Trapinch
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| Trapinch | |
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 National Spinda - Trapinch (#328) - Vibrava Hoenn Skarmory - Trapinch (#116) - Vibrava |
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| Japanese name | ナックラー (Nuckrar) |
| Stage | Basic |
| Evolves from | None |
| Evolves to | Vibrava |
| Generation | Third |
| Species | Ant Pit Pokémon |
| Type | Ground |
| Height | 2 ft 4 in (0.70 m) |
| Weight | 33.0 lb (15.0 kg) |
| Ability | Sand Veil / Arena Trap |
Trapinch (ナックラー Nuckrar?) is a fictional character from the Pokémon franchise.
The name Trapinch is a combination of trap and pinch, relating to its enormous mouth and to what it is used for (to trap prey). It seems to be based upon the Ant-Lion. Its Japanese name is a misspelling of ナックル (nakkuru?), knuckle.
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[edit] Characteristics
It resembles an antlion due to its species and its body configuration. It can be found in the desert, where it sneaks up on unsuspecting prey by tunneling under dunes to catch it from under by surprise.
It's a big-headed quadruped, being a strong orange with a slight hint of brown as the predominant color on most of its body, except in its black and white eyes and a thin streak of white under its belly. Most of its head is taken by its huge mouth, lined with jaws designed especially to crunch.
Trapinch is an Ant Pit Pokémon which lives in sandy deserts. Even if it has a big head, it has no problem when moving thanks to its strong legs, which combined with the power of its mouth make it a dangerous opponent, even before it evolves into its grown forms.
Trapinch's nest is a sloped, bowl-like pit dug in sand. It patiently waits for prey to tumble down the pit. Its giant jaws have enough strength to crush even boulders.
Trapinch is a patient hunter. It can go a whole week without access to any water.
[edit] In the video games
Trapinch are obtained in the wild in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire but, must be traded from either of these two games to obtain them in Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen. Trapinch can also be found in the Mirage Tower in Pokémon Emerald,[1] once the player has talked to a NPC in Fallabor Town.[2] Wild Trapinch can also be caught at the Rock PokéSpot in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness.[1]
Trapinch is quite strong physically, as it has a good level of attack and defense. The problem with this Ground Pokémon, however, is that it learns attacks which are not very strong, hindering its growth to higher levels. It is also one of the slowest Pokémon, but this is thoroughly compensated when it evolves into Vibrava and later Flygon, when it becomes one of the fastest Pokémon. Trapinch evolves in to Vibrava at level 35. It is one of a few Basic Pokemon that can learn Hyper Beam from the TM15, this is unusual, as most Pokemon that can learn Hyper Beam in this way are usually a Stage 1 or Stage 2 evolution. It will also learn dig eventually if you don't evolve it.
Interestingly, Trapinch is actually used competitively due to its trait, Arena Trap, and its high attack. It is sometimes used in the Uber metagame as a way to faint Deoxys-Attack; it traps the Pokemon with its trait, and then uses Quick Attack, which is boosted by Choice Band. Due to Deoxys-Attack's extremely low defense and HP, it is likely that Trapinch can defeat this feared adversary.
[edit] In the animé
Trapinch appears together with its evolved form Vibrava in Episode 383, Trapinch and Vibrava! Lake of Illusion! (English: Beg, Burrow and Steal). In this episode, Ash and his friends are exploring Izabe Island when they find a group of people who are conducting a research on wild Trapinch. Ash and his friends agree to help, but in the process they fall into an underground labyrinth excavated by the Trapinch. With the help of their Pokémon, they eventually find a way out of the maze, and find a lake where Trapinch evolve into Vibrava before flying away. Also, in the episode "Mean With Envy", if you look closely, there is a scene where Trapinch appears briefly with another Pokémon Coordinator. When Ash reaches the Battle Factory, you can see that Noland owns a Trapinch.
[edit] In other properties
[edit] In the card game
There is a total of two versions of Trapinch in Pokémon Trading Card Game.
- EX Sandstorm (2 cards)
- EX Deoxys (2 cards)
[edit] References
- The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
- Publications
- Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
- Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
- Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5
[edit] External links
- Official Pokémon website
- Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Trapinch as a species
- Serebii.net’s 4th Gen Pokédex entry for Trapinch
- Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- PsyPoke - Trapinch Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
- Smogon.com - Trapinch Tactical Data
- WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Trapinch Previously hosted by Wikibooks
