Trapinch - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Trapinch can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Trapinch artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Trapinch learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
1	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
4	Laser Focus	Normal	—	—
8	Bite	Dark	60	100
12	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
16	Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
20	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
24	Dig	Ground	80	100
28	Crunch	Dark	80	100
32	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
36	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
40	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
44	Superpower	Fighting	120	100
48	Fissure	Ground	—	30

Egg moves

Trapinch learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Feint	Normal	30	100
First Impression	Bug	90	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95
Gust	Flying	40	100
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100

Move Tutor moves

Trapinch can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Scorching Sands	Ground		70	100

Moves learnt by TM

Trapinch is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
08	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
11	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
28	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
32	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
49	Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
53	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
76	Round	Normal	60	100
81	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100

Moves learnt by TR

Trapinch is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
10	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
13	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
39	Superpower	Fighting	120	100
67	Earth Power	Ground	90	100

Moves learnt by level up

Trapinch learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Astonish	Ghost	30	100
1	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
4	Laser Focus	Normal	—	—
8	Bite	Dark	60	100
12	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
16	Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
20	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
24	Dig	Ground	80	100
28	Crunch	Dark	80	100
32	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
36	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
40	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
44	Superpower	Fighting	120	100
48	Fissure	Ground	—	30

Egg moves

Trapinch learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Feint	Normal	30	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95
Gust	Flying	40	100
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Trapinch is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
96	Strength	Normal	80	100
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Trapinch does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Trapinch egg move parents

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Trapinch

Trapinch's egg groups: Bug, Dragon

The egg moves for Trapinch are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Trapinch with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Trapinch with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Bug Bite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Caterpie Butterfree Weedle Beedrill Pinsir Ariados Pineco Forretress Shuckle Wurmple Beautifly Dustox Ninjask Kricketot Kricketune Burmy (Plant Cloak) Mothim Combee Skorupi Drapion Yanmega
Breeding	Paras Parasect Venonat Venomoth Pinsir Ledyba Ledian Surskit Masquerain Nincada Ninjask Trapinch Vibrava Flygon

Earth Power

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Trapinch Vibrava Flygon
Breeding	Trapinch Vibrava Flygon

Feint

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Flygon Seviper Yanmega
Breeding	Scyther Pinsir Yanma Gligar Scizor Heracross Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Yanmega Gliscor

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Magikarp Gyarados Feebas Milotic
Breeding	Paras Parasect Horsea Seadra Pinsir Pineco Forretress Heracross Kingdra Nincada Ninjask Trapinch Vibrava Flygon

Focus Energy

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Beedrill Horsea Seadra Scyther Pinsir Ariados Scizor Kingdra Bagon Shelgon Salamence Kricketune
Breeding	Trapinch Vibrava Flygon

Fury Cutter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Beedrill Paras Parasect Scyther Gligar Scizor Grovyle Sceptile Ninjask Kricketune Gliscor
Breeding	Trapinch Vibrava Flygon
Evolution	Ninjask Kricketune

Gust

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Butterfree Venomoth Yanma Beautifly Dustox Masquerain Mothim Combee Yanmega
Breeding	Nincada Ninjask Trapinch Vibrava Flygon
Evolution	Butterfree Venomoth Beautifly Dustox

Mud Shot

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Surskit Masquerain Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Gible Gabite Garchomp

Quick Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Scyther Yanma Gligar Scizor Treecko Grovyle Sceptile Surskit Masquerain Volbeat Yanmega Gliscor
Breeding	Pinsir Trapinch Vibrava Flygon