Trapinch (Japanese: ナックラー Nuckrar) is a Ground-type Pokémon introduced in Generation III.
It evolves into Vibrava starting at level 35, which evolves into Flygon starting at level 45.
Biology
Trapinch is an orange, insectoid Pokémon. It has a round body with a white underside and four stumpy legs. It also has a proportionally large head, small black eyes with twinkle-shaped pupils, and a zigzagging mouth.
Trapinch's large jaws are powerful enough to crush any boulders that get in its way as it digs through the sand of the arid deserts in which it lives. It can go a week without water or food. Instead of actively hunting prey, it digs into the sand to build its bowl- or cone-shaped nests, waiting for prey to tumble inside and become trapped. When night falls, Trapinch will dig itself a spot underneath the sand and go to sleep. Due to the size of its head in contrast to its small body, Trapinch will be unable to get up after flipping over onto its back, making it vulnerable to natural predators such as Sandile.
Evolution
Trapinch evolves into Vibrava, which evolves into Flygon.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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| Generation III | | Hoenn
#116 | | Kanto
#— | | Ruby | Trapinch's nest is a sloped, bowl-like pit dug in sand. This Pokémon patiently waits for prey to tumble down the pit. Its giant jaws have enough strength to crush even boulders. | | Sapphire | Trapinch is a patient hunter. It digs an inescapable pit in a desert and waits for its prey to come tumbling down. This Pokémon can go a whole week without access to any water. | | Emerald | Its big jaws crunch through boulders. Because its head is so big, it has a hard time getting back upright if it tips over onto its back. | | FireRed | It lives in arid deserts. It makes a sloping pit trap in sand where it patiently awaits prey. | | LeafGreen | | |
| Generation IV | | Sinnoh
#— | | Johto
#— | | Diamond | It makes a conical pit in desert sand and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down. | | Pearl | | Platinum | | HeartGold | Its nest is a sloped, bowl-like pit in the desert. Once something has fallen in, there is no escape. | | SoulSilver | | |
| Generation V | | | Unova
B2 W2 : #121 | | Black | It makes a conical pit in desert sand and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down. | | White | | Black 2 | It makes an inescapable conical pit and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down. | | White 2 | | |
| Generation VI | | Kalos
Mountain #003 | | Hoenn
#121 | | X | It lives in arid deserts. It makes a sloping pit trap in sand where it patiently awaits prey. | | Y | It makes an inescapable conical pit and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down. | | Omega Ruby | Trapinch's nest is a sloped, bowl-like pit dug in sand. This Pokémon patiently waits for prey to tumble down the pit. Its giant jaws have enough strength to crush even boulders. | | Alpha Sapphire | Trapinch is a patient hunter. It digs an inescapable pit in a desert and waits for its prey to come tumbling down. This Pokémon can go a whole week without access to any water. | | |
| Generation VII | | Alola
S M : #235 | | Alola
US UM : #304 | | Kanto
#— | | This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. | | Sun | It can live for a week without eating a thing. It waits patiently at the bottom of its nest for prey to appear. | | Moon | As it digs through the sand, its giant jaws crush any rocks that obstruct its path. It builds a funnel-shaped nest. | | Ultra Sun | Its jaws are strong enough to crush rocks but so heavy that it can't get up if it flips over. Sandile seize those moments as their chance. | | Ultra Moon | It builds nests that double as traps, lying in wait for its prey to get caught. When night falls, it digs itself a spot beneath the sand to sleep. | | |
| Generation VIII | | Galar
#321 | | Sinnoh
#— | | Hisui
#— | | This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Legends: Arceus. | | Sword | Its nest is a sloped, bowl-like pit in the desert. Once something has fallen in, there is no escape. | | Shield | It makes an inescapable conical pit and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down. | | Brilliant Diamond | It makes a conical pit in desert sand and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down. | | Shining Pearl | | |
| Generation IX | | Paldea
#— | | Kitakami
#— | | Blueberry
#44 | | Scarlet | This Pokémon lives in arid deserts. It patiently awaits prey inside its funnel- shaped nest. | | Violet | As it digs through the sand, its giant jaws crush any rocks that obstruct its path. It builds a funnel-shaped nest. | | |
Game locations
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In side games
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Trapinch is available in Scarlet and Violet Version 3.0.0+.
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Trapinch
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Trapinch
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Trapinch
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Trapinch
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Trapinch
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Trapinch
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Trapinch
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
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Pokémon Rumble Rush  | Walking Speed: 1.55 seconds | Base HP: 46 | | | Base Attack: 70 | Base Defense: 46 | Base Speed: 40 | | |
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New Pokémon Snap  | | Photodex entry #126 | | Those bowl-shaped holes you see in the desert are Trapinch nests. They’re very effective—both at protecting Trapinch and at funneling any food to it that falls in. | | |
Evolution data
Sprites
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III. |
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In the anime
Major appearances
In Making Battles in the Sand!, Goh caught a Trapinch while he was investigating a sandstorm in Mauville City. It has since made further appearances in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.
Other
Multiple Trapinch debuted in Beg, Burrow and Steal. They had dug a complex underground labyrinth containing a lake, which Hal wanted to find after he previously came across it when he was young. When Hal, Ash, his friends, Elisa, and Team Rocket got lost in the labyrinth, they eventually found the underground lake.
In Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 2), Solana used her Capture Styler on a Trapinch and had it use Rock Tomb to trap J's client's henchmen's Pokémon that were attacking Dawn, Brock, and Officer Jenny's Pokémon.
In A Rivalry to Gible On!, a Trapinch living at Mt. Shady used its Arena Trap to capture Ash while he and Khoury were trying to catch a Gible.
In Showdown at the Gates of Warp!, due to Dialga and Palkia's influence, Goh's Flygon devolved into a Vibrava and then into a Trapinch. It was later reverted in the same episode. The same also occurred with Alternate World Goh's Flygon.
Minor appearances
A Trapinch Egg (far right) in the anime
A Coordinator's Trapinch appeared in Mean With Envy.
A Trapinch appeared in a visualization in Hi Ho Silver Wind!.
A Coordinator's Trapinch appeared in Deceit and Assist.
In Numero Uno Articuno, Noland's Trapinch was living at the Battle Factory.
A Coordinator's Trapinch appeared in The Saffron Con.
In All Dressed Up with Somewhere To Go!, a Trapinch was dressed up as a Turtwig.
A Trainer's Trapinch appeared in A Shocking Grocery Run!.
In Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, a Trapinch was playing in Lillie's garden. It reappeared in The Ol' Raise and Switch!.
In Some Kind of Laziness!, a Trapinch ate an Oran Berry that slid into its pit in the middle of the Haina Desert.
In I Choose Paradise!, a Trainer's Trapinch was at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.
In Securing the Future!, five Trainers' Trapinch joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.
In Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!, a Trapinch was staying at Aether Paradise.
In The Battlefield of Truth and Love!, a Trainer's Trapinch was at Manalo Stadium.
A Trainer's Trapinch appeared in Take My Thief! Please!.
A Trainer's Trapinch appeared in The Winding Path to Greatness!.
A Trapinch appeared in The Good, The Bad, and The Lucky!.
A Trainer's Trapinch appeared in Aim For The Eight!.
Pokédex entries
| Episode | Pokémon | Source | Entry | | AG106 | Trapinch | Ash's Pokédex | Trapinch, the Ant Pit Pokémon. Trapinch dig cone-shaped holes in desert areas. Its large and powerful jaws are capable of crushing stone. | |
| Episode | Pokémon | Source | Entry | | JN036 | Trapinch | Goh's Rotom Phone | Trapinch, the Ant Pit Pokémon. A Ground type. Trapinch's nest is at the bottom of a cone-shaped hole, where it patiently waits for something to fall in. It can break rocks apart with its huge jaws. | |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
A Trainer's Trapinch appeared in Bubble Bubble Toil and Azumarill I.
The Battle Factory rented a Trapinch, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in Facing Gulpin Is Hard to Swallow.
A Trapinch appeared in The Transfer Student, under the ownership of Hugh. It later evolved into Vibrava.
In The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition, a Trapinch liberated by Team Plasma was stuck in N's Castle.
In the TCG
- Main article: Trapinch (TCG)
Trivia
- Trapinch is the only member of its evolutionary family to have a Hidden Ability.
- Trapinch has the lowest base Speed stat of all Ground-type Pokémon.
- Trapinch's base Attack stat is higher than that of its evolved form and is the same as that of its final evolved form. That may be a reference to the fact that antlion larvae are more aggressive and predatory than their adult stages.
- It also has the highest base Attack stat of all Pokémon that can evolve twice.
- Because of this, evolving a Trapinch in Pokémon GO will result in its CP going down, a trait otherwise only seen in cocoon Pokémon such as Kakuna.
- As of Generation VIII, Trapinch and its evolved forms are the only Pokémon that are in the Bug and Dragon Egg Groups.
Origin
Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:
Trapinch is based on the larval stage of the antlion, which live in conical sandy pits before maturing into winged adults. Its head resembles a cartoonish depiction of foothold traps.
Name origin
Trapinch may be a combination of trap and pinch.
Nuckrar may be derived from nutcracker. It may also allude to knucker, a type of folkloric dragon which lives in a hole.
In other languages
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| More languages |  Hindi | मसरौ Masrau | |  Russian | Трапинч Trapinch | Transcription of English name |  Thai | นัคครา Nakkhra | Transcription of Japanese name | |
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