Is Vibrava Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Ground/Dragon mid-stage with AbilityLevitate. Transfer-only. The stats are weak during the long stretch to Flygon at 45. Every level is investment toward one of the best Dragon-types you can import.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Flygon resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Flygon resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Flygon resists most of Saturn's coverage and hits back hard.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Vibrava on Route 228 (Poké Radar, Lv 53-54, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 53)
- LV 53DragonDragon BreathPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 90Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Candice
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 210
- After Volkner
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 57NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Vibrava to Flygon
Vibrava evolves into Flygon at Level 45. You get it at Level 53 or higher, past Level 45, so it evolves into Flygon the next time it levels up. A lower-level Vibrava evolves when it reaches Level 45.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 45)
- LV 45DragonDragon ClawPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Gardenia
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Candice
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Route 210
- After Volkner
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- LV 57NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Vibrava in Diamond & Pearl
Vibrava chains common off the Poke Radar on the same route as Trapinch, but much higher at level 53. The vibration Pokemon is easier to chain than its base, sitting deep in the postgame.
1 location to catch Vibrava1 location to catch Trapinch
Badge 8Catch Trapinch at any of the 1 location below, then level it up to 35 — it evolves into Vibrava.
Badge 8Where To Catch Vibrava in DP
The path to Vibrava starts with Trapinch at Lv. 25 via special encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 1Catch Trapinch
- Step 3Evolve into FlygonBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Trapinch egg.
To plan your throws, open the Diamond & Pearl catch rate calculator with Vibrava preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Vibrava in Diamond & Pearl
Vibrava hums over Route 228 as well, where a steady PokeRadar chain pays off in a shiny. Compare Shiny Vibrava odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Vibrava Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Diamond & Pearl shiny odds calculator with Vibrava already selected.
Vibrava Weakness
Ice and Dragon 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 |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, 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 Vibrava Weak Against
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Vibrava Evolutions
Vibrava sits between Trapinch and Flygon in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool 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 48 partners from the Bug and Dragon egg groups. Notable egg moves include Flail, Focus Energy, Fury Cutter and 2 more.
DP Vibrava Best Moveset
Ground/Dragon coverage and AbilityLevitate for Ground immunity, but 50-70 across most stats make the moveset too weak to leverage the good typing. Evolve to Flygon.
Best Build
Vibrava best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- Earth Power
- Draco Meteor
- U Turn
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Don't skip the egg moves. Vibrava picks up Flail and Focus Energy only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Draco Meteor and Earthquake while coverage across 8 types adds range.
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
33 of 34 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It violently shudders its wings, generating ultrasonic waves to induce headaches in people.
Vibrava Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, Vibrava has 340 BST and evolves into Flygon. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Vibrava is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Vibrava becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
Game Availability
Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Vibrava appears in 15 games across 7 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 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
Winds & Waves
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