In the various [[Pokédex]] entries on Wurmple, it is described as eating leaves or pulling the bark off of trees to feed on the sap. This makes them easy to attract with [[Honey]].
In the various [[Pokédex]] entries on Wurmple, it is described as eating leaves or pulling the bark off trees to feed on the sap. This makes them easy to attract with [[Honey]].
Wurmple will evolve into either Silcoon or Cascoon starting at level 7 depending on its personality value. As personality values cannot be influenced by the player, what a given Wurmple will evolve into is essentially random. From there, the Silcoon or Cascoon will evolve again starting at level 10 into Beautifly or Dustox respectively.
Wurmple's body is colored red at the top and a cream color on the belly. Its eyes are large and yellow with dark pupils. Wurmple has a sharp yellow stinger on its head and two, also yellow in coloration, on its rear. Behind its forehead spike is a tall, erect, red spine with a similar, if smaller spine behind that. Wurmple has small spikes running down the top portions of its body and five pairs of stubby white limbs.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Wurmple’s feet are tipped with suction pads, allowing it to cling to glass or tree branches without slipping. Wurmple can also spit a white silk that turns sticky when it comes in contact with air. Wurmple can also release poison from the spikes on its rear end.
Behavior
Bird Pokémon such as Swellow and Starly target Wurmple for prey, and Wurmple desperately resists by pointing the venomous spikes on its rear and leaking poison at the foe, weakening it.
In the various Pokédex entries on Wurmple, it is described as eating leaves or pulling the bark off trees to feed on the sap. This makes them easy to attract with Honey.
Jessie also captured a Wurmple in All in a Day's Wurmple. Jessie's Wurmple evolved into a Cascoon in the same episode that May's Wurmple evolved in, and later evolved into Dustox, which was also the same episode where May's Silcoon had evolved into a Beautifly.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Wurmple is one of the members of Team Tasty, alongside Swellow. A running joke is that Wurmple is terrified that Swellow is going to eat him, and that's why he named their team that. Only at the end of the game does Swellow realize that Wurmple is afraid of him.
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Using the spikes on its rear end, Wurmple peels the bark off trees and feeds on the sap that oozes out. This Pokémon's feet are tipped with suction pads that allow it to cling to glass without slipping.
Wurmple is targeted by Swellow as prey. This Pokémon will try to resist by pointing the spikes on its rear at the attacking predator. It will weaken the foe by leaking poison from the spikes.
It sticks to tree branches and eats leaves. The thread it spits from its mouth, which becomes gooey when it touches air, slows the movement of its foes.
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Wurmple shares the same species name with Caterpie. They are both known as the Worm Pokémon.
All four different species names belonging to Wurmple's evolutionary family are shared with a Generation I Pokémon.
Wurmple is the only Pokémon whose branched evolutions evolve further. All other Pokémon with a branch in their evolutionary line either evolve once before the branch or do not have any other evolutionary event besides the one which is branched.
Along with Clamperl and Burmy, it is one of the only Pokémon whose multiple evolutionary paths are all Pokémon of the same generation as it is.
Wurmple, along with Caterpie and Weedle, evolves at level 7, the lowest set level in the games (though Pokémon that evolve by level up with another method can evolve as low as level 1).
Origin
Wurmple is based on a caterpillar. It also appears to resemble an earwig somewhat.
Name origin
Wurmple's name is a combination of worm and rumple, referring to the wrinkled texture of its skin.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
For other sprites and images, please see Wurmple images on Bulbagarden Archives.
