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Bug Bite (move)

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Bug Bite
むしくい Bug Bite
Bug Bite VII.png
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Type  Bug
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  60
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

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

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. This move is affected by Technician.

Generation V onward

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.

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSSPBR The user bites the foe. If the foe is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM 		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
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0010     Bug Bug 15PtHGSS 15 15 9SMUSUM
0013    
  		Bug Bug 15PtHGSS 15 15 9SMUSUM
0168    
  		Bug Bug 1 1 1 1
0204     Bug Bug 9PtHGSS 9 9 9
0205    
  		Bug Bug 1, 9PtHGSS 1, 9 1 1, 9
0213    
  		Bug Bug 40PtHGSS 49BW
42B2W2 		42 42
0265     Bug Bug 15PtHGSS 15 15 15
0291    
  		Bug Bug 1 1 1 1
0347    
  		Water 3 Water 3 25ORAS 25
0348    
  		Water 3 Water 3 25USUM
0401     Bug Bug 16PtHGSS 16 16 16
0412     Bug Bug 15PtHGSS 15 15 15
0413  
Wormadam
Plant Cloak
  
  		Bug Bug 15PtHGSS 15 15 1, 15
413G  
Wormadam
Sandy Cloak
  
  		Bug Bug 15PtHGSS 15 15 1, 15
413S  
Wormadam
Trash Cloak
  
  		Bug Bug 15PtHGSS 15 15 1, 15
0414    
  		Bug Bug 15PtHGSS 15 15 1, 15
0415    
  		Bug Bug 13PtHGSS 13 13 13
0451    
  		Bug Water 3 34PtHGSS 34BW
20B2W2 		20 20
0452    
  		Bug Water 3 34PtHGSS 34BW
20B2W2 		20 20
0469    
  		Bug Bug 1 1 1 1
0540    
  		Bug Bug 8 8 8
0541    
  		Bug Bug 1 1 1
0542    
  		Bug Bug 1, 8 1, 8 1, 8
0543    
  		Bug Bug 22 22 22
0544    
  		Bug Bug 23 23 23
0545    
  		Bug Bug 23 23 23
0557    
  		Bug Mineral 23 23 23
0558    
  		Bug Mineral 23 23 23
0595    
  		Bug Bug 18 18 18
0596    
  		Bug Bug 18 18 18
0631     Field Field 36 36 36
0632    
  		Bug Bug 26 26 16
0636    
  		Bug Bug 40 40 40
0664     Bug Bug 15 15
0736     Bug Bug 13
0737    
  		Bug Bug 13
0738    
  		Bug Bug 13
0751    
  		Water 1 Bug 13
0752    
  		Water 1 Bug 1, 13
0768    
  		Bug Water 3 10
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups 		Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0046    
  		Bug Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0048    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0127     Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0165    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0283    
  		Water 1 Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0290    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0328     Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0588     Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Game
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE
0010     Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0011     Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0012    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0013    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0014    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0015    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0046    
  		Bug Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0047    
  		Bug Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0048    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0049    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0070    
  		Grass Grass ✔
0071    
  		Grass Grass ✔
0123    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0127     Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0151     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0165    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0166    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0167    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0168    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0193    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0204     Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0205    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0207    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0212    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0213    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0214    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0265     Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0266     Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0267    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0268     Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0269    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0283    
  		Water 1 Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0284    
  		Water 1 Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0290    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0291    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0292    
  		Mineral Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0313     Bug Human-Like ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0314     Bug Human-Like ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0328     Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0329    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0330    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0347    
  		Water 3 Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔
0348    
  		Water 3 Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔
0401     Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0402     Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0412     Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0413  
Wormadam
Plant Cloak
  
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
413G  
Wormadam
Sandy Cloak
  
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
413S  
Wormadam
Trash Cloak
  
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0414    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0415    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0416    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0451    
  		Bug Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0452    
  		Bug Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0455     Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0469    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0472    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0485    
  		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0540    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0541    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0542    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0543    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0544    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0545    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0557    
  		Bug Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔
0558    
  		Bug Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔
0588     Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0589    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0595    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0596    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0616     Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0617     Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0631     Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔
0632    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0636    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0637    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔
0649    
  		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered ✔ ✔ ✔
0664     Bug Bug ✔ ✔
0665     Bug Bug ✔ ✔
0666    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔
0736     Bug Bug ✔
0737    
  		Bug Bug ✔
0738    
  		Bug Bug ✔
0742    
  		Bug Fairy ✔
0743    
  		Bug Fairy ✔
0751    
  		Water 1 Bug ✔
0752    
  		Water 1 Bug ✔
0753     Grass Grass ✔
0754     Grass Grass ✔
0768    
  		Bug Water 3 ✔
0794    
  		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered ✔
0795    
  		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0165    
  		Bug Bug Dream World - Windswept Sky
0167    
  		Bug Bug Dream World - Spooky Manor
0265     Bug Bug Dream World - Dream Park
0412     Bug Bug Dream World - Pokémon Café Forest and Rugged Mountain
0588     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.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

If Bug Bite is used on any member of the player's team, a random food item such as a Seed, Apple, or Max Elixir in their bag is eaten by the user.

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 5/3
Energy boost 6/3
Duration 0.5 seconds
Damage window ? seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power ?
Energy boost ?
Turns ?
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
      
      
      
      
      
 
By Elite Fast TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Bug Bite had a power of 6.
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Bug Bite had an energy gain of 7% and a duration of 0.45 seconds.
  • Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 21, 2017, Bug Bite had a duration of 0.95 seconds.

Butterfree, Beedrill, Parasect, and Venomoth may only know this move if it was obtained before February 16, 2017.

Description

Games Description
MDTDS 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 It damages an enemy. If the enemy is carrying any food, you'll eat it.


In the anime

 
Sewaddle


The user gnaws on the opponent with its fangs.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Core series games

     
Generation IV Generation V Generation VI

Side series games

 
Battle Revolution

Trivia

  • Bug Bite is the only Bug-type Tough move.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 蟲咬 Chùhngngáauh
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
  Spain Picadura
  Vietnamese Bọ Cắn


Variations of the move Pluck
  Pluck • Bug Bite


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