Is Trapinch Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Ground with AbilityHyper Cutter. Wild in Kalos. Flygon at level 45 is the destination. The long evolution chain is the investment. Ground/Dragon coverage handles Clemont, Malva, and Drasna.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Viola's team.
Trapinch has the type edge here and should clean up Grant's team.
Trapinch trades roughly evenly with Korrina's team.
Ramos's team hits Trapinch's weaknesses hard.
Vibrava has the type edge here and should clean up Clemont's team.
Vibrava trades roughly evenly with Valerie's team.
Flygon trades roughly evenly with Olympia's team.
Flygon trades roughly evenly with Wulfric's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Malva's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Wikstrom's team.
Flygon has the type edge here and should clean up Drasna's team.
Flygon trades roughly evenly with Siebold's team.
Flygon trades roughly evenly with Diantha's team.
Catch Trapinch on Route 13 (walking, Lv 26-28, common). Shaking/Bubbling spots.
Your Trapinch should hit Level 35 before you reach Clemont, at typical leveling pace.
Your Vibrava should hit Level 45 before you reach Olympia, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Trapinch in X & Y
Trapinch appears at high spawn rates across 2 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Trapinch Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Trapinch
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x198-233%KO | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
 Jumpluff Grass | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Roserade builds →Magical Leaf 2x120-143%KO | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x198-233%KO | ||
Pelipper Water | C | |
Jumpluff Grass | C | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Roserade builds →Magical Leaf 2x120-143%KO | ||
Pelipper Water | C | |
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x211-248%KO | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Exeggutor builds →Wood Hammer 2x200-235%KO | ||
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Carnivine builds →Leaf Tornado 2x106-126%KO | ||
Pelipper Water | C | |
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x210-248%KO | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Exeggutor builds →Wood Hammer 2x200-236%KO | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x197-233%KO Ice Punch 2x124-147%KO | ||
Carnivine Grass | C | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Pelipper Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Pelipper builds →Surf 2x153-180%KO Ice Beam 2x102-120%KO | ||
 Trevenant GhostGrass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Trevenant builds →Wood Hammer 2x227-268%KO | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 2x210-248%KO | ||
In X & Y, Greninja can KO Trapinch with Hydro Pump (107-126%). Venusaur's Giga Drain hits Trapinch for 61-72%. Lapras deals 65-77% with Surf.
 Greninja WaterDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityProtean ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Greninja builds →Dark Pulse39-46% Ice Beam 2x59-69% Hydro Pump 2x107-126%KO | ||
Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemAssault Vest NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Venusaur builds →Sludge Bomb18-21% Giga Drain 2x61-72% Venoshock13-15% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Trapinch View Lapras builds →Surf 2x65-77% | ||
Trapinch Evolutions
Three stages ahead. Trapinch grows into Vibrava, then pushes on to Flygon. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via two egg groups. Evolving adds up to 230 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Trapinch easily with 68 breeding partners from the Bug and Dragon egg groups. Pass egg moves like Bug Bite, Earth Power, Endure and 7 more to offspring.
XY Trapinch Best Moveset
100 Attack with AbilityArena Trap preventing grounded escape. Ghost types can't be trapped this generation. 10 Speed goes last. The moveset lost Ghost targets through the new trapping immunity. Flygon two evolutions away drops Arena Trap for AbilityLevitate.
Best Build
Trapinch best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Toxic
- Sleep Talk
- Earthquake
- Rest
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Trapinch. Bug Bite and Earth Power 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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It lives in arid deserts. It makes a sloping pit trap in sand where it patiently awaits prey.
It makes an inescapable conical pit and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down.
Trapinch X & Y Guide
For X & Y, 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.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves