Is Trubbish Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Available wild in Hoenn. Poison with AbilityStench sometimes flinching opponents. Garbodor at 36 brings more bulk but no standout matchups. One of the weaker Poison options in any region.
Roxanne's typing presses Trubbish's defenses.
Trubbish has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Trubbish's defenses.
Trubbish trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Trubbish's defenses.
Winona's team hits Trubbish's weaknesses hard.
Tate & Liza's team hits Garbodor's weaknesses hard.
Garbodor trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Garbodor has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Garbodor's weaknesses hard.
Garbodor trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Garbodor trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Steven's team hits Garbodor's weaknesses hard.
Catch Trubbish on Route 110 (walking, Lv 13, common). DexNav.
Your Trubbish should hit Level 36 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Trubbish in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Easy grab on Trubbish with high spawn rates across 2 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 ORAS
Step 1Trubbish ✓Route 110Lv.13GrassRate 60%DexNav chain
Step 2Evolve into Garbodor
Trubbish Weakness
Trubbish is weak to Ground and Psychic. 5 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 |
What is Trubbish Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Trubbish
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Latios builds →Psychic 2x148-174%KO Bulldoze 2x49-58% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Latias builds →Psychic 2x127-150%KO Bulldoze 2x45-53% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Latios builds →Psychic 2x150-178%KO Bulldoze 2x50-60% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x140-165%KO Bulldoze 2x70-83% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Latias builds →Psychic 2x130-154%KO Bulldoze 2x46-55% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x194-228%KO | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x135-159%KO Bulldoze 2x50-60% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Latios builds →Psychic 2x147-173%KO Earthquake 2x80-95% | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x136-160%KO Earthquake 2x112-133%KO | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Latias builds →Psychic 2x127-150%KO Earthquake 2x73-86% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x189-222%KO | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x129-153%KO Earthquake 2x80-95% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x165-195%KO Earthquake 2x81-96% | ||
 Excadrill GroundSteel | S | |
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x263-309%KO | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x138-162%KO Earthquake 2x114-135%KO | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Latias builds →Dream Eater 2x144-170%KO Earthquake 2x73-87% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Excadrill can KO Trubbish with Earthquake (148-174%). Gardevoir threatens a KO with Psychic (174-205%).
Excadrill GroundSteel | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x148-174%KO Rapid Spin25-29% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast46-54% Psychic 2x174-205%KO Shadow Ball51-61% | ||
Trubbish Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Trubbish grows into Garbodor through a straightforward two-stage chain. Plenty of partners 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
ORAS Trubbish Best Moveset
Poison at 50 offenses. AbilityAftermath damages the attacker that KOs it. AbilitySticky Hold prevents item theft. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Garbodor one evolution away adds 95 Attack.
Best Build
Trubbish best EVs are Defense and Speed
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Toxic
- Toxic Spikes
- Spikes
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 Belch and Gunk Shot 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
The combination of garbage bags and industrial waste caused the chemical reaction that created this Pokémon.
Inhaling the gas they belch will make you sleep for a week. They prefer unsanitary places.
Trubbish Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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