#0370 · Hoenn · Generation 3

Luvdisc

Rendezvous Pokémon · Water-type

Luvdisc is a Water-type Pokémon, the Rendezvous Pokémon, number 370 (#0370) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the Hoenn region. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 8.7 kg.

Luvdisc is the Rendezvous Pokémon, a heart-shaped fish that people treat as a symbol of love. The Pokédex says any couple who meets one is promised a love that lasts forever.

How to pronounce Luvdisc

Luvdisc is pronounced LUV-disk. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Luvdisc said out loud:

In Japanese it is ラブカス (Lovecus).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Luvdisc is a flat, light pink fish whose whole body is a heart shape, with pale lips, circular cheek markings and heart-shaped scales. It is 0.6 m long and weighs 8.7 kg.

Behaviour

In the spawning season countless Luvdisc gather at coral reefs and turn the water pink, and they nest among Corsola's branches. Left on its own, a Luvdisc becomes despondent and open to attack, and Pelipper snatch them up. Honeymoon hotels often release Luvdisc into their pools because couples are so fond of them.

Habitat

The Pokédex places Luvdisc in shallow tropical seas and coral reefs. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in all three of Paldea's seas and in 2-star Tera Raid Battles, and it returns in The Indigo Disk's Coastal Biome. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.

Powers

Swift Swim is its regular Ability and Hydration is hidden. It uses Water Pulse, Draining Kiss, Charm, Wish and Sweet Kiss, and learns Hydro Pump at level 46. Speed is its best stat, while its Attack is only 30.

Name origin

Luvdisc may combine 'love' and 'discus', and the Japanese name Lovecus (ラブカス) seems to do the same.

Design inspiration

Luvdisc seems to draw on the discus fish, and on kissing gourami and other fish that look as if they are kissing. Its Shiny colouring may refer to the idiom 'heart of gold'. These are fan readings.

In the games

In Pokémon: Magikarp Jump, a lost Luvdisc event rewards the player with 4 Diamonds, and Emerald's Pokédex mentions an old custom of giving one as a love token. The species first appeared in Ruby and Sapphire.

In the anime

Misty and her sister Daisy each own a Luvdisc, Caserin and Luverin, which become targets for Butch and Cassidy in 'Luvdisc is a Many Splendored Thing!'. Juan used a Luvdisc against Ash's Grovyle in 'The Great Eight Fate!'.

Fun facts

• It was the fastest Water type among those introduced in Generation III, with a base Speed of 97.
• The Ultra Sun Pokédex says Luvdisc were once overfished because of a rumour that owning one of their heart-shaped scales would help you find a sweetheart.
• In 'Luvdisc is a Many Splendored Thing!', two Luvdisc that kiss can use their slender bodies as wings to fly for short periods.
• Before version 2.0.1 of Scarlet and Violet, Bulbapedia says, Luvdisc could not learn any Egg Moves, which was presumably unintentional, as they returned in that update.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Luvdisc (Pokémon) · Serebii: Luvdisc (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 43
• Attack: 30
• Defense: 55
• Sp. Atk: 40
• Sp. Def: 65
• Speed: 97

Luvdisc’s base stat total is 330. Its highest stat is Speed.

Type matchups

What is Luvdisc weak to?

Luvdisc takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Grass (2×) moves.

It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Ice (½×), Steel (½×).

Evolution

Luvdisc does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.

Abilities

• Swift Swim: Doubles Speed during rain.
• Hydration (hidden ability): Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.

Moves

Moves Luvdisc learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (26)

Luvdisc can learn 26 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Agility, Protect, Water Pulse, Facade, Icy Wind, Draining Kiss, Endure, Rain Dance, Snowscape, Sleep Talk, Waterfall, Rest, Substitute, Liquidation, Surf, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump, Blizzard, Tera Blast, Flip Turn, Scale Shot, Psych Up, Endeavor, Whirlpool.

Egg moves (4):Aqua Jet, Entrainment, Splash, Supersonic.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 25% male, 75% female.
• Egg groups: Water 2.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 225 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Fast (800,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
• Base experience yield: 116.

Pokédex entries

Luvdisc makes its home in coral reefs in warm seas. It especially likes sleeping in the space between Corsola's branches. (Ultra Moon)

There was an era when it was overfished due to the rumor that having one of its heart-shaped scales would enable you to find a sweetheart. (Ultra Sun)

Loving couples have a soft spot for this Pokémon, so honeymoon hotels often release this Pokémon into their pools. (Moon)

If a Luvdisc is left on its own, it becomes despondent, leaving itself open to attack. That is when Pelipper snatch them up. (Sun)

Luvdisc's heart-shaped body is a symbol of love and romance. It is said that any couple meeting this Pokémon is promised a loving relationship that never ends. (Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)

Luvdisc live in shallow seas in the tropics. This heart-shaped Pokémon earned its name by swimming after loving couples it spotted in the ocean's waves. (Ruby, Omega Ruby)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Fastest Water type in Gen 3: 97 Speed.
• Taller than 25% of all Pokémon (0.6 m).
• Heavier than 25% of all Pokémon (8.7 kg).
• Base stat total 330, ranked #741 of 1,025.
• One of 154 Water-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 60 pink Pokémon.
• Number 119 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
• Can learn 40 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 225: about 29.4% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 10 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: Luvdisc (Pokémon), Serebii: Luvdisc (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (LUV-disk): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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