Is Trapinch Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Ground from Hoenn with AbilityHyper Cutter or AbilityArena Trap. Trade-only. Flygon at 45 is the payoff: Ground/Dragon with AbilityLevitate. The long grind imports one of Hoenn's best Pokemon into Kanto.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Misty's team hits Trapinch's weaknesses hard.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Trapinch's defenses.
Erika's team hits Trapinch's weaknesses hard.
Koga's typing presses Trapinch's defenses.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Trapinch has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Trapinch has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Trapinch has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Lance's typing presses Trapinch's defenses.
Terry's team hits Trapinch's weaknesses hard.
Trapinch cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME.
- After Erika
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- HM04NormalStrength80100%15
- LV 33DarkCrunch80100%15
- LV 41GroundDig120100%10
- After Giovanni
- TM26GroundEarthquake150100%10
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 57NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Trapinch in FireRed & LeafGreen
Trapinch is a desert-only Pokemon in Hoenn, spawning in Route 111's sandy area (past the Go-Goggles gate). FRLG has no desert biome, so trading is the only path.
How to Obtain Trapinch in FRLG
Step 1Trapinch ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Route 111, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Walking · Mirage Tower, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Route 111.LATER APPEARANCEHOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Trapinch can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Evolve into Vibrava
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Trapinch Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Trapinch
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Route 4 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Gyarados builds →Waterfall 2x89-105%KO Ice Beam 2x70-84% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Vaporeon builds →Waterfall 2x145-170%KO Ice Beam 2x112-132%KO | ||
 Wartortle Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Squirtle (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Wartortle builds →Waterfall 2x96-114%KO Ice Beam 2x76-89% | ||
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Route 4 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Gyarados builds →Surf 2x111-132%KO Ice Beam 2x74-88% | ||
Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x179-212%KO Ice Beam 2x120-141%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
Wartortle Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Squirtle (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Wartortle builds →Surf 2x121-143%KO Ice Beam 2x80-95% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Route 4 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Gyarados builds →Surf 2x111-132%KO Ice Beam 2x74-88% | ||
Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x179-212%KO Ice Beam 2x120-141%KO | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Lapras builds →Surf 2x145-172%KO Ice Beam 2x145-172%KO | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
Wartortle Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Squirtle (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Wartortle builds →Surf 2x121-143%KO Ice Beam 2x80-95% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Route 4 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Gyarados builds →Hydro Pump 2x137-162%KO Ice Beam 2x72-85% | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x175-207%KO Ice Beam 2x117-138%KO | ||
 Omanyte RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Omanyte builds →Surf 2x149-175%KO Ice Beam 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 2x159-188%KO Water Pulse 2x68-80% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Route 4 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Gyarados builds →Hydro Pump 2x140-165%KO Ice Beam 2x75-88% | ||
 Tangela Grass | C | |
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 2x160-188%KO Water Pulse 2x68-80% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Route 4 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Gyarados builds →Hydro Pump 2x140-165%KO Ice Beam 2x74-88% | ||
Tangela Grass | C | |
 Suicune Water | A | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Suicune builds →Surf 2x154-181%KO Ice Beam 2x102-121%KO | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Sealeo can KO Trapinch with Ice Beam (85-100%). Swalot threatens a KO with Explosion (130-153%).
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Sealeo builds →Ice Beam 2x85-100%KO Surf 2x85-100%KO | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLiquidooze ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Swalot builds →Sludge Bomb23-28% Explosion130-153%KO Body Slam44-52% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMinus ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves View Minun builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRunaway ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Furret builds →Shadow Ball58-69% Double Edge87-103%KO | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityChlorophyll ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Tangela builds →Giga Drain 2x95-112%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 37 breeding partners from the Bug and Dragon egg groups. Pass egg moves like Focus Energy, Gust, Quick Attack to offspring.
FRLG Trapinch Best Moveset
100 Attack is surprisingly high for a pre-evolution, and AbilityArena Trap traps grounded opponents, preventing switches. 10 Speed means acting last always. MoveEarthquake from trapped targets is the moveset's only play. Vibrava and Flygon lose Arena Trap on evolution, making Trapinch's locking unique in the line.
Best Build
Trapinch best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Wallbreaker Moveset
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Hidden Power Bug
- Sunny Day
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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 lives in arid deserts. It makes a sloping pit trap in sand where it patiently awaits prey.
Trapinch FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
No. Trapinch isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it over.
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