Is Trubbish Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Poison with AbilityStench occasionally causing flinch. Wild on Route 5. Garbodor at level 36 is the destination. Not the most exciting catch but Poison coverage fills a niche against Burgh.
Trubbish trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Roxie's typing presses Trubbish's defenses.
Trubbish trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Trubbish trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Clay's team hits Trubbish's weaknesses hard.
Garbodor trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Garbodor trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Garbodor trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Shauntal's team hits Garbodor's weaknesses hard.
Grimsley's team hits Garbodor's weaknesses hard.
Garbodor trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Garbodor trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Garbodor trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Trubbish on Route 4 (walking, Lv 14-17, uncommon).
Your Trubbish should hit Level 36 before you reach Skyla, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Trubbish in Black 2 & White 2
Easy grab on Trubbish with decent spawn rates across 5 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.
Where To Catch Trubbish in B2W2
To get Trubbish, start by catching Trubbish through walking encounters at Lv. 14-40. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Trubbish ✓Route 4Lv.14-17GrassBlack 2Rate 25%AnyRoute 16Lv.21-23GrassBlack 2Rate 20%AnyRoute 16Lv.21-24GrassWhite 2Rate 20%AnyRoute 5Lv.21-23GrassBlack 2Rate 20%AnyRoute 5Lv.21-24GrassWhite 2Rate 20%Any
Trubbish Weakness
Trubbish is weak to Ground and Psychic. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Trubbish Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Trubbish
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
 Solosis Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Solosis builds →Future Sight 2x135-160%KO | ||
 Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x95-113%KO | ||
 Krokorok GroundDark | C | |
 Trapinch Ground | C | |
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
 Duosion Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Duosion builds →Future Sight 2x155-183%KO | ||
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x94-111%KO | ||
 Woobat Psychic | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x137-162%KO Earthquake 2x114-134%KO | ||
 Azelf Psychic | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 23 Interact Encounter | ||
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
In Black 2 & White 2, Excadrill's Earthquake hits Trubbish for 73-86%. Gardevoir's Psychic hits Trubbish for 75-88%.
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x73-86% Rapid Spin12-15% Rock Slide18-22% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x75-88% Focus Blast17-19% Shadow Ball22-26% | ||
Trubbish Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Trubbish grows into Garbodor through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 145 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
B2W2 Trubbish Best Moveset
Poison at 50 Attack and 62/62 defenses. AbilityAftermath damages the attacker on KO. AbilitySticky Hold prevents item theft. The moveset fires at pre-evolution levels. Garbodor one evolution away adds MoveSpikes and moderate power.
Best Build
Trubbish best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Spikes
- Toxic Spikes
- Drain Punch
- Gunk Shot
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Trubbish. Curse and Haze come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Gunk Shot and Sludge Wave and Normal and Dark 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
Wanting more garbage, they follow people who litter. They always belch poison gas.
Trubbish Black 2 & White 2 Guide
For Black 2 & White 2, you can run Trubbish through the first few routes without issues. 329 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Garbodor as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Trubbish joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 8 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
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