Is Trapinch Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Underground Ground-type. Flygon is the payoff: Ground/Dragon with AbilityLevitate for effective Ground immunity. Worth the long evolution path.
Trapinch resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's team hits Trapinch's weaknesses hard.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Trapinch has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Flygon trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catch Trapinch on Route 228 (Poké Radar, Lv 25, rare).
Your Trapinch should hit Level 45 before you reach Aaron, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Trapinch in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Trapinch appears at moderate rates across 8 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Where To Catch Trapinch in BDSP
Trapinch is your first catch on the way to Trapinch. You'll find walking and special encounters from Lv. 25-63 across 18 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Trapinch ✓Route 228Lv.25Using PokeRadarRate 2%Big Bluff CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameRocky CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameSandsear CaveLv.58-63GrassPost-game
Step 2Catch or Evolve into VibravaRoute 228Lv.53-54Using PokeRadarRate 20%Big Bluff CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameGrassland CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameRocky CaveLv.58-63CavePost-gameSunlit CavernLv.58-63CavePost-gameor evolve from Trapinch (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into Flygon
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 |
What is Trapinch Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Trapinch
 Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing | ||
 Surskit BugWater | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Surskit builds →Scald 2x88-105%KO Giga Drain 2x55-65% | ||
 Budew GrassPoison | D | |
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x147-174%KO Ice Beam 2x91-108%KO | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Gastrodon builds →Surf 2x147-174%KO Ice Beam 2x97-116%KO | ||
 Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x124-146%KO Ice Beam 2x67-79% | ||
Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Psyduck builds →Surf 2x113-134%KO Ice Beam 2x75-89% | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x150-178%KO Ice Beam 2x100-118%KO | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x147-174%KO Ice Beam 2x91-108%KO | ||
Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x124-146%KO Ice Beam 2x67-79% | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Gastrodon builds →Surf 2x147-174%KO Ice Beam 2x97-116%KO | ||
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x148-175%KO Ice Beam 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Golduck builds →Surf 2x148-175%KO Ice Beam 2x99-117%KO | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x143-169%KO Ice Beam 2x91-108%KO | ||
Bibarel NormalWater | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Bibarel builds →Waterfall 2x122-145%KO Ice Beam 2x66-79% | ||
Budew GrassPoison | D | |
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x146-172%KO Ice Beam 2x97-115%KO | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Golduck builds →Surf 2x146-172%KO Ice Beam 2x97-115%KO | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x141-166%KO Ice Beam 2x89-104%KO | ||
 Snover GrassIce | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Snover builds →Solar Beam 2x141-166%KO Ice Beam 2x106-125%KO Water Pulse 2x47-56% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x147-174%KO Ice Beam 2x98-116%KO | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Abomasnow builds →Solar Beam 2x189-224%KO Ice Beam 2x142-168%KO Water Pulse 2x65-76% | ||
Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Golduck builds →Surf 2x147-174%KO Ice Beam 2x98-116%KO | ||
Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Floatzel builds →Waterfall 2x142-168%KO Ice Beam 2x89-106%KO | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x147-174%KO Ice Beam 2x98-116%KO | ||
Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Abomasnow builds →Solar Beam 2x189-224%KO Ice Beam 2x142-168%KO Water Pulse 2x65-76% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Jynx builds →Ice Beam 2x172-203%KO Energy Ball 2x115-135%KO Water Pulse 2x76-90% | ||
Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Golduck builds →Surf 2x147-174%KO Ice Beam 2x98-116%KO | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x151-178%KO Ice Beam 2x101-119%KO | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Vileplume builds →Petal Dance 2x226-267%KO | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Venusaur can KO Trapinch with Giga Drain (124-146%). Lapras threatens a KO with Waterfall (92-108%).
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityChlorophyll ItemLife Orb NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Venusaur builds →Giga Drain 2x124-146%KO | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Lapras builds →Avalanche 2x69-82% Waterfall 2x92-108%KO | ||
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 a decent partner pool 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 48 breeding partners from the Bug and Dragon egg groups. Pass egg moves like Bug Bite, Earth Power, Feint and 6 more to offspring.
BDSP Trapinch Best Moveset
100 Attack on a Ground pre-evo with AbilityArena Trap preventing grounded opponents from switching. 10 Speed means going dead last. Hidden AbilitySheer Force boosts moves with secondary effects. The moveset traps at terrible pace. Two evolutions from Flygon where the Speed jumps to 100.
Best Build
Trapinch best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Crunch
- First Impression
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 8 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
Base Stats
It makes a conical pit in desert sand and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down.
Trapinch Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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