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Mothim ガーメイル Garmeil
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Type	Bug / Flying
Species	Moth Pokémon
Height	2′11″ (0.9m)
Weight	51.4 lbs. (23.3kg)
Ability	Swarm
Egg group	Bug
Time to hatch	3,840 steps
Effort yield	1 Atk, 1 SpA
Exp. yield	159 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,000,000 exp.
Gender	100% ♂
Pokédex color	Yellow
Catch rate	45
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Mothim (Japanese: ガーメイル Garmeil) is a Bug/Flying-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprite 5.9 Trivia 5.9.1 Origin 5.9.1.1 Name origin 5.10 In other languages 6 External links

Biology

Physiology

Mothim has four tan-colored wings, two large and two small, with brown circles adorning them. The wings split to three at the tip of the larger wings and splits in two at the tips of the smaller wings. Mothim has a gray head, with two red and white antennae above its head. Mothim's body is gray also and its legs are white. It also has a small gray tail that splits into two. It doesn't matter what form Burmy was in before it evolved; Mothim will always look the same.

Gender differences

Mothim is male only. For the female counterpart, see Wormadam.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Mothim do not have a fixed habitat, as they migrate throughout the country searching for nectar.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Cheryl has a Mothim, which assisted in finding the Amber Castle. He appeared in episodes between Some Enchanted Sweetening and An Angry Combeenation.

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Mothim (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
IV	Diamond	It loves the honey of flowers and steals honey collected by Combee.
	Pearl	It does not keep a nest. It flies over fields and mountains in constant search of floral honey.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	None	Evolve Burmy♂
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Offshore Oil Platform Hideout

Base stats

HP:	70
Attack:	94
Defense:	50
SpAtk:	94
SpDef:	50
Speed:	66

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Flying: 2× Rock: 4× Fire: 2× Electric: 2× Ice: 2×	Fighting: ¼× Ground: 0× Bug: ½× Grass: ¼×	Normal: 1× Poison: 1× Ghost: 1× Steel: 1× Water: 1× Psychic: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Note: If Gravity is used or if Mothim receives the Iron Ball, the effectiveness of Ground becomes ½×.

Learnset

Mothim is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Start Tackle 10 Protect 20 Hidden Power 23 Confusion 26 Gust 29 PoisonPowder 32 Psybeam 35 Camouflage 38 Silver Wind 41 Air Slash 44 Psychic 47 Bug Buzz

By TM/HM

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM19 Giga Drain TM20 Safeguard TM21 Frustration TM22 SolarBeam TM27 Return TM29 Psychic TM30 Shadow Ball TM32 Double Team TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief TM48 Skill Swap TM51 Roost TM53 Energy Ball TM58 Endure TM62 Silver Wind TM68 Giga Impact TM70 Flash TM77 Psych Up TM78 Captivate TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM85 Dream Eater TM87 Swagger TM89 U-turn TM90 Substitute

By breeding

None

Side game data

Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Cut x2

Evolution

Basic Burmy
	Level 20 (Male) Mothim

Sprite

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			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 414.png		Image:Spr 4p 414.png
			Image:Spr 4p 414 s.png

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

Trivia

• Mothim is the only moth-based Pokémon to sport a Flying type (The other 2 moth Pokémon are Venomoth and Dustox, both of which are not flying-types).

Origin

Mothim is based on an adult Bagworm Moth, which only fully mature if male.

Name origin

Mothim's Japanese name is derived from 蛾 ga, moth, and male. Mothim comes from moth and him. Its German name, Moterpel, comes from Motte. Its French name, Papilord, comes from papillon and lord. Its Korean name, 나메일 (Namale), seems to be a combination of words 'moth' (나방, nabang) and male.

In other languages

• German: Moterpel
• French: Papilord
• Korean: 나메일 Namale

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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