Arena Trap (Ability): Difference between revisions

Arena Trap (Japanese: ありじごく Antlion) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Three Pokémon have this ability, all of which are of the Ground-type.

Effect

In battle

Arena Trap prevents fleeing or switching out as long as the user remains in battle. If the user switches out, the affected Pokémon can switch out or flee in the next turn. Flying-type Pokémon and Pokémon with Levitate are immune to the effect of this ability. Run Away will also negate its effect, but only in a wild Pokémon battle.

Outside of battle

From Pokémon Emerald onwards, if the Pokémon with Arena Trap is leading the party, then the wild Pokémon encounter rate is increased to 200%.

Pokémon with Arena Trap

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0050		Diglett	Ground		Ground	Sand Veil	Arena Trap	Sand Power
0051		Dugtrio	Ground		Ground	Sand Veil	Arena Trap	Sand Power
0328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground	Hyper Cutter	Arena Trap	Brute Force
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other languages

• French: Piège
• German: Auswegslos
• Italian: Trappoarena
• Portuguese: Armadilha de Arena
• Spanish: Trampa arena

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.