Bug Bite (move)

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Bug Bite
むしくい Bug Bite

The user bites the foe. If the foe is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect.

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 BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe
Self	Ally
May affect anyone but the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation IV
Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests

Category	Tough
Appeal	0
Jam	0

Super Contests

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

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 and if the target is holding a Berry, the Base Power will be doubled to 120. The user will then eat the target's Berry and gain its effect.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
010	Caterpie	Bug		15^Pt
013	Weedle	Bug	Poison	15^Pt
168	Ariados	Bug	Poison	--
204	Pineco	Bug		9^Pt
205	Forretress	Bug	Steel	-- 9^Pt
213	Shuckle	Bug	Rock	40^Pt
265	Wurmple	Bug		15^Pt
291	Ninjask	Bug	Flying	--
401	Kricketot	Bug		16^Pt
412	Burmy	Bug		15^Pt
412	Burmy Sandy Cloak	Bug		15
412	Burmy Trash Cloak	Bug		15
413	Wormadam Plant Cloak	Bug	Grass	15^Pt
413	Wormadam Sandy Cloak	Bug	Ground	15^Pt
413	Wormadam Trash Cloak	Bug	Steel	15^Pt
414	Mothim	Bug	Flying	15^Pt
415	Combee	Bug	Flying	13^Pt
451	Skorupi	Poison	Bug	34^Pt
452	Drapion	Poison	Dark	34^Pt
469	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

#	Pokémon	Type		Father
046	Paras	Bug	Grass	Ariados Ninjask Yanmega
048	Venonat	Bug	Poison	Ariados Ninjask Yanmega
165	Ledyba	Bug	Flying	Ariados Ninjask Yanmega
283	Surskit	Bug	Water	Ariados Ninjask Yanmega
290	Nincada	Bug	Ground	Ariados Ninjask Yanmega
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.