Elite Redux LeafGreen
#328

Trapinch

The Ant Pit Pokémon

Ground

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.

Base stat total
290
Height
0.7 m
Weight
15 kg
Catch rate
255

Base stats

290 total
HP 45 231 294
Atk 100 212 328
Def 45 113 207
SpA 45 113 207
SpD 45 113 207
Spe 10 50 130

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Water 2× Grass 2× Ice 2×
Takes less
Poison ½× Rock ½×
No effect
Electric 0×

The other 12 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Sheer Force Trades effects for power. Arena Trap Prevents fleeing. Grip Pincer 50% chance to trap. Then ignores Defense & accuracy checks.
Innate always active, all of them Hyper Cutter Prevents Attack reduction. Strong Jaw Boosts biting moves. Ambush Guaranteed critical hit on first turn.

Evolution line

Trapinch Trapinch BST 290
Vibrava Vibrava BST 340 Level · 35
Flygon Flygon BST 520 Level · 45

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Arena Trap Sheer Force new Grip Pincer now innate Hyper Cutter
Innates added Strong JawAmbush

Details

Height
0.7 m
Weight
15 kg
Gender
50% male · 50% female
Egg groups
Bug, Dragon
Egg cycles
20
Catch rate
255
Base exp
58
Growth rate
Medium Slow
EV yield
1 Atk
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
Soft Sand
Colour
Brown

Moves

8 level-up · 10 egg · 63 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
9 Sand Attack Ground Status — 100 15
17 Feint Attack Dark Physical 60 ∞ 20
25 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 50 90 10
33 Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 15
41 Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
49 Sandstorm Rock Status — ∞ 10
57 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 5
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Focus Energy Normal Status — ∞ 30
Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100 30
Gust Flying Special 40 100 35
Flail Normal Physical 1 100 15
Fury Cutter Bug Physical 40 95 20
Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95 15
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Earth Power Ground Special 90 100 10
Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100 20
Signal Beam Bug Special 85 100 15
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Astonish Ghost Physical 40 100 10
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Bide Normal Physical 1 ∞ 10
Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100 20
Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100 20
Captivate Fairy Special 65 100 20
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 15
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 10
Earth Power Ground Special 90 100 10
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Feint Normal Physical 30 100 10
Feint Attack Dark Physical 60 ∞ 20
First Impression Bug Physical 90 100 10
Fissure Ground Physical 1 30 5
Flail Normal Physical 1 100 15
Focus Energy Normal Status — ∞ 30
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Fury Cutter Bug Physical 40 95 20
Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100 10
Gust Flying Special 40 100 35
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100 15
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 5
Laser Focus Normal Status — ∞ 30
Mimic Normal Status — ∞ 10
Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95 15
Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 10
Natural Gift Normal Physical 1 100 15
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Quick Attack Normal Physical 40 100 30
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 10
Rock Smash Fighting Physical 60 100 15
Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95 15
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Sandstorm Rock Status — ∞ 10
Sand Attack Ground Status — 100 15
Sand Tomb Ground Physical 50 90 10
Scorching Sands Ground Special 70 100 10
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Signal Beam Bug Special 85 100 15
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Solar Beam Grass Special 120 100 10
Stealth Rock Rock Status — ∞ 20
Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80 5
Strength Normal Physical 80 100 15
Struggle Bug Bug Special 50 100 20
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10

Where to find it

1 method
Walking in grass