Trapinch (Pokémon)

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Trapinch ナックラー Nuckrar #328
Artwork from R/S/E
Type Ground ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Ant Pit Pokémon
Abilities Hyper Cutter or Arena Trap Arena Trap Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn #116 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 2′04″ Imperial 0.7 m Metric 2′04″/0.7 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 33.1 lbs. Imperial 15.0 kg Metric 33.1 lbs./15.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Brown	Catch rate 255 (33.3%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Bug group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 73 Battle Exp.: 731*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Trapinch (Japanese: ナックラー Nuckrar) is a Ground-type 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 Ground-type.

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

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

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation III Level Move Type Start Bite 9 Sand Attack 17 Faint Attack 25 Sand Tomb 33 Crunch 41 Dig 49 Sandstorm 57 Hyper Beam

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Start Bite 9 Sand Attack 17 Faint Attack 25 Sand Tomb 33 Crunch 41 Dig 49 Sandstorm 57 Hyper Beam 65 Earth Power 73 Earthquake 81 Feint 89 Fissure

By TM/HM

Generation III # Move Type TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM19 Giga Drain TM21 Frustration TM22 SolarBeam TM26 Earthquake TM27 Return TM28 Dig TM32 Double Team TM37 Sandstorm TM39 Rock Tomb TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract HM04 Strength HM06 Rock Smash

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM19 Giga Drain TM21 Frustration TM22 SolarBeam TM26 Earthquake TM27 Return TM28 Dig TM32 Double Team TM37 Sandstorm TM39 Rock Tomb TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM58 Endure TM78 Captivate TM80 Rock Slide TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM87 Swagger TM90 Substitute HM04 Strength HM06 Rock Smash

By breeding

Move	Type	Cat.	Father
Flail			Wormadam
Focus Energy			Beedrill Scyther, Scizor Pinsir Kricketune
Fury Cutter			Scyther, Scizor Gligar, Gliscor Ninjask Kricketune
Gust			Butterfree Venomoth Beautifly, Dustox Masquerain Mothim Combee, Vespiquen
Quick Attack			Scyther, Scizor Yanma, Yanmega Gligar, Gliscor Surskit, Masquerain Volbeat, Illumise

By tutoring

Move	Type	Cat.	Version
Body Slam			FR	LG	E
Double-Edge			FR	LG	E
Mimic			FR	LG	E
Rock Slide			FR	LG	E
Substitute			FR	LG	E
Endure					E
Mud-Slap					E
Sleep Talk					E
Snore					E
Swagger					E

Special moves

Side game data

Template:Side game

Evolution

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Trapinch images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Trapinch has a higher base Attack stat than its evolved form Vibrava. It also has the same base Attack stat than Vibrava's evolution, Flygon.

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

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