Burmy (Japanese : ミノムッチ Minomucchi ) is a Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IV .
Burmy's evolutions are gender dependent: female Burmy evolve into Wormadam and male Burmy evolve into Mothim , both starting at level 20.
It changes its cloak based on the location where it last battled.
It will be the Plant Cloak if it last battled outside or in tall grass, Jubilife Village , or the Obsidian Fieldlands .
It will be the Sandy Cloak if it last battled in a cave, on a beach, in a snow storm (Gen IV ), the Crimson Mirelands , or Coronet Highlands .
In Generation IV , Burmy changes into Sandy Cloak in these towers, because they are internally classified as caves: Bell Tower , Burned Tower , and Sprout Tower .
It will be the Trash Cloak if it last battled in a building, the Cobalt Coastlands , or Alabaster Icelands . The cloak only affects the form of Wormadam it evolves into, otherwise having no effect on gameplay.
Biology
Burmy is a small, larval Pokémon with a black segmented body and a coiled antenna on top of its head. As seen in the anime , it can uncoil the antenna on its head and wrap it around its opponent. 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. There are two white spots on its cheeks, but they are only visible on a Burmy without a cloak. A coat of leaves, sand mixed with gravel, or pink building insulation normally covers Burmy's body. It will not hesitate to collect nearby materials to construct a new cloak if the old one breaks or falls off. Even if it is born where there are no cocooning materials, it somehow always ends up with a cloak. The cloak protects it from the cold and will become thinner when the weather is hot. Remoraid is a natural predator of Burmy.
Burmy uncoiling its appendage in the anime
In the anime
Major appearances In Some Enchanted Sweetening! Cheryl caught a male Burmy after he was lured to the Honey she put on a tree. After participating in battles with Team Rocket , Burmy evolved into a Mothim.
Minor appearances Burmy debuted in Two Degrees of Separation! Dawn tried and failed to catch it.
A Burmy appeared in Dawn Of A New Era!
Multiple Burmy appeared in The Rise of Darkrai Ash in the garden in Alamos Town by abruptly dropping in front of his face.
Multiple Burmy appeared in a flashback in A Trainer and Child Reunion!
A Plant Cloak Burmy appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!
A Plant Cloak Burmy appeared in A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!
Two Plant Cloak Burmy appeared in A Frolicking Find in the Flowers!
In Trade, Borrow, and Steal! Kricketina Kylie 's Bug-type Pokémon collection, as shown in her Rotom Phone .
A Plant Cloak Burmy appeared in Nightfall? Nightmares!
Pokédex entries
Episode Pokémon
Source
Entry
DP002
Burmy
Dawn's Pokédex
Burmy, the Bagworm Pokémon. To protect itself from the cold wind, Burmy uses leaves and branches to make a cloak around itself.
In the manga
In the TCG
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV
Sinnoh
Johto
Diamond To shelter itself from cold, wintry winds, it covers itself with a cloak made of twigs and leaves.
Pearl If its cloak is broken in battle, it quickly remakes the cloak with materials nearby.
Platinum Even if it is born where there are no cocooning materials, it somehow always ends up with a cloak.
HeartGold It covers itself with a cloak to shelter from the cold. When it's hot, its cloak is thinner.
SoulSilver
Generation V
Unova
Black Even if it is born where there are no cocooning materials, it somehow always ends up with a cloak.
White
Black 2 Even if it is born where there are no cocooning materials, it somehow always ends up with a cloak.
White 2
Generation VI
Kalos
Hoenn
X To shelter itself from cold, wintry winds, it covers itself with a cloak made of twigs and leaves.
Y If its cloak is broken in battle, it quickly remakes the cloak with materials nearby.
Omega Ruby To shelter itself from cold, wintry winds, it covers itself with a cloak made of twigs and leaves.
Alpha Sapphire If its cloak is broken in battle, it quickly remakes the cloak with materials nearby.
Generation VIII
Galar
Sinnoh
Hisui
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sword and Shield .
Brilliant Diamond To shelter itself from cold, wintry winds, it covers itself with a cloak made of twigs and leaves.
Shining Pearl If its cloak is broken in battle, it quickly remakes the cloak with materials nearby.
Plant Cloak
Legends: Arceus If its cloak is even slightly damaged, Burmy will immediately repair it with whatever is close at hand. The Pokémon within the cloak is scrawny and vulnerable to the cold.
Sandy Cloak
Legends: Arceus It creates a cloak by weaving together sand, mud, and silk it has spat out. This earthen cloak is ruined by wind and rain, so the Pokémon hides away in caves and other such places.
Trash Cloak
Legends: Arceus When confronted by a lack of other materials, Burmy will create its cloak using dust and refuse. The cloak seems to be more comfortable than one would think.
Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV
Diamond Pearl
Routes 205 , 206 , 207 , 208 , 209 , 210 , 211 , 212 , 213 , 214 , 215 , 218 , 221 , 222 , Eterna Forest , Floaroma Meadow , Fuego Ironworks , Valley Windworks (Honey Trees )
Platinum
Routes 205 , 206 , 207 , 208 , 209 , 210 , 211 , 212 , 213 , 214 , 215 , 218 , 221 , 222 , Eterna Forest , Floaroma Meadow , Fuego Ironworks , Valley Windworks (Honey Trees )
HeartGold SoulSilver
Generation VIII
Sword Shield
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl
Routes 205 , 206 , 207 , 208 , 209 , 210 , 211 , 212 , 213 , 214 , 215 , 218 , 221 , 222 , Eterna Forest , Floaroma Meadow , Fuego Ironworks , Valley Windworks (Honey Trees )
Legends: Arceus
Obsidian Falls , Grueling Grove , Deertrack Path , Deertrack Heights , Nature's Pantry , Tidewater Dam , Windswept Run , Worn Bridge , Aipom Hill , Bathers' Lagoon , Castaway Shore , Crossing Slope , Ginkgo Landing , Hideaway Bay , Lunker's Lair , Sand's Reach , Seagrass Haven , Spring Path , Tombolo Walk , Tranquility Cove , Veilstone Cape ], Arena's Approach , Avalanche Slopes , Bonechill Wastes , Glacier Terrace , Heart's Crag , Icebound Falls , Lake Acuity , Whiteout Valley , Bolderoll Slope , Cloudpool Ridge , Gapejaw Bog , Golden Lowlands , Holm of Trials , Shrouded Ruins , Ursa's Ring , Heavenward Lookout , Celestica Ruins , Clamberclaw Cliffs , Cloudcap Pass , Sacred Plaza , Fabled Spring , Stonetooth Rows (Headbutt trees )
In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Stats Base stats
Stat Range
At Lv. 50
At Lv. 100
40
100 - 147
190 - 284
29
30 - 89
56 - 172
45
45 - 106
85 - 207
29
30 - 89
56 - 172
45
45 - 106
85 - 207
36
36 - 96
69 - 188
Total:
224
Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs IVs nature
Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs IVs nature
Pokéathlon stats Plant Cloak
Sandy Cloak
Trash Cloak
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Learnset Burmy is available in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and Pokémon Legends: Arceus .
BD SP
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Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred
Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Burmy in that game.
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TCG -only movesSide game data Plant Cloak
Pokémon Rumble Rush
Walking Speed: 2.92 seconds
Base HP: 45
Base Attack: 61
Base Defense: 46
Base Speed: 60
Pokémon GO
Base HP: 120
Base Attack: 53
Base Defense: 83
Egg Distance: N/A
Buddy Distance: 1 km
Evolution Requirement:
Fast Attacks: Tackle , Bug Bite
Charged Attacks: Struggle
Sandy Cloak
Pokémon Rumble Rush
Walking Speed: 2.92 seconds
Base HP: 45
Base Attack: 61
Base Defense: 46
Base Speed: 60
Pokémon GO
Base HP: 120
Base Attack: 53
Base Defense: 83
Egg Distance: N/A
Buddy Distance: 1 km
Evolution Requirement:
Fast Attacks: Tackle , Bug Bite
Charged Attacks: Struggle
Trash Cloak
Pokémon Rumble Rush
Walking Speed: 2.92 seconds
Base HP: 45
Base Attack: 61
Base Defense: 46
Base Speed: 60
Pokémon GO
Base HP: 120
Base Attack: 53
Base Defense: 83
Egg Distance: N/A
Buddy Distance: 1 km
Evolution Requirement:
Fast Attacks: Tackle , Bug Bite
Charged Attacks: Struggle
Evolution Plant Cloak
Sandy Cloak
Trash Cloak
Sprites
Trivia
Burmy and Wormadam share their category with Pineco and Forretress . They are all known as the Bagworm Pokémon.
Burmy's cloak does not change if leveled up with an Exp. Share .
Burmy is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 224.
Although Burmy has been confirmed to have feet, it does not have a footprint .
Burmy has never been seen in the anime wearing either the Sandy or Trash Cloak.
Before Generation VIII , the Burmy family had only been obtainable with their Hidden Ability in the Pokémon Dream World . Due to the closure of the Pokémon Global Link , the Burmy family could no longer be obtained with their Hidden Ability, except by trading between games and breeding . The Burmy family's Hidden Ability can currently be obtained via the Ability Patch .
Prior to Generation VI, Burmy's shape was
Burmy, Wormadam , Mothim , Geodude , Graveler and Golem are the only Pokémon in all five Hisui Pokédex sublistings.
In Pokémon Platinum and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver , when the player character talks to the NPC that checks the type that Hidden Power will be when used by a specific Pokémon, he will state that Burmy cannot learn Hidden Power, despite Burmy being able to learn it at level 20. This is due to Burmy being unable to learn the move via TM prior to Generation VI. Origin Burmy is based on a bagworm , which makes cocoons by sewing together surrounding materials (usually leaves or scraps of wood) with its silk. Its evolutions into Wormadam or Mothim reflect the bagworm's natural life cycle - males will metamorphose into a flying moth, while females undergo little change and remain inside their cocoon lifelong.
Name origin Burmy may be a combination of bag or bug and worm , with a diminutive -y .
Minomucchi is likely derived from 蓑虫 minomushi (bagworm).
In other languages
Related articles
External links 
For other sprites and images, please see Burmy images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
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