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Larvesta (Japanese: メラルバ Merlarva) is a dual-type Bug/Fire Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

It evolves into Volcarona starting at level 59.

Biology

Larvesta "flying" using the fire that spits out from its horns

Larvesta is a fuzzy, moth larva-like Pokémon. It has blue eyes in a shadowed face. Its white mane of fuzz encompasses its head and the upper half of its body, while its lower half is brown. It has three pairs of small black legs. There are five red, slightly whorled horns on the sides of its head, which it can use to spit fire as a defensive tactic to intimidate predators or to scare prey. It has been seen using fire it spits from these horns to fly. Larvesta's flames can reach up to 5,500 degrees Fahrenheit in temperature. It lives at the feet of volcanoes, though people of ancient times once believed that Larvesta nested on and fell from the sun.



In the anime

Major appearances

Larvesta debuted in The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!, under the ownership of Luke. It battled Cilan and his Stunfisk and won. Luke revealed that Larvesta is in charge of special effects whenever he is making movies.

Minor appearances

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry BW041 Larvesta Ash's Pokédex Larvesta, the Torch Pokémon. A Larvesta shoots fire from its five horns to repel its enemies. They live at the base of volcanoes.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

A member of the Shadow Triad used a Larvesta to attack Lenora at Nacrene City. It was later revealed that Larvesta hatched from an Egg that Ryoku of the Seven Sages found in Route 4. It first appeared in The Battle Within.

Benga's Larvesta appeared in a flashback in PS541.

In the TCG

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is: Damaged

normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 4× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 4× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 4× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 4× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Learnset

Generation VIII Other generations: V - VI - VII Parent Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP

Absorb Grass Special 20 100% 25 Harden Normal Status — —% 30 Thrash Normal Physical 120 100% 10 Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Larvesta in Generation VIII

onto Larvesta in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.

Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Larvesta in that game.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Larvesta

indicates a move that gets when used by Larvesta Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Larvesta

indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Larvesta Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

Generation VIII Other generations: V - VI - VII Game Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Sw Sh IoA Skitter Smack Bug Physical 70 90% 10 Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Larvesta

indicates a move that gets when used by Larvesta Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Larvesta

indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Larvesta Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

Side game data

Evolution

Sprites

Trivia

Out of all Pokémon that evolve by a set level, Larvesta evolves later than any other unevolved Pokémon, at level 59.

Larvesta and its evolution are the only Pokémon that are neither Legendary nor Mythical that learn a move upon reaching level 100.

Larvesta is the only Fire-type to have an insectoid body.

Origin

Larvesta may be based on a moth — likely an Atlas moth larva or a Sycamore Tussock moth larva — and the Tower of the Sun, a famed Japanese monument. The way its red growths are shaped and positioned on its circular body may be a reference to the sun or to the Daimonji. It may also be based on a torch or cigarette.

Name origin

Larvesta may be a combination of larva and Vesta (Roman goddess of the hearth and home, symbolised and represented by an eternally-burning fire located in her temple). It may also involve lava.

Merlarva may be a combination of めらめら meramera (onomatopoeia for flaring) and larva.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese メラルバ Merlarva From めらめら meramera , and larva French Pyronille From the prefix pyro and chenille Spanish Larvesta Same as English name German Ignivor From ignis and vor Italian Larvesta Same as English name Korean 활화르바 Hwalhwaruba From 활활 hwalhwal and larva Cantonese Chinese Mandarin Chinese 燃燒蟲 / 燃烧虫 Rán​shāo​chóng​ From 燃燒 rán​shāo and 蟲 ​chóng​ More languages Russian Ларвеста Larvesta Transcription of English name Thai เมลาร์วา Merlarva Transcription of trademarked Japanese name





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