Larvesta (Pokémon)

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Larvesta (Japanese: メラルバ Merlarva) is a dual-type introduced in Generation V.
It evolves into starting at level 59.
==Biology==
Larvesta is a fuzzy, moth larva-like . It has blue eyes in a shadowed face. Its white mane of fuzz encompasses its head and the upper half of its body, while its lower half is brown. It has three pairs of small black legs. There are five red, slightly whorled horns on the sides of its head.
Larvesta can shoot fire from its five horns as a defensive tactic to intimidate predators or to scare prey. It has been seen using the fire that it shoots from these horns to fly. Larvesta's flames can reach up to almost in temperature. The horns' flames can cut through even sheets of iron. It lives at the feet of volcanoes, though people of ancient times once believed that Larvesta nested on and fell from the sun; some people still say that it was born from the sun. In ancient times, it was known as the Larva That Stole the Sun and emissary of the sun. Despite this, Larvesta is considered a burden due to it causing constant forest fires. When it evolves into , its body becomes enveloped in flames, akin to a cocoon.
Larvesta flying.png|Larvesta "flying" using the fire that spits out from its horns
Larvesta flaming cocoon.png|Larvesta creating a flaming cocoon as it evolves
===Evolution===
Larvesta evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
Larvesta debuted in The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!, under the ownership of Luke. It battled and his and won. Luke revealed that Larvesta is in charge of special effects whenever he is making movies.
Three Larvesta appeared in Trial on a Golden Scale!, with one of them being . The Shiny Larvesta ended up evolving into Volcarona.
Shiny Larvesta anime.png| Larvesta in 
Larvesta egg anime.png|Larvesta s in 
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
A member of the Shadow Triad used a Larvesta to attack Lenora at Nacrene City. It was later revealed that Larvesta hatched from an Egg that Ryoku of the Seven Sages found in Route 4. It debuted in The Battle Within.
Benga's Larvesta appeared in a flashback in Pink Slip.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Out of all unevolved Pokémon that evolve by a set level, Larvesta evolves starting at the highest level, at level 59.
* Larvesta is the only .
* Larvesta is the first Shiny Pokémon seen evolving in the .
* Discounting forms, Larvesta and its evolved form were the last Generation V Pokémon to debut in , debuting on May 2, 2023.
* In Generation IX, prior to the Version 2.0.1 update of , Larvesta was able to learn at level 24.
===Design variations===
Larvesta's eyelids have been portrayed inconsistently across media. In the , Larvesta's eyelids have a circular outline where their eye would be, something that is not present in any games. The core series games show Larvesta with black eyelids, while their portrait in Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon instead features white eyelids.
===Origin===
Larvesta is based on a Nintendo Dream Vol. 204, April 2011 (Shellspider's blog (Japanese), Translation by Dr. Lava) — likely the larvae of the or the . Its appearance, especially the red growths around its body, also references the , a famed Japanese monument. The red growths may also reference sun rays or the , while its overall body shape may also be based on a or cigar.
====Name origin====
Larvesta may be a combination of larva and (Roman goddess of the hearth and home, symbolised and represented by an eternally-burning fire located in her ). It may also involve .
Merlarva may be a combination of めらめら meramera (onomatopoeia for flaring) and larva.
==In other languages==
==References==
==External links==
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zh:燃烧虫