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| A Trainer's Trapinch appeared in ''[[SM006|A Shocking Grocery Run!]]''. | | A Trainer's Trapinch appeared in ''[[SM006|A Shocking Grocery Run!]]''. |
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| A Trapinch appeared in ''[[SM008|Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!]]'', where it was among the Pokémon playing in {{an|Lillie}}'s garden. It appeared again in ''[[SM030|The Ol' Raise and Switch!]]''. | | A Trapinch appeared in ''[[SM008|Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!]]'', where it was among the Pokémon playing in {{an|Lillie}}'s garden. It reappeared in ''[[SM030|The Ol' Raise and Switch!]]''. |
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| A Trapinch appeared in ''[[SM075|Some Kind of Laziness!]]'', where it ate an [[Oran Berry]] that slid into its pit in the [[Haina Desert]]. | | A Trapinch appeared in ''[[SM075|Some Kind of Laziness!]]'', where it ate an [[Oran Berry]] that slid into its pit in the middle of the [[Haina Desert]]. |
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| A Trainer's Trapinch appeared in ''[[SM086|I Choose Paradise!]]'', where it was among the Pokémon seen at the [[Pokémon Paradise Resort]]. | | A Trainer's Trapinch appeared in ''[[SM086|I Choose Paradise!]]'', where it was among the Pokémon seen at the [[Pokémon Paradise Resort]]. |
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| A Trapinch appeared in ''[[SM096|Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!]]'' as one of the Pokémon staying at [[Aether Paradise]]. | | A Trapinch appeared in ''[[SM096|Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!]]'' as one of the Pokémon staying at [[Aether Paradise]]. |
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| A Trainer's Trapinch appeared at [[Manalo Stadium]] in [[SM131]]. | | A Trainer's Trapinch appeared in [[SM131]], where it was seen at [[Manalo Stadium]]. |
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| ===Pokédex entries=== | | ===Pokédex entries=== |
Trapinch (Japanese: ナックラー Nuckrar) is a Ground-type Pokémon introduced in Generation III.
It evolves into Vibrava starting at level 35, which evolves into Flygon starting at level 45.
Biology
Trapinch is an orange, insectoid Pokémon. It has a round body with a white underside and four stumpy legs. It has a proportionally large head, small eyes, and a zigzagging mouth. Its large jaws are powerful enough to crush boulders. This Pokémon lives in arid deserts, where it builds its nest in a bowl-shaped pit dug in sand. It sits in its nest and waits for prey to stumble inside. Once inside, the prey cannot climb back out. Trapinch can go a week without having water available. Sandile is a natural predator of Trapinch.
In the anime
Major appearances
Multiple Trapinch debuted in Beg, Burrow and Steal. The Trapinch of an area had dug a complex underground labyrinth. One researcher 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.
A Trapinch appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 2). Solana used her Capture Styler on it and had it use Rock Tomb to trap J's client's henchmen's Pokémon that were attacking Dawn, Brock, and Officer Jenny's Pokémon.
A Trapinch appeared in A Rivalry to Gible On! as a resident of Mt. Shady. It used its Arena Trap to capture Ash while he and Khoury were trying to catch a Gible.
Minor appearances
A Coordinator's Trapinch appeared in Mean With Envy.
A Trapinch made a cameo in a visualization in Hi Ho Silver Wind!.
A Coordinator's Trapinch appeared in Deceit and Assist.
A Trapinch made a cameo in Numero Uno Articuno, under the ownership of Noland. It was among the Pokémon residing at the Battle Factory.
A Coordinator's Trapinch appeared in The Saffron Con.
A Trapinch appeared in All Dressed Up with Somewhere To Go!. It was dressed up as a Turtwig.
A Trainer's Trapinch appeared in A Shocking Grocery Run!.
A Trapinch appeared in Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, where it was among the Pokémon playing in Lillie's garden. It reappeared in The Ol' Raise and Switch!.
A Trapinch appeared in Some Kind of Laziness!, where it ate an Oran Berry that slid into its pit in the middle of the Haina Desert.
A Trainer's Trapinch appeared in I Choose Paradise!, where it was among the Pokémon seen at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.
Five Trainers' Trapinch appeared in Securing the Future!, where they joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.
A Trapinch appeared in Don't Ignore the Small Stufful! as one of the Pokémon staying at Aether Paradise.
A Trainer's Trapinch appeared in SM131, where it was seen at Manalo Stadium.
Pokédex entries
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AG106
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Trapinch
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Ash's Pokédex
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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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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A Trainer's Trapinch appeared in Bubble Bubble Toil and Azumarill I.
The Battle Factory rented a Trapinch, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in Facing Gulpin Is Hard to Swallow.
A Trapinch appeared in The Transfer Student, under the ownership of Hugh.
In the TCG
- Main article: Trapinch (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Hoenn #116
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Kanto #—
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Ruby
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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
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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
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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
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It lives in arid deserts. It makes a sloping pit trap in sand where it patiently awaits prey.
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LeafGreen
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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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
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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Its nest is a sloped, bowl-like pit in the desert. Once something has fallen in, there is no escape.
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SoulSilver
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Generation V
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Unova B2W2: #121
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Black
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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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White
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Black 2
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It makes an inescapable conical pit and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos Mountain #003
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Hoenn #121
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It lives in arid deserts. It makes a sloping pit trap in sand where it patiently awaits prey.
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Y
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It makes an inescapable conical pit and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down.
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Omega Ruby
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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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Alpha Sapphire
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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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Generation VII
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Alola SM: #235
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Alola USUM: #304
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This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
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Sun
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It can live for a week without eating a thing. It waits patiently at the bottom of its nest for prey to appear.
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Moon
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As it digs through the sand, its giant jaws crush any rocks that obstruct its path. It builds a funnel-shaped nest.
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Ultra Sun
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Its jaws are strong enough to crush rocks but so heavy that it can't get up if it flips over. Sandile seize those moments as their chance.
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Ultra Moon
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It builds nests that double as traps, lying in wait for its prey to get caught. When night falls, it digs itself a spot beneath the sand to sleep.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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45
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105 - 152
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200 - 294
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100
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94 - 167
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184 - 328
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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10
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13 - 68
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22 - 130
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Total: 290
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Trapinch
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Trapinch
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Trapinch
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Trapinch
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Trapinch in Generation VII
- 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 Trapinch in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Trapinch
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Trapinch
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Trapinch can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Trapinch cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Trapinch
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Trapinch
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Trivia
- Trapinch is the only one in its evolutionary line to have a Hidden Ability.
- Trapinch has the lowest base Speed stat of all Ground-type Pokémon.
- Trapinch's base Attack stat is higher than its evolved form's and is the same as its final evolved form's. That may be a reference to the fact that antlion larvae are more aggressive and predatory than their adult stages.
- It has the highest base Attack stat of all Pokémon that can evolve twice.
- Evolving a Trapinch in Pokémon GO will result in the CP going down upon evolution.
Origin
Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:
It is based on the larval stage of the antlion, which live in conical sandy pits before maturing into winged adults.
Name origin
Trapinch is a combination of trap (describing traps it uses to catch prey) and pinch (referring to its powerful jaws).
Nuckrar may be a contraction of nutcracker, referencing its nutcracker-like jaws. Nuckrar may also be a play on the word "knucker", a type of folkloric dragon which lives in a hole.
In other languages
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Title
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Japanese
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ナックラー Nuckrar
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Contraction of nutcracker
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French
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Kraknoix
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Corruption of craque-noix
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Spanish
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Trapinch
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Same as English name
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German
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Knacklion
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From Knacken and antlion
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Italian
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Trapinch
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Same as English name
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Korean
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톱치 Topchi
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From 톱 top and 치 (齒) chi; literally "Saw tooth"
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Mandarin Chinese
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大顎蟻 / 大颚蚁 Dà'èyǐ
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Literally "Big jaw ant"
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Cantonese Chinese
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More languages
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Hindi
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ट्रापिन्च Trapinch
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Transliteration of English name
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Russian
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Трапинч Trapinch
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Transliteration of English name
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External links
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