Wurmple (Pokémon)
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| Wurmple ケムッソ Kemusso | |
 Artwork from R/S/E | |
| Type | Bug |
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| Species | Worm Pokémon |
| National Dex | #265 |
| Johto Dex | #— |
| Hoenn Dex | #014 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #048 |
| Fiore Browser | R-154 |
| Almia Browser | R— |
| 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. |
| Lv. 100 at | 1,000,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀/50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Red |
| Catch rate | 255 |
| Body style | 
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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. As personality values cannot be influenced by the player, what a given Wurmple will evolve into is essentially random.
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Pal Park | Forest |
In side games
| Game | Location |
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| 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 (Red and Blue) | Joyous Tower (1F-2F) |
| Pokémon Ranger | Olive Jungle |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness) | Mystifying Forest (B1-B13) Mystery Jungle (B1-B29) Midnight Forest (B1-B21) |
Base stats
| HP: | 45 | |
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| Attack: | 45 | |
| Defense: | 35 | |
| SpAtk: | 20 | |
| SpDef: | 30 | |
| Speed: | 20 |
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
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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 IV Other generation learnsets: III | ||||||||
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| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95% | 35 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Start | String Shot | Bug | Status | — | 95% | 40 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 5 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100% | 35 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | ||||||||
By TM/HM
None
By breeding
None
By tutoring
None
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | ||
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| Acquisition: Hatch | 
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| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| Rarity: Common |
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| 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
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Sprites
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| 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 | |
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| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
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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.
- Wurmple shares the same species name with Caterpie. They are both known as the Worm Pokémon.
- All four different species names belonging to Wurmple's evolutionary family are shared with a Generation I Pokémon.
- Wurmple is the only Pokémon whose branched evolutions evolve further. All other Pokémon with a branch in their evolutionary line either evolve once before the branch or do not have any other evolutionary event besides the one which is branched.
- Along with Clamperl and Burmy, it is one of the only Pokémon whose multiple evolutionary paths are all Pokémon of the same generation as it is.
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
Related articles
External links
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