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Wurmple ケムッソ Kemusso
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Type	Bug
Species	Worm Pokémon
Height	1′00″ (0.3m)
Weight	7.9 lbs. (3.6kg)
Ability	Shield Dust
Egg group	Bug
Time to hatch	3,840 steps
Effort yield	1 HP
Exp. yield	54 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,000,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Red
Catch rate	255
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Wurmple (Japanese: ケムッソ Kemusso) is a Bug-type Pokémon.

Wurmple will evolve into either Silcoon or Cascoon depending on its personality value.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.1.3 Behavior 1.1.4 Habitat 1.1.5 Diet 1.2 In the anime 1.3 In the TCG 1.4 Game data 1.4.1 NPC appearances 1.4.2 Pokédex entries 1.4.3 Game locations 1.4.3.1 In side games 1.4.4 Base stats 1.4.5 Type effectiveness 1.4.6 Learnset 1.4.6.1 By leveling up 1.4.6.2 By breeding 1.4.7 Side game data 1.5 Evolution 1.6 Sprites 1.7 Trivia 1.7.1 Origin 1.7.1.1 Name origin 1.8 In other languages 1.9 Related articles 1.10 External links

Biology

Physiology

Wurmple's body is colored red at the top and a cream color on the belly. It has a sharp stinger on its head and has two on its rear. It also has small spikes running down its body.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the various Pokédex entries on Wurmple, it is described as eating leaves or pulling the bark off of trees to feed on the sap.

In the anime

Both May and Jessie each captured a Wurmple in All in a Day's Wurmple. May's Wurmple evolved into Silcoon in A Corphish Out of Water while Jessie's evolved into a Cascoon in the same episode (though she originally thought it to be a Silcoon).

In the TCG

Main article: Wurmple (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: Wurmple is one of the members of Team Tasty, alongside Swellow. A running joke is that Wurmple is terrified that Swellow is going to eat him, and that's why he named their team that.

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	Ruby	Using the spikes on its rear end, Wurmple peels the bark off trees and feeds on the sap that oozes out. This Pokémon's feet are tipped with suction pads that allow it to cling to glass without slipping.
	Sapphire	Wurmple is targeted by Swellow as prey. This Pokémon will try to resist by pointing the spikes on its rear at the attacking predator. It will weaken the foe by leaking poison from the spikes.
	Emerald	It sticks to tree branches and eats leaves. The thread it spits from its mouth, which becomes gooey when it touches air, slows the movement of its foes.
	FireRed	It lives amidst tall grass and in forests. When attacked, it resists by pointing its venomous spikes at the foe.
	LeafGreen	It lives amidst tall grass and in forests. When attacked, it resists by pointing its venomous spikes at the foe.
IV	Diamond	It loves to eat leaves. If it is attacked by a Starly, it will defend itself with its spiked rear.
	Pearl	It spits a white silk that turns sticky when it contacts air. It is used to immobilize foes.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Common	Petalburg Woods, Routes 101, 102, 104
	Pokémon Emerald	Common	Petalburg Woods, Routes 101, 102, 104
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Common	Eterna Forest, Sweet Honey Trees
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Forest

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Hatch from egg
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 7 Secret Storage 16 Endless Level 12 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Joyous Tower (1F-2F)
Pokémon Ranger	Olive Jungle

Base stats

HP:	45
Attack:	45
Defense:	35
SpAtk:	20
SpDef:	30
Speed:	20

Type effectiveness

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

Learnset

Wurmple is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply. Moves in Italics aren't STAB for Wurmple, but are for some/all evolutions.

By leveling up

Generation III Level Move Type Start Tackle String Shot 5 Poison Sting

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Start Tackle String Shot 5 Poison Sting

By breeding

None

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Hatch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 7.4%	Friend Area: Mist-Rise Forest
Phrases
51%-100% HP	When I'm attacked, I strike back with my poisonous spikes!
26%-50% HP	Ouch... I lost half my HP pretty quickly...
1%-25% HP	I might have had it... I don't know if I can even make poison...
Level Up	OK! Level up! My poisonous spikes grew meaner, too!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 3	Minimum Experience: 11
Poké Assist:	Field Move: None	Maximum Experience: 25
Wurmple moves slowly even when it is in a hurry. As a result, it is easy to capture.

Evolution

Basic Wurmple
	Level 7 (personality value ≤ 4) Silcoon	Level 10 Beautifly
	Level 7 (personality value ≥5) Cascoon	Level 10 Dustox

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
	Image:Spr 3r 265.png			Image:Spr 3f 265.png
	Image:Spr 3r 265 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 265 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 265 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 265 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 265.png		Image:Spr 4p 265.png
			Image:Spr 4p 265 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 265 s.png

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

Trivia

• Wurmple is the only regional caterpillar-based Pokémon (the other two of which are Caterpie and Weedle) that learns a move by leveling up without evolving.

Origin

Wurmple is based on a caterpillar. It also appears to resemble an earwig somewhat.

Name origin

Wurmple's name is a combination of worm and rumple, referring to the wrinkled texture of its skin. Its Japanese name is derived from 毛虫 kemushi, caterpillar.

In other languages

• German: Waumpel
• French: Chenipotte
• Korean: 개무소 Gaemuso

Related articles

• May's Wurmple
• Jessie's Wurmple

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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