Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.6 m
- Weight
- 31.0 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate190(35.2%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP66
Base stats
HP
50
Attack
50
Defense
62
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
62
Speed
65
Total
329
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 Trubbish
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Sun
Moon
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Trubbish can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
18 of 18
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poison Gas Poisons the target. | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 40 |
| 1 | Pound Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 3 | Recycle User recovers the item it last used up. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 6 | Acid Spray Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 9 | Amnesia Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 12 | Clear Smog Removes all of the target’s stat modifiers. | Poison | Special | 50 | — | 15 |
| 14 | Double Slap Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 10 |
| 15 | Toxic Spikes Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in. | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 18 | Sludge Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 21 | Stockpile Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 21 | Swallow Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 24 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 27 | Sludge Bomb Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 30 | Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 33 | Belch Can only be used after the user has eaten a berry. | Poison | Special | 120 | 90 | 10 |
| 37 | Pain Split Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 39 | Gunk Shot Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 120 | 80 | 5 |
| 42 | Explosion User faints. | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Trubbish can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
14 sprites & renders for Trubbish.
Across the games
More Poison-type Pokémon
Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.
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Base total690
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PoisonGhost
Base total600
#0793Nihilego
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Base total570
#0994Iron Moth
FirePoison
Base total570
#1014Okidogi
PoisonFighting
Base total555
#1015Munkidori
PoisonPsychic
Base total555
Community notes
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Cite this page
“Trubbish”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/trubbish.
Species data from PokéAPI.