Is Trapinch Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Breed-only in Platinum. Ground-type leading to Flygon at level 45. AbilityHyper Cutter prevents Attack drops. The grind is long, but Flygon's Ground/Dragon typing and AbilityLevitate make it immune to both Ground and Electric.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Gardenia's team hits Trapinch's weaknesses hard.
Fantina's team hits Trapinch's weaknesses hard.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Trapinch has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Trapinch has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Aaron's team hits Trapinch's weaknesses hard.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Trapinch has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Jupiter's team.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Trade
Trapinch cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- LV 33DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Crasher Wake
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Iron Island
- LV 41GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 57NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- LV 65GroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 73GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Trapinch in Platinum
Trapinch has no wild start in Platinum, so the line begins with an egg. Breed one from a parent brought over, since neither it nor its evolutions turn up in any Sinnoh sand.
How to Obtain Trapinch in Pt
- Step 1Trapinch ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Diamond & PearlAvailableCatch in Diamond & Pearl via Pokeradar · Route 228, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEAvailableCatch in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Safari Zone · Requires 49 Peak objects placed in Desert, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Ruby & SapphireNot TradeableAppears in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Route 111. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Walking · Mirage Tower. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Walking · White Forest. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Walking · Reversal Mountain. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Walking · Route 13 · Dirt patches (rough terrain). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Route 111. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Vibrava
- Step 3Evolve into Flygon
How to Get Shiny Trapinch in Platinum
Trapinch never appears in Platinum, so catch a shiny one in Diamond or Pearl and trade it over. See every game where Shiny Trapinch can be hunted
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
 Tropius Grass | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Palkia WaterDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSpear Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Palkia builds →Surf 2x238-280%KO Ice Beam 2x159-187%KO | ||
 Articuno Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 2x160-188%KO Water Pulse 2x68-80% | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 201 Gift) | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Victreebel builds →Leaf Storm 2x245-289%KO | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x197-232%KO Ice Beam 2x157-185%KO Water Pulse 2x66-78% | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 2x221-260%KO Ice Beam 2x65-77% | ||
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 Flail, Focus Energy, Fury Cutter and 2 more to offspring.
Pt Trapinch Best Moveset
Flygon three stages away is the reward for investing in 100 Attack at 10 Speed. AbilityArena Trap traps grounded targets, but the moveset can't outrun anything it traps. Evolve through Vibrava.
Best Build
Trapinch best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Quick Attack
- Crunch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Trapinch. Flail and Focus Energy 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
25 of 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
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 Platinum Guide
No. Trapinch isn't catchable in Platinum. Catch one in Diamond, Pearl, HeartGold, or SoulSilver, then trade it over.
In Platinum, Trapinch has 290 BST and evolves into Vibrava. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Game Availability
Available in 15 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Trapinch spans 7 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 7Let's Go
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
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