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Height
2′04″ Imperial
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0.7 m Metric
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2′04″/0.7 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
33.1 lbs. Imperial
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15.0 kg Metric
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33.1 lbs./15.0 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 0
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Atk 0
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Def 0
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Sp.Atk 0
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Sp.Def 0
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Speed 0
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Base Exp.: 73
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Battle Exp.: 731*
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Trapinch (Japanese: ナックラー Nuckrar) is a Template:Type2 Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Trapinch is an orange, bug-like Pokémon with a large jaw. Trapinch has a roundish body with short, stump-like legs. Trapinch has a big head in proportion to the rest of its body. Despite resembling an insect, Trapinch is actually a Template:Type2.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Trapinch's main weapon is its jaws, which can crush boulders. Trapinch are also known for their digging skills.
Trapinch is one of the few non-legendary unevolved Pokémon that can learn Hyper Beam and Giga Impact.
Behavior
Trapinch are patient Pokémon; despite this, they are avid hunters. After building pits in sand, they patiently await for their prey to fall.
Habitat
Trapinch live in sandy deserts. Trapinch's nest is a deep, inescapable pit dug in the sand. Trapinch have also been known to burrow complex tunnels deep underground.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Trapinch made its debut in Beg, Burrow and Steal. The Trapinch of an area had dug a complex underground labyrinth. One reseacher named Hal wanted to find a lake that he claimed to see when he was a little boy. When Ash, May, Brock, Max, Hal, another researcher named Elisa and Team Rocket got lost in the labyrinth, they eventually found the underground lake Hal was talking about.
Trapinch also make a cameo as one of Noland's Pokémon in Numero Uno Articuno.
In DP072, Solana used her Capture Styler on a Trapinch and had it use Rock Tomb to trap a Golem, Graveler, Nidoking, Rhyhorn and Tyranitar that were attacking Dawn's, Brock's and Officer Jenny's Pokémon.
In the manga
In the TCG
- Main article: Trapinch (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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Trapinch's nest is a sloped, bowl-like pit dug in sand. This Pokémon patiently waits for prey to tumble down the pit. Its giant jaws have enough strength to crush even boulders.
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Sapphire
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Trapinch is a patient hunter. It digs an inescapable pit in a desert and waits for its prey to come tumbling down. This Pokémon can go a whole week without access to any water.
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Emerald
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Its big jaws crunch through boulders. Because its head is so big, it has a hard time getting back upright if it tips over onto its back.
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FireRed
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It lives in arid deserts. It makes a sloping pit trap in sand where it patiently awaits prey.
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LeafGreen
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It lives in arid deserts. It makes a sloping pit trap in sand where it patiently awaits prey.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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It makes a conical pit in desert sand and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down.
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Pearl
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It makes a conical pit in desert sand and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down.
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Platinum
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SoulSilver
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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In side games
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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45
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105 - 152
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200 - 294
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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10
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13 - 68
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22 - 130
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Total: 290
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Special moves
Side game data
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Evolution
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Sprites
Trivia
- Trapinch has a higher base Attack stat than its evolved form Vibrava. It also has the same base Attack stat as Vibrava's evolution, Flygon.
- Due to Trapinch not having a double weakness to Ice-type moves, and due to having really good potential on a Trick Room-based team, some trainers never evolve their Trapinch if they're using one on a Wi-Fi team.
- Despite being based on an insect, Trapinch is a ground Pokémon.
Origin
It is based on the larval stage of the antlion, who spend their days in sandy pits before maturing into a winged, adult stage.
Name origin
Trapinch's name is a combination of trap and pinch. Its Japanese name may be a contraction of nutcracker.
In other languages
- German: Knacklion - A combination of Knack, the German onomatopoeic word for "snap", and the English antlion.
- French: Kraknoix
- Korean: 톱치 Topchi
External links
Article on Wikipedia