**To use Lapras effectively in the current VGC format, leverage its Water/Ice type typing and build around its top-performing movesets.** Lapras appears as a prominent choice in the current Pokémon Champions format, with usage data pulled from competitive teams, tournament results and Showdown-ready pastes tracked by MetaVGC. This page brings together its most common moveset, nature, ability, item, teammates and type weaknesses so you can judge where Lapras fits in a VGC team.

The most common build highlights Water Absorb, Leftovers and Sassy 32/0/30/0/4/0. Its frequent moves include Protect, Perish Song, Sheer Cold, Freeze-Dry, Ice Beam, and Life Dew. Treat those choices as a data-backed starting point: they show what players are bringing, while EV spreads, Tera Type and the final move slot should still respond to your expected matchups.

Defensively, Lapras has important weaknesses to electric 2x, fighting 2x, grass 2x, rock 2x. That matters during teambuilding because a strong composition needs ways to cover those attacks without giving up offensive pressure. Partners such as Incineroar, Golurk, Dragonite, Ninetales-Alola, and Goodra-Hisui appear often because they can add positioning, type coverage, speed control or safer switches into common checks.

MetaVGC tracks recent teams using Lapras. Open the Lapras teams page to compare complete structures, copy Showdown pastes and see how players combine Lapras with other Pokémon in the active format.