Competitive Information for Trapinch [Ruby/Sapphire]
Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Trapinch? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Trapinch is an awesome Ground-typed Pokemon. Trapinch is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Trapinch can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Trapinch is weak to Grass, Ice, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Soft Sand
Ability: Arena Trap
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Rock Slide
- Gust
Physical Sweeper Trapinch (Arena Trap)
Trapinch is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the old days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Arena Trap, prevents adjacent foes from choosing to switch unless they are airborne.
♦ Dig is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Gust is a physical 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce and fly).
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Item: Choice Band
Ability: Hyper Cutter
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Quick Attack
- Crunch
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
Trapinch Physical Tank (Chain Chomp*)
Trapinch is a wonderful Physical Tank. It is designed to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. In the old days before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Choice Band will increase the damage of Trapinch's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Hyper Cutter, prevents other pokemon from lowering Trapinch's attack stat stage.
♦ Crunch is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Trapinch? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Soft Sand
Ability: Arena Trap
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Rock Slide
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Gust
Doubles Physical Sweeper Trapinch (Arena Trap)
Trapinch is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Previously before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Arena Trap, prevents adjacent foes from choosing to switch unless they are airborne.
♦ Dig is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Gust is a physical 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce and fly).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Trapinch learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Trapinch can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RS Move and Ability Combos for Trapinch
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Most notable and possible best moves for Trapinch
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Trapinch in Ruby and Sapphire
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