Wurmple (Pokémon)

Wurmple ケムッソ Kemusso
Artwork from R/S/E
Type	Bug
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
Footprint
Body style
On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. III) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Wurmple (Japanese: ケムッソ Kemusso) is a Bug-type Pokémon.

Wurmple will evolve into either Silcoon or Cascoon starting at level 7 depending on its personality value. As personality values cannot be influenced by the player, what a given Wurmple will evolve into is essentially random. From there, the Silcoon or Cascoon will evolve again starting at level 10 into Beautifly or Dustox respectively.

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

Forest Pokémon

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. This makes them easy to attract with Honey.

In the anime

Aaron's Wurmple.

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).

One was again shown in DP099 as a Pokémon that was released by Aaron when he was younger. It came back years later as a Beautifly.

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

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

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

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.
• Moves in italics are damaging moves to which STAB applies for potential evolutions of this Pokémon, if it has any.

Moves in Italics aren't STAB for Wurmple, but are for some/all evolutions.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

None.

By breeding

None.

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Hatch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
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:  Bug	Loops: 3	Minimum Experience: 11
Poké Assist:  Bug	Field Move: None	Maximum Experience: 25
"Wurmple moves slowly even when it is in a hurry. As a result, it is easy to capture."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 6.4%	IQ Group: A

Evolution

	Unevolved Wurmple  Bug	→ Level 7	First evolution	→ Level 10	Second evolution
			Silcoon  Bug		Beautifly  Bug  Flying
		→ Level 7	First evolution	→ Level 10	Second evolution
			Cascoon  Bug		Dustox  Bug  Poison

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 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 4p 265.png
			Image:Spr 4p 265 s.png

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

Trivia

• 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

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

Related articles

• May's Wurmple
• Jessie's Wurmple

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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