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Lapras-GX
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EN Sun & Moon · 3 Feb 2017 · 139/173

Lapras-GX

ラプラス Transport Pokémon
Water Rare Ultra Basic, GX
190HP
≈S$13est. to buy
1 / 58 Lapras cards owned 0 / 7 in Sun & Moon 3 promo prints

Lapras collection

1 / 58 collected

2% complete
Owned1 Missing57 TrackedS$0.79 Missing est.≈S$891
Best buy Lapras Paldean Fates S$0.04 Top owned Lapras ex Perfect Order S$0.79

Gameplay profile

Unlimited: Legal Expanded: Legal
Attack

Collect

Water

Draw 3 cards.

Attack

Blizzard Burn

160
3 Water

This Pokémon can't attack during your next turn.

Attack

Ice Beam-GX

100
2 Water • Colorless

Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)

Pokémon-GX rule: When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Versions & finishes

Lapras-GX — Holofoil missing
Holofoil not owned ≈ S$12.54

Artwork is identical across finishes; the holo or reverse shimmer is indicative.

Story & meaning

Lapras is a gentle, intelligent Water/Ice-type Pokémon resembling a plesiosaur with a large shell on its back, well-suited to carrying people and Pokémon across water. It is noted for its docile, peaceful temperament and high intelligence…

“Crossing icy seas is no issue for this cold-resistant Pokémon. Its smooth skin is a little cool to the touch.”

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History

Lapras is a gentle, intelligent Water/Ice-type Pokémon resembling a plesiosaur with a large shell on its back, well-suited to carrying people and Pokémon across water. It is noted for its docile, peaceful temperament and high intelligence, even being able to understand human speech and communicate through beautiful, melodic cries. Once heavily hunted and driven to near-extinction in the games' lore, it became a rare and treasured species, and in the anime Ash famously raised one that he later returned to its pod. As the 'Transport Pokémon,' it embodies a friendly bond between humans and Pokémon, ferrying travelers across icy and open seas.

Name & meaning

The Japanese name ラプラス (Rapurasu) is essentially identical to the English 'Lapras,' and both are widely believed to derive from the mathematician/physicist Pierre-Simon Laplace, though the name also evokes the French phrase 'là, place' and the English word 'place.' Some interpretations connect it to the idea of transport or a 'place' to ride, fitting its role as a ferrying Pokémon. The kana break down simply as ra-pu-ra-su, a phonetic rendering with no kanji, reflecting that it is a borrowed/coined foreign-style name.

Other versions in this set

Same Pokémon, different artwork within Sun & Moon.

Lapras-GX missing
35/173 Lapras-GX Rare Holo GX
Lapras-GX missing
151/173 Lapras-GX Rare Rainbow

Your Lapras cards

1 owned

The Lapras cards already in your collection.

Lapras ex ✓
Perfect Order · 22/124 Lapras ex ラプラス Double Rare 27 Mar 2026 · Mega Evolution S$0.79

All Lapras cards across sets

58 shown

Every Lapras print in the catalogue, including promos and cards from other series.