Burmy (Pokémon)

Burmy ミノムッチ Minomutchi

Artwork of Plant Cloak form from D/P

Type Species  Bug  Bagworm Pokémon Ability Exp. at 100 Shed Skin 1,000,000 Pokédex National #412 Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #045 Browser Fiore R— Almia R— Height Weight 0'08" 7.5 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Gray 120 Gender ratio 50% male 50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Bug 16 (4080 steps) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 Exp. 61 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex On Smogon Pokédex On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex On Marriland Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Burmy (Japanese: ミノムッチ Minomutchi) is a Bug-type Pokémon.

Burmy's evolutions are gender dependent: female Burmy evolve into Wormadam and male Burmy evolve into Mothim, both starting at level 20.

It changes its cloak based on the location where it last battled. It will be the Plant Cloak if it last battled outside or in tall grass, the Sandy Cloak if it last battled in a cave, on a beach, or faced a Pokémon from a Honey tree, and the Trash Cloak if it last battled in a building. In the wild it is always the Plant Cloak variation. Its cloak only affects what its second type will be if it evolves into Wormadam; it otherwise does not affect gameplay.

Biology

Physiology

Burmy without any Cloak on

Burmy has a black segmented body with a coil-like appendage on the top its head. It has a beak-like mouth and yellow eyes. Burmy has six stubby legs (the first two pairs are black, while the back pair is yellow). Burmy's body is normally covered by a coat of leaves, sand, or pink building insulation.

Gender differences

A female Burmy evolves into a Wormadam while a male Burmy evolves into Mothim. There are no visual differences between male and female Burmy.

Special abilities

Behavior

It usually hangs from trees, wearing a cloak made out of leaves and small twigs to protect itself from the cold. It will not hesitate to collect nearby materials to construct a new cloak if the old one breaks or falls off.

Habitat

Like most Bug-types, it is found mostly in forested areas, particularly trees. However, it'll make itself at home in rocky places or even in urban environments if it gets the opportunity.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

It probably feeds on the tree sap that it camouflages in. This makes it easy to attract with Honey.

In the anime

Burmy in the anime

Burmy has had cameos in the Japanese opening Together and in Two Degrees of Separation where Dawn tried and failed to catch one.

Burmy also starred in Some Enchanted Sweetening, the episode Cheryl made her debut. She caught a wild Burmy that was lured to the Honey she put on a tree. After battles with Team Rocket, the Burmy evolved into a Mothim.

A group of Burmy also appeared in The Rise of Darkrai.

Pokédex entries

In the TCG

Main article: Burmy (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Burmy will not appear in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time until a rescue mission involving it has been completed, using the following Wonder Mail code:

XR2Y #==@ JYX%

3@2F Q8FQ R@M#

Objective: Prospect with Burmy on floor 13 of Marine Resort.

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Burmy is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

By leveling up

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.2%	IQ Group: E

Evolution

			Mothim  Bug  Flying
			First evolution
			↑ Level 20 ↑ (male only)
	Unevolved	↔	Unevolved	↔	Unevolved
	Burmy Plant Cloak  Bug		Burmy Sandy Cloak  Bug		Burmy Trash Cloak  Bug
	↓ Level 20 ↓ (female only)		↓ Level 20 ↓ (female only)		↓ Level 20 ↓ (female only)
	First evolution		First evolution		First evolution
	Wormadam Plant Cloak  Bug  Grass		Wormadam Sandy Cloak  Bug  Ground		Wormadam Trash Cloak  Bug  Steel

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

For other sprites and images, please see Burmy images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Burmy is one of four Pokémon whose evolution is based on gender (the other three being Combee into Vespiquen, Kirlia into Gallade, and Snorunt into Froslass). However, both of its genders have a specific evolution linked to them, unlike the other three.
• Burmy and Wormadam share the same species name with Pineco and Forretress. They are all known as the Bagworm Pokémon.
• Along with Wurmple and Clamperl, it is one of the only Pokémon whose multiple evolutionary paths are all Pokémon of the same generation as it is.
• Burmy's coat does not change if leveled up with an Exp. Share, making this a viable option for keeping a wanted cloak to evolution.
• In Two Degrees of Separation! Burmy was shown temporarily without its cloak.
• Burmy's evolutionary family is one of the most complex, with two factors deciding its evolutionary event: its gender and its appearance.
• If Wormadam's three forms are considered different Pokémon (internally, by the games, they are considered to be), Burmy is one of three Pokémon able to evolve into more than two species, the others being Eevee and Tyrogue.

Origin

Burmy is based on a bagworm pupa, which will metamorphose into a moth if male, or remain a pupa-like creature if female.

Name origin

Burmy's name may be a combinaton of "bag" and "wormy". Burmy's Japanese name may be based on 蓑虫 minomushi, the Japanese name for the bagworm.

In other languages

• German: Burmy
• French: Cheniti - From chenille (caterpillar) and petit (small).
• Korean: 도롱충이 Dorongchung'i

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