Bug Bite (move)

Bug Bite (Japanese: むしくい Bug Bite) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Bug Bite
むしくい Bug Bite

Battles

Type	Bug
Category	Physical
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	60
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation IV
Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Move Tutor in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Super Contests

Condition	Tough
Appeal	0
Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cute
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Generation IV

Bug Bite inflicts damage. If the target is holding a Berry, the user will eat the Berry and gain its effect. Bug Bite will not eat the target's Berry if it hits its substitute. Bug Bite will not consume the Berry of a target that has the Ability Sticky Hold. If the user has the Ability Klutz or is affected by Embargo, it will consume the target's held Berry without gaining its effect.

The effect of a Jaboca or Tanga Berry will activate before the Berry can be stolen. Berries like Liechi or Sitrus Berries will be eaten by the attacker, regardless of them meeting their consumption requirement upon taking damage from Bug Bite.

Generations V onwards

The user will now receive the effects of the target's held Berry even if it has the Ability Klutz or is affected by Embargo.

Bug Bite will fail when used on a Dynamaxed target.

Description

Games	Description
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user bites the foe. If the foe is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh	The user bites the target. If the target is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
010		Caterpie		Bug		Bug	15^PtHGSS	15	15	9^SMUSUM	9
012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug					1
013		Weedle		Bug		Bug	15^PtHGSS	15	15	9^SMUSUM	9^BDSP
015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug					1^BDSP
127		Pinsir		Bug		Bug					16
168		Ariados		Bug		Bug	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
204		Pineco		Bug		Bug	9^PtHGSS	9	9	9	9^BDSP
205		Forretress		Bug		Bug	1, 9^PtHGSS	1, 9	1	1, 9	1, 9^BDSP
213		Shuckle		Bug		Bug	40^PtHGSS	49^BW 42^B2W2	42	42	30
265		Wurmple		Bug		Bug	15^PtHGSS	15	15	15	15^BDSP
267		Beautifly		Bug		Bug					1^BDSP
269		Dustox		Bug		Bug					1^BDSP
291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug	1	1	1	1	29
347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3			25^ORAS	25	20
348		Armaldo		Water 3		Water 3				25^USUM	20
401		Kricketot		Bug		Bug	16^PtHGSS	16	16	16	16^BDSP
402		Kricketune		Bug		Bug					1^BDSP
412		Burmy		Bug		Bug	15^PtHGSS	15	15	15	15^BDSP
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak		Bug		Bug	15^PtHGSS	15	15	1, 15	1, 15^BDSP
413		Wormadam Sandy Cloak		Bug		Bug	15^PtHGSS	15	15	1, 15	1, 15^BDSP
413		Wormadam Trash Cloak		Bug		Bug	15^PtHGSS	15	15	1, 15	1, 15^BDSP
414		Mothim		Bug		Bug	15^PtHGSS	15	15	1, 15	1, 15^BDSP
415		Combee		Bug		Bug	13^PtHGSS	13	13	13	1
416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug					1
451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3	34^PtHGSS	34^BW 20^B2W2	20	20	18
452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3	34^PtHGSS	34^BW 20^B2W2	20	20	18
469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
540		Sewaddle		Bug		Bug		8	8	8
541		Swadloon		Bug		Bug		1	1	1
542		Leavanny		Bug		Bug		1, 8	1, 8	1, 8
543		Venipede		Bug		Bug		22	22	22	20^SwSh
544		Whirlipede		Bug		Bug		23	23	23	20^SwSh
545		Scolipede		Bug		Bug		23	23	23	20^SwSh
557		Dwebble		Bug	Mineral		23	23	23	12^SwSh
558		Crustle		Bug	Mineral		23	23	23	12^SwSh
595		Joltik		Bug		Bug		18	18	18	8^SwSh
596		Galvantula		Bug		Bug		18	18	18	1^SwSh
631		Heatmor		Field		Field		36	36	36	15^SwSh
632		Durant		Bug		Bug		26	26	16	16^SwSh
636		Larvesta		Bug		Bug		40	40	40	24^SwSh
637		Volcarona		Bug		Bug					24^SwSh
664		Scatterbug		Bug		Bug			15	15
736		Grubbin		Bug		Bug				13	10^SwSh
737		Charjabug		Bug		Bug				13	1^SwSh
738		Vikavolt		Bug		Bug				13	1^SwSh
751		Dewpider		Water 1	Bug				13	4^SwSh
752		Araquanid		Water 1	Bug				1, 13	1^SwSh
768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3				10	16^SwSh
795		Pheromosa		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					15^SwSh
850		Sizzlipede		Bug		Bug					20^SwSh
851		Centiskorch		Bug		Bug					20^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
046		Paras		Bug	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
048		Venonat		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
127		Pinsir		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
165		Ledyba		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
283		Surskit		Water 1	Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
290		Nincada		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
328		Trapinch		Bug	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔
588		Karrablast		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
872		Snom		Bug		Bug					✔^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS	SM	USUM	PE
010		Caterpie		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
011		Metapod		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
013		Weedle		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
014		Kakuna		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
046		Paras		Bug	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
047		Parasect		Bug	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
048		Venonat		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
070		Weepinbell		Grass		Grass		✔
071		Victreebel		Grass		Grass		✔
123		Scyther		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
127		Pinsir		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
165		Ledyba		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
166		Ledian		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
168		Ariados		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
193		Yanma		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
204		Pineco		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
205		Forretress		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
207		Gligar		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
212		Scizor		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
213		Shuckle		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
214		Heracross		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
265		Wurmple		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
266		Silcoon		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
267		Beautifly		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
268		Cascoon		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
269		Dustox		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
283		Surskit		Water 1	Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
284		Masquerain		Water 1	Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
290		Nincada		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
328		Trapinch		Bug	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3		✔	✔	✔
348		Armaldo		Water 3		Water 3		✔	✔	✔
401		Kricketot		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
402		Kricketune		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
412		Burmy		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
413		Wormadam Sandy Cloak		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
413		Wormadam Trash Cloak		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
414		Mothim		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
415		Combee		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
472		Gliscor		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
485		Heatran		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
540		Sewaddle		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
541		Swadloon		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
542		Leavanny		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
543		Venipede		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
544		Whirlipede		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
545		Scolipede		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
557		Dwebble		Bug	Mineral		✔	✔	✔
558		Crustle		Bug	Mineral		✔	✔	✔
588		Karrablast		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
595		Joltik		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
596		Galvantula		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
631		Heatmor		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
632		Durant		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
636		Larvesta		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
637		Volcarona		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
649		Genesect		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔	✔	✔
664		Scatterbug		Bug		Bug			✔	✔
665		Spewpa		Bug		Bug			✔	✔
666		Vivillon		Bug		Bug			✔	✔
736		Grubbin		Bug		Bug				✔
737		Charjabug		Bug		Bug				✔
738		Vikavolt		Bug		Bug				✔
742		Cutiefly		Bug	Fairy				✔
743		Ribombee		Bug	Fairy				✔
751		Dewpider		Water 1	Bug				✔
752		Araquanid		Water 1	Bug				✔
753		Fomantis		Grass		Grass				✔
754		Lurantis		Grass		Grass				✔
768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3				✔
794		Buzzwole		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔
795		Pheromosa		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#		Egg Groups	Obtained with
165	Ledyba	Bug	Bug	Dream World - Windswept Sky
167	Spinarak	Bug	Bug	Dream World - Spooky Manor
265	Wurmple	Bug	Bug	Dream World - Dream Park
412	Burmy	Bug	Bug	Dream World - Pokémon Café Forest and Rugged Mountain
588	Karrablast	Bug	Bug	Dream World - Pleasant Forest
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, Bug Bite is a move with 11 base power, 12PP and 100% accuracy. The user targets the enemy in front, consuming the target's edible item, such as a Seed, Apple, Max Elixir or Gummi. If Bug Bite is used on any member of the player's team, the enemy will pick an item from the Bag. This move is affected by Muzzled status condition.

In Gates To Infinity, if Bug Bite hits any member of the player's team, it will consume a random Berry or Seed from the player's Bag (if applicable).

Pokémon Conquest


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Stars: ★★★

Power: 36

Accuracy: 100%

Effect: After attacking, it steals any recovery item the opponent is holding and uses it immediately. This has no effect on the attacker's held item.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Bug Bite

Fast Attack

Gyms & Raids
Power	5
Energy boost	6
Duration	0.5 seconds
Damage window	0.25 - 0.45 seconds

Trainer Battles
Power	3
Energy boost	3
Turns	1

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

By Elite Fast TM

By GO Snapshot

Updates

Gyms & Raids

July 30, 2016
- Power: 6 → 5
February 16, 2017
- Energy boost: 7 → 6
- Duration: 0.45 → 0.95 seconds
February 21, 2017
- Duration: 0.95 → 0.5 seconds

Description

Games	Description
MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target. If the enemy has a beneficial food item, such as a Berry, the user steals and eats it, gaining its effect.
BSL	てきポケモンにダメージをあたえるあいてがきのみなどをもっていればそれをじぶんにつかう
Conq.	The user bites the target. If the target is holding an item, the user eats it and gains its effect.
MDGtI	It damages an enemy. If the enemy has food, you eat it.
SMD MDRTDX	It damages an enemy. If the enemy is carrying any food, you'll eat it.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

	Sewaddle
The user gnaws on the opponent with its fangs.
User	First Used In	Notes
Sewaddle	Sewaddle's teeth glow white and grow slightly longer. It then bites down on the opponent repeatedly while dragging its head back and forth where it's biting.
Ash's Sewaddle	Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!	Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Araquanid	Yanmega

The user steals the opponent's Berry and eats it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Yanmega	Yanmega swoops past the opponent right when it is about to eat the Berry it is holding, stealing the Berry and eating in the process.
Mars's Yanmega	The Final Dimensional Duel VII	Debut
Araquanid	Araquanid stabs the opponent with its legs.
Lana's Araquanid	The Wild Full-Power Pose of Fire	None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Bug Bite is the only Bug-type Tough move.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	蟲咬 Chùhngngáauh
Chinese	Mandarin	蟲咬 / 虫咬 Chóngyǎo
Dutch		Insectbeet
French		Piqûre
German		Käferbiss
Greek		Τσίμπημα Εντόμου
Indonesian		Serangga Menggigit
Italian		Coleomorso
Korean		벌레먹음 Beolle Meok'eum
Polish		Ukąszenie
Brazilian Portuguese		Picada (games, TCG) Mordida de Inseto (anime)
Russian		Укус Жука Ukus Zhuka
Spanish	Latin America	Picadura de Insecto
Spanish	Spain	Picadura
Thai		แมลงกัด
Vietnamese		Bọ Cắn

Variations of the move Bug Bite

Bug Bite • Pluck

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