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'''Burmy''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''ミノムッチ''' ''Minomutchi'') is a {{t|Bug}}-type Pokémon. It is available in [[Generation IV]] games. | '''Burmy''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''ミノムッチ''' ''Minomutchi'') is a {{t|Bug}}-type Pokémon. It is available in [[Generation IV]] games. It changes its cloak based on the location where it last battled. It will be the plant cloak if it last battled outside, the sandy cloak if it last battled in a cave, and the trash cloak if it last battled in a building. In the wild it is always the plant cloak variation. Its cloak only affects what its second type will be if it evolves into {{p|Wormadam}}, otherwise it does not affect gameplay. | ||
=Biology= | =Biology= | ||
==Physiology== | ==Physiology== | ||
Burmy has a black segmented body with a coil-like appendage on the top its head. | Burmy has a black segmented body with a coil-like appendage on the top its head. It has a beak-like mouth and yellow eyes. Burmy has six stubby legs (the first two pairs are black, while the back pair is yellow). Burmy's body is normally covered by a coat of leaves, sand, or pink building insulator. | ||
===Gender differences=== | ===Gender differences=== | ||
A female Burmy evolves into a {{p|Wormadam}} while a male Burmy evolves into {{p|Mothim}}. | A female Burmy evolves into a {{p|Wormadam}} while a male Burmy evolves into {{p|Mothim}}. There are no visual differences between male and female Burmy. | ||
===Special abilities=== | ===Special abilities=== | ||
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Burmy is based on a bagworm pupa, which will metamorphose into a moth if male, or remain a pupa-like creature if female. | Burmy is based on a bagworm pupa, which will metamorphose into a moth if male, or remain a pupa-like creature if female. | ||
===Name origin=== | ===Name origin=== | ||
Burmy's name may be a combinaton of "bag" and "wormy". | Burmy's name may be a combinaton of "bag" and "wormy". Burmy's Japanese name may be based on ''minomushi'', the Japanese name for the {{wp|bagworm}}. Its French name, Cheniti, comes from {{tt|chenille|caterpillar}}. | ||
===In other languages=== | ===In other languages=== | ||