Is Vibrava Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Ground/Dragon with AbilityLevitate for Ground immunity. Vibrava is weaker than Trapinch in raw Attack, which feels wrong but is true. The mid-stage dip is temporary. Flygon at 45 fixes everything.
Trapinch has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Trapinch has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Trapinch resists most of Wattson's coverage and hits back hard.
Trapinch has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Trapinch's defenses.
Winona's team hits Trapinch's weaknesses hard.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Flygon trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Flygon trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Trapinch on Route 111 (walking, Lv 20-22, common).
Your Trapinch should hit Level 35 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
Your Vibrava should hit Level 45 before you reach Sidney, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Vibrava in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Can't catch Vibrava directly. Start with Trapinch at decent rates from the locations below, then evolve at level 45. The 3-stage chain from Trapinch to Vibrava is where the leveling time goes.
Vibrava Weakness
Ice, Dragon, and Fairy moves hit Vibrava for super-effective damage. Ice hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Electric-type moves can't touch it at all. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Dragon, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Vibrava Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Vibrava
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Cottonee GrassFairy | C | |
 Ralts PsychicFairy | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vibrava View Ralts builds →Disarming Voice 2x40-50% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vibrava View Latios builds →Dragon Breath 2x115-136%KO | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vibrava View Latias builds →Dragon Breath 2x100-119%KO | ||
 Druddigon Dragon | C | |
 Shelgon Dragon | C | |
 Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vibrava View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x334-393%KO | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter | ||
 Aurorus RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Amaura (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vibrava View Aurorus builds →Blizzard 4x347-409%KO Dragon Tail 2x52-62% | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vibrava View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x325-383%KO | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter | ||
Aurorus RockIce | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Amaura (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vibrava View Aurorus builds →Blizzard 4x334-393%KO Dragon Tail 2x51-60% | ||
Walrein IceWater | C | |
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vibrava View Latios builds →Ice Beam 4x237-278%KO Dragon Pulse 2x166-196%KO | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vibrava View Latias builds →Ice Beam 4x205-241%KO Dragon Pulse 2x144-170%KO | ||
Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vibrava View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x334-393%KO | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vibrava View Rayquaza builds →Outrage 2x266-314%KO Ice Beam 4x268-315%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Weavile can KO Vibrava with Ice Shard (90-107%).
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Vibrava View Weavile builds →Knock Off36-42% Ice Shard 4x90-107%KO Pursuit22-27% | ||
Vibrava Evolutions
Vibrava sits between Trapinch and Flygon in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via two egg groups. So far, Speed got the biggest boost (+60 from Trapinch). The final form adds another 180 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Vibrava to get Trapinch eggs easily using 68 partners from the Bug and Dragon egg groups. Notable egg moves include Bug Bite, Earth Power, Endure and 7 more.
ORAS Vibrava Best Moveset
Ground/Dragon at 70 Attack and 70 Speed with AbilityLevitate blocking Ground. The moveset fires dual TermStab at mid-stage power too weak to earn a slot. Flygon one evolution away adds 100 Attack and 100 Speed.
Best Build
Vibrava best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- U Turn
- Defog
- Roost
- Earthquake
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Vibrava can hit 10 types beyond STAB, including Normal and Dark. The offense anchors on Draco Meteor and Outrage while TMs handle everything else.
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
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
To make prey faint, Vibrava generates ultrasonic waves by vigorously making its two wings vibrate. This Pokémon’s ultrasonic waves are so powerful, they can bring on headaches in people.
Vibrava’s wings have not yet completed the process of growing. Rather than flying long distances, they are more useful for generating ultrasonic waves by vibrating.
Vibrava Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, For a casual playthrough, Vibrava works as a placeholder. Ground/Dragon coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Flygon. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Vibrava appears in 15 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
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