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Lapras
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JP VSTARユニバース · 2 Dec 2022 · 023/254

ラプラス

Lapras Transport Pokémon
1 / 56 Lapras cards owned 0 / 3 in 剣と盾 3 promo prints

Lapras collection

1 / 56 collected

2% complete
Owned1 Missing55 TrackedS$0.79 Missing est.≈S$891
Best buy Lapras Paldean Fates S$0.04 Top owned Lapras ex Perfect Order S$0.79

Versions & finishes

Lapras — Holofoil missing
Holofoil not owned?

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 VSTARユニバース.

Lapras missing
177/254 ラプラス Lapras

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

56 shown

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