The Bug-type (Japanese: むしタイプ Mushi type) is one of the seventeen elemental types.
Notable trainers that specialize in Bug-type Pokémon are Bugsy of Azalea Town and Aaron of the Sinnoh Elite Four.
Statistical averages
Overall
Fully evolved
Battle properties
Generation I
| Offensive
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| Defensive
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| Power
| Types
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| Resist
| Types
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| 2×
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| ½×
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| ½×
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| 2×
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| 0×
| None
| 0×
| None
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Generation II-onward
| Offensive
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| Defensive
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| Power
| Types
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| Resist
| Types
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| 2×
| 
| ½×
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| ½×
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| 2×
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| 0×
| None
| 0×
| None
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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 Dark-types, which are two types common in most teams, and also the very common Grass-type, 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
Half Bug-type Pokémon
Primary Bug-type Pokémon
Secondary Bug-type Pokémon
Moves
Damage-dealing moves
Non-damaging moves
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.
- Almost all Bug-type Pokémon evolve very early. Reasons for that could be to give the player the opportunity of having a strong evolved Pokémon in the beginning in order to earn the Gym Badge more easily, and that insects in fact can increase their population in short periods of time.
In other languages
- Brazilian Portuguese: Inseto
- Dutch: Insect
- French: Insecte
- German: Käfer
- Italian: Coleottero
- Korean: 벌레 beolle
- Polish: Robak (robaczy)
- Spanish: Bicho
