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* Wurmple has on occasion been erroneously depicted with a yellow horn on the back of its head. This design notably appears in it sprites for {{g|Pinball}}: [[File:PinRSani265.png]]. It also appeared in prerelease materials for {{g|Legends: Arceus}}, but was removed in the release version.
* Wurmple has on occasion been erroneously depicted with a yellow horn on the back of its head. This design notably appears in it sprites for {{g|Pinball}}: [[File:PinRSani265.png]]. It also appeared in prerelease materials for {{g|Legends: Arceus}}, but was removed in the release version.
* Wurmple’s evolutionary line (2 branches of a three-stage evolutionary lines) is unique.
* Wurmple’s evolutionary line (2 branches of a three-stage evolutionary lines) is unique.
** Prior to the introduction of [[Dipplin (Pokémon)|Dipplin]] and [[Hydrapple (Pokémon)|Hydrapple]], Wurmple’s evolutions were the only branched evolutions capable of evolving again.
** Prior to the introduction of {{p|Dipplin}} and {{p|Hydrapple}}, Wurmple’s evolutions were the only branched evolutions capable of evolving again.
Wurmple will evolve into either Silcoon or Cascoon starting at level 7 depending on its personality value. As personality values cannot be influenced or seen 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 is a small, caterpillar-like Pokémon. Its body is mainly red with a cream underside and face. It has large yellow eyes with dark pupils. It has one sharp yellow stinger on its head and two of them on its rear. It has a tall, erect, red spine behind its forehead and a similar, smaller spine behind that. It has small spikes running down the top portions of its body and five pairs of stubby white limbs.
Wurmple has suction pads at the tips of its feet, which allow it to cling to glass or tree branches without slipping. It can spit white silk that turns gooey when exposed to the air. To defend itself, it can release poison from its tail spikes, which can weaken foes. Wurmple's diet consist of leaves and sap, the latter of which it gets by pulling bark off trees. Wurmple are abundant and live in forests. It is unknown why Wurmple evolves into either Silcoon or Cascoon, and not even Wurmple's appearance gives a hint to which species it will evolve into. Taillow, Swellow, and Starly are natural predators of Wurmple.
Evolution
Wurmple evolves into either Silcoon, which evolves into Beautifly, or evolves into Cascoon, which evolves into Dustox.
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.
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.
Likes sap and is abundant in the wild. Why it evolves into various different forms is unknown. One cannot tell from a Wurmple's appearance which form it will take when it evolves.
Thanks to the suction pads on its feet, Wurmple can scoot right up any surface! When threatened, it defends itself by releasing poison from its tail spikes.
Whether Wurmple evolves into either Silcoon or Cascoon depends on its personality value. As personality values cannot be influenced or seen by the player, what a given Wurmple will evolve into is essentially random.
Jessie also caught a Wurmple in All in a Day's Wurmple. It evolved into a Cascoon in the same episode that May's Wurmple evolved in, and into a Dustox in the same episode where May's Silcoon had evolved into a Beautifly.
Pokémon whose evolution are influenced by their gender also evolve based on their personality value, although, unlike Wurmple, their determined evolution can be known in advance.
By evolving Wurmple and then exiting the game without saving, it is possible to learn which form Wurmple will take without irreversibly evolving it. As the personality value is a static value, soft resetting to revert it to a Wurmple and evolving that same Wurmple again will never result in a different evolution from the prior attempt.
Wurmple has on occasion been erroneously depicted with a yellow horn on the back of its head. This design notably appears in it sprites for Pokémon Pinball: . It also appeared in prerelease materials for Pokémon Legends: Arceus, but was removed in the release version.
Wurmple’s evolutionary line (2 branches of a three-stage evolutionary lines) is unique.
Prior to the introduction of Dipplin and Hydrapple, Wurmple’s evolutions were the only branched evolutions capable of evolving again.
According to Ken Sugimori in an interview, Wurmple was intentionally designed to be similar to Caterpie, and is meant to fill in for Caterpie's role in the Hoenn region, i.e. being a simple evolutionary line that can teach new players the concept of Pokémon evolution.[1]
Name origin
Wurmple may be a combination of worm and rumple (creased or wrinkled in texture) or simple.
Kemusso may be derived from 毛虫 kemushi (caterpillar).
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.