Trapinch
Artwork
Names
- English: Trapinch
- Japanese: ナックラー (Nuckrar)
- German: Knacklion
- French: Kraknoix
Number(s)
- National: 328
- Hoenn: 116
Gender
♂ 50% - ♀ 50%
Egg Group(s)
Bug
Evolution
| Basic | Stage One | Stage Two |
|---|---|---|
 TrapinchBase form |  VibravaLevel 35 |  FlygonLevel 45 |
Size
- Height: 0.7 m / 2’04”
- Weight: 15.0 kg / 33.1 lbs.
Damage Taken
- Immune: Electric
- ×½: Poison, Rock
- ×2: Water, Grass, Ice
Ability effects are not included.
Base Stats
| Stat | Rank | E.P. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sum | 290 | ||
| HP | 62 | 0 | |
| Attack | 19 | 1 | |
| Defense | 62 | 0 | |
| Sp.Atk | 57 | 0 | |
| Sp.Def | 58 | 0 | |
| Speed | 69 | 0 | |
Ability
- Hyper Cutter
- Game's description
- Prevents the Attack stat from being lowered.
- Battle effect
- Opponent cannot lower this Pokémon’s Attack value. This Pokémon may still lower its own Attack value using a move of by itself.
- Arena Trap
- Game's description
- Prevents the foe from fleeing.
- Battle effect
- The opponent cannot run nor switch. Flying-type Pokémon and Pokémon with the Levitate special ability are unaffected. If this Pokémon switches, the opponent is still trapped for that turn. The opponent may still switch by using Baton Pass.
- Map effect
- If the Pokémon is in the lead spot, chance of encountering a wild Pokémon increases to 200%.
Wild Item
- Diamond/Pearl
- Soft Sand (5%)
Pal Park
- Area: Mountain
- Points: 50
- Encounter rate: 30
Miscellaneous
- Species: Ant Pit Pokémon
- Steps to hatch: 5,120
- Color: Brown
- Catch Rate: 255
- Base Tameness: 70
- Growth Group: Medium Slow
1,059,860 exp. points to Lv100
Location
- Diamond
- Route 228 [Rare, (Pokédar)]
- Pearl
- Route 228 [Rare, (Pokédar)]
Pokédex Flavour (description)
- 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.
- 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.
- Fire Red
- It lives in arid deserts. It makes a sloping pit trap in sand where it patiently awaits prey.
- Leaf Green
- It lives in arid deserts. It makes a sloping pit trap in sand where it patiently awaits prey.
- 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.