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trapinch
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Trapinch

Ant Pit Pokémon

Ground

It makes a conical pit in desert sand and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down.

Base Stats

HP 45
Attack 100
Defense 45
Sp. Atk 45
Sp. Def 45
Speed 10
Total 290

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

vibrava Vibrava Lv. 35
flygon Flygon Lv. 45

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Ant Pit Pokémon
Height 0.7 m
Weight 15.0 kg
Base Exp 58
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 255
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Rough Terrain
Egg Groups Bug ,Dragon

Sprites

trapinch Front Front
trapinch Back Back
trapinch Front Shiny Front Shiny
trapinch Back Shiny Back Shiny
trapinch Official Art Official Art
trapinch Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu
Trick Room Trapper
Moves
Bug Bite / Quick Attack
Item
Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability
Arena Trap
Nature
Brave
EVs
HP 252
Atk 252
Def 4

Strategy Overview

Although Trapinch may seem like an inferior Dugtrio, it has a few advantages over the triple mole. Notably, Trapinch has higher Attack, and its low Speed makes it usable in Trick Room. Arena Trap is the main selling point for Trapinch, enabling it to trap the opposing Pokemon while threatening them with STAB Earthquake. Trapinch also, and thankfully, has an immunity to Electric-type attacks, which makes switching in a little easier. The main problem with Trapinch is the fact that it is quite literally unable to take any kind of hit (outside of said Electric attacks). Because of this, Trapinch is very difficult to switch in, and doesn't last very long in battle.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc