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Pupitar in Polished Crystal

Rock / Ground — where to catch it, what it learns, and how it differs from the official games.

Compared with the official games

  • Abilities gains Battle Armor

Compared against present-day official data. The Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived after Pokémon Crystal, so a difference here can belong to the series rather than to this hack.

Other changes in this hack

  • Evolves into Tyranitar at level 55
  • Learns Defense Curl the moment it evolves
  • Catch rate 45
  • Base experience 144
  • EV yield: 2 Atk
  • Egg groups: Monster
  • Growth rate: Slow
  • Move tutors: Body Slam, Double-Edge, Earth Power, Endure, Headbutt, Iron Head, Sleep Talk, Swagger

In the Faithful version

Everything above is the Polished version. In Faithful, its abilities are Shed Skin.

Pupitar in other guides

The same Pokémon, as 17 other hacks change it:

Where to find Pupitar

AreaMethodLevel
Silver Cave Room 1Grass (morning/day)70-755% rare
Silver Cave Room 2Grass (morning/day)72-775% rare
Silver Cave Room 3Grass (morning/day)74-805% rare

Level-up moves

LvMoveTypeCatPowAccPP
1Bite
DarkPhys6010025
1Defense Curl
Raises the user's Defense.
NormalStat40
1Leer
A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
NormalStat10030
1Tackle
A full-body charge attack.
NormalPhys4010035
5Sandstorm
RockStat10
10Screech
Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
NormalStat8540
14Rage
Raises Attack if the user is hit.
NormalPhys2010020
19Rock Slide
RockPhys759010
23Scary Face
Sharply lowers the foe's Speed.
NormalStat10010
28Thrash
NormalPhys12010010
34Dark Pulse
DarkSpec8010015
41AncientPower
An attack that may raise all stats.
RockSpec601005
47Crunch
DarkPhys8010015
54Earthquake
Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
GroundPhys10010010
60Stone Edge
Has a high criti- cal hit ratio.
RockPhys100805
67Outrage
Works 2-3 turns and confuses user.
DragonPhys12010010
75Hyper Beam
NormalSpec150905
84Close Combat
Lowers the user's Def and Sp.Def.
FightingPhys1201005

* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this hack

TMs & HMs (22)

#Move · where to get itTypePow
TM03Curse
Celadon Mansion
Ghost
TM06Toxic
Celadon Game Corner
Poison
TM10Hidden Power
Lake of Rage
Unknown70
TM11Sunny Day
Celadon Dept. Store
Fire
TM15Hyper Beam
Goldenrod Dept. Store
Normal150
TM17Protect
Goldenrod Dept. Store
Normal
TM18Rain Dance
Celadon Dept. Store
Water
TM21Bulldoze
Route 39
Ground60
TM23Iron Tail
Jasmine
Steel100
TM26Earthquake
Victory Road
Ground100
TM27Return
Goldenrod Dept. Store
Normal1
TM28Dig
National Park
Ground90
TM31Brick Break
Route 36
Fighting75
TM32Double Team
Celadon Game Corner
Normal
TM37Sandstorm
Celadon Dept. Store
Rock
TM41Substitute
Lake of Rage
Normal
TM42Facade
Dim Cave
Normal70
TM44Rest
Dim Cave
Psychic
TM45Attract
Whitney
Normal
TM48Rock Slide
Brock
Rock75
TM58Dark Pulse
Dark Cave
Dark80
TM71Stone Edge
Blue
Rock100