Vibrava (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

Vibrava is a dragonfly-like Pokémon. 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 prey to faint, as a [[wp:Saprotrophic nutrition|saprotroph]], it spits stomach acid to melt its prey before consumption. Vibrava calls the {{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Rough-terrain Pokémon|desert}} home and is also known to preserve its captured prey in the desert's hot sands.

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Multiple Vibrava made their main series debut in ''[[AG106|Beg, Burrow and Steal]]''. Dozens of {{p|Trapinch}} were seen evolving into them at an underground lake. {{TRT}} made a failed attempt to steal the Vibration Pokémon despite the fact the idea {{MTR}} had of using their previous forms as nut-crackers was now foiled. The Vibrava helped {{Ash}}, {{an|May}}, [[Max]], {{an|Brock}}, {{OBP|Hal|AG106}}, and [[Elisa]] out of the underground labyrinth.

A Vibrava appeared in ''[[AG162|Spontaneous Combusken]]'', under the ownership of [[Brianna]]. It was used in the [[Contest Battle|Battle Stage]] of the {{isl|Chrysanthemum}} {{pkmn|Contest}}.

A Vibrava appeared in ''[[AG121|Hi Ho Silver Wind!]]'', under the ownership of a {{pkmn|Coordinator}} participating in the [[Hoenn Grand Festival]].

A {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s Vibrava appeared in ''[[XY077|A Relay in the Sky!]]'', where it was a participant in the [[Pokémon Sky Relay]]. It was in a team also consisting of {{p|Ninjask}} and {{p|Shedinja}}.

Five Vibrava appeared in ''[[SM046|Deceiving Appearances!]]'', where they were among the Pokémon seen at [[Aether Paradise]].

A Vibrava appeared in ''[[SM090|Securing the Future!]]'', where it joined the rest of [[Alola]] in showering {{DL|Light trio (anime)|Necrozma}} with light so it could return to its {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Necrozma|normal form}}.

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{{tc|Aqua Admin}}s [[Shelly]] and [[Aqua Admin Matt|Matt]] both own a Vibrava they use for aerial transport.

* Shelly's Vibrava first appeared in ''[[PS213|Bubble Bubble Toil and Azumarill II]]''.

* Matt's Vibrava first appeared in ''[[PS246|Can I Ninjask You a Question?]]''.

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Vibrava represents the adult stage of an {{wp|antlion}}, though it seems to draw more visual inspiration from {{wp|mayfly|mayflies}}, possibly nodding to the Japanese word for an adult antlion, ''usuba-kagerou'', or "thin-winged mayfly". Combined with an antlion's resemblance to a {{wp|dragonfly}}, Vibrava's typing suggests that it may also draw inspiration from {{wp|Progomphus|sanddragons}}.