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. | ||||||||||||
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Bug Bite (Japanese: むしくい Bug Bite) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation IV.
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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 | 15Pt | |
| 013 | | Weedle | Bug | Poison | 15Pt |
| 168 | | Ariados | Bug | Poison | -- |
| 204 | | Pineco | Bug | 9Pt | |
| 205 | | Forretress | Bug | Steel | -- 9Pt |
| 213 | | Shuckle | Bug | Rock | 40Pt |
| 265 | | Wurmple | Bug | 15Pt | |
| 291 | | Ninjask | Bug | Flying | -- |
| 401 | | Kricketot | Bug | 16Pt | |
| 412 | | Burmy | Bug | 15Pt | |
| 412 | | Burmy Sandy Cloak | Bug | 15 | |
| 412 | | Burmy Trash Cloak | Bug | 15 | |
| 413 | | Wormadam Plant Cloak | Bug | Grass | 15Pt |
| 413 | | Wormadam Sandy Cloak | Bug | Ground | 15Pt |
| 413 | | Wormadam Trash Cloak | Bug | Steel | 15Pt |
| 414 | | Mothim | Bug | Flying | 15Pt |
| 415 | | Combee | Bug | Flying | 13Pt |
| 451 | | Skorupi | Poison | Bug | 34Pt |
| 452 | | Drapion | Poison | Dark | 34Pt |
| 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. | |||||
In other languages
- French: Piqure
- Italian: Coleomorso
- Spanish: Picadura
- German: Käferbiss
| Variations on the move Bug Bite | |
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| | Bug Bite | Pluck |
| | This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |

