Trapinch
ナックラー Nuckrar
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Artwork from R/S/E
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HP
0
| Atk
1
| Def
0
| Sp.Atk
0
| Sp.Def
0
| Speed
0
| Exp.
73
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Trapinch (Japanese: ナックラー Nuckrar) is a Ground-type Pokémon.
It evolves into Vibrava starting at level 35, who evolves into Flygon starting at level 45.
Biology
Physiology
Trapinch is an orange, bug-like Pokémon with a large jaw. Trapinch has a roundish body with a white underside and 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. Trapinch can also go a whole week without access to any water.
Behavior
Trapinch are patient Pokémon; despite this, they are avid hunters. After building pits in sand, they patiently await for their prey to fall. Because Trapinch's head is so big, it finds getting upright if tipped onto its back difficult.
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 Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part Two, 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.
A Trapich also appeared in All Dressed Up with Somewhere To Go. It was dressed up as a Turtwig.
A Trapich appeared in A Rivalry to Gible On!.
Pokédex entries
| Episode
| Pokémon
| Pokédex
| Entry
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| AG106
| Trapinch
| Ash's Pokédex
| Trapinch, the Ant Pit Pokémon. Trapinch dig cone-shaped holes in desert areas. Its large and powerful jaws are capable of crushing stones.
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| This concludes the entries from the Advanced Generation series.
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In the TCG
- Main article: Trapinch (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen
| Game
| Pokédex entry
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| I
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation I.
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| II
| This Pokémon was not available in Generation II.
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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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| FireRed
| It lives in arid deserts. It makes a sloping pit trap in sand where it patiently awaits prey.
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| LeafGreen
| It lives in arid deserts. It makes a sloping pit trap in sand where it patiently awaits prey.
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| IV
| Diamond
| 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
| 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
| 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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| HeartGold
| Currently unknown
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| SoulSilver
| Currently unknown
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Game locations
In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
| Stat
| Range
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| At Lv. 50
| At Lv. 100
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| 105 - 152
| 200 - 294
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| 94 - 167
| 184 - 328
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| 45 - 106
| 85 - 207
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| 45 - 106
| 85 - 207
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| 45 - 106
| 85 - 207
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| 13 - 68
| 22 - 130
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.
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Pokéthlon stats
Type effectiveness
| Weak to
| Resistant to
| Immune to
| Normal effectiveness
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Learnset
Generation IV
Other generation learnsets: III
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| Father
| Move
| Type
| Cat.
| Pwr.
| Acc.
| PP
| Contest
| Appeal
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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
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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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| Surskit, Masquerain
| Mud Shot*HGSS
| Ground
| Special
| 55
| 95%
| 15
| Tough
| 2 ♥♥
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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
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Special moves
Side game data
Evolution
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.
- Trapinch evolves at level 35, later than any Pokémon involved in a three-stage evolution by level only. Rhyhorn evolves the latest at level 42, into Rhydon, but Rhydon evolves into Rhyperior via trade, not level.
- Despite being based on an insect, and being in the Bug egg group, Trapinch is a Ground-type Pokémon, and doesn't have Bug as a type. Except for Fury Cutter (and Bug Bite in Platinum), it cannot even learn or inherit any Bug-type moves.
- Out of all unevolved Pokémon, Trapinch can learn the most moves by leveling up which its evolutions cannot, excluding Pokémon who evolve from stones such as Raichu and Arcanine.
- Along with Dratini, Larvitar, and Remoraid, Trapinch is one of the very few basic-stage Pokémon to learn Hyper Beam by level up. Out of the four, this is the only one that cannot be found in the Johto region.
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.
Nuckrar may be a contraction of nutcracker, a reference to Trapinch's nutcracker-like jaws.
In other languages
- German: Knacklion - A combination of Knack (snap) and the English antlion.
- French: Kraknoix - A corruption of craque-noix (nut-cracker).
- Korean: 톱치 Topchi
External links
Soft Sand (5%)
Body size: 1
For other sprites and images, please see Trapinch images on Bulbagarden Archives.
