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Pokémon GO · #636 · Bug / Fire

Larvesta in Pokémon GO

Larvesta (#636) is a Bug / Fire-type Pokémon. In Pokémon GO its max CP is 1,692 at level 50, 1,496 at level 40 and 1,712 as a best buddy at level 51. Its highest-damage moveset is Bug Bite with Bug Buzz. It takes extra damage from Rock, Flying and Water attacks.

TypeBug / Fire
Pokédex number#636
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina156 / 107 / 146
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 511,496 / 1,692 / 1,712
Max HP, level 50135
Buddy distance5 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Height / weight1.1 m / 28.8 kg

Larvesta evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Larvesta evolves into Volcarona for 400 Larvesta Candy.

Family: Larvesta · Volcarona

Larvesta CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

LevelCP 15/15/15CP 10/10/10HP 15/15/15Note
1564160083research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
2085580096eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
251,0691,000107raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
301,2831,200117wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
351,3891,300122
401,4961,400127
451,5931,490131
501,6921,583135
511,7121,602136best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Larvesta best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Larvesta at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Larvesta gains from being hit left out.

Fast attackCharged attackDamage per second
Bug BiteBug Buzz8.8
EmberBug Buzz8.0
Bug BiteFlame Wheel7.4
Bug BiteFlame Charge7.1
EmberFlame Wheel6.7

Fast attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergyTimePower / s
Bug BiteBug560.5 s10.0same type, ×1.2
EmberFire10101 s10.0same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergy costTimePower / s
Bug BuzzBug95503.5 s27.1same type, ×1.2
Flame ChargeFire70334 s17.5same type, ×1.2
Flame WheelFire55502.5 s22.0same type, ×1.2

Larvesta weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Bug / Fire. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack typeDamage
Rock×2.56
Flying×1.6
Water×1.6
Grass×0.39
Bug×0.625
Fairy×0.625
Fighting×0.625
Ice×0.625
Steel×0.625

Larvesta CP calculator

CP 1,496 · HP 127

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.