Trapinch - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Trapinch can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

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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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
9	Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
17	Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
25	Sand Tomb	Ground	15	70
33	Crunch	Dark	80	100
41	Dig	Ground	80	100
49	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
57	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
65	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
73	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
81	Feint	Normal	50	100
89	Fissure	Ground	—	30

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Flail	Normal	—	100
Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
Fury Cutter	Bug	10	95
Gust	Flying	40	100
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100

Moves learnt by HM

Trapinch is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100

Moves learnt by TM

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Trapinch can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Trapinch learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
9	Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
17	Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
25	Sand Tomb	Ground	15	70
33	Crunch	Dark	80	100
41	Dig	Ground	80	100
49	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
57	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
65	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
73	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
81	Feint	Normal	50	100
89	Fissure	Ground	—	30

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Flail	Normal	—	100
Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
Fury Cutter	Bug	10	95
Gust	Flying	40	100
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100

Move Tutor moves

Trapinch can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Fury Cutter	Bug	10	95
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Snore	Normal	40	100

Moves learnt by HM

Trapinch is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Trapinch is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Trapinch can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Trapinch learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bite	Dark	60	100
9	Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
17	Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
25	Sand Tomb	Ground	15	70
33	Crunch	Dark	80	100
41	Dig	Ground	80	100
49	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
57	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
65	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
73	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
81	Feint	Normal	50	100
89	Fissure	Ground	—	30

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Flail	Normal	—	100
Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
Fury Cutter	Bug	10	95
Gust	Flying	40	100
Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
Quick Attack	Normal	40	100

Move Tutor moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Fury Cutter	Bug	10	95
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Snore	Normal	40	100

Moves learnt by HM

Trapinch is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
04	Strength	Normal		80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Trapinch is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Trapinch can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

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 the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Trapinch with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Flail

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

Focus Energy

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

Fury Cutter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Scyther Gligar Scizor Grovyle Ninjask Kricketune Gliscor
Breeding	Trapinch Vibrava Flygon
Move tutor	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Beedrill Paras Parasect Scyther Pinsir Dragonite Gligar Scizor Heracross Treecko Grovyle Sceptile Nincada Ninjask Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Seviper Bagon Shelgon Salamence Kricketune Gible Gabite Garchomp Skorupi Drapion Gliscor
Pre-evolution Level up	Sceptile