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Bug (type)

Most Bug Pokémon grow quickly and evolve sooner than other types. As a result, they are often very weak. In Generation I, bugs were almost useless since the few Bug type moves available were very weak. The situation improved in later games with better moves and an advantage against the Dark type.

In Generations 1-3, all Bug type moves were categorized as Physical.

100 Bug type Pokémon 25 Single type Pokémon 75 Dual type Pokémon 34 Bug-type moves

Attack pros & cons

Bug moves are super-effective against:

Grass Psychic Dark

Bug moves are not very effective against:

Fire Fighting Poison Flying Ghost Steel Fairy

Defense pros & cons

These types are not very effective against Bug Pokémon:

Grass Fighting Ground

These types are super-effective against Bug Pokémon:

Fire Flying Rock

Dual-type attack pros & cons

This chart shows the strength of the Bug type against every type combination. The fraction of damage a Bug type move will deal is shown - ½ means 50% damage (not very effective), 2 means 200% (super-effective) and so on.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro	Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
Normal	½	2	½	½	½	2	½	2	½	½
Fire	½	½	½	½	¼	¼	½	¼	½	½	¼	½	¼	¼
Water	½	2	½	½	½	2	½	2	½	½
Electric	½	2	½	½	½	2	½	2	½	½
Grass	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	4
Ice	½	2	½	½	½	2	½	2	½	½
Fighting	½	¼	½	½	½	¼	½	¼	½	½	¼	½	¼	¼
Poison	½	¼	½	½	½	¼	½	¼	½	½	¼	½	¼	¼
Ground	½	2	½	½	½	2	½	2	½	½
Flying	½	¼	½	½	½	¼	¼	½	½	½	¼	½	¼	¼
Psychic	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	4
Bug	½	2	½	½	½	2	½	2	½	½
Rock	½	2	½	½	½	2	½	2	½	½
Ghost	½	¼	½	½	½	¼	¼	½	¼	½	½	½	¼	¼
Dragon	½	2	½	½	½	2	½	2	½	½
Dark	2	2	2	4	2	2	4	2	2	2
Steel	½	¼	½	½	½	¼	¼	½	¼	½	½	¼	½	¼
Fairy	½	¼	½	½	½	¼	¼	½	¼	½	½	¼	½	¼

Effects of the Bug type

• The Swarm ability increases the power of Bug type moves by 50% when the Pokémon has less than 1⁄3 HP remaining.
• The ability Rattled raises the Pokémon's Speed one stage when hit by a Bug type attack.
• The items Insect Plate and Silver Powder increase the power of Bug type moves by 20% when held.
• The Bug Gem increases the power of a Bug type move by 30% when held, and is then consumed.
• The Tanga Berry, when held, neutralizes a super-effective Bug type move.
• The Net Ball increases the catch rate when used on Bug types.

Other languages

English	Bug
Japanese	むし
German	Käfer
French	Insecte
Italian	Coleottero
Spanish	Bicho
Korean	벌레
Chinese (Simplified)	虫
Chinese (Traditional)	蟲

Bug Pokémon stat averages

56.9 HP Ranked #18 71.0 Attack Ranked #17 70.7 Defense Ranked #14 56.0 Sp. Attack Ranked #18 65.5 Sp. Defense Ranked #18 60.8 Speed Ranked #16

Notable Bug-type trainers

Bugsy Azalea Town Gym Leader Gen 2, 4 Aaron Elite Four Gen 4, 8 Burgh Castelia City Gym Leader Gen 5 Viola Santalune City Gym Leader Gen 6 Katy Cortondo Gym Leader Gen 9

Bug Pokémon

There are 100 Bug-type Pokémon. See also:

• Bug Pokémon with stats
• Bug attacks

Caterpie #0010 / Bug Metapod #0011 / Bug Butterfree #0012 / Bug · Flying Weedle #0013 / Bug · Poison Kakuna #0014 / Bug · Poison Beedrill #0015 / Bug · Poison Beedrill Mega Beedrill #0015 / Bug · Poison Paras #0046 / Bug · Grass Parasect #0047 / Bug · Grass Venonat #0048 / Bug · Poison Venomoth #0049 / Bug · Poison Scyther #0123 / Bug · Flying Pinsir #0127 / Bug Pinsir Mega Pinsir #0127 / Bug · Flying Ledyba #0165 / Bug · Flying Ledian #0166 / Bug · Flying Spinarak #0167 / Bug · Poison Ariados #0168 / Bug · Poison Yanma #0193 / Bug · Flying Pineco #0204 / Bug Forretress #0205 / Bug · Steel Scizor #0212 / Bug · Steel Scizor Mega Scizor #0212 / Bug · Steel Shuckle #0213 / Bug · Rock Heracross #0214 / Bug · Fighting Heracross Mega Heracross #0214 / Bug · Fighting Wurmple #0265 / Bug Silcoon #0266 / Bug Beautifly #0267 / Bug · Flying Cascoon #0268 / Bug Dustox #0269 / Bug · Poison Surskit #0283 / Bug · Water Masquerain #0284 / Bug · Flying Nincada #0290 / Bug · Ground Ninjask #0291 / Bug · Flying Shedinja #0292 / Bug · Ghost Volbeat #0313 / Bug Illumise #0314 / Bug Anorith #0347 / Rock · Bug Armaldo #0348 / Rock · Bug Kricketot #0401 / Bug Kricketune #0402 / Bug Burmy Plant Cloak #0412 / Bug Burmy Sandy Cloak #0412 / Bug Burmy Trash Cloak #0412 / Bug Wormadam Plant Cloak #0413 / Bug · Grass Wormadam Sandy Cloak #0413 / Bug · Ground Wormadam Trash Cloak #0413 / Bug · Steel Mothim #0414 / Bug · Flying Combee #0415 / Bug · Flying Vespiquen #0416 / Bug · Flying Skorupi #0451 / Poison · Bug Yanmega #0469 / Bug · Flying Sewaddle #0540 / Bug · Grass Swadloon #0541 / Bug · Grass Leavanny #0542 / Bug · Grass Venipede #0543 / Bug · Poison Whirlipede #0544 / Bug · Poison Scolipede #0545 / Bug · Poison Dwebble #0557 / Bug · Rock Crustle #0558 / Bug · Rock Karrablast #0588 / Bug Escavalier #0589 / Bug · Steel Joltik #0595 / Bug · Electric Galvantula #0596 / Bug · Electric Shelmet #0616 / Bug Accelgor #0617 / Bug Durant #0632 / Bug · Steel Larvesta #0636 / Bug · Fire Volcarona #0637 / Bug · Fire Genesect #0649 / Bug · Steel Scatterbug #0664 / Bug Spewpa #0665 / Bug Vivillon #0666 / Bug · Flying Grubbin #0736 / Bug Charjabug #0737 / Bug · Electric Vikavolt #0738 / Bug · Electric Cutiefly #0742 / Bug · Fairy Ribombee #0743 / Bug · Fairy Dewpider #0751 / Water · Bug Araquanid #0752 / Water · Bug Wimpod #0767 / Bug · Water Golisopod #0768 / Bug · Water Buzzwole #0794 / Bug · Fighting Pheromosa #0795 / Bug · Fighting Blipbug #0824 / Bug Dottler #0825 / Bug · Psychic Orbeetle #0826 / Bug · Psychic Sizzlipede #0850 / Fire · Bug Centiskorch #0851 / Fire · Bug Snom #0872 / Ice · Bug Frosmoth #0873 / Ice · Bug Kleavor #0900 / Bug · Rock Tarountula #0917 / Bug Spidops #0918 / Bug Nymble #0919 / Bug Lokix #0920 / Bug · Dark Rellor #0953 / Bug Rabsca #0954 / Bug · Psychic Slither Wing #0988 / Bug · Fighting