Abilities
- Hyper Cutter: Raises the Attack stat when an opponent's attack hits.
- Arena Trap: Prevents opposing ground-type Pokemon from switching out.
- Sheer Force: No effects other than the power increase will take place with this ability (boosts, drops, additional effects).
Arena Trap is generally considered to be the best ability for Trapinch and Flygon, as it allows them to trap and defeat Ground-type Pokémon, which are often strong against their Ground/Bug typing.
Moves
Trapinch has several moves that can be effective in battle. Some of the best moves for Trapinch include:
- Earth Power: A powerful Ground-type move that deals damage and can also lower the target's Special Defense stat.
- Crunch: A powerful Dark-type move that deals damage and has a chance to cause the target to flinch.
- Sand Tomb: A Ground-type move that traps the opponent in a sandstorm, which deals damage and lowers their accuracy.
- Dragon Breath: A Dragon-type move that deals damage and has a chance to paralyze the target.
- Rock Tomb: Rock Tomb is a Rock-type move that has a 30% chance of making the target flinch.
Stats
Trapinch has relatively high Attack and Defense stats, but low HP and Special Defense. It is also relatively slow.
EV Training
- HP: 4
- Attack: 252
- Defense: 252
With this spread, Trapinch will evolve into Flygon with a high Attack and Defense, but still having decent HP.
Nature
The best Nature for Trapinch is Adamant, which increases its Attack stat.
Item
The best item to give Trapinch is the Assault Vest, which increases its Special Defense stat and prevents it from being hit by priority moves.
Training Tips
- Trapinch is weak to Water, Grass, and Ice-type moves, so be careful when battling Pokémon with these types.
- Trapinch can learn the move Earthquake, which is a powerful Ground-type move that can be effective against many types of Pokémon.
- Trapinch evolves into Vibrava at level 35 and then into Flygon at level 45. Flygon is a powerful and versatile Pokémon that can be used in many different ways.