Is Trapinch viable in Gen 9 LC?

Trapinch is ranked #16 in Gen 9 LC with 12.07% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Trapinch in Gen 9 LC

Gen 9 LC · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0328 Trapinch

Ground

USAGE 12.1% #16

ABILITYArena Trap

BASE STATS

HP 45

ATK 100

DEF 45

SPA 45

SPD 45

SPE 10

BST290

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGrassIce

½×

PoisonRock

0×

Electric

Moves

First Impression 100.0% Earthquake 99.9% Stone Edge 88.9% Feint 84.5% Quick Attack 8.6% Giga Drain 7.0% Stealth Rock 5.8% Tera Blast 3.4%

Items

Eviolite 99.4% Choice Band 0.5% Assault Vest 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Oran Berry 0.0% Shell Bell 0.0% Silver Powder 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0%

Abilities

Arena Trap99.5%Hyper Cutter0.4%Sheer Force0.0%

Tera Types

Bug 77.1% Water 16.3% Steel 3.7% Grass 1.3% Ground 0.8% Fire 0.5% Rock 0.4% Flying 0.0%

Common Teammates

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #16 with 12.07% usage. Sorted by conservative score.