Is Trubbish Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Poison with AbilityStench. Wild in Kalos. Garbodor at 36 handles Valerie through Poison. Not the most exciting catch but fills a niche.
Trubbish resists most of Viola's coverage and hits back hard.
Trubbish trades roughly evenly with Grant's team.
Trubbish trades roughly evenly with Korrina's team.
Trubbish has the type edge here and should clean up Ramos's team.
Clemont's typing presses Trubbish's defenses.
Garbodor trades roughly evenly with Valerie's team.
Garbodor trades roughly evenly with Olympia's team.
Garbodor has the type edge here and should clean up Wulfric's team.
Garbodor trades roughly evenly with Malva's team.
Wikstrom's team hits Garbodor's weaknesses hard.
Garbodor trades roughly evenly with Drasna's team.
Siebold's team hits Garbodor's weaknesses hard.
Garbodor trades roughly evenly with Diantha's team.
Catch Trubbish on Lost Hotel (walking, Lv 35, common). Shaking/Bubbling spots.
Your Trubbish should hit Level 36 before you reach Valerie, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Trubbish in X & Y
Trubbish appears at high spawn rates across 2 spots in late-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Where To Catch Trubbish in XY
Trubbish is your first catch on the way to Trubbish. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 35-50 across 6 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Trubbish ✓Lost HotelLv.35FloorShaking spot
Step 2Catch or Evolve into GarbodorLost HotelLv.36-38FloorRate 5%Shaking spotPokémon VillageLv.46-50GrassRate 15%Shaking spotor evolve from Trubbish (Step 1)
Trubbish Weakness
Trubbish is weak to Ground and Psychic. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy |
What is Trubbish Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Trubbish
 Ralts PsychicFairy | C | |
 Rhyhorn GroundRock | C | |
 Cubone Ground | C | |
 Gallade PsychicFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Gallade builds →Bulldoze 2x66-79% Confusion 2x54-64% | ||
 Hippopotas Ground | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
 Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x194-228%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x187-221%KO | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodUnknown Dungeon Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Mewtwo builds →Future Sight 2x232-274%KO Earthquake 2x96-113%KO | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x194-228%KO | ||
In X & Y, Excadrill can KO Trubbish with Earthquake (148-174%). Gardevoir threatens a KO with Psychic (174-205%).
 Excadrill GroundSteel | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x148-174%KO Rapid Spin25-29% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Trubbish View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast46-54% Psychic 2x174-205%KO Shadow Ball51-61% | ||
Trubbish Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Trubbish grows into Garbodor through a straightforward two-stage chain. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 145 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
XY Trubbish Best Moveset
Poison at 50 Attack. Poison TermStab hits Fairy super-effectively, giving new relevance. The moveset gained offensive targets at pre-evolution levels. Garbodor adds power.
Best Build
Trubbish best EVs are Defense and Speed
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Toxic
- Toxic Spikes
- Spikes
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Trubbish. Curse and Haze come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Belch and Gunk Shot and Normal and Dark coverage and more.
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
The combination of garbage bags and industrial waste caused the chemical reaction that created this Pokémon.
Inhaling the gas they belch will make you sleep for a week. They prefer unsanitary places.
Trubbish X & Y Guide
For X & Y, you can run Trubbish through the first few routes without issues. 329 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Garbodor as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Trubbish joined the series in Black & White and has been available in 8 titles so far. With 6 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BWDebut
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