Trubbish (Pokémon)

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Trubbish ヤブクロン Yabukuron #568
Art by Ken Sugimori from Black and White
Type Poison Unknown Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Species Trash Bag Pokémon
Abilities Stench or Sticky Hold Sticky Hold Blue-Striped ----- Aftermath Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn — Sinnoh — Unova #074 #105 Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 2'00" Imperial 0.6 m Metric 2'00"/0.6 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 68.3 lbs. Imperial 31 kg Metric 68.3 lbs./31 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Green	Catch rate 190 (24.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Mineral group 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 1 Base Exp.: 66 Battle Exp.: 661*
External links On Smogon Pokédex On Eevee's Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Trubbish (Japanese: ヤブクロン Yabukuron) is a Poison-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Garbodor starting at level 36.

Biology

Physiology

Trubbish resemble a full, dark green garbage bag that is knotted at the top. The "tied ends" of the "knot" act like ears. Trubbish have oval-shaped eyes, large triangular teeth that resemble broken glass, and arms that look like trash spilling out of small tears in the bag with pink and blue colored objects protruding out of them. Their feet are dark green and stubby.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Trubbish emit noxious, burp-like gases which, when inhaled, will render the victim bedridden for a week.

Behavior

As evidenced in Here Comes the Trubbish Squad!, Trubbish's ear-like tufts stand straight up when startled, are lifted if happy, and lowered if it is feeling down. Furthermore, in the same episode, it is also explained that once Trubbish befriends a person, it will cease expelling foul odors.

Habitat

This Pokémon was created when a garbage dump accidentally had a chemical change of some sort. They prefer unsanitary places, such as garbage dumps.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Major appearances

Trubbish in the anime

Trubbish appeared in Here Comes the Trubbish Squad! where a bunch of kindergartners befriended it. However their kindergarten teacher, Daniela, thought it would eat all the children's toys. In the end, Trubbish saved the kindergartners' lives, and was adopted by Daniela and the Kindergartners.

A group of Trubbish appeared in Lost at the League!.

Minor appearances

A Trubbish appeared in Clash of the Connoisseurs! in a fantasy.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry BW012 Trubbish Ash's Pokédex Trubbish, the Trash Bag Pokémon. Trubbish prefer to live in dirty places like garbage dumps. It is said they were born when a chemical reaction occurred between an abandoned trash bag and industrial waste. This concludes the entries from the Best Wishes series.

In the manga

Trubbish in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Janitor Geoff owns a Trubbish that he used to battle Black. It used its terrible smell to prevent Black's Pokémon from getting close to it; Tep needed to cover his nose to defeat it.

In the TCG

Main article: Trubbish (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V. Generation I Red Blue {{{redbluedex}}} Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}} Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald {{{rsedex}}} Ruby Sapphire {{{rsdex}}} Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald {{{emeralddex}}} FireRed LeafGreen {{{frlgdex}}} FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}} Generation IV Diamond Pearl {{{dpdex}}} Diamond Pearl Platinum {{{dpptdex}}} Diamond {{{diamonddex}}} Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold SoulSilver {{{hgssdex}}} HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}} Generation V Black White Pokédex entry is unavailable at this time. Data will be entered when the Pokédex entry has been verified. Black Inhaling the gas they belch will make you sleep for a week. They prefer unsanitary places. White The combination of garbage bags and industrial waste caused the chemical reaction that created this Pokémon. Black 2 White 2 Wanting more garbage, they follow people who litter. They always belch poison gas. Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}  ??? No Pokédex data is available.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V. Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade Generation IV Diamond Pearl None Trade Platinum None Trade HeartGold SoulSilver None Trade Generation V Black White Common Routes 5 and 16 Black 2 White 2 Common Unknown Route 4B2 Routes 5 and 16B2W2

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Gates to Infinity	Great Glacier, Glacial Underpass, Redland Reaches, Eastern Savanna, Skill Treasury Magnagate dungeons, Grove of Whispers, Moonlit Forest, Dreamy Island (Golden Chamber), Rusty Mountain (Mapless Street), Silent Tundra (Golden Chamber)
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Tower: Firebreathing Mountain

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Black	White	Black Sludge (5%)	Nugget (1%)
Black 2	White 2	Black Sludge (5%)	Nugget (1%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 50	110 - 157	210 - 304
Attack: 50	49 - 112	94 - 218
Defense: 62	60 - 125	116 - 245
Sp.Atk: 40	40 - 101	76 - 196
Sp.Def: 62	60 - 125	116 - 245
Speed: 65	63 - 128	121 - 251
Total: 329   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: None

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  00Start Pound Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 00Start Poison Gas Poison Status 0000— 08080% 40 033 Recycle Normal Status 0000— ——% 10 077 Toxic Spikes Poison Status 0000— ——% 20 1212 Acid Spray Poison Special 04040 100100% 20 1414 DoubleSlap Normal Physical 01515 08585% 10 1818 Sludge Poison Special 06565 100100% 20 2323 Stockpile Normal Status 0000— ——% 20 2323 Swallow Normal Status 0000— ——% 10 2525 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 08585% 20 2929 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100100% 10 3434 Clear Smog Poison Special 05050 ——% 15 3636 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 09090% 10 4040 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— ——% 20 4545 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120120 07070% 5 4747 Explosion Normal Physical 250250 100100% 5

A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Trubbish obtained at level 1 in Generation V Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Trubbish Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Trubbish

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: None
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
	TM09	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	TM34	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100%	10
	TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100%	10
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
	TM64	Explosion	Normal	Physical	250	100%	5
	TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Trubbish Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Trubbish

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: None
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—%	10
	Haze	Ice	Status	—	—%	30
	Mud Sport	Ground	Status	—	—%	15
	Rock Blast	Rock	Physical	25	90%	10
	Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90%	20
	Sand-Attack	Ground	Status	—	100%	15
	Selfdestruct	Normal	Physical	200	100%	5
	Spikes*	Ground	Status	—	—%	20
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Trubbish in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Trubbish in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Trubbish Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Trubbish

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: None
Game				Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
B	W	B2	W2	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Drain Punch	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	75%	5
B	W	B2	W2	Pain Split	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
B	W	B2	W2	Recycle	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
B	W	B2	W2	Snore	Normal	Special	40	100%	15
B	W	B2	W2	Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Trubbish can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Trubbish cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Trubbish Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Trubbish

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!  N/A  Not available
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP My HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP My HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP My HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up. Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% IQ group: A
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  None Past ( Normal ) None Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ●● Speed ●●● Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed Attack Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: Weak: PokéPark Pad entry: Even though they are scared of the big eater, Munchlax, they still sort of like him.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Unevolved Trubbish  Poison

Level 36 →

First evolution Garbodor  Poison

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
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation IV.
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

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

Trivia

• Trubbish was leaked internationally in the opening for Pokémon: Black & White.
• Trubbish shares similar traits to Grimer and Koffing. All three Pokémon are pure Poison types with a single evolution, roughly the same base stat totals and evolution levels, and appear to be based on a certain pollution; Trubbish being land pollution.

Origin

Trubbish is based on a full garbage bag. Trubbish may also be based on the imagined fear that heavy pollution, caused by the leakage and/or improper disposal of toxic/radioactive waste, may result in the creation of new and undesirable life.

Name origin

Trubbish is a combination of trash and rubbish.

Yabukuron may be a combination of 破く yabuku (to tear) or 破ける yabukeru (to get torn) and 袋 fukuro (bag) or ぶくぶく bukubuku (loose-fitting/baggy).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ヤブクロン Yabukuron From 破く yabuku and 袋 fukuro French Miamiasme From the eating sound Miam and miasme Spanish Trubbish Same as English name German Unratütox From Unrat, Tüte, and Toxin Italian Trubbish Same as English name Korean 깨봉이 Kkaebongi

More languages Mandarin Chinese 破破袋 Pòpòdài Possibly derived from the Japanese name. 破 means "damaged" or "worn out". 袋 means "bag".

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