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Trapinch Ant Pit Pokémon ナックラー Nuckrar #328 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Ground Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Hyper Cutter or Arena Trap Cacophony Cacophony Sheer Force Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 255 (43.9%)
Breeding Egg Groups Bug and DragonGen VIII Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 2'04" 0.7 m Trapinch 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 33.1 lbs. 15.0 kg Trapinch 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 73 Gen. III-IV Unknown IV 58 V+	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 1 Trapinch 0 HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
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 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 also has a proportionally large head, small black eyes with twinkle-shaped pupils, and a zigzagging mouth.

Trapinch's large jaws are powerful enough to crush boulders. It lives in arid deserts, and it can go a week without water. Instead of actively hunting prey, it digs into the sand to build its bowl- or cone-shaped nests, where it waits for prey to stumble inside and become trapped. The weight of this Pokémon's large head makes Trapinch move slower but becomes vulnerable after falling or rolling into their backs. Its natural predator is Sandile.

In the anime

Trapinch in the anime

Major appearances

Multiple Trapinch debuted in Beg, Burrow and Steal. They had dug a complex underground labyrinth containing a lake, which Hal wanted to find after he previously came across it when he was young. When Hal, Ash, his friends, Elisa, and Team Rocket got lost in the labyrinth, they eventually found the underground lake.

In Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 2), Solana used her Capture Styler on a Trapinch 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.

In A Rivalry to Gible On!, a Trapinch living at Mt. Shady used its Arena Trap to capture Ash while he and Khoury were trying to catch a Gible.

In Making Battles in the Sand!, Goh caught a Trapinch while he was investigating a sandstorm in Mauville City. It has since made further appearances in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.

Minor appearances

A Coordinator's Trapinch appeared in Mean With Envy.

A Trapinch appeared in a visualization in Hi Ho Silver Wind!.

A Coordinator's Trapinch appeared in Deceit and Assist.

In Numero Uno Articuno, Noland's Trapinch was living at the Battle Factory.

A Coordinator's Trapinch appeared in The Saffron Con.

In All Dressed Up with Somewhere To Go!, a Trapinch was dressed up as a Turtwig.

A Trainer's Trapinch appeared in A Shocking Grocery Run!.

In Lillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, a Trapinch was playing in Lillie's garden. It reappeared in The Ol' Raise and Switch!.

In Some Kind of Laziness!, a Trapinch ate an Oran Berry that slid into its pit in the middle of the Haina Desert.

In I Choose Paradise!, a Trainer's Trapinch was at the Pokémon Paradise Resort.

In Securing the Future!, five Trainers' Trapinch joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.

In Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!, a Trapinch was staying at Aether Paradise.

In The Battlefield of Truth and Love!, a Trainer's Trapinch was at Manalo Stadium.

A Trainer's Trapinch appeared in Take My Thief! Please!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Trapinch in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

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. It later evolved into Vibrava.

In The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition, a Trapinch liberated by Team Plasma was stuck in N's Castle.

In the TCG

Main article: Trapinch (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Ruby	Sapphire	Soft Sand (5%)
Emerald
Pokémon XD		Soft Sand (5%)
Diamond	Pearl	Soft Sand (5%)
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Soft Sand (5%)
Black	White	Soft Sand (5%)
Black 2	White 2	Soft Sand (5%)
X	Y	Soft Sand (5%)
Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire	Soft Sand (5%)
Sun	Moon	Soft Sand (5%)
Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon	Soft Sand (5%)
Sword	Shield	Soft Sand (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Trapinch is available in Sword and Shield and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

By leveling up

By TM/TR

SwSh

Generation VIII Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM08 TM08 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM11 TM11 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM15 TM15 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM22 TM22 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM28 TM28 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM32 TM32 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM34 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM48 TM48 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM49 TM49 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 03535 085}}85% 15 TM53 TM53 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM81 TM81 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TR01 TR01 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TR10 TR10 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TR13 TR13 Focus Energy Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR32 TR32 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR39 TR39 Superpower Fighting Physical 120120 100}}100% 5 TR67 TR67 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10

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

BDSP

Generation VIII Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM11 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM15 TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM19 TM19 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10 TM22 TM22 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM26 TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM28 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM37 TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM39 TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM58 TM58 Endure Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM80 TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM82 TM82 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM83 TM83 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM96 TM96 Strength Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM98 TM98 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15

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

By breeding

SwSh

Generation VIII Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20 Feint Normal Physical 30 100% 10 First Impression Bug Physical 90 100% 10 Flail Normal Physical — 100% 15 Fury Cutter Bug Physical 40 95% 20 Gust Flying Special 40 100% 35 Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100% 30

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Trapinch in Generation VIII 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

BDSP

By tutoring

By transfer from another generation

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball RS   Acquisition: Hatch			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team 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!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: D
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ● Speed ●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.55 seconds Base HP: 46 Base Attack: 70 Base Defense: 46 Base Speed: 40
Pokémon Battle Trozei Ground Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Ground Attack Power: 40 - 90 5 #525 Barrier Bash Removes one barrier-type disruption without fail.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 128 Base Attack: 162 Base Defense: 78 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: 25 Fast Attacks: Mud Shot, Struggle Bug Charged Attacks: Sand Tomb, Dig, Crunch, Frustration‡, Return‡
New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #126 Those bowl-shaped holes you see in the desert are Trapinch nests. They’re very effective—both at protecting Trapinch and at funneling any food to it that falls in.

Evolution

Unevolved Trapinch  Ground

Level 35 →

First evolution Vibrava  Ground  Dragon

Level 45 →

Second evolution Flygon  Ground  Dragon

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield

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

Trivia

• Trapinch is the only member of its evolutionary family 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 that of its evolved form and is the same as that of its final evolved form. That may be a reference to the fact that antlion larvae are more aggressive and predatory than their adult stages.
  • It also 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.
• As of Generation VIII, Trapinch and its evolved forms are the only Pokémon that are in the Bug and Dragon Egg Groups.

Origin

Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:

On the Origin of Species: Trapinch, Vibrava and Flygon

Trapinch 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

Language Title Meaning Japanese ナックラー Nuckrar Contraction of nutcracker French Kraknoix Corruption of craque-noix Spanish Trapinch Same as English name German Knacklion From Knacken and antlion Italian Trapinch Same as English name Korean 톱치 Topchi From 톱 top and 치 (齒) chi; literally "Saw tooth" Mandarin Chinese 大顎蟻 / 大颚蚁 Dà'èyǐ Literally "Big jaw ant" Cantonese Chinese

More languages Hindi ट्रापिन्च Trapinch Transliteration of English name Russian Трапинч Trapinch Transliteration of English name Thai นัคครา Nakkhra Transcription of Japanese name

External links

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