Struggle Bug (move)

Struggle Bug むしのていこう Insect Opposition

Battles Type  Bug Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  30 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Other Side: Affects the opponent's side of the field

Availability Introduced  Generation V TM76 in Generation V

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Struggle Bug (Japanese: むしのていこう Insect Opposition) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Struggle Bug inflicts damage and lowers the target's Special Attack stat by one stage. It also affects both opponents in double battles and all reachable opponents in triple battles.

Learnset

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock -- 0401 Kricketot Bug 6 0540 Sewaddle Bug Grass 22 0542 Leavanny Bug Grass 22 0616 Shelmet Bug 16 0617 Accelgor Bug 16 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM76

#   Pokémon Type 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 0046 Paras Bug Grass 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 0127 Pinsir Bug 0151 Mew Psychic 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison 0168 Ariados Bug Poison 0204 Pineco Bug 0205 Forretress Bug Steel 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock 0214 Heracross Bug Fighting 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 0283 Surskit Bug Water 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0290 Nincada Bug Ground 0291 Ninjask Bug Flying 0292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 0313 Volbeat Bug 0314 Illumise Bug 0328 Trapinch Ground 0329 Vibrava Ground Dragon 0330 Flygon Ground Dragon 0347 Anorith Rock Bug 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 0402 Kricketune Bug 0413 Wormadam Bug Grass 0413 Wormadam Bug Ground 0413 Wormadam Bug Steel 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 0416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 0451 Skorupi Poison Bug 0452 Drapion Poison Dark 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying 0540 Sewaddle Bug Grass 0541 Swadloon Bug Grass 0542 Leavanny Bug Grass 0543 Venipede Bug Poison 0544 Whirlipede Bug Poison 0545 Scolipede Bug Poison 0557 Dwebble Bug Rock 0558 Crustle Bug Rock 0588 Karrablast Bug 0589 Escavalier Bug Steel 0595 Joltik Bug Electric 0596 Galvantula Bug Electric 0616 Shelmet Bug 0617 Accelgor Bug 0632 Durant Bug Steel 0636 Larvesta Bug Fire 0637 Volcarona Bug Fire 0649 Genesect Bug Steel Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• All Pokémon that can learn Struggle Bug are related to bugs (either Bug-type or Bug Group) with the exception of Mew and Smeargle.
• Kricketot can learn Struggle Bug naturally, but it is incompatible with TM76 which teaches the same move.

In other languages

Language Title French Canada Survinsecte Europe Survinsecte German Käfertrutz Italian Entomoblocco Spanish Latin America Estoicismo Spain Estoicismo

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