Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.7 m
- Weight
- 15.0 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate255(43.9%)Easy catch
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP58
Base stats
HP
45
Attack
100
Defense
45
Sp. Atk
45
Sp. Def
45
Speed
10
Total
290
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Trapinch
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Ruby
Sapphire
Emerald
XD: Gale of Darkness
Diamond
Pearl
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Sun
Moon
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Isle of Armor (Sword)
Isle of Armor (Shield)
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Trapinch can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
19 of 19
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astonish Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Ghost | Physical | 30 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Bide User waits for two turns, then hits back for twice the damage it took. | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Feint Attack Never misses. | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 1 | Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 4 | Laser Focus Guarantees a critical hit with the user’s next move. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 8 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 12 | Mud-Slap Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| 15 | Rock Slide Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| 16 | Sand Tomb Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Ground | Physical | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 20 | Bulldoze Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 24 | Dig User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 29 | Feint Hits through Protect and Detect. | Normal | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 |
| 32 | Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns. | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 36 | Earth Power Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 40 | Earthquake Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users. | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 43 | Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 |
| 44 | Superpower Lowers the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage after inflicting damage. | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
| 48 | Fissure Causes a one-hit KO. | Ground | Physical | — | 30 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Trapinch can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
24 sprites & renders for Trapinch.
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Cite this page
“Trapinch”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/trapinch.
Species data from PokéAPI.