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How to pronounce
EN
This Pokémon consumes soil and sleeps to grow after devouring entire mountains.
JA
土を食べて巨大な山を食い尽くすと、成長のために眠りにつく。
ZH
它以泥土为食，吞噬一座大山后便会沉睡以促进生长。
NO. 0246
Larvitar
en
/lɑɹvɪtɝ/
ヨーギラス
jp
/joːɡʲiɾasɯ/
(yoogirasu)
幼基拉斯
zh
/yòu jī lā sī/
Description
Larvitar debuted in Generation 2 as a Rock/Ground Pokemon. Official profiles describe it as a rock/ground type pokemon introduced in generation 2.
Name Origin
The name Larvitar appears to combine larva (young feeding stage of an insect) and tar (from Latin ‘tardus' meaning slow).