Is Vibrava Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Trapinch evolves at level 35. Ground/Dragon with AbilityLevitate. Vibrava is weak during its middle stage. Flygon at 45 is the payoff.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Vibrava resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Vibrava resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Vibrava resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Flygon trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Vibrava in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 44-45). Requires 49 Forest objects placed in Desert.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 44)
- LV 44DragonDragon BreathPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- After Chuck
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 90Accuracy 95%PP 15From Chuck's wife outside Cianwood Gym
- After Pryce
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Blackthorn City
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Given by Clair in the Dragon's Den after the Dragon Shrine test
- LV 57NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
Evolve Vibrava to Flygon
Vibrava evolves into Flygon at Level 45. Level it up in the post-game, after you beat Lance.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 45)
- LV 45DragonDragon ClawPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- After Pryce
- TUTORDragonDraco MeteorPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5Blackthorn City
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- TM59DragonDragon PulsePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Given by Clair in the Dragon's Den after the Dragon Shrine test
- LV 57NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
How to Get Vibrava in HeartGold & SoulSilver
A bred Trapinch buzzes free as Vibrava at level 35. With no wild encounter for the line, hatching and grinding is the only way to push it on toward Flygon.
1 location to catch Vibrava1 location to catch Trapinch
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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 HGSS
Trapinch is your first catch on the way to Vibrava. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 44-47 across 4 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Vibrava ✓or evolve from Trapinch (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into Flygon
To plan your throws, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver catch rate calculator with Vibrava preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Vibrava in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Vibrava evolves from Trapinch, so breed that base form Masuda-style at 1 in 1,638 before it evolves. Compare Shiny Vibrava odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Vibrava Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
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 | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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
AvgBest Pokemon Against Vibrava
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vibrava View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 4x260-306%KO Dragon Pulse 2x82-96% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vibrava View Altaria builds →Ice Beam 4x150-177%KO Dragon Pulse 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Delibird Ice | D | |
 Dragonair Dragon | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dratini (Dragons Den Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vibrava View Dragonair builds →Ice Beam 4x150-177%KO Dragon Rush 2x135-159%KO | ||
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 3 more.
HGSS Vibrava Best Moveset
Ground/Dragon with AbilityLevitate blocking Ground moves entirely. 70 Speed and 70 Attack are average across the board. The moveset is a transitional stage where the Trapinch power dropped and the Flygon speed hasn't arrived. Flygon combines Levitate, Speed, and real offensive power.
Best Build
Vibrava best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Earthquake
- Earth Power
- Draco Meteor
- U Turn
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Vibrava can hit 10 types beyond STAB, including Dark and Normal. 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
24 of 25 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It vibrates its wings vigorously, creating ultrasonic waves that cause serious headaches.
Vibrava HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
- Where in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Safari Zone can I find Vibrava?
See the Locations section above for where to find Vibrava in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Vibrava from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Vibrava easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Vibrava has 340 BST and evolves into Flygon. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
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
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