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Pokémon GO · #328 · Ground

Trapinch in Pokémon GO

Trapinch (#328) is a Ground-type Pokémon. In Pokémon GO its max CP is 1,441 at level 50, 1,274 at level 40 and 1,458 as a best buddy at level 51. Its highest-damage moveset is Sand Attack with Scorching Sands. It takes extra damage from Grass, Ice and Water attacks.

TypeGround
Pokédex number#328
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina162 / 78 / 128
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 511,274 / 1,441 / 1,458
Max HP, level 50120
Buddy distance5 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Height / weight0.71 m / 15 kg

Trapinch evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Trapinch evolves into Vibrava for 25 Trapinch Candy.

Family: Trapinch · Vibrava · Flygon

Trapinch CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

LevelCP 15/15/15CP 10/10/10HP 15/15/15Note
1554650773research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
2072867685eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
2591084595raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
301,0921,014104wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
351,1831,099108
401,2741,183113
451,3561,259116
501,4411,338120
511,4581,354120best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Trapinch best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Trapinch at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Trapinch gains from being hit left out.

Fast attackCharged attackDamage per second
Sand AttackScorching Sands8.3
Mud ShotScorching Sands8.0
Sand AttackDig7.4
Struggle BugScorching Sands7.3
Mud ShotDig7.2

Fast attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergyTimePower / s
Mud ShotGround460.5 s8.0same type, ×1.2
Sand AttackGround470.5 s8.0same type, ×1.2
Struggle BugBug15151.5 s10.0

Charged attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergy costTimePower / s
CrunchDark65333 s21.7
DigGround100504.5 s22.2same type, ×1.2
Sand TombGround60334 s15.0same type, ×1.2
Scorching SandsGround90503 s30.0same type, ×1.2

Trapinch weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Ground. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack typeDamage
Grass×1.6
Ice×1.6
Water×1.6
Electric×0.39
Poison×0.625
Rock×0.625

Trapinch CP calculator

CP 1,274 · HP 113

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.