Is Vibrava Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Trapinch evolves at level 35. Ground/Dragon with AbilityLevitate for Ground immunity. Vibrava is weak during its awkward middle stage. Flygon at 45 is the payoff.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Gardenia's typing presses Vibrava's defenses.
Fantina's typing presses Vibrava's defenses.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Trade
Vibrava cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 35.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- 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
- TUTORDragonOutragePower 180Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORDragonTwisterPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORFireHeat WavePower 100Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Vibrava in Platinum
Vibrava is not catchable here. Hatch a Trapinch from breeding and level it to 35, the buzzing middle stage of a Dragon line that exists only through raising the bred base form.
How to Obtain Vibrava in Pt
- Step 1Obtain TrapinchCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Diamond & PearlAvailableCatch in Diamond & Pearl via Pokeradar · Route 228, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEAvailableCatch in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Safari Zone · Requires 49 Peak objects placed in Desert, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Ruby & SapphireNot TradeableAppears in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Route 111. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Walking · Mirage Tower. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Walking · White Forest. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Walking · Reversal Mountain. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Walking · Route 13 · Dirt patches (rough terrain). Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Route 111. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Vibrava ✓
- Step 3Evolve into Flygon
How to Get Shiny Vibrava in Platinum
Vibrava is absent from Platinum, so evolve a shiny Trapinch caught in Diamond or Pearl, then trade it across. See every game where Shiny Vibrava can be hunted
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
 Dialga SteelDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSpear Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vibrava View Dialga builds →Roar of Time 2x332-391%KO Ice Beam 4x282-332%KO | ||
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Palkia WaterDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSpear Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vibrava View Palkia builds →Ice Beam 4x282-332%KO Spacial Rend 2x222-261%KO | ||
 Articuno Ice | C | |
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Interact Encounter | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
 Giratina GhostDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodDistortion World Interact Encounter | ||
 Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodVictory Road Surfing | ||
 Glalie Ice | C | |
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vibrava View Altaria builds →Ice Beam 4x149-175%KO Dragon Pulse 2x106-125%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 2 more.
Pt Vibrava Best Moveset
Ground/Dragon with AbilityLevitate blocking Ground attacks entirely. 70 in both Attack and Speed give the moveset basic coverage. Everything about Vibrava is a preview of Flygon. Flygon is where Ground/Dragon delivers.
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
32 of 34 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It violently shudders its wings, generating ultrasonic waves to induce headaches in people.
Vibrava Platinum Guide
Vibrava isn't catchable in Platinum. Catch one in Diamond, Pearl, HeartGold, or SoulSilver, then trade it to Platinum.
In Platinum, 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
Winds & Waves
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