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Burmy will not appear in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time until a rescue mission involving it has been completed, using a Wonder Mail code such as the following:
:XR2Y #==@ JYX%
:3@2F Q8FQ R@M#
:Objective: Prospect with Burmy on floor 13 of [[Marine Resort]].
It changes its cloak based on the location where it last battled.
It will be the Plant Cloak if it last battled outside or in tall grass.
It will be the Sandy Cloak if it last battled in a cave, on a beach, or in a snow storm (Gen IV).
It will be the Trash Cloak if it last battled in a building.
In the wild, it is always encountered in its Plant Cloak. The cloak only affects the form of Wormadam it evolves into, otherwise having no effect on gameplay.
Burmy is a small, larval Pokémon with a black segmented body and a coiled antenna on top of its head. As seen in the anime, it can uncoil the antenna on its head and wrap it around its opponent. It has a beak-like mouth and yellow eyes. Burmy has six stubby legs: the first two pairs are black, while the back pair is yellow. There are two white spots on its cheeks, but they are only visible on a Burmy without a cloak. A coat of leaves, sand mixed with gravel, or pink building insulation normally covers Burmy's body. It will not hesitate to collect nearby materials to construct a new cloak if the old one breaks or falls off. Even if it is born where there are no cocooning materials, it somehow always ends up with a cloak. The cloak protects it from the cold and will become thinner when the weather is hot.
Multiple Burmy appeared in The Rise of Darkrai. One particular Plant Cloak Burmy surprised Ash in the garden in Alamos Town by abruptly dropping in front of his face.
If its cloak is even slightly damaged, Burmy will immediately repair it with whatever is close at hand. The Pokémon within the cloak is scrawny and vulnerable to the cold.
It creates a cloak by weaving together sand, mud, and silk it has spat out. This earthen cloak is ruined by wind and rain, so the Pokémon hides away in caves and other such places.
When confronted by a lack of other materials, Burmy will create its cloak using dust and refuse. The cloak seems to be more comfortable than one would think.
Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Burmy's cloak does not change if leveled up with an Exp. Share.
Burmy is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 224.
Although Burmy has been confirmed to have feet, it does not have a footprint.
Burmy has never been seen in the anime wearing either the Sandy or Trash Cloak.
Before Generation VIII, the Burmy family had only been obtainable with their Hidden Ability in the Pokémon Dream World. Due to the closure of the Pokémon Global Link, the Burmy family could no longer be obtained with their Hidden Ability, except by trading between games and breeding. The Burmy family's Hidden Ability can currently be obtained via the Ability Patch.
Prior to Generation VI, Burmy's shape was .
Origin
Burmy is based on a bagworm, which will metamorphose into a flying moth if male, or remain a larva-like creature if female.
Name origin
Burmy may be a combination and corruption of brr, burr, bury, bag or bug and worm.
Minomucchi may be based on 蓑虫 minomushi (bagworm).
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.
Burmy without any cloak
Burmy uncoiling its appendage in the anime
Sandy Cloak Burmy in Pokémon Adventures
Trash Cloak Burmy in Pokémon Adventures
For other sprites and images, please see Burmy images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
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