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trapinch
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Trapinch

Ant Pit Pokémon

Ground

It lives in arid deserts. It makes a sloping pit trap in sand where it patiently awaits prey.

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

lc Usage: 1.1%
Trapper
Moves
Toxic / Superpower
Item
Berry Juice / Eviolite
Ability
Arena Trap
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 156
Atk 36
Def 236
SpD 76

Strategy Overview

Although Trapinch suffers competition from Diglett as a Ground-type trapper, it is able to heavily differentiate itself through its higher Attack stat and far greater bulk. Its decent defenses allow it to trap several important threats that Diglett struggles against, although they still aren't anything to write home about. Trapinch's effectiveness outside of trapping specific targets is hindered by its low Speed and limited movepool. Furthermore, once it has done its job, its common weaknesses make it easy to force out. For these reasons, Trapinch's disadvantages should be carefully weighed before simply throwing it onto a team.

Most Used Moves

Crunch
68.6%
Toxic
28.9%
Feint
28.1%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
21.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc