Bug Bite (move)

Bug Bite むしくい Bug Bite

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Battles Type  Bug Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  60 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Move tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Category  Tough Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Category  Tough Appeal  0   Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.

Bug Bite on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Bug Bite on Eevee's Movedex

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

Effect

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.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
010		Caterpie	Bug		Bug			15	15
013		Weedle	Bug	Poison			15	15
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	--				--
204		Pineco	Bug		Bug			9	9
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel			--, 9	--, 9
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock			40	40
265		Wurmple	Bug		Bug			15	15
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying	--				--
401		Kricketot	Bug		Bug			16	16
412		Burmy	Bug		Bug			15	15
413		Wormadam	Bug	Grass			15	15
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying			15	15
415		Combee	Bug	Flying			13	13
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug			34	34
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark			34	34
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying	--				--
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass	no				8
541		Swadloon	Bug	Grass	no				--
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass	no				--
543		Venipede	Bug	Poison	no				22
544		Whirlipede	Bug	Poison	no				23
545		Scolipede	Bug	Poison	no				23
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock	no				23
558		Crustle	Bug	Rock	no				23
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric	no				18
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric	no				18
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire	no				36
632		Durant	Bug	Steel	no				26
636		Larvesta	Bug	Fire	no				40
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
046		Paras	Bug	Grass
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	no
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying
283		Surskit	Bug	Water
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground
328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground	no
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug	no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By move tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS
010		Caterpie	Bug		Bug							✔
011		Metapod	Bug		Bug							✔
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							✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic							✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying							✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying							✔
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison							✔
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison							✔
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying							✔
204		Pineco	Bug		Bug							✔
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel							✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel							✔
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock							✔
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting							✔
265		Wurmple	Bug		Bug							✔
266		Silcoon	Bug		Bug							✔
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying							✔
268		Cascoon	Bug		Bug							✔
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison							✔
283		Surskit	Bug	Water							✔
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying							✔
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground							✔
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying							✔
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost							✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug							✔
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug							✔
328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground							✔
329		Vibrava	Ground	Dragon							✔
330		Flygon	Ground	Dragon							✔
401		Kricketot	Bug		Bug							✔
402		Kricketune	Bug		Bug							✔
412		Burmy	Bug		Bug							✔
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak	Bug	Grass							✔
413		Wormadam Sandy Cloak	Bug	Ground							✔
413		Wormadam Trash Cloak	Bug	Steel							✔
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying							✔
415		Combee	Bug	Flying							✔
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying							✔
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug							✔
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark							✔
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass							✔
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying							✔
485		Heatran	Fire	Steel							✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 165 Ledyba Bug Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 167 Spinarak Bug Poison Dream World - Spooky Manor 412 BurmyLv.10 Bug Dream World - Pokémon Café Forest and Rugged Mountain Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

	Sewaddle
The user gnaws on the opponent with its fangs.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Sewaddle	Sewaddle's teeth glow white and grow slightly longer. It then bites down on the opponent repeatedly while dragging its head back and forth where it's biting.
Ash's Sewaddle	Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• This move was more widely distributed in Pokémon Platinum. Only three Pokémon were able to learn it (without breeding) in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, and even then, only by way of move relearner.
• Heatmor and Drapion are the only non Bug-type Pokémon that are capable of learning Bug Bite by leveling up.
  • However, the latter evolves from a Bug-type.
    • Heatmor's ability to learn this move may stem from the fact it eats Durant.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 蟲咬 Chóngyǎo French Piqure German Käferbiss Greek Τσίμπημα Εντόμου Italian Coleomorso Korean 벌레먹음 Beolle Meok'eum Portuguese Mordida de Inseto Spanish Picadura

Variations of the move Bug Bite
Bug Bite • Pluck

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