Bug Bite (move)

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Bug Bite むしくい Bug Bite

Battles Type  Bug Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Bug Bite (Japanese: むしくい Bug Bite) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Bug Bite inflicts damage. If the target is holding a Berry, the user will eat the Berry and gain its effect. Bug Bite will not eat the Berry of a target that is behind a substitute. The effect of a Jaboca or Tanga Berry will activate before the Berry can be stolen. Berries like Liechi or Sitrus Berries will be eaten by the attacker, regardless of them meeting their consumption requirement upon taking damage from Bug Bite. Bug Bite will not consume the Berry of a target that has the Ability Sticky Hold.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

If Bug Bite is used on any member of the player's team, a random Seed in their bag is eaten by the user.

Description

Games Description The user bites the foe. If the foe is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect. The user bites the target. If the target is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect. Conq The user bites the target. If the target is holding an item, the user eats it and gains its effect.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
010		Caterpie	Bug		Bug			15	15			15
013		Weedle	Bug	Poison			15	15			15
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	--				--			--
204		Pineco	Bug		Bug			9	9			9
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel			--, 9	--, 9			--
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock			40	40	42	42
265		Wurmple	Bug		Bug			15	15			15
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying	--				--			--
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug								25
401		Kricketot	Bug		Bug			16	16			16
412		Burmy	Bug		Bug			15	15			15
413		Wormadam	Bug	Grass			15	15			15
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying			15	15			15
415		Combee	Bug	Flying			13	13			13
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug			34	34	20	20
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark			34	34	20	20
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying	--				--			--
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass					8			8
541		Swadloon	Bug	Grass					--			--
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass					--, 8			--, 8
543		Venipede	Bug	Poison					22			22
544		Whirlipede	Bug	Poison					23			23
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison					23			23
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock					23			23
558		Crustle	Bug	Rock					23			23
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric					18			18
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric					18			18
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire					36			36
632		Durant	Bug	Steel					26			26
636		Larvesta	Bug	Fire					40			40
664		Scatterbug	Bug		Bug								15
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
046		Paras	Bug	Grass
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	no
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying
283		Surskit	Bug	Water
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground
328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground	no
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug	no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2
010		Caterpie	Bug		Bug									✔		✔
011		Metapod	Bug		Bug									✔		✔
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying									✔		✔
013		Weedle	Bug	Poison									✔		✔
014		Kakuna	Bug	Poison									✔		✔
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison									✔		✔
046		Paras	Bug	Grass									✔		✔
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass									✔		✔
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison									✔		✔
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison									✔		✔
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison											✔
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison											✔
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying									✔		✔
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug											✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic									✔		✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying									✔		✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying									✔		✔
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison									✔		✔
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison									✔		✔
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying									✔		✔
204		Pineco	Bug		Bug									✔		✔
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel									✔		✔
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying											✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel									✔		✔
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock									✔		✔
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting									✔		✔
265		Wurmple	Bug		Bug									✔		✔
266		Silcoon	Bug		Bug									✔		✔
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying									✔		✔
268		Cascoon	Bug		Bug									✔		✔
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison									✔		✔
283		Surskit	Bug	Water									✔		✔
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying									✔		✔
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground									✔		✔
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying									✔		✔
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost									✔		✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug									✔		✔
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug									✔		✔
328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground									✔		✔
329		Vibrava	Ground	Dragon									✔		✔
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon									✔		✔
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug											✔
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug											✔
401		Kricketot	Bug		Bug									✔		✔
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug									✔		✔
412		Burmy	Bug		Bug									✔		✔
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak	Bug	Grass									✔		✔
413		Wormadam Sandy Cloak	Bug	Ground									✔		✔
413		Wormadam Trash Cloak	Bug	Steel									✔		✔
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying									✔		✔
415		Combee	Bug	Flying									✔		✔
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying									✔		✔
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug									✔		✔
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark									✔		✔
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass									✔		✔
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying									✔		✔
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying											✔
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel									✔		✔
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass											✔
541		Swadloon	Bug	Grass											✔
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass											✔
543		Venipede	Bug	Poison											✔
544		Whirlipede	Bug	Poison											✔
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison											✔
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock											✔
558		Crustle	Bug	Rock											✔
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug											✔
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel											✔
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric											✔
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric											✔
616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug											✔
617		Accelgor	Bug		Bug											✔
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire											✔
632		Durant	Bug	Steel											✔
636		Larvesta	Bug	Fire											✔
637		Volcarona	Bug	Fire											✔
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel											✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison Dream World - Spooky Manor 0265 Wurmple Bug Dream World - Dream Park 0412 BurmyLv.10 Bug Dream World - Pokémon Café Forest and Rugged Mountain 0588 Karrablast Bug Dream World - Pleasant Forest Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

Bug Bite is the only move of Pineco and Sewaddle. After attacking, it steals any recovery item the opponent is holding and uses it immediately. This has no effect on the attacker's held item, if any.

^	★★★ Orange squares indicate hit area. Blue squares indicate area Pokémon the Pokémon will need to move to perform the move. Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon. Table assumes the Pokémon is in the square marked by ^.

In the anime

Sewaddle
The user gnaws on the opponent with its fangs.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Sewaddle's teeth glow white and grow slightly longer. It then bites down on the opponent repeatedly while dragging its head back and forth where it's biting.
Ash's Sewaddle	Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Stealing Eating
The user steals the opponent's Berry and eats it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Yanmega swoops past the opponent right when it is about to eat the Berry it is holding, stealing the Berry and eating in the process.
Mars's Yanmega	The Final Dimensional Duel VII		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Bug Bite is the only Bug-type Tough move.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 蟲咬 Chóngyǎo French Piqûre German Käferbiss Greek Τσίμπημα Εντόμου Indonesian Serangga Menggigit Italian Coleomorso Korean 벌레먹음 Beolle Meok'eum Polish Ukąszenie Brazilian Portuguese Mordida de Inseto Spanish Latin America Picadura de Insecto Spain Picadura

Variations of the move Pluck
Pluck • Bug Bite

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