Bug (type): Difference between revisions

Offensively, Bug types are somewhat flawed. Although they are {{DL|Damage modification|super effective}} against {{t|Psychic}}, {{t|Dark}}, and {{t|Grass}} types, Bug types are unable to deal a lot of damage to many types, as seven types ({{t|Fire}}, {{t|Flying}}, {{t|Fighting}}, {{t|Poison}}, {{t|Ghost}}, {{t|Steel}}, and {{t|Fairy}}) resist Bug-type moves.

In [[Generation I]], Bug type can also deal super-effective damage to Poison, though this is reversed as of [[Generation II]]. Furthermore, their advantage over Psychic types is compromised by the relatively common typing of Bug/Poison types in Generation I, as well as Psychic types with Bug-resistant type. Despite these offensive flaws, the Bug type pairs effectively with {{t|Water}} and {{t|Ice}}.

 

Statistically, the Bug type is the weakest among the types, as it has the lowest average base stat total. This is supported by many fully-evolved Bug-type Pokémon have below 400 base stat total. In Generation I, there were only three Bug-type moves but none of which were very powerful. As of [[Generation IV]], several powerful Bug-type moves were introduced and several Bug-type's movepools are expanded with wider coverage. Depending on their {{stat|Attack}} and {{stat|Special Attack}} stats, they can prove to be a nuisance with hard hitting attacks.

Defensively, Bug types are still flawed, because of their low {{stat|Defense}} and very crucial weaknesses to {{t|Fire}}, {{t|Flying}}, and {{t|Rock}}. In this way their resistance to {{t|Ground}} and {{t|Fighting}}, the two most number of type advantages by offense, are of little use against Bug, as many Pokémon of both types can learn Rock moves.

However, dual-type Bug/Flying and Bug/{{t|Poison}} Pokémon have an outstanding double resistance to Fighting, which can make up for their low Defense. They also have a double resistance to common {{t|Grass}} moves, meaning they would take very little damage from powerful moves. Bug/{{t|Steel}} Pokémon prove particularly effective as they only have Fire as its double weakness, and eight resistances, including Poison as their immunity.

{{movelist/battle|4|Attack Order|Physical|Clever|90|100|15|anyadjacent|The user calls out its underlings to pummel the target. Critical hits land more easily.}}

{{movelist/battle|4|Defend Order|Status|Clever|—|—|10|self|The user calls out its underlings to shield its body, raising its Defense and Sp. Def stats.}}

{{movelist/battle|4|Heal Order|Status|Clever|—|—|10|self|The user calls out its underlings to heal it. The user regains up to half of its max HP.}}

{{movelist/battle|1|Leech Life|Physical|Clever|20|100|20|anyadjacent|The user drains the target's blood. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.}}

{{movelist/battle|6|Powder|Status|Clever|—|—|20|anyadjacent|The user covers the target in a powder that explodes and damages the target if it uses a {{type|Fire}} move.}}

{{movelist/battle|5|Quiver Dance|Status|Beautiful|—|—|20|self|The user lightly performs a beautiful, mystic dance. It boosts the user's Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed stats.}}

{{movelist/battle|5|Rage Powder|Status|Clever|—|—|20|self|The user scatters a cloud of irritating powder to draw attention to itself. Opponents aim only at the user.}}

{{movelist/battle|3|Signal Beam|Special|Beautiful|75|100|15|anyadjacent|The user attacks with a sinister beam of light. It may also confuse the target.}}

{{movelist/battle|3|Silver Wind|Special|Beautiful|60|100|5|anyadjacent|The target is attacked with powdery scales blown by wind. It may also raise all the user's stats.}}

{{movelist/battle|2|Spider Web|Status|Clever|—|—|10|anyadjacent|The user ensnares the target with thin, gooey silk so it can't flee from battle.}}

{{movelist/battle|1|String Shot|Status|Clever|—|95|40|adjacentfoes|The targets are bound with silk blown from the user's mouth. This silk reduces the targets' Speed stat.}}

{{movelist/battle|3|Tail Glow|Status|Beautiful|—|—|20|self|The user stares at flashing lights to focus its mind, drastically raising its Sp. Atk stat.}}

{{movelist/battle|4|X-Scissor|Physical|Beautiful|80|100|15|anyadjacent|The user slashes at the target by crossing its scythes or claws as if they were a pair of scissors.}}

* [[Generation V]] introduced the most Bug-type Pokémon of any Generation, with 18, and [[Generation VI]] introduced the fewest Bug-type Pokémon, with three.

* [[Generation IV]] introduced the most Bug-type moves of any Generation, with seven, and Generations II and III introduced the fewest Bug-type moves, with three.

* {{t|Flying}} type is one of the two types most commonly paired with the Bug type, along with {{t|Poison}}. However there are a number of Bug types, despite being able to fly, that are not Flying types, nor have the Ability {{a|Levitate}}, such as {{p|Beedrill}} and {{p|Venomoth}}.

** Despite this, the only Bug-type Pokémon that can learn the move {{m|Fly}}, {{p|Volcarona}} and {{p|Genesect}}, are not Flying types.

* Until {{game|Platinum}}, several Bug-type Pokémon ({{p|Shuckle}}, {{p|Kricketot}}, {{p|Burmy}}, {{p|Wormadam}}, and {{p|Combee}}) were unable to learn any Bug-type moves naturally. Each of them is now able to learn {{m|Bug Bite}} by level up.

* In [[Generation I]], the Bug type is super effective against {{type|Poison}} Pokémon, while the Poison type is {{DL|Damage modification|super effective}} against Bugt type Pokémon. As such, this was the only the different type match-up that super effective against each other.

* The Bug type was the most common 4× weakness in Generation I, with 11 Pokémon doubly weak to it, mainly due to Poison type having a weakness to it at the time.

** Also, the Bug type is the only type to contain an evolution line consisting of a Pokémon ({{p|Surskit}}) with a unique type combination that evolves into a Pokémon ({{p|Masquerain}}) that lacks one.