Burmy is a small, larval Pokémon with a black segmented body and a coiled antenna on top of its head. It has a beak-like mouth and yellow eyes. Burmy has six stubby legs: the first two pairs are black, while the back pair is yellow. There are also two white spots on its cheeks. However, Burmy's legs and cheek spots are only visible on a Burmy without a cloak.
As seen in the Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl episode Some Enchanted Sweetening! it can uncoil the antenna on its head and wrap it around its opponent. Remoraid is a natural predator of Burmy.
Burmy uncoiling its appendage in the animated series
Burmy without its cloak
Forms
Burmy's forms in the TCG
Burmy has three forms: Plant Cloak, Sandy Cloak, and Trash Cloak.
Burmy is normally covered by a cloak, with three known variants that consist of either twigs and leaves, sand and mud bound by its own silk, or dust and garbage resembling pink building insulation. It will not hesitate to collect nearby materials to construct a new cloak if the old one breaks or falls off. Even if it is born where there are no cocooning materials, it somehow always ends up with a cloak. The cloak protects it from the cold and will become thinner when the weather is hot.
Plant Cloak
Sandy Cloak
Trash Cloak
Evolution
Burmy, if female, evolves into Wormadam and, if male, evolves into Mothim. When evolving into Wormadam, its form determines the form of Wormadam it evolves into, which is permanent.