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Wurmple (Japanese: ケムッソ Kemusso) is a Bug-type Pokémon.
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.
Biology
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 a white silk that turns gooey when exposed to the air. It can release poison from its tail spikes, which can weaken and poison foes. Wurmple lives in forests. It eats leaves and pulls bark off trees to feed on the sap.
In the anime
Major appearances
May captured a Wurmple in All in a Day's Wurmple. May's Wurmple evolved into Silcoon in A Corphish Out of Water, and later evolved into Beautifly in Seeing is Believing!.
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.
Wurmple was shown in A Trainer and Child Reunion! as a Pokémon that was released by Aaron when he was younger. It came back years later as a Beautifly.
Minor appearances
A Wurmple appeared in The Ribbon Cup Caper at the ship’s Pokémon Center.
A Wurmple made a brief appearance in a flashback in The Rise of Darkrai.
A group of Wurmple also appeared in Genesect and the Legend Awakened at Pokémon Hills.
Pokédex entries
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Wurmple
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Ash's Pokédex
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Wurmple, the Worm Pokémon. Wurmple live primarily off of sap from trees. The suction cups on its feet keep it from slipping.
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
Several Galactic Grunts are seen using Wurmple. Among these grunts is B-2.
In the TCG
- Main article: Wurmple (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
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| Generation III
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| Ruby
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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.
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| Sapphire
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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.
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| Emerald
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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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| FireRed
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It lives amidst tall grass and in forests. When attacked, it resists by pointing its venomous spikes at the foe.
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| LeafGreen
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| Diamond
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It loves to eat leaves. If it is attacked by a Starly, it will defend itself with its spiked rear.
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| Pearl
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It spits a white silk that turns sticky when it contacts air. It is used to immobilize foes.
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| Platinum
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Often targeted by bird Pokémon, it desperately resists by releasing poison from its tail spikes.
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| HeartGold
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It lives among the tall grass and in forests. It repels attacks by raising up the spikes on its rear.
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| Black
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Often targeted by bird Pokémon, it desperately resists by releasing poison from its tail spikes.
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| White
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Often targeted by bird Pokémon, it desperately resists by releasing poison from its tail spikes.
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| White 2
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| Generation VI
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It loves to eat leaves. If it is attacked by a Starly, it will defend itself with its spiked rear.
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| Y
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It lives among the tall grass and in forests. It repels attacks by raising up the spikes on its rear.
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| Omega Ruby
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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.
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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.
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Game locations
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In side games
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
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At Lv. 100
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45
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105 - 152
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200 - 294
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45
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45 - 106
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85 - 207
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35
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36 - 95
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67 - 185
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20
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22 - 79
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40 - 152
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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20
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22 - 79
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40 - 152
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Total: 195
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Wurmple
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Wurmple
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Wurmple
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Wurmple
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Wurmple in Generation VI
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Wurmple in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Wurmple
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Wurmple
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Wurmple can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Wurmple cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Wurmple
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Wurmple
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
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Trivia
- Wurmple shares its species name with Caterpie. They are both known as the Worm 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.
- Wurmple is the only Pokémon whose evolution is directly influenced by its personality value. Pokémon whose evolution is influenced by their gender are also technically evolving based on their personality value, although unlike Wurmple, their determined evolution can be known in advance.
- Prior to Generation VI, Wurmple's body style was
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Origin
Wurmple is based on a caterpillar.
Name origin
Wurmple is a combination of worm and rumple (referring to the wrinkled texture of its skin). The ending of Wurmple may also come from simple.
Kemusso is derived from 毛虫 kemushi (caterpillar).
In other languages
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 Japanese
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ケムッソ Kemusso
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From 毛虫 kemushi
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 French
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Chenipotte
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From chenille, and a corruption of pote
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 Spanish
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Wurmple
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Same as English name
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 German
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Waumpel
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From its English name
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 Italian
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Wurmple
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Same as English name
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 Korean
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개무소 Gaemuso
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Transliteration of Japanese name
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 Mandarin Chinese
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刺尾蟲 / 刺尾虫 Cìwěichóng
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Literally "Sting-tailed bug"
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 Hindi
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रामपल Wrumple
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Transliteration of English name
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Related articles
External links
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Pecha Berry (20%)
Bright Powder (5%)
For other sprites and images, please see Wurmple images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
