Arena Trap (Ability)

Arena Trap	ありじごく
	Antlion
Flavor text Generation III Prevents fleeing. Generation IV Prevents the foe from fleeing. Generation V Currently unknown Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Arena Trap (Japanese: ありじごく Antlion) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Three Pokémon have this ability, all of which are of the Ground-type.

Effect

In battle

Arena Trap prevents fleeing or switching out as long as the user remains in battle. If the user switches out, the affected Pokémon can switch out or flee in the next turn. Flying-type Pokémon and Pokémon with Levitate are immune to the effect of this ability. Run Away will also negate its effect, but only in a wild Pokémon battle.

Outside of battle

From Pokémon Emerald onwards, if the Pokémon with Arena Trap is leading the party, then Arena Trap causes wild Pokémon to appear 2 times more often.

Pokémon with Arena Trap

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0050		Diglett	Ground		Ground	Sand Veil	Arena Trap	Sand Power
0051		Dugtrio	Ground		Ground	Sand Veil	Arena Trap	Sand Power
0328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground	Hyper Cutter	Arena Trap	Brute Force
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the anime

Trapinch's ability

Trapinch. Trapinch digs a circular pit underground, hides at the bottom and covers it up. When an opponent steps on the ground above Trapinch, it collapses, revealing Trapinch and causing the opponent to slide down the edges of the pit toward Trapinch. The collapsing ground at the sides of the pit prevent the opponent's escape.

• Activated by a wild Trapinch in A Rivalry to Gible On!. Debut.

In other languages

• French: Piège
• German: Auswegslos
• Italian: Trappoarena
• Portuguese: Armadilha de Arena
• Spanish: Trampa arena

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