Physical
Balanced
DTier
70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Vibrava's stat line. It's well-rounded for the Vibration Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 2 Attack and Speed EVs, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
Avg
HP50
D
Attack70
C
Defense50
D
Sp. Atk50
D
Sp. Def50
D
Speed70
C
Total340
Details
Catch Rate
Moderate120 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height1.1 m
3'07"Small
Weight15.3 kg
33.7 lbsFeather
Base XP119
Average
Abilities
Levitate
Evades ground moves.
Levitate grants Ground immunity
EV Yield
HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe+1
Attack training target
Pokedex Entries

It violently shudders its wings, generating ultrasonic waves to induce headaches in people.

Vibrava Weakness

Ice and Dragon moves hit Vibrava for super-effective damage. Ice hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Electric-type moves can't touch it at all. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Vibrava Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
4x (Critical)Ice
2x (Weak)Dragon
0.5x (Resist)Fire, Poison, Rock
0x (Immune)Electric
Type ChartAvg
2Weak
3Resist
2Immune
Score0
Gen IV Type Chart
  • Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
  • Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
4xCritical
Ice
2xWeak
Dragon
½xResist
FirePoisonRock
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
ElectricGround
STAB (6)
FireElectricPoisonRockSteelDragon
How to Beat Vibrava in Diamond & Pearl (Best Counters)
Abomasnow
Abomasnow
GrassIce
C
Available Moves
Moves
  • BlizzardTM14
  • Ice BeamTM13
  • Ice PunchLv. 1
  • AvalancheTM72
Damage vs Vibrava
Blizzard 4x
323-380%KO
Ice Beam 4x
263-310%KO
Ice Punch 4x
221-260%KO
Avalanche 4x
178-210%KO
View Abomasnow builds →

Diamond & Pearl Evolution

Vibrava sits between Trapinch and Flygon in this three-stage line. Not the final form yet. For breeding, average hatch time with a decent partner pool via two egg groups. So far, Speed got the biggest boost (+60 from Trapinch). The final form adds another 180 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Trapinch
#328Trapinch
35
Level 35
Vibrava
#329Vibrava
45
Level 45
Flygon
#330Flygon
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Trapinch
Ground
Vibrava
GroundDragon
Flygon
GroundDragon
HP
45
50+5
80+30
ATK
100
70-30
100+30
DEF
45
50+5
80+30
SP.ATK
45
50+5
80+30
SP.DEF
45
50+5
80+30
SPE
10
70+60
100+30
BST
290B-Tier
340D-Tier+50
520A-Tier+180
ROLE
Attacker
Balanced
Sweeper
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Vibrava to get Trapinch eggs easily using 48 partners from the Bug and Dragon egg groups. Notable egg moves include Flail, Focus Energy, Fury Cutter and 2 more.

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)
gyaradosflygondrapioncharizardkingdrasceptilemiloticaltariamasquerainarbokseadraseviper
12 of 48·

Diamond & Pearl Vibrava Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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Moves

Don't skip the egg moves. Vibrava picks up Flail and Focus Energy only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Draco Meteor and Earthquake while coverage across 8 types adds range.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Feint Attack
—60—20Dark
Lv 1
Sand Attack
D—10015Ground
Lv 1
Sand Tomb
—358515Ground
Lv 1
Sonic Boom
D—9020Normal
Lv 9
Sand Attack
D—10015Ground
Lv 17
Feint Attack
—60—20Dark
Lv 25
Sand Tomb
—358515Ground
Lv 33
Supersonic
——5520Normal
Lv 35
Dragon Breath
—6010020Dragon
Lv 41
Screech
——8540Normal
Lv 49
Sandstorm
———10Rock
Lv 57
Hyper Beam
C150905Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
——10015Normal
TM78
Captivate
——10020Normal
HM05
Defog
———15Flying
TM28
Dig
C8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM59
Dragon Pulse
C9010010Dragon
TM26
Earthquake
C10010010Ground
TM58
Endure+4
———10Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
HM02
Fly
D909515Flying
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
D759010Rock
HM06
Rock Smash
D4010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
D609510Rock
TM51
Roost
C——10Flying
TM37
Sandstorm
———10Rock
TM43
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
TM62
Silver Wind
D601005Bug
TM82
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM22
Solar Beam
C12010010Grass
TM47
Steel Wing
D709025Steel
HM04
Strength
D8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
——9015Normal
TM06
Toxic
C—8510Poison
TM89
U-turn
D7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Flail
——10015Normal
Egg
Focus Energy
———30Normal
Egg
Fury Cutter
—109520Bug
Egg
Gust
D4010035Flying
Egg
Quick Attack+1
D4010030Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Draco Meteor
C140905Dragon

Reminder Moves

Rem
Rem
Bite
D6010025Dark
Rem
Crunch
D8010015Dark
Rem
Dig
C8010010Ground
Rem
Earth Power
C9010010Ground
Rem
Earthquake
C10010010Ground
Rem
Feint+2
—5010010Normal
Rem
Fissure
——305Ground

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 3
Body Slam
D8510015Normal
Gen 3
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
Gen 3
Mimic
———10Normal

How to Get Vibrava in Diamond & Pearl

the PokeRadar is the only way to find Vibrava in this game. 2 locations host these encounters, and each one has its own conditions. These become available in endgame encounter areas. Sort below to compare them.

Where To Catch Vibrava in Diamond & Pearl

The path to Vibrava starts with Trapinch at Lv. 25-54 via special encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

  1. Trapinch
    Step 1Catch Trapinch
    Route 228
    PearlUsing PokeRadar Lv.25 Route
    RareMid
    Route 228
    DiamondUsing PokeRadar Lv.25 Route
    RareMid
  2. Vibrava
    Step 2Vibrava ✓
    Route 228
    PearlUsing PokeRadar Lv.52-54 Route
    UncommonPost
    Route 228
    DiamondUsing PokeRadar Lv.52-54 Route
    UncommonPost
    or evolve from Trapinch (Step 1)

Vibrava Guide

  • Get Vibrava to Flygon at level 45. At 340 BST, Vibrava is just the starting point.

  • Level 45 gets you Flygon. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

  • In Diamond & Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Vibrava works as a placeholder. Ground/Dragon coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Flygon. That's where the stats start mattering.

  • You can find Vibrava in Diamond & Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 14 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Vibrava appears in 15 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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