Biology
Mothim is a black moth-like Pokémon with four tan-colored wings, two large and two small, with orange ovals adorning them. The wings split to three at the tip of the larger wings and splits in two at the tips of the smaller wings. It has orange eyes and two red and gray antennae above his head. Mothim's body has a patch of orange on the underside and gray legs. It also has a small black tail that splits into two. It also has a small gray stripe running down itsback. Mothim is a nomadic, nocturnal Pokémon that always remains on the move, searching for honey . It tends to steal honey that Combee collects. It does not have a fixed habitat, as it migrate throughout the country searching for nectar. It is a male-only species, with Wormadam as its female counterpart.
In the anime
In the TCG
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV
Diamond
It loves the honey of flowers and steals honey collected by Combee .
Pearl
It does not keep a nest. It flies over fields and mountains in constant search of floral honey.
Platinum
While it loves floral honey, it won't gather any itself. Instead, it plots to steal some from Combee.
HeartGold
It flutters around at night and steals honey from the Combee hive.
SoulSilver
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Generation V
Black
While it loves floral honey, it won't gather any itself. Instead, it plots to steal some from Combee.
White
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Black 2
While it loves floral honey, it won't gather any itself. Instead, it plots to steal some from Combee.
White 2
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Generation VI
X
It loves the honey of flowers and steals honey collected by Combee.
Y
It flutters around at night and steals honey from the Combee hive.
Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
In side games
Stats
Base stats
Stat
Range
At Lv. 50
At Lv. 100
70
130 - 177
250 - 344
94
89 - 160
173 - 315
50
49 - 112
94 - 218
94
89 - 160
173 - 315
50
49 - 112
94 - 218
66
63 - 129
123 - 254
Total:
424
Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs , IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature .
Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs , IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature .
Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Learnset
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mothim
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Mothim
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
Father
Move
Type
Cat.
Pwr.
Acc.
PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Mothim in Generation V
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 Mothim in that game.
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mothim
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Mothim
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
Stage
Move
Type
Cat.
Pwr.
Acc.
PP
‡
Snore B W
Normal
Special
40
100%
15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Mothim
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Mothim
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
Mothim and Wormadam are the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 424.
Origin
Mothim is based on an adult bagworm moth , which only fully matures if it is male.
Name origin
Mothim is a combination of moth and him .
Gamale is a combination of 蛾 ga (moth) and male .
In other languages
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