Trapinch

GroundHyper Cutter, Arena Trap, Sheer Force (hidden)

Mirage Tower · Lv 20-24 Route 111 · Lv 19-22 Open in the guide Compare

In Emerald Blitz: First found in Mirage Tower (Grass, Lv 20-24), and in 1 more area. Its type (Ground), base stats (total 290) and abilities are the same as in the official games. 7 of its 14 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon Emerald, including Mud-Slap and Bulldoze.

Level-up moves 14

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Bite Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching.	Dark	Phys	60	100	25
1	Feint Attack Draws the foe close, then strikes without fail.	Dark	Phys	60	—	20
1	Sand Attack Reduces the foe's accuracy by hurling sand in its face.	Ground	Stat	—	100	15
1	Sandstorm Causes a sandstorm that rages for several turns.	Rock	Stat	—	—	10
5	Mud-Slap Hurls mud in the foe's face to reduce its accuracy.	Ground	Spec	20	100	10
8	Bulldoze Stomps down on the ground. Hits all and lowers Speed.	Ground	Phys	60	100	20
12	Sand Tomb Traps and hurts the foe in quicksand for turns.	Ground	Phys	35	85	15
15	Rock Slide Large boulders are hurled. May cause flinching.	Rock	Phys	75	90	10
19	Dig Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn.	Ground	Phys	80	100	10
22	Crunch Crunches with sharp fangs. May lower Defense.	Dark	Phys	80	100	15
26	Earth Power Makes the ground erupt with power. May lower Sp. Def.	Ground	Spec	90	100	10
33	Earthquake A powerful quake that hits all other POKéMON.	Ground	Phys	100	100	10
40	Superpower Boosts strength sharply, but lowers abilities.	Fighting	Phys	120	100	5
47	Fissure A one-hit KO move that drops the foe in a fissure.	Ground	Phys	1	30	5

* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game

TMs & HMs 14

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM06	Mud Shot Slateport City, from the Outdoor Market's Power TM clerk, once you hold 1 badge	Ground	55
TM10	Rock Slide Not sold by the Outdoor Market and not found on any map — not placed in the game	Rock	75
TM11	Sunny Day Slateport City, from the Outdoor Market's Power TM clerk, once you hold 4 badges	Fire	—
TM15	Hyper Beam Not sold by the Outdoor Market and not found on any map — not placed in the game	Normal	150
TM17	Protect Slateport City, from the Outdoor Market's Power TM clerk, once you hold 4 badges	Normal	—
TM19	Giga Drain Route 123	Grass	75
TM22	Solar Beam Slateport City, from the Outdoor Market's Power TM clerk, once you hold 6 badges	Grass	120
TM26	Earthquake Not sold by the Outdoor Market and not found on any map — not placed in the game	Ground	100
TM37	Sandstorm Slateport City, from the Outdoor Market's Power TM clerk, once you hold 4 badges	Rock	—
TM39	Rock Tomb Rustboro City Gym	Rock	60
TM41	Crunch Not sold by the Outdoor Market and not found on any map — not placed in the game	Dark	80
TM42	Facade Petalburg City Gym	Normal	70
TM44	Rest Lilycove City	Psychic	—
TM70	Scorching Sands Not sold by the Outdoor Market and not found on any map — not placed in the game	Ground	70

Where to find Trapinch

Area	Method	Level
Mirage Tower	Grass	20-24
Route 111	Grass	19-22

Other changes in this game

Egg moves: Bug Bite
Evolves into Vibrava at Level 35