What does Trapinch evolve into?

Trapinch becomes Vibrava at level 35, then Flygon at level 45. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

At what level does Trapinch evolve?

Trapinch evolves into Vibrava at level 35. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Should I use Trapinch?

For Platinum, you can run Trapinch through the first few routes without issues. 290 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Vibrava as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Trapinch?

Trapinch is catchable in Platinum. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

Trapinch - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Attacker

DTier

10Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Attack leads and Speed gets almost nothing. That's Trapinch's stat line in a nutshell. 1 stats sit in respectable range, but the spread is brutal. Easy to catch and yields 1 Attack EV.

Base Stats

Below

HP45

Attack100

Defense45

Sp. Atk45

Sp. Def45

Speed10

Total290

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.7 m

Weight15.0 kg

Base XP58

Abilities

Hyper Cutter

Prevents Attack from being lowered by other Pokémon.

Arena Trap

Prevents opponents from fleeing or switching out. Eluded by flying-types and Pokémon in the air.

Sheer ForceHANot in game

Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

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

Platinum

Trapinch Weakness

Trapinch is weak to Water, Grass, and Ice. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric-type moves entirely. Standard number of weaknesses for the Ground typing.

Trapinch Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Grass, Ice
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Rock
0x (Immune)	Electric

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Score-1

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Grass Ice

½xResist

Poison Rock

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (5)

Fire Electric Poison Rock Steel

How to Beat Trapinch in Platinum (Best Counters)

In Platinum, Swampert can KO Trapinch with Waterfall (152-179%). Weavile's Ice Shard also KOs at 101-119%.

Swampert WaterGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stealth Rock Ice Beam WaterfallSTAB Damage vs Trapinch Earthquake 95-112%KO Ice Beam 2x 92-108%KO Waterfall 2x 152-179%KO View Swampert builds →
Roserade GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves Toxic Spikes Hidden Power Fire SpikesHazard Sleep Powder View Roserade builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Trapinch Ice Shard 2x 101-119%KO Pursuit 51-60% View Weavile builds →
Venusaur GrassPoison	C
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemBlack Sludge NatureCalm Moves Sleep Powder Leech Seed Giga Drain Sludge Bomb Damage vs Trapinch Giga Drain 2x 135-160%KO Sludge Bomb 40-48% View Venusaur builds →

Platinum Evolution

Three stages ahead. Trapinch grows into Vibrava, then pushes on to Flygon. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 230 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#328Trapinch

Level 35

#329Vibrava

Level 45

#330Flygon

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Trapinch

Ground

Vibrava

GroundDragon

Flygon

GroundDragon

50+5

80+30

ATK

100

70-30

100+30

DEF

50+5

80+30

SP.ATK

50+5

80+30

SP.DEF

50+5

80+30

SPE

70+60

100+30

BST

290B-Tier

340D-Tier+50

520A-Tier+180

ROLE

Attacker

Balanced

Sweeper

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Trapinch easily with 48 breeding partners from the Bug and Dragon egg groups. Pass egg moves like Flail, Focus Energy, Fury Cutter and 2 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

BugDragon

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Trapinch Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Trapinch. Flail and Focus Energy come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Earthquake and Earth Power and coverage across 7 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bite

C6010025Dark

Lv 9

Sand Attack

D—10015Ground

Lv 17

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 25

Sand Tomb

—358515Ground

Lv 33

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Lv 41

Dig

B8010010Ground

Lv 49

Sandstorm

———10Rock

Lv 57

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

Lv 65

Earth Power

C9010010Ground

Lv 73

Earthquake

B10010010Ground

Lv 81

Feint+2

—5010010Normal

Lv 89

Fissure

——305Ground

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM28

Dig

B8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

B10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

D6010010Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Flail

——10015Normal

Egg

Focus Energy

———30Normal

Egg

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

Egg

Gust

D4010035Flying

Egg

Quick Attack+1

D4010030Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Earth Power

C9010010Ground

Tutor

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

How to Get Trapinch in Platinum

Trapinch doesn't appear in Platinum. Transfer it from Ruby, Emerald, or Brilliant Diamond to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Trapinch is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Available in:

DiamondPokeradar · Route 228

Then trade to Platinum.

Also found in:

Ruby Emerald White Black 2 X Omega Ruby

Trapinch Guide

Trapinch becomes Vibrava at level 35, then Flygon at level 45. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Trapinch evolves into Vibrava at level 35. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
For Platinum, you can run Trapinch through the first few routes without issues. 290 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Vibrava as fast as you can.
Trapinch is catchable in Platinum. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available in 15 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Trapinch spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in most mainline games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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