Bug Bite (move)

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Bug Bite
むしくい Bug Bite
Type  Bug
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  60
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

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 Caterpie Bug Bug   15 15 15
013 Weedle Weedle Bug Poison   15 15 15
168 Ariados Ariados Bug Poison -- -- --
204 Pineco Pineco Bug Bug   9 9 9
205 Forretress Forretress Bug Steel   --, 9 --, 9 --
213 Shuckle Shuckle Bug Rock   40 40 42 42
265 Wurmple Wurmple Bug Bug   15 15 15
291 Ninjask Ninjask Bug Flying -- -- --
401 Kricketot Kricketot Bug Bug   16 16 16
412 Burmy Burmy Bug Bug   15 15 15
413 Wormadam Wormadam Bug Grass   15 15 15
414 Mothim Mothim Bug Flying   15 15 15
415 Combee Combee Bug Flying   13 13 13
451 Skorupi Skorupi Poison Bug   34 34 20 20
452 Drapion Drapion Poison Dark   34 34 20 20
469 Yanmega Yanmega Bug Flying -- -- --
540 Sewaddle Sewaddle Bug Grass   8 8
541 Swadloon Swadloon Bug Grass   -- --
542 Leavanny Leavanny Bug Grass   --, 8 --, 8
543 Venipede Venipede Bug Poison   22 22
544 Whirlipede Whirlipede Bug Poison   23 23
545 Scolipede Scolipede Bug Poison   23 23
557 Dwebble Dwebble Bug Rock   23 23
558 Crustle Crustle Bug Rock   23 23
595 Joltik Joltik Bug Electric   18 18
596 Galvantula Galvantula Bug Electric   18 18
631 Heatmor Heatmor Fire Fire   36 36
632 Durant Durant Bug Steel   26 26
636 Larvesta Larvesta Bug Fire   40 40
664 Scatterbug 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 Paras Bug Grass AriadosNinjaskYanmega CaterpieWeedleAriadosPinecoForretressShuckleWurmpleNinjaskKricketotBurmyMothimCombeeSkorupiDrapionYanmega CaterpieWeedleAriadosPinecoForretressShuckleWurmpleNinjaskKricketotBurmyMothimCombeeSkorupiDrapionYanmegaSewaddleSwadloonLeavannyVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeDwebbleCrustleJoltikGalvantulaDurantLarvesta CaterpieWeedleAriadosPinecoForretressShuckleWurmpleNinjaskKricketotBurmyMothimCombeeSkorupiDrapionYanmegaSewaddleSwadloonLeavannyVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeDwebbleCrustleJoltikGalvantulaDurantLarvestaScatterbug
048 Venonat Venonat Bug Poison AriadosNinjaskYanmega CaterpieWeedleAriadosPinecoForretressShuckleWurmpleNinjaskKricketotBurmyMothimCombeeSkorupiDrapionYanmega CaterpieWeedleAriadosPinecoForretressShuckleWurmpleNinjaskKricketotBurmyMothimCombeeSkorupiDrapionYanmegaSewaddleSwadloonLeavannyVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeDwebbleCrustleJoltikGalvantulaDurantLarvesta CaterpieWeedleAriadosPinecoForretressShuckleWurmpleNinjaskKricketotBurmyMothimCombeeSkorupiDrapionYanmegaSewaddleSwadloonLeavannyVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeDwebbleCrustleJoltikGalvantulaDurantLarvestaScatterbug
127 Pinsir Pinsir Bug Bug no CaterpieWeedleAriadosPinecoForretressShuckleWurmpleNinjaskKricketotBurmyMothimCombeeSkorupiDrapionYanmegaSewaddleSwadloonLeavannyVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeDwebbleCrustleJoltikGalvantulaDurantLarvesta CaterpieMetapodButterfreeWeedleKakunaBeedrill
AriadosPinecoForretressShuckleWurmpleSilcoon
BeautiflyCascoonDustoxNinjaskKricketotKricketune
BurmyMothimCombeeSkorupiDrapionYanmega
SewaddleSwadloonLeavannyVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipede
DwebbleCrustleJoltikGalvantulaDurantLarvesta
VolcaronaScatterbug
165 Ledyba Ledyba Bug Flying AriadosNinjaskYanmega CaterpieWeedleAriadosPinecoForretressShuckleWurmpleNinjaskKricketotBurmyMothimCombeeSkorupiDrapionYanmega CaterpieWeedleAriadosPinecoForretressShuckleWurmpleNinjaskKricketotBurmyMothimCombeeSkorupiDrapionYanmegaSewaddleSwadloonLeavannyVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeDwebbleCrustleJoltikGalvantulaDurantLarvesta CaterpieWeedleAriadosPinecoForretressShuckleWurmpleNinjaskKricketotBurmyMothimCombeeSkorupiDrapionYanmegaSewaddleSwadloonLeavannyVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeDwebbleCrustleJoltikGalvantulaDurantLarvestaScatterbug
283 Surskit Surskit Bug Water AriadosNinjaskYanmega CaterpieWeedleAriadosPinecoForretressShuckleWurmpleNinjaskKricketotBurmyMothimCombeeSkorupiDrapionYanmega CaterpieWeedleAriadosPinecoForretressShuckleWurmpleNinjaskKricketotBurmyMothimCombeeSkorupiDrapionYanmegaSewaddleSwadloonLeavannyVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeDwebbleCrustleJoltikGalvantulaDurantLarvesta CaterpieWeedleAriadosPinecoForretressShuckleWurmpleNinjaskKricketotBurmyMothimCombeeSkorupiDrapionYanmegaSewaddleSwadloonLeavannyVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeDwebbleCrustleJoltikGalvantulaDurantLarvestaScatterbug
290 Nincada Nincada Bug Ground AriadosNinjaskYanmega CaterpieWeedleAriadosPinecoForretressShuckleWurmpleNinjaskKricketotBurmyMothimCombeeSkorupiDrapionYanmega CaterpieWeedleAriadosPinecoForretressShuckleWurmpleNinjaskKricketotBurmyMothimCombeeSkorupiDrapionYanmegaSewaddleSwadloonLeavannyVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeDwebbleCrustleJoltikGalvantulaDurantLarvesta CaterpieWeedleAriadosPinecoForretressShuckleWurmpleNinjaskKricketotBurmyMothimCombeeSkorupiDrapionYanmegaSewaddleSwadloonLeavannyVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeDwebbleCrustleJoltikGalvantulaDurantLarvestaScatterbug
328 Trapinch Trapinch Ground Ground no CaterpieWeedleAriadosPinecoForretressShuckleWurmpleNinjaskKricketotBurmyMothimCombeeSkorupiDrapionYanmegaSewaddleSwadloonLeavannyVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeDwebbleCrustleJoltikGalvantulaDurantLarvesta CaterpieWeedleAriadosPinecoForretressShuckleWurmpleNinjaskKricketotBurmyMothimCombeeSkorupiDrapionYanmegaSewaddleSwadloonLeavannyVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeDwebbleCrustleJoltikGalvantulaDurantLarvestaScatterbug
588 Karrablast Karrablast Bug Bug no CaterpieWeedleAriadosPinecoForretressShuckleWurmpleNinjaskKricketotBurmyMothimCombeeSkorupiDrapionYanmegaSewaddleSwadloonLeavannyVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeDwebbleCrustleJoltikGalvantulaDurantLarvesta CaterpieWeedleAriadosPinecoForretressShuckleWurmpleNinjaskKricketotBurmyMothimCombeeSkorupiDrapionYanmegaSewaddleSwadloonLeavannyVenipedeWhirlipedeScolipedeDwebbleCrustleJoltikGalvantulaDurantLarvestaScatterbug
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 Caterpie Bug Bug ✔ ✔
011 Metapod Metapod Bug Bug ✔ ✔
012 Butterfree Butterfree Bug Flying ✔ ✔
013 Weedle Weedle Bug Poison ✔ ✔
014 Kakuna Kakuna Bug Poison ✔ ✔
015 Beedrill Beedrill Bug Poison ✔ ✔
046 Paras Paras Bug Grass ✔ ✔
047 Parasect Parasect Bug Grass ✔ ✔
048 Venonat Venonat Bug Poison ✔ ✔
049 Venomoth Venomoth Bug Poison ✔ ✔
070 Weepinbell Weepinbell Grass Poison ✔
071 Victreebel Victreebel Grass Poison ✔
123 Scyther Scyther Bug Flying ✔ ✔
127 Pinsir Pinsir Bug Bug ✔
151 Mew Mew Psychic Psychic ✔ ✔
165 Ledyba Ledyba Bug Flying ✔ ✔
166 Ledian Ledian Bug Flying ✔ ✔
167 Spinarak Spinarak Bug Poison ✔ ✔
168 Ariados Ariados Bug Poison ✔ ✔
193 Yanma Yanma Bug Flying ✔ ✔
204 Pineco Pineco Bug Bug ✔ ✔
205 Forretress Forretress Bug Steel ✔ ✔
207 Gligar Gligar Ground Flying ✔
212 Scizor Scizor Bug Steel ✔ ✔
213 Shuckle Shuckle Bug Rock ✔ ✔
214 Heracross Heracross Bug Fighting ✔ ✔
265 Wurmple Wurmple Bug Bug ✔ ✔
266 Silcoon Silcoon Bug Bug ✔ ✔
267 Beautifly Beautifly Bug Flying ✔ ✔
268 Cascoon Cascoon Bug Bug ✔ ✔
269 Dustox Dustox Bug Poison ✔ ✔
283 Surskit Surskit Bug Water ✔ ✔
284 Masquerain Masquerain Bug Flying ✔ ✔
290 Nincada Nincada Bug Ground ✔ ✔
291 Ninjask Ninjask Bug Flying ✔ ✔
292 Shedinja Shedinja Bug Ghost ✔ ✔
313 Volbeat Volbeat Bug Bug ✔ ✔
314 Illumise Illumise Bug Bug ✔ ✔
328 Trapinch Trapinch Ground Ground ✔ ✔
329 Vibrava Vibrava Ground Dragon ✔ ✔
330 Flygon Flygon Ground Dragon ✔ ✔
347 Anorith Anorith Rock Bug ✔
348 Armaldo Armaldo Rock Bug ✔
401 Kricketot Kricketot Bug Bug ✔ ✔
402 Kricketune Kricketune Bug Bug ✔ ✔
412 Burmy Burmy Bug Bug ✔ ✔
413 Wormadam Wormadam
Plant Cloak 		Bug Grass ✔ ✔
413 Wormadam Wormadam
Sandy Cloak 		Bug Ground ✔ ✔
413 Wormadam Wormadam
Trash Cloak 		Bug Steel ✔ ✔
414 Mothim Mothim Bug Flying ✔ ✔
415 Combee Combee Bug Flying ✔ ✔
416 Vespiquen Vespiquen Bug Flying ✔ ✔
451 Skorupi Skorupi Poison Bug ✔ ✔
452 Drapion Drapion Poison Dark ✔ ✔
455 Carnivine Carnivine Grass Grass ✔ ✔
469 Yanmega Yanmega Bug Flying ✔ ✔
472 Gliscor Gliscor Ground Flying ✔
485 Heatran Heatran Fire Steel ✔ ✔
540 Sewaddle Sewaddle Bug Grass ✔
541 Swadloon Swadloon Bug Grass ✔
542 Leavanny Leavanny Bug Grass ✔
543 Venipede Venipede Bug Poison ✔
544 Whirlipede Whirlipede Bug Poison ✔
545 Scolipede Scolipede Bug Poison ✔
557 Dwebble Dwebble Bug Rock ✔
558 Crustle Crustle Bug Rock ✔
588 Karrablast Karrablast Bug Bug ✔
589 Escavalier Escavalier Bug Steel ✔
595 Joltik Joltik Bug Electric ✔
596 Galvantula Galvantula Bug Electric ✔
616 Shelmet Shelmet Bug Bug ✔
617 Accelgor Accelgor Bug Bug ✔
631 Heatmor Heatmor Fire Fire ✔
632 Durant Durant Bug Steel ✔
636 Larvesta Larvesta Bug Fire ✔
637 Volcarona Volcarona Bug Fire ✔
649 Genesect 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 165 Ledyba Bug Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky
0167 167 Spinarak Bug Poison Dream World - Spooky Manor
0265 265 Wurmple Bug Dream World - Dream Park
0412 412 BurmyLv.10 Bug Dream World - Pokémon Café Forest and Rugged Mountain
0588 588 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.

     
     
     
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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 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


In other generations

Generation IV

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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