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Physiology

(Japanese:) is a Pokémon introduced in Generation I

Lapras are a very large Water/Ice type Pokémon that resemble a plesiosaur. Its skin is mainly a light blue with a cream/white underside. It has a very long neck with a rounded head. Its ears are shaped like spirals and it has a small horn on its forehead. Having no legs, it instead has four flippers for easy mobility in the water. Lapras also have large, gray shells on their backs with "knobs" covering them.

When it Gigantamaxes, it becomes much larger and its shell has deformed into a cruise ship.Its eyes now have a yellow, blue and white colour scheme. A ring of an icy music score surrounds it.

Natural abilities

Lapras can have the ability Water Absorb or the ability Shell Armor. With Water Absorb, Lapras can heal 1/4 of its max HP if it is hit with a Water-type attack. With the ability Shell Armor, Lapras can block any Critical Hits. It’s hidden ability hydration will heal all its Status conditions in Rain.

In addition to this, Lapras can ferry people on its back and also sing people to sleep. Some Lapras can use Telepathy to communicate with humans as well.

Its Gigantamax form is said to be able to ferry 5000 people at one go and the music score can smash through icebergs, like Walrein using its Headbutts.

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Pokédex entries

Red and Blue A Pokémon that has been overhunted 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.

Gold 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 Pokémon loves to give people rides and provides a very comfortable way to get around.

Ruby People have driven Lapras almost to the point of extinction. In the evenings, this Pokémon is said to sing plaintively as it seeks what few others of its kind still remain.

Sapphire People have driven Lapras almost to the point of extinction. In the evenings, this Pokémon is said to sing plaintively as it seeks what few others of its kind still remain.

FireRed Its high intelligence enables it to understand human speech. It likes to ferry people on its back.

LeafGreen A Pokémon that has been overhunted almost to extinction. It can ferry people across the water.

Emerald People have driven Lapras almost to the point of extinction. In the evenings, it is said to sing plaintively as it seeks what few others of its kind still remain.

Diamond It loves crossing the sea with people and Pokémon on its back. It understands human speech.

Pearl It loves crossing the sea with people and Pokémon on its back. It understands human speech.

Platinum It loves crossing the sea with people and Pokémon on its back. It understands human speech.

HeartGold They have gentle hearts. Because they rarely fight, many have been caught. Their number has dwindled.

SoulSilver It ferries people across the sea on its back. It may sing an enchanting cry if it is in a good mood.

Black It loves crossing the sea with people and Pokémon on its back. It understands human speech.

White It loves crossing the sea with people and Pokémon on its back. It understands human speech.

Black 2 Able to understand human speech and very intelligent, it loves to swim in the sea with people on its back.

White 2 Able to understand human speech and very intelligent, it loves to swim in the sea with people on its back.

X They have gentle hearts. Because they rarely fight, many have been caught. Their number has dwindled.

Y Its high intelligence enables it to understand human speech. It likes to ferry people on its back.

Omega Ruby People have driven Lapras almost to the point of extinction. In the evenings, this Pokémon is said to sing plaintively as it seeks what few others of its kind still remain.

Alpha Sapphire People have driven Lapras almost to the point of extinction. In the evenings, this Pokémon is said to sing plaintively as it seeks what few others of its kind still remain.

Sun Its high intelligence enables it to comprehend human speech. When it's in a good mood, it sings in its beautiful voice.

Moon These Pokémon were once near extinction due to poaching. Following protective regulations, there is now an overabundance of them.

Ultra Sun It likes swimming around with people on its back. In the Alola region, it's an important means of transportation over water.

Ultra Moon They've been so cherished that there's now an overabundance. The fish Pokémon population has declined in waters with too many Lapras.

Let's Go Pikachu A gentle soul that can understand human speech. It can ferry people across the sea on its back.

Let's Go Eevee A gentle soul that can understand human speech. It can ferry people across the sea on its back.

Sword A smart and kindhearted Pokémon, it glides across the surface of the sea while its beautiful song echoes around it.

Gigantamax : Over 5,000 people can ride on its shell at once. And it's a very comfortable ride, without the slightest shaking or swaying.

Shield Crossing icy seas is no issue for this cold-resistant Pokémon. Its smooth skin is a little cool to the touch.

Gigantamax: It surrounds itself with a huge ring of gathered ice particles. It uses the ring to smash any icebergs that might impede its graceful swimming.

Stats

Base Stats HP 130 Attack 85 Defense 80 Sp. Atk 85 Sp. Def 95 Speed 60 Total 535

Learnset

Leveling

TM/HM

Breeding

Tutoring

Sprites

Lapras's Red & Blue sprite Lapras's Yellow sprite Lapras's Green sprite Lapras's Gold sprite Lapras's Silver sprite Lapras's Crystal sprite Lapras's Ruby & Sapphire sprite Lapras's Emerald sprite Lapras's Diamond & Pearl sprite Lapras's Platinum sprite Lapras's HeartGold & SoulSilver sprite Lapras's Black & White / Black 2 & White 2 sprite Lapras's back sprite Lapras's Black & White shiny sprite Lapras's back shiny sprite Lapras's X & Y / Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire sprite Lapras's X & Y / Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire shiny sprite Gigantamax Lapras Shiny Gigantamax Lapras





Appearances

Anime

Ash's Lapras.

Ash's Lapras Mother, who skin is slighter lighter than her other species. 1 of 2 Add photo

Lapras' first appearance was in an episode called Holiday Hi-Jynx where it helped Ash and his friends return a Jynx to Santa Claus.

Lapras' next major appearance was in the episode The Lost Lapras, where Ash saved a baby Lapras from a group of thugs and Team Rocket. He would go on to use this Lapras to ferry him around the Orange Islands. He later found its family and returned the baby Lapras. There is also an appearance of Lapras in the Sinnoh region when Dawn mentions how beautiful it is.

Trivia

Lapras' name was originally to be "Ness" referring to the Loch Ness Monster. However, this was changed before the Red and Blue games' release.

In the Pokémon adventures manga and in Generation 1,it was shown to have teeth.

Lapras may have inspired the animation for surf in generation 2.

Lapras always appears in pictures taken at Azure Bay,even when it is not in the player’s Party.

Lapras can learn all one-hit knockout moves except Guillotine.

Lapras is one of the collectable spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

It has the highest base HP of all ice

Origin

Lapras is based on a sea turtle, a plesiosaur (likely the Loch Ness Monster), and a Viking ship. Its behavior resembles that of cetaceans.

Gigantamax Lapras is based on a cruise ship, likely either the Titanic, which famously sank after hitting an iceberg, or the Queen Mary, as both were British in origin.

Etymology

Lapras may be a corruption of La Place (French for seat). This refers to how Lapras is commonly used as a form of transportation. Alternatively, it may come from Pierre-Simon Laplace, a mathematician who wrote several books on the mathematical properties of the ocean and tides, or lapis lazuli, a blue gemstone.

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