Is Trapinch Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Ground with AbilityArena Trap preventing switches. Wild in Desert Resort after Burgh. Flygon at level 45 is a long grind, but Ground/Dragon with AbilityLevitate is worth it. Drayden uses Flygon at his gym.
Trapinch has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Burgh's team hits Trapinch's weaknesses hard.
Trapinch has the type edge here and should clean up Elesa's team.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Skyla's typing presses Vibrava's defenses.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Drayden's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Flygon trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Iris's team.
Catch Trapinch on Desert Resort (walking, Lv 21, rare).
Your Trapinch should hit Level 35 before you reach Skyla, at typical leveling pace.
Your Vibrava should hit Level 45 before you reach Drayden, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Trapinch in Black 2 & White 2
decent spawn rates across 4 locations for Trapinch in mid-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Where To Catch Trapinch in B2W2
The path to Trapinch starts with Trapinch at Lv. 21-34 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Trapinch Weakness
Trapinch is weak to Water, Grass, and Ice. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric-type moves entirely. Standard number of weaknesses for the Ground typing.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Trapinch Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Trapinch
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
 Swadloon BugGrass | C | |
 Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Jellicent builds →Bubble Beam 2x97-114%KO Energy Ball 2x78-92% | ||
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x224-264%KO | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x158-186%KO Blizzard 2x132-155%KO | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Swanna Water | C | |
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x225-266%KO | ||
Pelipper Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x158-187%KO Blizzard 2x132-156%KO | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Swanna Water | C | |
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Gyarados builds →Aqua Tail 2x191-225%KO Ice Fang 2x92-108%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x227-268%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Venusaur can KO Trapinch with Giga Drain (87-103%). Lapras threatens a KO with Ice Beam (86-101%).
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Venusaur builds →Giga Drain 2x87-103%KO Sludge Bomb26-31% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x86-101%KO Surf 2x86-101%KO Ice Shard 2x33-39% | ||
Trapinch Evolutions
Three stages ahead. Trapinch grows into Vibrava, then pushes on to Flygon. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 230 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Trapinch easily with 65 breeding partners from the Bug and Dragon egg groups. Pass egg moves like Bug Bite, Earth Power, Endure and 7 more to offspring.
B2W2 Trapinch Best Moveset
100 Attack at 10 Speed with AbilityArena Trap preventing grounded opponents from switching. The moveset traps targets and fires hard but moves last against everything. AbilitySheer Force as a hidden ability boosts secondary-effect moves. Flygon two evolutions away trades trapping for speed and Dragon typing.
Best Build
Trapinch best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Crunch
- Superpower
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Trapinch. Bug Bite and Earth Power come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Earthquake and Earth Power and coverage across 7 types.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It makes an inescapable conical pit and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down.
Trapinch Black 2 & White 2 Guide
For Black 2 & White 2, you can run Trapinch through the first few routes without issues. 290 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Vibrava as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 15 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Trapinch spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves