Pupitar - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Pupitar can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Pupitar artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
1	Screech	Normal	—	85
5	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
10	Screech	Normal	—	85
14	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
19	Scary Face	Normal	—	90
23	Thrash	Normal	90	100
28	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
34	Payback	Dark	50	100
41	Crunch	Dark	80	100
47	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
54	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
60	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90

Egg moves

Pupitar learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
AncientPower	Rock	60	100
Assurance	Dark	50	100
Curse	???	—	—
Dragon Dance	Dragon	—	—
Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Iron Head	Steel	80	100
Outrage	Dragon	120	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Stomp	Normal	65	100

Moves learnt by HM

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

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100

Moves learnt by TM

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
69	Rock Polish	Rock	—	—
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Pupitar 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	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
1	Screech	Normal	—	85
5	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
10	Screech	Normal	—	85
14	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
19	Scary Face	Normal	—	90
23	Thrash	Normal	90	100
28	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
34	Payback	Dark	50	100
41	Crunch	Dark	80	100
47	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
54	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
60	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90

Egg moves

Pupitar learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Platinum. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
AncientPower	Rock	60	100
Assurance	Dark	50	100
Curse	???	—	—
Dragon Dance	Dragon	—	—
Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Iron Head	Steel	80	100
Outrage	Dragon	120	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Stomp	Normal	65	100

Move Tutor moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
AncientPower	Rock	60	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Iron Head	Steel	80	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Snore	Normal	40	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Superpower	Fighting	120	100
Uproar	Normal	50	100

Moves learnt by HM

Pupitar is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Pupitar is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
69	Rock Polish	Rock	—	—
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Pupitar 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	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
1	Screech	Normal	—	85
5	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
10	Screech	Normal	—	85
14	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
19	Scary Face	Normal	—	90
23	Thrash	Normal	90	100
28	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
34	Payback	Dark	50	100
41	Crunch	Dark	80	100
47	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
54	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
60	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90

Egg moves

Pupitar learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
AncientPower	Rock	60	100
Assurance	Dark	50	100
Curse	???	—	—
Dragon Dance	Dragon	—	—
Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Iron Head	Steel	80	100
Outrage	Dragon	120	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Stomp	Normal	65	100

Move Tutor moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
AncientPower	Rock	60	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Iron Head	Steel	80	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Snore	Normal	40	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Superpower	Fighting	120	100
Uproar	Normal	50	100

Moves learnt by HM

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

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100

Moves learnt by TM

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
69	Rock Polish	Rock	—	—
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
79	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Pupitar 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	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Pupitar egg move parents

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Pupitar

Pupitar's egg groups: Monster

The egg moves for Pupitar are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Pupitar with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Pupitar with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Ancient Power

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Cranidos Rampardos Shieldon Bastiodon
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Cubone Marowak Lapras Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert
Move tutor	Rhyhorn Rhydon Lapras Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Aron Lairon Aggron Cranidos Rampardos Shieldon Bastiodon Rhyperior

Assurance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Cranidos Rampardos
Breeding	Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slowpoke Slowbro Slowking Turtwig Grotle Torterra
Breeding	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur Lickitung Rhyhorn Rhydon Lapras Snorlax Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Aron Lairon Aggron Tropius Cranidos Rampardos Shieldon Bastiodon Lickilicky Rhyperior

Dragon Dance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Lapras Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Tropius

Focus Energy

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Cubone Marowak Cranidos Rampardos
Breeding	Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Shieldon Bastiodon

Iron Defense

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Aron Lairon Aggron Shieldon Bastiodon
Breeding	Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar
Move tutor	Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Slowbro Cubone Marowak Slowking Pupitar Aron Lairon Aggron Shieldon Bastiodon
Pre-evolution Move tutor	Tyranitar

Iron Head

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Aron Lairon Aggron Shieldon Bastiodon
Breeding	Cubone Marowak Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Aron Lairon Aggron Gible Gabite Garchomp
Move tutor	Lapras Snorlax Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Aron Lairon Aggron Torterra Cranidos Rampardos Shieldon Bastiodon Gible Gabite Garchomp Rhyperior

Outrage

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Gible Gabite Garchomp
Move tutor	Venusaur Charizard Blastoise Nidoking Marowak Rhydon Lapras Snorlax Meganium Feraligatr Ampharos Tyranitar Sceptile Swampert Exploud Aggron Tropius Torterra Rampardos Bastiodon Gible Gabite Garchomp Abomasnow Rhyperior

Pursuit

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Treecko Grovyle Sceptile Cranidos Rampardos
Breeding	Snorlax Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar

Stomp

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Lickitung Rhyhorn Rhydon Whismur Loudred Exploud Tropius Lickilicky Rhyperior
Breeding	Slowpoke Slowbro Slowking Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Aron Lairon Aggron Cranidos Rampardos Snover Abomasnow