Lapras (Japanese: ラプラス Rapurasu) is a Water/Ice-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
Biology
Physiology
Lapras are a very large type of Water/Ice that resemble a plesiosaur. Its skin is mainly a light blue with a cream/white underside. It has a very long neck with a rounded head. Its ears are shaped like a spiral and it has a small horn on its forehead. Having no legs, it instead has four flippers for easy mobility in the water. Lapras also have a large, gray shell on their back with "knobs" covering it.
Special abilities
Lapras can have the ability Water Absorb or the ability Shell Armor. With Water Absorb, Lapras can heal 1/4 of its max HP if it is hit with a Water-type attack. With the ability Shell Armor, Lapras can block any Critical Hits.
In addition to this, Lapras can ferry people on its back and also sing people to sleep. Some Lapras can use Telepathy to communicate with humans as well.
Game info
Game locations
Locations | ||
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Version(s) | Area(s) | Rarity |
Red and Blue | Silph Co. | One |
Yellow | Silph Co. | One |
Gold and Silver | Union Cave | One |
Crystal | Union Cave | One |
Ruby and Sapphire | Trade | None |
FireRed and LeafGreen | Silph Co., Icefall Cave | Rare |
Emerald | Trade | None |
Diamond and Pearl | Victory Road | Rare |
Platinum | Victory Road | Rare |
HeartGold and SoulSilver | Safari Zone, Union Cave (on Fridays) | Rare |
Black and White | Village Bridge | Rare |
Black 2 and White 2 | Village Bridge | Rare |
X and Y | Route 12 (Given by a Worker), Azure Bay | One, Rare |
Pokédex entries
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Gallery
Appearances
In the anime
Lapras' first appearance was in an episode called Holiday Hi-Jynx where it helped Ash and his friends return a Jynx to Santa Claus.
Lapras' next major appearance was in the episode The Lost Lapras, where Ash saved a baby Lapras from a group of thugs and Team Rocket. He would go on to use this Lapras to ferry him around the Orange Islands. He later found its family and returned the baby Lapras. And there is an appearance of Lapras in the Sinnoh region when Dawn mentions how beautiful it is.
Trivia
- Lapras' name was originally to be "Ness". However, this was changed before the Red and Blue games' release.
- Lapras is the only Pokémon who is mentioned in the Pokédex to have been hunted by humans.
See also
- Pokémon.com Pokédex
- Legendary Pokémon data
- The Pokémon Database
- Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
- Psypokes Psydex data
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