Trapinch (Pokémon)
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| Trapinch ナックラー Nuckrar | |
 Artwork from R/S/E | |
| Type | Ground |
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| Species | Ant Pit Pokémon |
| National Dex | #328 |
| Johto Dex | #— |
| Hoenn Dex | #116 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R— |
| Height | 2′04″ (0.7m) |
| Weight | 33.1 lbs. (15.0kg) |
| Abilities | Hyper Cutter or Arena Trap |
| Egg group | Bug |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 1 Atk |
| Exp. yield | 73 base exp. |
| Lv. 100 at | 1,059,860 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀/50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Brown |
| Catch rate | 255 |
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Trapinch (Japanese: ナックラー Nuckrar) is a Ground-type Pokémon.
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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
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
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
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| III | Ruby | 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. |
| Sapphire | 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. | |
| Emerald | 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. | |
| FireRed | It lives in arid deserts. It makes a sloping pit trap in sand where it patiently awaits prey. | |
| LeafGreen | It lives in arid deserts. It makes a sloping pit trap in sand where it patiently awaits prey. | |
| IV | Diamond | It makes a conical pit in desert sand and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down. |
| Pearl | It makes a conical pit in desert sand and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| III | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | Uncommon | Route 111 |
| Pokémon Emerald | Common | Mirage Tower (Ground Floor - 4F) Route 111 | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon Colosseum | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | Rare | Rock Poké Spot | |
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | Rare | Route 228 (Poké Radar) |
| Pal Park | Mountain |
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | Hatch from egg |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Phobos Drill Endless Level 27 Forever Level 27 Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue) | Silent Chasm (6F-9F) Wish Cave (21F-28F) Desert Region (1F-11F) Joyous Tower (21F-24F) |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness) | Northern Desert (1F-15F) |
Base stats
| HP: | 45 | |
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| Attack: | 100 | |
| Defense: | 45 | |
| SpAtk: | 45 | |
| SpDef: | 45 | |
| Speed: | 10 |
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
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Learnset
By leveling up
| Generation IV Other generation learnsets: III | ||||||||
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| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Start | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 9 | Sand-Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| 17 | Faint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 | —% | 20 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 25 | Sand Tomb | Ground | Physical | 15 | 70% | 15 | Smart | 0 |
| 33 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| 41 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100% | 10 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| 49 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | —% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| 57 | Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90% | 15 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| 65 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 | Smart | 0 |
| 73 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| 81 | Feint | Normal | Physical | 50 | 100% | 10 | Beauty | 0 |
| 89 | Fissure | Ground | Physical | — | 30% | 5 | Tough | 0 |
| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | ||||||||
By TM/HM
By breeding
| Generation IV Other generation learnsets: III | ||||||||
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| Father | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Paras, Parasect Pinsir Heracross Pineco, Forretress | Flail* | Normal | Physical | — | 100% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| Beedrill Scyther, Scizor Pinsir Kricketune | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | —% | 30 | Cool | 0 |
| Scyther, Scizor Gligar, Gliscor Ninjask Kricketune | Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 10 | 95% | 20 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| Butterfree Venomoth Beautifly Dustox Masquerain Mothim Combee | Gust | Flying | Special | 40 | 100% | 35 | Smart | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Scyther, Scizor Yanma, Yanmega Gligar, Gliscor Surskit, Masquerain Volbeat | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 30 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon *Indicates a move only available by chain breeding | ||||||||
By tutoring
| Generation III and IV Other generation learnsets: III | ||||||||||||
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| Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal | ||||
| FR | LG | E | Body Slam* | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | Double-Edge* | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 0 | ||
| E | Endure* | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | Mimic* | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 0 | ||
| E | Mud-Slap* | Ground | Special | 20 | 100% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | Rock Slide* | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90% | 10 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| E | Sleep Talk* | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| E | Snore* | Normal | Special | 40 | 100% | 15 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | Substitute* | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| E | Swagger* | Normal | Status | — | 90% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | ||||||||||||
Special moves
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | ||
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| Acquisition: Hatch | 
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| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| Rarity: Common |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: 8.3% | Friend Area: Furnace Desert |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | Learn to endure! Endurance will always help you! | |
| 26%-50% HP | We should be careful. My HP has fallen by half already. | |
| 1%-25% HP | I'm at the end of my endurance... I can't open my mouth... | |
| Level Up | Leveled up! There's plenty of prey I can ambush!
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Evolution
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Sprites
| Gen | Game | ||||||
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| 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 | |
| Image:Spr 3r 328.png | 
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| Image:Spr 3r 328 s.png | Image:Spr 3e 328 s.gif | Image:Spr 3r 328 s.png | Image:Spr b g3 328 s.png | ||||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
| Image:Spr 4p 328.png | 
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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 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, and doesn't have bug as primary-type.
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
| This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species. |
