Vibrava (Pokémon)

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Vibrava (Japanese: ビブラーバ Vibrava) is a dual-type introduced in Generation III.
It evolves from starting at level 35 and evolves into starting at level 45.
==Biology==
Vibrava is a -like . It has a small head with two yellow antennae and green bulging eyes with black oval-shaped pupils. Its mouth has two large white teeth protruding from each side. It has a skinny yellow body, four skinny black legs with slender feet, and four green, rhombus-shaped wings with black edges. There are similarly-colored rhombus shapes at the end of its tail. 
Vibrava's wings are not fully developed, so it is unable to fly very far. However, it is able to create vibrations and ultrasonic waves with its wings. Humans get headaches from these waves. After causing the prey to faint, as a , it spits stomach acid to melt its prey before consumption. It continues this eating process every day to help its wings grow. Vibrava calls the home and is also known to preserve its captured prey in the desert's hot sands.
===Evolution===
Vibrava evolves from and evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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===Held items===
===Stats===
====Base stats====
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===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Vibrava is available in Version 3.0.0+.
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====By ====
====By a prior Evolution====
===Side game data===
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In , Vibrava could be obtained by completing the Special Research, Distracted by Something Shiny.
===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
Multiple Vibrava made their animated series debut in Beg, Burrow and Steal. Dozens of Trapinch were seen evolving into them at an underground lake. attempted to steal the Vibration Pokémon despite the fact the idea had of using their previous forms as nutcrackers was now foiled.
In Spontaneous Combusken, Brianna used a Vibrava during the Battle Stage of the .
In Making Battles in the Sand!, Goh caught a when he investigated a sandstorm in Mauville City. It has since made further appearances in .
In Showdown at the Gates of Warp!, due to and 's influence, Goh's Flygon devolved into a Vibrava and then into a Trapinch. It was later reverted in the same episode. The same also occurred with Alternate World Goh's Flygon.
===Minor appearances===
Multiple Vibrava debuted in Jirachi: Wish Maker.
In Hi Ho Silver Wind!, a 's Vibrava competed in the Hoenn Grand Festival.
A Coordinator's Vibrava appeared in Harley Rides Again.
A Vibrava appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 1 and Part 2.
In A Relay in the Sky!, a 's Vibrava competed in the Pokémon Sky Relay. It was in a team also consisting of and .
In Deceiving Appearances!, five Vibrava were at Aether Paradise.
In Securing the Future!, a Vibrava joined the rest of Alola in showering with light so it could return to its .
A Vibrava appeared in Secrets of the Jungle.
Multiple Vibrava appeared in HZ084.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
s Shelly and Matt both own a Vibrava they use for aerial transport. Shelly's Vibrava debuted in Bubble Bubble Toil and Azumarill II, while Matt's debuted in Can I Ninjask You a Question?.
Hugh owns a Vibrava, which evolved from his Trapinch prior to Movie Panic.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Vibrava shares its with and . They are all known as the Vibration Pokémon.
* Vibrava and its evolved form are the only belonging in the .
** As of Generation VIII, Vibrava and its evolutionary relatives are the only Pokémon that are in the Bug and Egg Groups.
* Vibrava is the only .
* Vibrava's base Attack stat is lower than that of its , but it returns to the original stat when it evolves into .
* Vibrava is the only Pokémon to gain the upon evolution and still be able to evolve.
* In , Vibrava is the only Dragon-type Pokémon that can be snagged, although is available upon snagging and evolving .
===Origin===
Vibrava appears to be based on the adult stage of an , though it seems to draw more visual inspiration from , possibly nodding to the Japanese word for an adult antlion, usuba-kagerou, or "thin-winged mayfly". Combined with an antlion's resemblance to a , Vibrava's typing suggests that it may also draw inspiration from . Its tendency to create harsh noises with its wings is similar to that of a .
====Name origin====
Vibrava may be a combination of vibrate (to shake rapidly) and . It may also derive from .
==In other languages==
==External links==
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