Trapinch

Trapinch Ground

Gen 9 LC · Rank #12 · 12.41% usage

What beats Trapinch in Gen 9 LC? Based on Smogon's 2026-04 usage stats, these Pokémon are the most effective checks and counters. The KO Rate (D) column shows how often Trapinch is KO'd or forced out by each checker. Higher percentages mean stronger counters.

#CheckerEncountersKO Rate (P)KO Rate (D)
1 Riolu Riolu 21 42.9% 10.80%
2 Turtwig Turtwig 21 66.7% 10.29%
3 Totodile Totodile 23 60.9% 10.18%
4 Salandit Salandit 24 58.3% 10.06%
5 Joltik Joltik 23 34.8% 9.93%
6 Cetoddle Cetoddle 28 53.6% 9.42%
7 Azurill Azurill 29 41.4% 9.15%
8 Doduo Doduo 30 46.7% 9.11%
9 Chespin Chespin 22 77.3% 8.93%
10 Tentacool Tentacool 28 32.1% 8.83%
11 Magnemite Magnemite 33 51.5% 8.70%
12 Munchlax Munchlax 33 45.5% 8.67%
13 Phantump Phantump 23 78.3% 8.60%
14 Bulbasaur Bulbasaur 21 81.0% 8.57%
15 Bramblin Bramblin 27 74.1% 8.43%
16 Greavard Greavard 33 63.6% 8.37%
17 Nymble Nymble 35 40.0% 8.28%
18 Litten Litten 32 31.3% 8.19%
19 Axew Axew 38 50.0% 8.11%
20 Timburr Timburr 28 78.6% 7.75%
21 Grimer-Alola Grimer-Alola 40 40.0% 7.75%
22 Buizel Buizel 42 47.6% 7.71%
23 Larvesta Larvesta 42 45.2% 7.68%
24 Squirtle Squirtle 41 61.0% 7.62%
25 Koffing Koffing 44 50.0% 7.54%
26 Crabrawler Crabrawler 27 81.5% 7.48%
27 Drilbur Drilbur 36 27.8% 7.47%
28 Wattrel Wattrel 43 39.5% 7.46%
29 Houndour Houndour 45 62.2% 7.23%
30 Quaxly Quaxly 46 63.0% 7.12%

KO Rate (D): % of Trapinch's appearances where this checker KO'd or forced it out. KO Rate (P): % of this checker's appearances where it KO'd or forced out Trapinch. Encounters: number of times they met in battle.