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Lapras is a Water, Ice-type Pokémon from the Kanto region. It does not evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Pokédex description

Transport Pokémon
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.
- Lapras's cry

Possible attacks

Fast attacks

Icon Ice
10 (11)
Icon Water
5 (10)

Charged attacks

Icon Ice
130 (42)
Icon Water
130 (39)
Icon Normal
130 (42)
Icon Water
65 (38)

Attack availability

Evolution family

Lapras is part of a one-member family.

64.
Lapras
#0131 Lapras


64.
Lapras
#0131 Lapras


Event Pokémon forms

Event forms
Lapras
Lapras
#0131
Lapras
Drip
Event forms
Lapras
Lapras
#0131
Lapras
Blanche

Sprites Release
Lapras scarf Lapras scarf shiny Drip Lapras was released at the start of Water Festival 2022 on May 12th, 2022.

Shiny Pokémon Shiny form of drip Lapras was released on the same day.

Lapras blanche Lapras blanche shiny Blanche Lapras was released at the start of A Mystic Hero on April 13th, 2023.

Shiny Pokémon Shiny form of Blanche Lapras was released on the same day.

Availability

Method Maximum CP Details
RT-Icon Encounter
Wild
2,263
2,452

(weather boosted)
In wild since 2016 Jul 6

Increased spawns in:
Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global: Aug 26 - 27
Mega Buddy Challenge: 2020 Sep 22 - 28
Water Festival 2019: Aug 23 - 30 (around water)
Water Festival 2018: Jun 7 - 21
Holiday 2017: Dec 21 - Jan 4
Solstice Week: 2017 Jun 13 - 22
Water Festival 2017: Mar 22 - 29

Pokémon Eggs
Eggs
1,509

Increased chance/Previously in:
7-km - Pokémon GO Fest 2021: Jul 17 - 18
7-km - Throwback Challenge 2020: Kanto: May 1 - 8
10-km - 2019 Apr 26 - Dec 16
2-km - Water Festival 2018: Jun 7 - 21
10-km - 2016 Jul 6 - 2018 Spring
2-km - Eggstravaganza 2017: Apr 13 - 20

Emblem Raid
Raid Battles
1,509
1,886

(weather boosted)
Tier 3 CP 14,847

Visit List of Raid Bosses changes for complete appearance
Special Raid Challenge:
2019 May 25[1]

RT-Icon Special-Stamp-1
Research tasks
1,131 Field Research:
Win a raid: Timeless Travels
Win a raid: Holiday 2023
Hatch an Egg: Water Festival: Beach Week (drip)
Catch 25 Pokémon: Water Festival 2022 (drip)
Defeat a Team GO Rocket Leader: 2022 Jan
Use 5 Golden Razz Berries to help catch Pokémon: New Pokémon Snap Celebration
Catch 10 Pokémon: Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto
Catch 10 Ice-type Pokémon;
Catch 10 Psychic-type Pokémon;
Make 10 Great Throws in a row: Galarian Mr. Mime Event
Hatch 7 Eggs: Holiday 2019
Send 25 Gifts to friends: World Tourism Day
Win 5 Gym battles: 2019 Jan - Apr
Evolve 2 Shellder: Water Festival 2018
Special Research/Timed Research:
Frosty Festivities - Completing 2nd part
Winter Wishes - 2nd part: Catch 40 Ice-type Pokémon
A Mystic Hero - Completing 3rd part (Blanche)
Winter Wishes - 2nd part: Catch 40 Ice-type Pokémon
Winter Holiday Timed Research - 4th part: Catch 15 Ice-type Pokémon
Water Festival: Catch Challenge - Completing 1st part (drip)
Pokémon GO Tour: Johto Battle Challenge - Completing 8th part
Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto - Completing 6th part
GO Tour Kanto: Defeat All Challengers - 3rd part: Win a raid
Throwback Challenge 2020: Kanto - 6th part: Catch a Fighting-type Pokémon
A Colossal Discovery - 2nd part: Catch 7 Ice-type Pokémon
Jump-Start Research - Completing 5th part
Research Breakthrough:
2023 Dec - 2024 Feb
2020 Dec
2020 Jan
Team GO Rocket
Team GO Rocket
595
981

(weather boosted)
Shadow PokémonRescuing from Grunts:
2019 Oct 17 - 2020 Jul 10
Shadow PokémonRescuing from Leaders:
Sierra: 2020 Jul 10 - Oct 12
GO Battle League
GO Battle League
1,509 Obtainable starting from rank:
11 (Season 14)
7 (Preseason - Season 2)


Gallery

Stickers

Trivia

  • Between November 11th and 23rd, 2016, Lapras's spawn rate was significantly higher during a Lapras Event that occurred near the coastal areas of the Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures in Japan. [2]
    • During this event, Lapras became more common to capture in an effort to raise money to rebuild after the 2011 earthquake.
  • Lapras is a tier 3 Raid Boss most recently. However, it used to be a tier 4 before.
  • The number of "Win 5 Gym battles" dropped sharply after the release of shiny Lapras.[3]
  • Shiny Shadow Lapras was accidentally made available early from Team GO Rocket Grunt.[4] Shadow Lapras was changed to be Sierra's first Pokémon in the following Team GO Rocket Event.
  • Along with Chansey and Snorlax, Lapras is considered as one of the most effective Gym defenders of Kanto-region Pokémon.

References

  1. Jump-start your summer with Extraordinary Raid Week!. Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2019-05-16.
  2. Pokemon GO Japan Lapras Event: Niantic Spawning Lapras In Record Number To Help Quake Victims Retrieved on 2018-01-02.
  3. The rarity of the Lapras task is insane /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2019-05-26.
  4. Shiny shadow from a grunt.. /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2020-07-11.

External inks

  • Lapras page, on the official Pokédex website
  • Lapras article, on Bulbapedia
  • Lapras article, on the Pokémon Wiki
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