What does Trapinch evolve into?

Trapinch becomes Vibrava at level 35, then Flygon at level 45. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

At what level does Trapinch evolve?

Trapinch evolves into Vibrava at level 35. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Should I use Trapinch?

For FireRed & LeafGreen, 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.

Where can you catch Trapinch?

Trapinch is catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

Trapinch - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Attacker

CTier

10Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Attack leads and Speed gets almost nothing. That's Trapinch's stat line in a nutshell. 1 stats sit in respectable range, but the spread is brutal. Easy to catch and yields 1 Attack EV.

Base Stats

Below

HP45

Attack100

Defense45

Sp. Atk45

Sp. Def45

Speed10

Total290

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.7 m

Weight15.0 kg

Base XP58

Abilities

Hyper CutterNiche

Prevents Attack from being lowered by other Pokémon.

Arena TrapTop Pick

Prevents opponents from fleeing or switching out. Eluded by flying-types and Pokémon in the air.

Sheer ForceHANot in game

Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

It lives in arid deserts. It makes a sloping pit trap in sand where it patiently awaits prey.

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.

Trapinch Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Grass, Ice
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Rock
0x (Immune)	Electric

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Score-1

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Grass Ice

½xResist

Poison Rock

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (5)

Fire Electric Poison Rock Steel

How to Beat Trapinch in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Starmie can KO Trapinch with Surf (155-183%). Breloom's Mach Punch hits Trapinch for 42-49%. Regice's Ice Beam also KOs at 157-185%.

Starmie WaterPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Rapid Spin Ice Beam Thunderbolt SurfSTAB Damage vs Trapinch Rapid Spin 16-19% Ice Beam 2x 103-122%KO Surf 2x 155-183%KO View Starmie builds →
Breloom GrassFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityEffect Spore ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves SporeUtility Focus Punch Mach Punch Sky Uppercut Damage vs Trapinch Mach Punch 42-49% View Breloom builds →
Regice Ice	B
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Ice Beam Thunderbolt Explosion Thunder Wave Damage vs Trapinch Ice Beam 2x 157-185%KO Explosion 79-93% View Regice builds →
Venusaur GrassPoison	C
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Leech Seed Sleep Powder Giga Drain Sludge Bomb Damage vs Trapinch Giga Drain 2x 123-145%KO Sludge Bomb 24-28% View Venusaur builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen Evolution

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

3 Forms

#328Trapinch

Level 35

#329Vibrava

Level 45

#330Flygon

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Trapinch

Ground

Vibrava

GroundDragon

Flygon

GroundDragon

50+5

80+30

ATK

100

70-30

100+30

DEF

50+5

80+30

SP.ATK

50+5

80+30

SP.DEF

50+5

80+30

SPE

70+60

100+30

BST

290B-Tier

340D-Tier+50

520A-Tier+180

ROLE

Attacker

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Trapinch easily with 37 breeding partners from the Bug and Dragon egg groups. Pass egg moves like Focus Energy, Gust, Quick Attack to offspring.

Egg Groups

BugDragon

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

3moves

Breed With (best first)

FireRed & LeafGreen Trapinch Best Moveset

Earthquake is the safe click most turns. Choice Band locks Trapinch into it but rewards with raw power at the cost of move flexibility. Adamant nature and max HP and Attack EVs maximize that first hit. Arenatrap helps on the margins.

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Wallbreaker

Ability

Arena Trap

Item

Choice BandPOWER

Best Nature for Trapinch

Adamant+ATK

Trapinch best EVs are HP and Attack

EVs

Atk

SpD

Physical Wallbreaker Moveset

EarthquakeSTAB
Rock Slide
Hidden Power Bug
Sunny Day

Recommended Teammates

BlisseyDecent

DugtrioDecent

SlowbroDecent

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Trapinch. Focus Energy and Gust come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Earthquake and Dig and Dark and Normal coverage and more.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bite

C6010025Dark

Lv 9

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 17

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 25

Sand Tomb

—358515Ground

Lv 33

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Lv 41

Dig

—6010010Ground

Lv 49

Sandstorm

———10Rock

Lv 57

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM28

Dig

—6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

D751005Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

A——5Fire

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Focus Energy

D——30Normal

Egg

Gust

—4010035Flying

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Tutor

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Rock Slide

A759010Rock

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

How to Get Trapinch in FireRed & LeafGreen

Trapinch can't be caught in FireRed & LeafGreen. Bring it over from Ruby, Emerald, or Brilliant Diamond instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

Trapinch is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

RubyWalking · Route 111 EmeraldWalking · Mirage Tower

Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen.

Also found in:

Diamond White Black 2 X Omega Ruby Sun

Trapinch Guide

Trapinch becomes Vibrava at level 35, then Flygon at level 45. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Trapinch evolves into Vibrava at level 35. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
For FireRed & LeafGreen, 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.
Trapinch is catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

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

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