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Trapinch
Ant Pit Pokémon
It makes an inescapable conical pit and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down.
Trapinch Profile
- Height
- 0.7 m
- Weight
- 15.0 kg
- Abilities
- Hyper Cutter, Arena Trap, Sheer Force (hidden)
- Habitat
- Rough Terrain
- Growth rate
- Medium slow
- Catch rate
- 255 / 255 (100%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation III
Trapinch Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Trapinch's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Trapinch?
Trapinch Resistances
Avoid these — Trapinch is strong against these attack types
See the full Trapinch weakness guide — best counters included →
Trapinch Evolutions
Where to Catch Trapinch
In Ruby, Trapinch can be found at 1 location — highlighted on the Hoenn map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
Trapinch Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonish | Ghost | Physical | Lv. 1 | 30 | 100% | 15 | |
| Sand Attack | Ground | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Bite | Dark | Physical | Lv. 8 | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | Lv. 12 | 20 | 100% | 10 | |
| Sand Tomb | Ground | Physical | Lv. 16 | 35 | 85% | 15 | |
| Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | Lv. 20 | 60 | 100% | 20 | |
| Dig | Ground | Physical | Lv. 24 | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | Lv. 28 | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Sandstorm | Rock | Status | Lv. 32 | — | — | 10 | |
| Earth Power | Ground | Special | Lv. 36 | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Earthquake | Ground | Physical | Lv. 40 | 100 | 100% | 10 | |
| Superpower | Fighting | Physical | Lv. 44 | 120 | 100% | 5 | |
| Fissure | Ground | Physical | Lv. 48 | — | 30% | 5 | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 85 | 100% | 15 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 10 | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 150 | 90% | 5 | |
| Mud Shot | Ground | Special | TM / HM | 55 | 95% | 15 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 90% | 10 | |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 95% | 15 | |
| Scorching Sands | Ground | Special | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 10 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | TM / HM | 100 | 80% | 5 | |
| Struggle Bug | Bug | Special | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 20 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sunny Day | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 90 | 85% | 20 | |
| Tera Blast | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | Egg | 60 | 100% | 20 | |
| Feint | Normal | Physical | Egg | 30 | 100% | 10 | |
| First Impression | Bug | Physical | Egg | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | Egg | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | Egg | 40 | 95% | 20 | |
| Gust | Flying | Special | Egg | 40 | 100% | 35 | |
| Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | Egg | 40 | 100% | 30 |
Trapinch Questions & Answers
- What is Trapinch weak to?
- Trapinch takes extra damage from Water (2×), Grass (2×), and Ice (2×) type attacks.
- What is Trapinch resistant to?
- Trapinch takes reduced damage from Poison (½×) and Rock (½×) type attacks and is immune to Electric type attacks.
- What is Trapinch strong against?
- Trapinch's Ground type attacks are super effective against Poison, Rock, Steel, Fire, and Electric Pokémon.
- What type is Trapinch?
- Trapinch is a Ground-type Pokémon.
- What does Trapinch evolve into?
- Trapinch evolves into Vibrava.
- What are Trapinch's base stats?
- Trapinch has a base stat total of 290 — HP 45, Attack 100, Defense 45, Sp. Atk 45, Sp. Def 45, Speed 10.