Trubbish (Japanese: ヤブクロン Yabukuron) is a Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V.
It evolves into Garbodor starting at level 36.
Biology
Trubbish is a Pokémon which resembles a full, dark green garbage bag with a knot at the top that acts like ears. Trubbish has oval-shaped eyes and large triangular teeth that resemble broken glass. Its arms look like trash spilling out of small tears in the bag with pink and blue objects protruding out of them. Its feet are dark green and stubby.
This Pokémon was created when a mixture of domestic and industrial waste underwent a chemical reaction of some sort. Trubbish emits noxious, burp-like gases which, when inhaled, will render the victim bedridden for a week. This gas can also prove fatal when inhaled by young Pokémon and children. As evidenced in the anime, Trubbish's ear-like tufts stand straight up when startled, are lifted if happy, and lowered if it is feeling down. Furthermore, in the same episode, it is also explained that once Trubbish befriends a person, it will cease expelling foul odors. It prefers unsanitary places, such as garbage dumps, where it finds trash and other rotten stuff such as moldy apples for food. Alolan Grimer is a common enemy of Trubbish, and Alolan Muk preys on it. Galarian Weezing feed on the fumes produced by Trubbish.
Evolution
Trubbish evolves into Garbodor.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V. |
| Generation V | | Unova
B W : #074 | | Unova
B2 W2 : #105 | | Black | Inhaling the gas they belch will make you sleep for a week. They prefer unsanitary places. | | White | The combination of garbage bags and industrial waste caused the chemical reaction that created this Pokémon. | | Black 2 | Wanting more garbage, they follow people who litter. They always belch poison gas. | | White 2 | | |
| Generation VI | | Kalos
Mountain #074 | | Hoenn
#— | | X | The combination of garbage bags and industrial waste caused the chemical reaction that created this Pokémon. | | Y | Inhaling the gas they belch will make you sleep for a week. They prefer unsanitary places. | | Omega Ruby | The combination of garbage bags and industrial waste caused the chemical reaction that created this Pokémon. | | Alpha Sapphire | Inhaling the gas they belch will make you sleep for a week. They prefer unsanitary places. | | |
| Generation VII | | Alola
S M : #206 | | Alola
US UM : #264 | | Kanto
#— | | This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. | | Sun | Unsanitary places are what they like best. They can be spotted in Alola, often with Grimer in hot pursuit. | | Moon | It gorges on trash until its stomach is full. Then it belches toxic gas. An unlucky whiff of gas will put a person in the hospital. | | Ultra Sun | Poisonous gas leaks out of it when it breathes. Muk that catch a whiff of that stench will come drooling. | | Ultra Moon | If a young Pokémon or child breathes in the toxic gas that Trubbish belches out, it could be a life-threatening situation. | | |
| Generation VIII | | Galar
#157 | | Sinnoh
#— | | Hisui
#— | | This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. | | Sword | Its favorite places are unsanitary ones. If you leave trash lying around, you could even find one of these Pokémon living in your room. | | Shield | This Pokémon was born from a bag stuffed with trash. Galarian Weezing relish the fumes belched by Trubbish. | | |
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Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V. |
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In side games
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V. |
| Generation V | | | Rumble Blast | | | PokéPark 2 | | | MD GTI | | Great Glacier (1F-14F), Glacial Underpass (B1-B9), Redland Reaches (1F-10F), Eastern Savanna (1F-14F), Grove of Whispers (1F-9F), Silent Tundra (Gilded Hall), Dreamy Island (Gilded Hall), Moonlit Forest (Uncharted Road, Gilded Hall), Rusty Mountain (Uncharted Road), Skill Treasury (1F-15F) | | | Rumble U | | | |
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Trubbish is available in Sword and Shield.
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Trubbish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Trubbish
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Trubbish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Trubbish
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Trubbish in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Trubbish in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Trubbish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Trubbish
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Trubbish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Trubbish
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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By transfer from another generation
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- Transferred Pokémon only retain these moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield
- A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Trubbish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Trubbish
- × indicates a move that cannot be used in Sword and Shield
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Rumble Rush  | Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds | Base HP: 48 | | | Base Attack: 69 | Base Defense: 51 | Base Speed: 60 | | |
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New Pokémon Snap  | | Photodex entry #038 | | Trubbish love to eat garbage, and when they’ve eaten their fill, they belch up poison gas. There was an unfortunate incident once when Trubbish belched inside the lab. It’s not allowed inside anymore. | | |
Evolution data
Sprites
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V. |
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| This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX. |
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In the anime
Main series
Major appearances
Trubbish debuted in Here Comes the Trubbish Squad!, where a bunch of kindergartners befriended it. However, their kindergarten teacher, Daniela, thought it would spread an awful stench through the school. In the end, Trubbish saved the kindergartners' lives, and it was subsequently adopted by them and Daniela after finding out that Trubbish's stench fades when it is with people it trusts. It reappeared in a flashback in Explorers of the Hero's Ruin!.
In Lost at the League!, four Trubbish and a Garbodor became angry when Ash's Oshawott ate from a box of apples, not knowing that it belonged to them.
In a flashback in A Trip Down Memory Train!, a Trubbish befriended Clemont's Bunnelby when it was still a wild Pokémon.
In Healing the Healer!, a group of Pokémon hunters used a Trubbish to poison a lake in an attempt to draw the attention of Suicune. Once Goh caught Suicune, it was used to battle Ash and Goh before eventually being defeated.
A Trubbish appeared in HZ042, under the ownership of a male Swimmer. Together, they are dedicated to keeping their beach clean and admiring the heroic Palafin protecting said beach.
Minor appearances
A Trubbish appeared in White—Victini and Zekrom and Black—Victini and Reshiram.
A Trubbish appeared in a fantasy in Clash of the Connoisseurs!.
In Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice, the Swords of Justice legend featured a Trubbish.
Three Trainers' Trubbish appeared in A Shocking Grocery Run!.
A Trainer's Trubbish appeared in Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!.
A Trainer's Trubbish appeared in Love at First Twirl!.
In Securing the Future!, multiple Trainers' Trubbish joined the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light so it could return to its true form.
A Trainer's Trubbish appeared in The Dealer of Destruction!.
In The Climb to Be the Very Best!, Ash's fantasy featured a Trainer's Trubbish.
A Trainer's Trubbish appeared in a flashback in Sword and Shield: "From Here to Eternatus!".
A Trubbish appeared in Everybody's Doing the Underground Shuffle!.
A Trainer's Trubbish appeared in Curtain Up! Fight the Fights!. It reappeared in multiple episodes after while watching the Masters Eight Tournament.
Pokédex entries
| Episode | Pokémon | Source | Entry | | BW012 | Trubbish | Ash's Pokédex | Trubbish, the Trash Bag Pokémon. Trubbish prefer to live in dirty places like garbage dumps. It is said they were born when a chemical reaction occurred between an abandoned trash bag and industrial waste. | |
Pokémon: Twilight Wings
A Trubbish appeared in a flashback in Assistant, under the ownership of a younger Oleana.
In the manga
Pocket Monsters BW
A Trubbish appeared in PMBW07.
Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder
A Trubbish appeared in A Very Important Thing.
Pokémon Adventures
In A Direct Attack and a Daunting Defense, Janitor Geoff owns a Trubbish that he used to battle Black. It used its terrible smell to prevent Black's Pokémon from getting close to it, but eventually, Tep blocked his nose to avoid the smell and defeat Trubbish.
A Trubbish appeared in Mr. Perfect.
A Trubbish appeared in a flashback in Cold Storage Battle.
A Trubbish appeared in Pink Slip and The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition.
A Team Plasma Grunt's Trubbish appeared in The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition.
Team Skull Grunts were seen with a Trubbish in Flash and Cosmog's Secret.
In the TCG
- Main article: Trubbish (TCG)
Trivia
- Trubbish was revealed internationally in the opening for Pokémon: Black & White.
- Trubbish shares similar traits to Grimer and Koffing. All three Pokémon are pure Poison-type Pokémon with a single evolved form, roughly the same base stat totals and evolution levels, and appear to be based on a different kind of pollution; Trubbish being land pollution.
Origin
Trubbish is based on a trash bag. It and Garbodor were created as a way to represent city pollution.[1]
Name origin
Trubbish may be a combination of trash and rubbish.
Yabukuron may be a combination of 破く yabuku (to tear) or 破ける yabukeru (to get torn), ぶくぶく bukubuku (loose-fitting), and 袋 fukuro (bag).
In other languages
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| More languages |  Hindi | कचरैग Kachrag | From कचरा kachra and rag or bag |  Russian | Траббиш Trabbish | Transcription of English name |  Thai | ยาบุคุรอน Yabukhuron | Transcription of Japanese name | |
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