Trapinch

ナックラー Nakkuraa

Generation

Generation III

Abilities

Hyper Cutter
Arena Trap
Hidden: Sheer Force

Pokédex

Index

Mountain Kalos

121

003

Evolves

From

None

Into

Vibrava

Footprint

Cry

Trapinch (Japanese: ナックラー Nakkuraa) is a Ground-type Pokémon introduced in Generation III.

Biology

Physiology

Trapinch appears to be an orange bug with a large head and jaws as well as a white underside. Trapinch also has short stubby legs along with twinkles found in its eyes.

Natural abilities

Trapinch has the abilities Hyper Cutter and Arena Trap along with the hidden ability Sheer Force. Hyper Cutter prevents Trapinch's attack from becoming decreased whilst Arena Trap prevents Pokémon from fleeing the battle, excluding itself. Sheer Force removes additional effects from Trapinch to raise its power.

Evolution

Trapinch can evolve into Vibrava once level 35 is reached, then into Flygon at Level 45.

Game info

Game locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Ruby and Sapphire	Route 111	Uncommon
FireRed and LeafGreen	Trade	None
Emerald	Mirage Tower, Route 111	Common
Diamond and Pearl	Route 228 (Poké Radar)	Rare
Platinum	Trade	None
HeartGold and SoulSilver	Safari Zone	Rare
Black and White	White Forest (White only)	Common
Black 2 and White 2	Desert Resort	Common
X and Y	Route 13	Uncommon
Sun and Moon	Haina Desert	Rare

Side game locations

Locations
Game(s)	Area(s)
Pokémon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire	Hatch an egg
Pokémon Trozei!	Phobos Drill, Endless Level 27, Forever Level 27, Mr. Who's Den
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team	Silent Chasm (6-9F), Wish Cave (21-28F), Desert Region (1-11F), Joyous Tower (21-24F)
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Northern Desert (1-15F)

Pokédex entries

Ruby
Trapinch's nest is a sloped, bowl-like pit dug in sand. This Pokémon patiently waits for prey to tumble down the pit. Its giant jaws have enough strength to crush even boulders.
Sapphire
Trapinch is a patient hunter. It digs an inescapable pit in a desert and waits for its prey to come tumbling down. This Pokémon can go a whole week without access to any water.
FireRed
It lives in arid deserts. It makes a sloping pit trap in sand where it patiently awaits prey.
LeafGreen
It lives in arid deserts. It makes a sloping pit trap in sand where it patiently awaits prey.
Emerald
Its big jaws crunch through boulders. Because its head is so big, it has a hard time getting back upright if it tips over onto its back.
Diamond
It makes a conical pit in desert sand and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down.
Pearl
It makes a conical pit in desert sand and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down.
Platinum
It makes a conical pit in desert sand and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down.
HeartGold
It's nest is a sloped, bowl-like pit in the desert. Once something has fallen in, there is no escape.
SoulSilver
It's nest is a sloped, bowl-like pit in the desert. Once something has fallen in, there is no escape.
Black
It makes a conical pit in desert sand and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down.
White
It makes a conical pit in desert sand and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down.
Black 2
It makes an inescapable conical pit and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down.
White 2
It makes an inescapable conical pit and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down.
X
It lives in arid deserts. It makes a sloping pit trap in sand where it patiently awaits prey.
Y
It makes an inescapable conical pit and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down.
Omega Ruby
Trapinch’s nest is a sloped, bowl-like pit dug in sand. This Pokémon patiently waits for prey to tumble down the pit. Its giant jaws have enough strength to crush even boulders.
Alpha Sapphire
Trapinch is a patient hunter. It digs an inescapable pit in a desert and waits for its prey to come tumbling down. This Pokémon can go a whole week without access to any water.
Sun
It can live for a week without eating a thing. It waits patiently at the bottom of its nest for prey to appear.
Moon
As it digs through the sand, its giant claws crush any rocks that obstruct its path. it builds a funnel-shaped nest.
Ultra Sun
Its jaws are strong enough to crush rocks but so heavy that it can't get up if it flips over. Sandile seize those moments as their chance.
Ultra Moon
It builds nests that double as traps, lying in wait for its prey to get caught. When night falls, it digs itself a spot beneath the sand to sleep.
Sword
Its nest is a sloped, bowl-like pit in the desert. Once something has fallen in, there is no escape.
Shield
It makes an inescapable conical pit and lies in wait at the bottom for prey to come tumbling down.

Stats

Trapinch's Stats
HP	45
Attack	100
Defense	45
Sp. Atk	45
Sp. Def	45
Speed	10
Total	290

Learnset

Leveling

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
1	Sand Attack	—	100%	15	Ground	Status
1	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
1	Feint Attack	60	—%	20	Dark	Physical
1	Bide	—	—%	10	Normal	Physical
5	Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground	Special
8	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
12	Sand Tomb	35	85%	15	Ground	Physical
15	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
19	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical
22	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical
26	Earth Power	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
29	Feint	30	100%	10	Normal	Physical
33	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
36	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
40	Superpower	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical
43	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
47	Fissure	—	—%	5	Ground	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
1^XY N/A^ORAS	Fissure	—	—%	5	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
1^XY N/A^ORAS	Superpower	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
1^XY N/A^ORAS	Feint	30	100%	10	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
4^XY 1^ORAS	Sand Attack	—	100%	15	Ground	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
1^XY 1^ORAS	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
7^XY 1^ORAS	Feint Attack	60	—%	20	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
17^XY 1^ORAS	Bide	—	—%	10	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
13^XY 5^ORAS	Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
21^XY 8^ORAS	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
10^XY 12^ORAS	Sand Tomb	35	85%	15	Ground	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
25^XY 15^ORAS	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
29^XY 19^ORAS	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
34^XY 22^ORAS	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	4 ♥
39^XY 26^ORAS	Earth Power	90	100%	10	Ground	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
61^XY 29^ORAS	Feint	30	100%	10	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
55^XY 33^ORAS	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
44^XY 36^ORAS	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
67^XY 40^ORAS	Superpower	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
49^XY 43^ORAS	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		4 ♥	4 ♥
73^XY 47^ORAS	Fissure	—	—%	5	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
1^BW 1^B2W2	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
9^BW 4^B2W2	Sand-Attack	—	100%	15	Ground	Status
17^BW 7^B2W2	Faint Attack	60	—%	20	Dark	Physical
25^BW 10^B2W2	Sand Tomb	35	85%	15	Ground	Physical
N/A^BW 13^B2W2	Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground	Special
N/A^BW 17^B2W2	Bide	—	—%	10	Normal	Physical
N/A^BW 21^B2W2	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
N/A^BW 25^B2W2	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
41^BW 29^B2W2	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical
33^BW 34^B2W2	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical
65^BW 39^B2W2	Earth Power	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
49^BW 44^B2W2	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
57^BW 49^B2W2	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
73^BW 55^B2W2	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
81^BW 61^B2W2	Feint	30	100%	10	Normal	Physical
N/A^BW 67^B2W2	Superpower	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical
89^BW 73^B2W2	Fissure	—	—%	5	Ground	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration IV
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal
1	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		3 ♥
9	Sand-Attack	—	100%	15	Ground	Status		2 ♥
17	Faint Attack	60	—%	20	Dark	Physical		2 ♥
25	Sand Tomb	15	70%	15	Ground	Physical		0 ♥
33	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical		2 ♥
41	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical		1 ♥
49	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status		2 ♥
57	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		2 ♥
65	Earth Power	90	100%	10	Ground	Special		2 ♥
73	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥
81	Feint	50	100%	10	Normal	Physical		0 ♥
89	Fissure	—	—%	5	Ground	Physical		0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration III
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
1	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark		1 ♥	3 ♥
9	Sand-Attack	—	100%	15	Ground		2 ♥	1 ♥
17	Faint Attack	60	—%	20	Dark		2 ♥	0 ♥
25	Sand Tomb	15	70%	15	Ground		3 ♥	0 ♥
33	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark		1 ♥	4 ♥
41	Dig	60	100%	10	Ground		1 ♥	0 ♥
49	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock		3 ♥	0 ♥
57	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal		4 ♥	4 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

TMs and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass	Special
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM76	Struggle Bug	50	100%	20	Bug	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Rock Smash^XY	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret Power^ORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM06	Rock Smash^ORAS	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs and HMs Generation V
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass	Special
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
TM39	Rock Tomb	50	80%	10	Rock	Physical
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM76	Struggle Bug	30	100%	20	Bug	Special
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM94	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs and HMs Generation IV
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison	Status		2 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special		1 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		2 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		2 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		0 ♥
TM19	Giga Drain	60	100%	10	Grass	Special		1 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass	Special		1 ♥
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical		1 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status		2 ♥
TM39	Rock Tomb	50	80%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM43	Secret Power	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM58	Endure	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM78	Captivate	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		3 ♥
TM82	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		3 ♥
TM83	Natural Gift	—	100%	15	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
HM06	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs and HMs Generation III
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM19	Giga Drain	60	100%	5	Grass		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM22	Solar Beam	120	100%	10	Grass		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground		1 ♥	3 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM28	Dig	60	100%	10	Ground		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM39	Rock Tomb	50	80%	10	Rock		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM43	Secret Power	70	100%	20	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal		2 ♥	1 ♥
HM06	Rock Smash	20	100%	15	Fighting		1 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

Breeding Generation VII
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Bug Bite	Caterpie, Weedle, Ariados, Pineco, Forretress, Shuckle, Wurmple, Ninjask, Kricketot, Burmy, Mothim, Combee, Skorupi, Drapion, Yanmega, Sewaddle, Swadloon, Leavanny, Venipede, Whirlipede, Scolipede, Dwebble, Crustle, Joltik, Galvantula, Durant, Larvesta, Scatterbug, Grubbin, Charjabug, Vikavolt, Dewpider, Araquanid, Golisopod	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical
Earth Power	Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Endure	Heracross, Sewaddle, Karrablast	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Flail	Sewaddle, Dwebble, Crustle, Karrablast	—	100%	15	Normal	Physical
Focus Energy	Beedrill, Scyther, Scizor, Pinsir, Ariados, Kricketune	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
Fury Cutter	Scyther, Scizor, Gligar, Gliscor, Ninjask, Kricketune, Dwebble, Karrablast, Joltik, Galvantula, Durant, Golisopod	40	95%	20	Bug	Physical
Gust	Butterfree, Venomoth, Beautifly, Dustox, Masquerain, Mothim, Combee, Vivillon	40	100%	35	Flying	Special
Mud Shot *	Surskit	55	95%	15	Ground	Special
Quick Attack	Scyther, Scizor, Yanma, Yanmega, Gligar, Gliscor, Surskit, Masquerain, Volbeat, Accelgor	40	100%	30	Normal	Physical
Signal Beam	Venonat, Venomoth, Volbeat, Joltik, Galvantula	75	100%	15	Bug	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Breeding Generation VI
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
Bug Bite	Caterpie, Weedle, Ariados, Pineco, Forretress, Wurmple, Ninjask, Kricketot, Burmy, Mothim, Combee, Skorupi, Drapion, Yanmega, Sewaddle, Swadloon, Leavanny, Venipede, Whirlipede, Scolipede, Dwebble, Crustle, Joltik, Galvantula, Durant, Larvesta, Scatterbug	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
Earth Power	Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon	90	100%	10	Ground	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Endure	Heracross, Sewaddle, Karrablast	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
Flail	Sewaddle, Dwebble, Crustle, Karrablast	—	100%	15	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
Focus Energy	Beedrill, Scyther, Scizor, Pinsir, Kricketune	—	—%	30	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Fury Cutter	Scyther, Scizor, Gligar, Gliscor, Ninjask, Kricketune, Dwebble, Karrablast, Joltik, Galvantula, Durant	40	95%	20	Bug	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
Gust	Butterfree, Venomoth, Beautifly, Dustox, Masquerain, Mothim, Combee, Vivillon	40	100%	35	Flying	Special		2 ♥	3 ♥
Mud Shot *	Surskit	55	95%	15	Ground	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Quick Attack	Scyther, Scizor, Yanma, Yanmega, Gligar, Gliscor, Surskit, Masquerain, Volbeat, Accelgor	40	100%	30	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
Signal Beam	Venonat, Venomoth, Volbeat, Joltik, Galvantula	75	100%	15	Bug	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Breeding Generation V
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Bug Bite	Caterpie, Weedle, Ariados, Pineco, Forretress, Wurmple, Ninjask, Kricketot, Burmy, Mothim, Combee, Skorupi, Drapion, Yanmega, Sewaddle, Swadloon, Leavanny, Venipede, Whirlipede, Scolipede, Dwebble, Crustle, Joltik, Galvantula, Durant, Larvesta	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical
Earth Power	Trapinch	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Endure	Heracross, Sewaddle, Karrablast	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Flail	Sewaddle, Dwebble, Crustle, Karrablast	—	100%	15	Normal	Physical
Focus Energy	Beedrill, Scyther, Scizor, Pinsir, Kricketune	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
Fury Cutter	Scyther, Scizor, Gligar, Gliscor, Ninjask, Kricketune, Dwebble, Karrablast, Joltik, Galvantula, Durant	20	95%	20	Bug	Physical
Gust	Butterfree, Venomoth, Beautifly, Dustox, Masquerain, Mothim, Combee	40	100%	35	Flying	Special
Mud Shot *	Surskit	55	95%	15	Ground	Special
Quick Attack	Scyther, Scizor, Yanma, Yanmega, Gligar, Gliscor, Surskit, Masquerain, Volbeat, Accelgor	40	100%	30	Normal	Physical
Signal Beam	Venonat, Venomoth, Volbeat, Joltik, Galvantula	75	100%	15	Bug	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Breeding Generation IV
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal
Flail *	Paras, Parasect, Pinsir, Pineco, Forretress, Heracross	—	100%	15	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
Focus Energy	Beedrill, Scyther, Scizor, Pinsir, Kricketune	—	—%	30	Normal	Status		0 ♥
Fury Cutter	Scyther, Scizor, Gligar, Gliscor, Ninjask, Kricketune	10	95%	20	Bug	Physical		2 ♥
Gust	Butterfree, Venomoth, Beautifly, Dustox, Masquerain, Mothim, Combee	40	100%	35	Flying	Special		3 ♥
Mud ShotHGSS *	Surskit, Masquerain	55	95%	15	Ground	Special		2 ♥
Quick Attack	Scyther, Scizor, Yanma, Yanmega, Gligar, Gliscor, Surskit, Masquerain, Volbeat	40	100%	30	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Breeding Generation III
Move	Father	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
Focus Energy	Beedrill, Scyther, Scizor, Pinsir	—	—%	30	Normal		1 ♥	3 ♥
Gust	Butterfree, Venomoth, Beautifly, Dustox, Masquerain	40	100%	35	Flying		3 ♥	0 ♥
Quick Attack	Scyther, Scizor, Yanma, Gligar, Surskit, Masquerain, Volbeat	40	100%	30	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates this move requires chain breeding. ◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation. ♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Tutoring

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Bug Bite ^USUM	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical
Earth Power ^USUM	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Giga Drain ^USUM	75	100%	10	Grass	Special
Signal Beam ^USUM	75	100%	15	Bug	Special
Snore ^USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Superpower ^USUM	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
Bug Bite ^ORAS	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
Earth Power ^ORAS	90	100%	10	Ground	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Giga Drain ^ORAS	75	100%	10	Grass	Special		1 ♥	4 ♥
Signal Beam ^ORAS	75	100%	15	Bug	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ^ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Superpower ^ORAS	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation V
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Bug Bite ^B2W2	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical
Earth Power ^B2W2	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Giga Drain ^B2W2	75	100%	10	Grass	Special
Signal Beam ^B2W2	75	100%	15	Bug	Special
Sleep Talk ^B2W2	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Snore ^B2W2	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
Superpower ^B2W2	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation IV
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal
Bug Bite ^HGSS	60	100%	20	Bug	Physical		0 ♥
Earth Power ^HGSSPt	90	100%	10	Ground	Special		2 ♥
Fury Cutter ^HGSSPt	10	95%	20	Bug	Physical		2 ♥
Headbutt ^HGSS	70	100%	15	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
Mud-Slap ^HGSSPt	20	100%	10	Ground	Special		3 ♥
Snore ^HGSSPt	40	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation III
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
Body Slam ^FRLGEXD	85	100%	15	Normal		1 ♥	4 ♥
Double-Edge ^FRLGEXD	120	100%	15	Normal		6 ♥	0 ♥
Endure ^E	—	—%	10	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Mimic ^FRLGEXD	—	—%	10	Normal		1 ♥	0 ♥
Mud-Slap ^E	20	100%	10	Ground		2 ♥	1 ♥
Rock Slide ^FRLGE	75	90%	10	Rock		1 ♥	3 ♥
Sleep Talk ^E	—	—%	10	Normal		3 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ^E	40	100%	15	Normal		4 ♥	0 ♥
Substitute ^FRLGEXD	—	—%	10	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Swagger ^EXD	—	90%	15	Normal		2 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

Appearances

Anime

Trapinch appears in Beg, Burrow and Steal who dug into a labyrinth where Ash and co. along with Team Rocket and the researchers Hal and Eliza become stuck at.

Factory Head Noland has a Trapinch appearing in Numero Uno Articuno.

Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 2, Solana caught a Trapinch to defeat a Golem.

Goh caught a Trapinch in Hoenn in Making Battles in the Sand!.

All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go! and A Rivalry to Gible On! were minor appearances of Trapinch.

Trivia

Despite its appearance and egg group, Trapinch isn't Bug-type Pokémon.
Trapinch and Nidorino are the only Pokémon that, when evolving, lose the ability to learn a 1-hit KO move.
Trapinch is the only Pokémon that can have a Hidden Ability that evolves into a Pokémon that does not have one.

Origin

Trapinch appears to be based on an antlion. Its way of catching prey is also the same as the tactic used by the antlion with this method also possibly being why it is a Ground-type Pokémon.

Etymology

Trapinch comes from "trap" and "pinch".