Lapras - Generation 4 learnset

Lapras artwork by Ken Sugimori

Below are all the moves that Lapras can learn in Generation 4, which consists of:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

In other generations
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2
3
4
5
6

Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Lapras learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Sing	Normal	—	55
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
4	Mist	Ice	—	—
7	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
10	Ice Shard	Ice	40	100
14	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
18	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
22	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
27	Perish Song	Normal	—	—
32	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
37	Brine	Water	65	100
43	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
49	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
55	Sheer Cold	Ice	—	—

Egg moves

Lapras learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Lapras egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Dragon Dance	Dragon	—	—
Fissure	Ground	—	—
Foresight	Normal	—	—
Horn Drill	Normal	—	—
Refresh	Normal	—	—
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Tickle	Normal	—	100
Whirlpool	Water	35	85

Moves learnt by HM

Lapras is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
3	Surf	Water	90	100
4	Strength	Normal	80	100
6	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
7	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Lapras is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
3	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
5	Roar	Normal	—	—
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
7	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
59	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
72	Avalanche	Ice	60	100
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Lapras can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Lapras learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Sing	Normal	—	55
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
4	Mist	Ice	—	—
7	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
10	Ice Shard	Ice	40	100
14	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
18	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
22	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
27	Perish Song	Normal	—	—
32	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
37	Brine	Water	65	100
43	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
49	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
55	Sheer Cold	Ice	—	—

Egg moves

Lapras learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Platinum. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Lapras egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Dragon Dance	Dragon	—	—
Fissure	Ground	—	—
Foresight	Normal	—	—
Horn Drill	Normal	—	—
Refresh	Normal	—	—
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Tickle	Normal	—	100
Whirlpool	Water	35	85

Move Tutor moves

Lapras can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Dive	Water	80	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Iron Head	Steel	80	100
Outrage	Dragon	120	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Lapras is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
3	Surf	Water	90	100
4	Strength	Normal	80	100
6	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
7	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Lapras is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
3	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
5	Roar	Normal	—	—
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
7	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
59	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
72	Avalanche	Ice	60	100
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Lapras can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Lapras learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Sing	Normal	—	55
1	Water Gun	Water	40	100
4	Mist	Ice	—	—
7	Confuse Ray	Ghost	—	100
10	Ice Shard	Ice	40	100
14	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
18	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
22	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
27	Perish Song	Normal	—	—
32	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
37	Brine	Water	65	100
43	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
49	Hydro Pump	Water	110	80
55	Sheer Cold	Ice	—	—

Egg moves

Lapras learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Lapras egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Dragon Dance	Dragon	—	—
Fissure	Ground	—	—
Foresight	Normal	—	—
Horn Drill	Normal	—	—
Refresh	Normal	—	—
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Tickle	Normal	—	100
Whirlpool	Water	35	85

Move Tutor moves

Lapras can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Block	Normal	—	—
Dive	Water	80	100
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Heal Bell	Normal	—	—
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Iron Head	Steel	80	100
Outrage	Dragon	120	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by HM

Lapras is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
3	Surf	Water	90	100
4	Strength	Normal	80	100
5	Whirlpool	Water	35	85
6	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
7	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Lapras is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
3	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
5	Roar	Normal	—	—
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
7	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
59	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
72	Avalanche	Ice	60	100
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Lapras can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal		120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal		—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor