Bug (type)

Template:ElementalTypes Template:TypeNotice Notable trainers that specialize in Bug-type Pokémon are Bugsy of Azalea Town and Aaron of the Sinnoh Elite Four.

Statistical averages

Overall

Stat
HP: 54
Attack: 65
Defense: 65
Sp.Atk: 48
Sp.Def: 62
Speed: 57
Total: 0

Fully evolved

Stat
HP: 62.69
Attack: 78.35
Defense: 78.88
Sp.Atk: 63.35
Sp.Def: 80.62
Speed: 63.42
Total: 0

Battle properties

Generation I

Bug-type moves:

• Are super effective against: Grass, Poison, Psychic
• Are not very effective against: Fighting, Fire, Flying, Ghost
• Have no effect against: None

Bug-type Pokémon:

• Resist: Fighting, Grass, Ground
• Are weak to: Fire, Flying, Poison, Rock
• Have immunity to: None

Generation II-onward

Bug-type moves:

• Are super effective against: Dark, Grass, Psychic
• Are not very effective against: Fighting, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Poison, Steel
• Have no effect against: None

Bug-type Pokémon:

• Resist: Fighting, Grass, Ground
• Are weak to: Fire, Flying, Rock
• Have immunity to: None

Characteristics

Bug Pokémon are amongst the first Pokémon types a Trainer can find in the wild. They generally evolve at very early levels compared to most other Pokémon. The type varies from strong to weak. Depending how said Pokémon is raised, they can provide annoyance with stat altering moves or hit hard with attacks such as Megahorn, X-Scissor, Signal Beam and Bug Buzz.

They are super effective against Psychic- and Template:Type2s, which are two types common in most teams, and also the very common Template:Type2, even though many Grass-types are also Poison-typed, making them neutral to Bug-type moves. The Generation I games weren't very kind to this type, having only three very weak damage-dealing moves, but many Pokémon of this type have improved over time.

Defensively, however, Bug-types are still mediocre, because of their low Defense and the fact that there are many that are part Flying, magnifying their weakness to Rock. However, they resist Ground and even Fighting, two extremely powerful types. Dual-type Bug/Flying and Bug/Poison Pokémon have an outstanding 4x resistance to Fighting, which can make up for their slightly low Defense. They also have a 4x resistance to common Grass moves, meaning they would take very little damage from such notorious moves as Giga Drain, Energy Ball or Petal Dance.

Notably, many Bug-type families evolve dependent on unique methods, such as an extra slot in the party, its current moveset, gender, or personality values.

When used in contests, Bug-type moves do not favor one contest type.

In total, there are 47 Pokémon with the Bug-type.

Pokémon

Pure Bug-type Pokémon

# Name 010 Caterpie 011 Metapod 127 Pinsir 204 Pineco 265 Wurmple 266 Silcoon 268 Cascoon 313 Volbeat 314 Illumise 401 Kricketot 402 Kricketune 412 Burmy

Half Bug-type Pokémon

Primary Bug-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 012 Butterfree Bug Flying 013 Weedle Bug Poison 014 Kakuna Bug Poison 015 Beedrill Bug Poison 046 Paras Bug Grass 047 Parasect Bug Grass 048 Venonat Bug Poison 049 Venomoth Bug Poison 123 Scyther Bug Flying 165 Ledyba Bug Flying 166 Ledian Bug Flying 167 Spinarak Bug Poison 168 Ariados Bug Poison 193 Yanma Bug Flying 205 Forretress Bug Steel 212 Scizor Bug Steel 213 Shuckle Bug Rock 214 Heracross Bug Fighting 267 Beautifly Bug Flying 269 Dustox Bug Poison 283 Surskit Bug Water 284 Masquerain Bug Flying 290 Nincada Bug Ground 291 Ninjask Bug Flying 292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 413 Wormadam Bug Grass Wormadam Bug Ground Wormadam Bug Steel 414 Mothim Bug Flying 415 Combee Bug Flying 416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 469 Yanmega Bug Flying

Secondary Bug-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 347 Anorith Bug Rock 348 Armaldo Bug Rock 451 Skorupi Poison Bug

Moves

Damage-dealing moves

Name Category Contest Power Accuracy PP Target Notes Attack Order Physical Smart 90 100% 15 One target It has a high critical-hit ratio. Bug Bite Physical Tough 60 100% 20 One target If the target has a berry, the user takes it and uses it. Bug Buzz Special Cute 90 100% 10 One target Has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense. Fury Cutter Physical Cool 10 95% 20 One target Each consecutive round it hits, the damage is doubled. Leech Life Physical Smart 20 100% 15 One target Restores the user's HP by half the damage dealt. Megahorn Physical Cool 120 85% 10 One target Pin Missile Physical Cool 14 85% 20 One target Attacks two to five times in a row. Signal Beam Special Beauty 75 100% 15 One target Has a 10% chance of confusing the target. Silver Wind Special Beauty 60 100% 5 One target Has a 10% chance of raising all of the user's stats. Twineedle Physical Cool 25 100% 20 One target Hits twice. Has a 20% chance of poisoning the target. U-turn Physical Cute 70 100% 20 One target User switches out after dealing damage. X-Scissor Physical Beauty 80 100% 15 One target

Non-damaging moves

Name Category Contest Power Accuracy PP Target Notes Defend Order Status Smart — — 10 User Raises the user's Defense and Special Defense. Heal Order Status Smart — — 10 User Restores user's HP by half of its maximum HP. Spider Web Status Smart — — 10 One target Target cannot flee or be switched out. String Shot Status Smart — 95% 40 Both foes Lowers target's Speed. Tail Glow Status Beauty — — 20 User Raises user's Special Attack.

Trivia

• Even though Flying is a common secondary type among Bug-types, not a single Bug-type can learn the move Fly.
• Every Bug-type Pokémon can breed. Other types have at least one baby or legendary Pokémon among them, which cannot breed.
• All Bug-types besides Shedinja, Anorith, and Armaldo are in the Bug Egg Group.
• With the exception of Arceus holding an Insect Plate, there has yet to be a Bug-type legendary Pokémon.
• Each generation has introduced at least one Bug-type Pokémon whose name starts with the letter S.
• Until Platinum, several Bug-types, Shuckle, Kricketot, Burmy, Wormadam, and Combee, were unable to learn any Bug-type moves. Each of them is now able to learn Bug Bite by level, and Wormadam can learn Signal Beam by move tutor.

In other languages

• Dutch: Insect
• French: Insecte
• German: Käfer
• Italian: Coleottero
• Korean: 벌레 beolle
• Polish: Robak (robaczy)
• Spanish: Bicho