Greavard
Greavard is a Ghost-type Pokémon, the Ghost Dog Pokémon, number 971 (#0971) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 35 kg.
Greavard is a shaggy Ghost-type pup that, according to a Pokédex rumour, is a dog Pokémon reborn after dying in the wild without ever meeting a human. Give it even a little attention and it will tag along behind you for good.
How to pronounce Greavard
Greavard is pronounced GREEV-ard. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Greavard said out loud:
In Japanese it is ボチ (Bochi).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Greavard is 0.6 m tall and weighs 35 kg. Long, shaggy pale grey hair reaches down to its legs, and a big snout with a black triangular nose peeks out from under it.
Behaviour
Greavard is friendly and does not like being alone. The Legends: Z-A Pokédex says it loves to romp and roughhouse, but that rubbing its fur against others absorbs their life force.
Habitat
Bulbapedia says Greavard lives in boreal mountains. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in West Province (Area Three), Dalizapa Passage and Glaseado Mountain, and in 1-star Tera Raid Battles.
Powers
Pickup lets it find items after battle, and its hidden Ability, Fluffy, halves contact damage but doubles damage from Fire moves. It uses Lick, Bite, Headbutt and Dig, and later Crunch, Play Rough and Phantom Force. With base Speed 34 and Attack 61 it is slow and gentle, best seen as a Houndstone in waiting.
Name origin
Greavard may combine 'graveyard', 'grieve', 'greaves' (a by-product of candle-making that was often fed to dogs) and Briard, a long-haired dog breed. The Japanese name is Bochi (ボチ), which may come from bochi ('graveyard'), Pochi (a typical pet dog's name in Japan) or hitoribocchi ('loneliness').
Design inspiration
Kazuyuki Kurashima designed Greavard and Houndstone. Greavard seems to be based mainly on the Catalan sheepdog, perhaps with some Briard or Komondor. Its habit of burying itself and popping up recalls the dead rising from graves, and the candle-like lump on its head may stand for a grave candle. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Greavard evolves into Houndstone when levelled up at night from level 30.
In the games
Players meet Greavard in West Province (Area Three), Dalizapa Passage and Glaseado Mountain in Scarlet and Violet, where it debuted as number 311 in the Paldea Pokédex. In Legends: Z-A it appears in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose, in the 1-star and 4-star Ghost-type wild zones.
In the anime
Many Greavard debuted in 'Resonating Spirits in a Challenge to Ryme!', including one nicknamed DJ G-Rave, who comes back in the next episode.
Fun facts
- It was briefly teased buried underground in a video from the official Pokémon Twitter account on 24 October 2022, and fully revealed the next day.
- Bulbapedia says it ties with Shedinja, Duskull and Galarian Yamask for the lowest base Special Attack of any Ghost Pokémon.
- Its Japanese name is only two kana long, which Bulbapedia says ties it with Cleffa and Pawmi for the shortest of any Pokémon.
Base stats
- HP: 50
- Attack: 61
- Defense: 60
- Sp. Atk: 30
- Sp. Def: 55
- Speed: 34
Greavard’s base stat total is 290. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Greavard weak to?
Greavard takes extra damage from Ghost (2×), Dark (2×) moves.
It resists Poison (½×), Bug (½×).
It is immune to Normal, Fighting moves.
Evolution
How does Greavard evolve?
Greavard evolves into Houndstone at level 30 (at night).
The whole family: Greavard, Houndstone.
Abilities
- Pickup: Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.
- Fluffy (hidden ability): Damage from contact moves is halved. Damage from Fire moves is doubled.
Moves
Moves Greavard learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — |
| 3 | Lick | Ghost | Physical | 30 |
| 6 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — |
| 6 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 9 | Roar | Normal | Status | — |
| 12 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 16 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 |
| 24 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — |
| 28 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 |
| 32 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 |
| 37 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — |
| 41 | Phantom Force | Ghost | Physical | 90 |
| 46 | Charm | Fairy | Status | — |
| 52 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 |
TM moves (39)
Greavard can learn 39 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Mud-Slap, Scary Face, Protect, Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, Ice Fang, Confuse Ray, Thief, Facade, Bulldoze, Hex, Snarl, Mud Shot, Night Shade, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, Dig, Psychic Fangs, Sleep Talk, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Substitute, Crunch, Trick, Shadow Ball, Play Rough, Helping Hand, Phantom Force, Tera Blast, Roar, Uproar, Poltergeist, Pain Split, Double-Edge, Endeavor.
Egg moves (7):Ally Switch, Destiny Bond, Disable, Howl, Memento, Shadow Sneak, Yawn.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Field.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 120 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Attack effort value.
- Base experience yield: 58.
Pokédex entries
This friendly Pokémon doesn't like being alone. Pay it even the slightest bit of attention, and it will follow you forever. (Violet)
It is said that a dog Pokémon that died in the wild without ever interacting with a human was reborn as this Pokémon. (Scarlet)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ボチ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Bochi |
| French | Toutombe |
| German | Gruff |
| Spanish | Greavard |
| Italian | Greavard |
| Korean | 망망이 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 墓仔狗 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 墓仔狗 |
Trivia
- Taller than 25% of all Pokémon (0.6 m).
- Heavier than 57% of all Pokémon (35 kg).
- Base stat total 290, ranked #892 of 1,025.
- One of 65 Ghost-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 88 white Pokémon.
- Number 66 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 52 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 120: about 15.7% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Greavard (Pokémon), Serebii: Greavard (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (GREEV-ard): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name (low confidence).
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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