Bug Bite (move)

Bug Bite (Japanese: むしくい Bug Bite) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generation IV

Bug Bite inflicts damage. If the target is holding a Berry, the user will then eat the target's Berry and gain its effect. Bug Bite's Berry-stealing ability will not work on a target that is behind a Substitute.

Generation V

Bug Bite's power doubles to 120 if the target is holding a Berry. It steals and eats the Berry as usual.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0010 Caterpie Bug 15 0013 Weedle Bug Poison 15 0168 Ariados Bug Poison -- 0204 Pineco Bug 9 0205 Forretress Bug Steel -- 9 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock 40 0265 Wurmple Bug 15 0291 Ninjask Bug Flying -- 0401 Kricketot Bug 16 0412 Burmy Bug 15 0412 Burmy Bug 15 0412 Burmy Bug 15 0413 Wormadam Bug Grass 15 0413 Wormadam Bug Ground 15 0413 Wormadam Bug Steel 15 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 15 0415 Combee Bug Flying 13 0451 Skorupi Poison Bug 34 0452 Drapion Poison Dark 34 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying -- 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Ariados
Ninjask
Yanmega |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0048 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Venonat
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Ariados
Ninjask
Yanmega |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0165 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Ledyba
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Ariados
Ninjask
Yanmega |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0283 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Surskit
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Ariados
Ninjask
Yanmega |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0290 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Nincada
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Ariados
Ninjask
Yanmega

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By move tutor

In HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 0010 Caterpie Bug 0011 Metapod Bug 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0013 Weedle Bug Poison 0014 Kakuna Bug Poison 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 0046 Paras Bug Grass 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0165 Ledyba Bug Flying 0166 Ledian Bug Flying 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison 0168 Ariados Bug Poison 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 0204 Pineco Bug 0205 Forretress Bug Steel 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock 0214 Heracross Bug Fighting 0265 Wurmple Bug 0266 Silcoon Bug 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 0268 Cascoon Bug 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 0401 Kricketot Bug 0402 Kricketune Bug 0412 Burmy Bug 0412 Burmy Bug 0412 Burmy Bug 0413 Wormadam Bug Grass 0413 Wormadam Bug Ground 0413 Wormadam Bug Steel 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 0415 Combee Bug Flying 0416 Vespiquen Bug Flying 0451 Skorupi Poison Bug 0452 Drapion Poison Dark 0455 Carnivine Grass 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying 0485 Heatran Fire 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.

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0010 Caterpie Bug 15 0013 Weedle Bug Poison 15 0168 Ariados Bug Poison -- 0204 Pineco Bug 9 0205 Forretress Bug Steel -- 9 0213 Shuckle Bug Rock 40 0265 Wurmple Bug 15 0291 Ninjask Bug Flying -- 0401 Kricketot Bug 16 0412 Burmy Bug 15 0412 Burmy Bug 15 0412 Burmy Bug 15 0413 Wormadam Bug Grass 15 0413 Wormadam Bug Ground 15 0413 Wormadam Bug Steel 15 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 15 0415 Combee Bug Flying 13 0451 Skorupi Poison Bug 34 0452 Drapion Poison Dark 34 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying -- 0540 Kurumiru Kurumiru Bug Grass 8 0541 Kurumayu Kurumayu Bug Grass -- 0542 Hahakomori Hahakomori Bug Grass -- 0543 Fushide Fushide Bug Poison 22 0544 Hoiiga Hoiiga Bug Poison 23 0545 Pendora Pendora Bug Poison 23 0557 Ishizumai Ishizumai Bug Rock 23 0558 Iwaparesu Iwaparesu Bug Rock 23 0595 Bachuru Bachuru Bug Electric 18 0596 Denchura Denchura Bug Electric 18 0631 Kuitaran Kuitaran Fire 36 0632 Aianto Aianto Bug Steel 26 0636 Meraruba Meraruba Bug Fire 40 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Caterpie, Metapod, Butterfree
Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill
Ariados
Pineco, Forretress
Wurmple, Silcoon, Beautifly, Cascoon, Dustox
Ninjask
Kricketot, Kricketune
Burmy, Mothim
Combee
Skorupi, Drapion
Yanmega
Kurumiru, Kurumayu, Hahakomori
Fushide, Hoiiga, Pendora
Ishizumai, Iwaparesu
Bachuru, Denchura
Aianto
Meraruba, Urugamoth |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0048 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Venonat
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Caterpie, Metapod, Butterfree
Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill
Ariados
Pineco, Forretress
Wurmple, Silcoon, Beautifly, Cascoon, Dustox
Ninjask
Kricketot, Kricketune
Burmy, Mothim
Combee
Skorupi, Drapion
Yanmega
Kurumiru, Kurumayu, Hahakomori
Fushide, Hoiiga, Pendora
Ishizumai, Iwaparesu
Bachuru, Denchura
Aianto
Meraruba, Urugamoth |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0127 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pinsir
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" | Caterpie, Metapod, Butterfree
Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill
Ariados
Pineco, Forretress
Wurmple, Silcoon, Beautifly, Cascoon, Dustox
Ninjask
Kricketot, Kricketune
Burmy, Mothim
Combee
Skorupi, Drapion
Yanmega
Kurumiru, Kurumayu, Hahakomori
Fushide, Hoiiga, Pendora
Ishizumai, Iwaparesu
Bachuru, Denchura
Aianto
Meraruba, Urugamoth |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0165 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Ledyba
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Caterpie, Metapod, Butterfree
Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill
Ariados
Pineco, Forretress
Wurmple, Silcoon, Beautifly, Cascoon, Dustox
Ninjask
Kricketot, Kricketune
Burmy, Mothim
Combee
Skorupi, Drapion
Yanmega
Kurumiru, Kurumayu, Hahakomori
Fushide, Hoiiga, Pendora
Ishizumai, Iwaparesu
Bachuru, Denchura
Aianto
Meraruba, Urugamoth |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0283 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Surskit
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Caterpie, Metapod, Butterfree
Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill
Ariados
Pineco, Forretress
Wurmple, Silcoon, Beautifly, Cascoon, Dustox
Ninjask
Kricketot, Kricketune
Burmy, Mothim
Combee
Skorupi, Drapion
Yanmega
Kurumiru, Kurumayu, Hahakomori
Fushide, Hoiiga, Pendora
Ishizumai, Iwaparesu
Bachuru, Denchura
Aianto
Meraruba, Urugamoth |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0290 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Nincada
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Caterpie, Metapod, Butterfree
Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill
Ariados
Pineco, Forretress
Wurmple, Silcoon, Beautifly, Cascoon, Dustox
Ninjask
Kricketot, Kricketune
Burmy, Mothim
Combee
Skorupi, Drapion
Yanmega
Kurumiru, Kurumayu, Hahakomori
Fushide, Hoiiga, Pendora
Ishizumai, Iwaparesu
Bachuru, Denchura
Aianto
Meraruba, Urugamoth |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0328 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Trapinch
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Caterpie, Metapod, Butterfree
Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill
Ariados
Pineco, Forretress
Wurmple, Silcoon, Beautifly, Cascoon, Dustox
Ninjask
Kricketot, Kricketune
Burmy, Mothim
Combee
Skorupi, Drapion
Yanmega
Kurumiru, Kurumayu, Hahakomori
Fushide, Hoiiga, Pendora
Ishizumai, Iwaparesu
Bachuru, Denchura
Aianto
Meraruba, Urugamoth |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0588 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | Kapurumo | style="background: #FFF" | Kapurumo
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" | Caterpie, Metapod, Butterfree
Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill
Ariados
Pineco, Forretress
Wurmple, Silcoon, Beautifly, Cascoon, Dustox
Ninjask
Kricketot, Kricketune
Burmy, Mothim
Combee
Skorupi, Drapion
Yanmega
Kurumiru, Kurumayu, Hahakomori
Fushide, Hoiiga, Pendora
Ishizumai, Iwaparesu
Bachuru, Denchura
Aianto
Meraruba, Urugamoth

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In other languages

• French: Piqure
• Italian: Coleomorso
• Spanish: Picadura
• German: Käferbiss
• Brazilian portuguese: Mordida de inseto

Trivia

• This move was more widely distributed in Pokémon Platinum. Only four Pokémon were able to learn it (without breeding) in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, and even then, only by way of move relearner.

Variations of the move Pluck
Pluck • Bug Bite

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