Edition differences: original GBA and Nintendo Switch (2026)
Battle data describes Generation III rules. Availability notes distinguish native catches, evolution and breeding from original GBA imports. GBA games can trade with compatible Generation III games after the network quest; Switch supports local FireRed/LeafGreen trading and cannot import Pokémon from other games. Transfers to Pokémon HOME are one way.
GBA: AuroraTicket and MysticTicket required historical event distributions. Switch: both tickets are added after entering the Hall of Fame, providing access to Deoxys on Birth Island and Lugia/Ho-Oh on Navel Rock. Other event Pokémon and GBA imports are not made available by these tickets.
Original GBA: a roaming Entei or Raikou that successfully ends an encounter with Roar disappears permanently because of a game bug. The Switch editions fix this Roar disappearance bug.
Vibrava
#329 in the National Pokédex • Vibration Pokémon
Pokédex entries
FireRed
It generates ultrasonic waves by violently flapping its wings. After making its prey faint, it melts the prey with acid.
LeafGreen
It generates ultrasonic waves by violently flapping its wings. After making its prey faint, it melts the prey with acid.
Details
Types
Category
Ability
Height
Weight
National Pokédex
Stats
Min
Max
HP
50
210
304
Attack
70
130
262
Defense
50
94
218
Sp. Atk
50
94
218
Sp. Def
50
94
218
Speed
70
130
262
Total
340
Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.
Game availability
GBA: requires importing from another Generation III game.Switch: unavailable. This page documents the supported Generation III Pokémon.
Growth
| EV yield | 1 Atk, 1 Spe |
|---|---|
| Catch rate | 120 |
| Base Exp. | 126 |
Eggs
| Egg groups | |
|---|---|
| Gender | 50% male 50% female |
| Egg cycles | 20 (5,375 steps) |
Evolution
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Trapinch #328 | Level 35 This line requires importing Pokémon from another Generation III game on GBA; unavailable on Switch. Requires the National Pokédex. |  Vibrava #329 |
Vibrava #329 | Level 45 This line requires importing Pokémon from another Generation III game on GBA; unavailable on Switch. Requires the National Pokédex. |  Flygon #330 |
Moves
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Sand Attack | |  Status | - | 100 | 15 | A lot of sand is hurled in the foe’s face, reducing its accuracy. |
| Start | Bite |  |  Special | 60 | 100 | 25 | The user bites with vicious fangs. It may make the foe flinch. |
| Start | Feint Attack | | Special | 60 | - | 20 | The user draws up close to the foe disarmingly, then hits without fail. |
| Start | Sand Tomb | |  Physical | 15 | 70 | 15 | The foe is trapped inside a painful sandstorm for two to five turns. |
| 9 | Sand Attack | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | A lot of sand is hurled in the foe’s face, reducing its accuracy. |
| 17 | Feint Attack | | Special | 60 | - | 20 | The user draws up close to the foe disarmingly, then hits without fail. |
| 25 | Sand Tomb | | Physical | 15 | 70 | 15 | The foe is trapped inside a painful sandstorm for two to five turns. |
| 33 | Crunch | | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | The foe is crunched with sharp fangs. It may lower the foe’s SP. DEF. |
| 35 | Dragon Breath | | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | The foe is hit with an incredible blast of breath that may also paralyze. |
| 41 | Screech |  | Status | - | 85 | 40 | An ear-splitting screech is emitted to sharply reduce the foe’s DEFENSE. |
| 49 | Sandstorm |  | Status | - | - | 10 | A 5-turn sandstorm that damages all types except ROCK, GROUND, and STEEL. |
| 57 | Hyper Beam | | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | A severely damaging attack that makes the user rest on the next turn. |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic |  | Status | - | 85 | 10 | A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn. |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | | Physical | - | 100 | 15 | An attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the user. |
| TM11 | Sunny Day |  | Status | - | - | 5 | The sun blazes for five turns, powering up FIRE-type moves. |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | A severely damaging attack that makes the user rest on the next turn. |
| TM17 | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession. |
| TM19 | Giga Drain |  | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 | A harsh attack that absorbs half the damage it inflicted to restore HP. |
| TM21 | Frustration | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This attack move grows more powerful the less the user likes its TRAINER. |
| TM22 | Solar Beam | | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | A 2-turn move that blasts the foe with absorbed energy in the 2nd turn. |
| TM26 | Earthquake | | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | An earthquake that strikes all Pokémon in battle excluding the user. |
| TM27 | Return | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This attack move grows more powerful the more the user likes its TRAINER. |
| TM28 | Dig | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | An attack that hits on the 2nd turn. Can also be used to exit dungeons. |
| TM32 | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. |
| TM37 | Sandstorm | | Status | - | - | 10 | A 5-turn sandstorm that damages all types except ROCK, GROUND, and STEEL. |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb | | Physical | 50 | 80 | 10 | Boulders are hurled at the foe. It also lowers the foe’s SPEED if it hits. |
| TM42 | Facade | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | An attack that is boosted if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed. |
| TM43 | Secret Power | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | An attack that may have an additional effect that varies with the terrain. |
| TM44 | Rest |  | Status | - | - | 10 | The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem. |
| TM45 | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | If it is the other gender, the foe is made infatuated and unlikely to attack. |
| TM47 | Steel Wing |  | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | The foe is hit with wings of steel. It may also raise the user’s DEFENSE. |
| HM02 | Fly |  | Physical | 70 | 95 | 15 | A 2-turn move that hits on the 2nd turn. Use it to fly to any known town. |
| HM04 | Strength | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | The foe is slugged at maximum power. Can also be used to move boulders. |
| HM06 | Rock Smash |  | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 | An attack that may also cut DEFENSE. It can also smash cracked boulders. |
Tutors
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | The user drops its full body on the foe. It may leave the foe paralyzed. |
| Double-Edge | | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | A reckless, life-risking tackle that also hurts the user a little. |
| Mimic | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user copies the move last used by the foe for the rest of the battle. |
| Rock Slide | | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | Large boulders are hurled at the foe. It may make the foe flinch. |
| Substitute | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user creates a decoy using one-quarter of its full HP. |
Traits
Levitate
Not hit by GROUND attacks.
Evades Ground moves.
