dark Pulse 2x 120-142%KO View Houndoom builds →
Banette Ghost	C
Available Moves Moves Phantom ForceLv. 42 Knock OffLv. 12 Damage vs Greavard Phantom Force 2x 134-158%KO Knock Off 2x 66-78% View Banette builds →
Doublade SteelGhost	C
Available Move Moves Shadow ClawLv. 24 Damage vs Greavard Shadow Claw 2x 101-119%KO View Doublade builds →

Pangoro FightingDark	C
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 34 Damage vs Greavard Crunch 2x 127-150%KO View Pangoro builds →
Krookodile GroundDark	B
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 27 Damage vs Greavard Crunch 2x 122-143%KO View Krookodile builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	C
Available Move Moves Dark PulseLv. 34 Damage vs Greavard Dark Pulse 2x 122-143%KO View Houndoom builds →
Banette Ghost	C
Available Moves Moves Phantom ForceLv. 42 Knock OffLv. 12 Damage vs Greavard Phantom Force 2x 133-157%KO Knock Off 2x 65-77% View Banette builds →
Doublade SteelGhost	C
Available Move Moves Shadow ClawLv. 24 Damage vs Greavard Shadow Claw 2x 102-120%KO View Doublade builds →

Pangoro FightingDark	C
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 34 Damage vs Greavard Crunch 2x 130-153%KO View Pangoro builds →
Tyranitar RockDark	B
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 27 Damage vs Greavard Crunch 2x 139-164%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Banette Ghost	C
Available Moves Moves Phantom ForceLv. 42 Knock OffLv. 12 Damage vs Greavard Phantom Force 2x 137-162%KO Knock Off 2x 65-78% View Banette builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	C
Available Move Moves Dark PulseLv. 34 Damage vs Greavard Dark Pulse 2x 126-149%KO View Houndoom builds →
Krookodile GroundDark	B
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 27 Damage vs Greavard Crunch 2x 124-147%KO View Krookodile builds →

Pangoro FightingDark	C
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 34 Damage vs Greavard Crunch 2x 128-151%KO View Pangoro builds →
Tyranitar RockDark	B
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 27 Damage vs Greavard Crunch 2x 135-160%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Banette Ghost	C
Available Moves Moves Phantom ForceLv. 42 Knock OffLv. 12 Damage vs Greavard Phantom Force 2x 133-157%KO Knock Off 2x 65-77% View Banette builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	C
Available Move Moves Dark PulseLv. 34 Damage vs Greavard Dark Pulse 2x 123-145%KO View Houndoom builds →
Krookodile GroundDark	B
Available Move Moves CrunchLv. 27 Damage vs Greavard Crunch 2x 121-143%KO View Krookodile builds →

Settings

Greavard Legends: Z-A

How to Get Greavard in Legends: Z-A

How to Obtain Greavard in LZA

Greavard Weakness

What is Greavard Weak Against

Best Pokemon Against Greavard

Greavard Evolutions

How to Evolve

LZA Greavard Best Moveset

Best Build

Moves List

How to Read the Moves Table

Tabs

Visual Signals

CAT (Category)

Tier (S to D)

PWR (Power)

Sorting & Filter

Level-Up Moves

TM Moves

Egg Moves

Tutor Moves

Base Stats

Greavard Legends: Z-A Guide