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Trapinch

Trapinch in Emerald.

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#328 · 23 wild locations

Trapinch appears in 23 places in Pokemon Emerald. The best odds are Mirage Tower (walking in grass or caves, 20% at level 21).

Where to find Trapinch

odds are the game's slot tables
AreaHowLevelOdds
Mirage Tower1FWalking in grass or caves2120%
Mirage Tower1FWalking in grass or caves2020%
Mirage Tower2FWalking in grass or caves2120%
Mirage Tower2FWalking in grass or caves2020%
Mirage Tower3FWalking in grass or caves2120%
Mirage Tower3FWalking in grass or caves2020%
Mirage Tower4FWalking in grass or caves2120%
Mirage Tower4FWalking in grass or caves2020%
Route 111Route111Walking in grass or caves2020%
Route 111Route111Walking in grass or caves2110%
Mirage Tower1FWalking in grass or caves225%
Mirage Tower2FWalking in grass or caves225%
Mirage Tower3FWalking in grass or caves225%
Mirage Tower4FWalking in grass or caves225%
Route 111Route111Walking in grass or caves195%
Mirage Tower1FWalking in grass or caves234%
Mirage Tower2FWalking in grass or caves234%
Mirage Tower3FWalking in grass or caves234%
Mirage Tower4FWalking in grass or caves234%
Mirage Tower1FWalking in grass or caves241%
Mirage Tower2FWalking in grass or caves241%
Mirage Tower3FWalking in grass or caves241%
Mirage Tower4FWalking in grass or caves241%

Evolution

3 stages
TrapinchVibravaFlygon

Evolves into Vibrava at level 35.

Evolve now or wait

from the game's learnsets and the relearner rule

Trapinch evolves at level 35. Evolving then forfeits 1 move that Trapinch would still learn: Dig at 41. Vibrava learns 1 move of its own after that: Screech at 41.

Move you would forfeitLevelCan you get it back?
Dig41Yes: TM28 Dig teaches Vibrava.

Rule the game applies: the Move Relearner in Fallarbor Town (he takes a Heart Scale) teaches only the level-up moves of the form you hand him, at or below its current level. Delaying an evolution costs the evolved form's higher base stats for every level you wait; a move you barely use is not worth that.

Trapinch learnset in Emerald

8 level-up moves · 20 machines

By level

1Bite
9Sand Attack
17Feint Attack
25Sand Tomb
33Crunch
41Dig
49Sandstorm
57Hyper Beam

Vibrava by level

1Bite
1Sand Attack
1Feint Attack
1Sand Tomb
9Sand Attack
17Feint Attack
25Sand Tomb
33Crunch
35Dragon Breath
41Screech
49Sandstorm
57Hyper Beam

TMs and HMs it can learn (20)

HM04 Strength, HM06 Rock Smash, TM06 Toxic, TM10 Hidden Power, TM11 Sunny Day, TM15 Hyper Beam, TM17 Protect, TM19 Giga Drain, TM21 Frustration, TM22 Solar Beam, TM26 Earthquake, TM27 Return, TM28 Dig, TM32 Double Team, TM37 Sandstorm, TM39 Rock Tomb, TM42 Facade, TM43 Secret Power, TM44 Rest, TM45 Attract

Keep going

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