Bug Buzz (move)

Bug Buzz むしのさざめき Insect Noise

Battles Type  Bug Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  90 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock Is a sound-based move

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TR61 in Pokémon Sword and Shield TM62 in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl TM162 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Bug Buzz (Japanese: むしのさざめき Insect Noise) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation IV.

It is:

• TR61 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
• TM62 in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
• TM162 in Generation IX.

Effect

Bug Buzz does damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense by one stage.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Bug Buzz's base power has been lowered to 80. It has a 20% chance of lowering the target's defensive stats for three turns.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Category  Special PP  10 Agile Strong Power  80  60  100 Accuracy  100%  100%  100% Action speed modifier Self  0  0  +5 Target  0  +3  0 Additional effect Chance  20%  20%  40% Turns  3  2  4    ?  ? May lower the target's defensive stats

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSSPBR The user vibrates its wings to generate a damaging sound wave. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def stat. BWB2W2 The user vibrates its wings to generate a damaging sound wave. It may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. XYORAS The user vibrates its wings to generate a damaging sound wave. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. SMUSUMPE SwShBDSP The user generates a damaging sound wave by vibration. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. LA The user vibrates to generate a damaging sound wave. This may also lower the target’s defensive stats. SV The user vibrates to generate a damaging sound wave. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug	40	42	42	31	32SwShBDSP
049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug	59	59	1, 59	1, 59SMUSUM 46PE	1, 59BDSP	25
165		Ledyba		Bug		Bug	41	41	41	33	33BDSP
166		Ledian		Bug		Bug	53	53	53	38	38BDSP
193		Yanma		Bug		Bug	57	57	57	57	57BDSP 43LA
267		Beautifly		Bug		Bug	41	41	41XY 35ORAS	35	35BDSP 43LA
269		Dustox		Bug		Bug	41	41	41XY 35ORAS	35	35BDSP 43LA
284		Masquerain		Water 1	Bug	61	61	1, 61XY 1, 42ORAS	1, 42	1, 42BDSP	44
313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like	41	41	41XY 40ORAS	40	40BDSP
314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like	41	41	41XY 40ORAS	40	40BDSP
329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon			29ORAS	29	28SwShBDSP
330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon					28SwShBDSP
402		Kricketune		Bug		Bug	34DP 46PtHGSS	46	46	46	46BDSP 47LA	46
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak		Bug		Bug				50	50BDSP 43LA
413		Wormadam Sandy Cloak		Bug		Bug				50	50BDSP 43LA
413		Wormadam Trash Cloak		Bug		Bug				50	50BDSP 43LA
414		Mothim		Bug		Bug	47	47	47	50	50BDSP 43LA
415		Combee		Bug		Bug		29B2W2	29	29
416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug					43LA
469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug	54DP 57PtHGSS	57	1, 57	1, 57	1, 57BDSP 43LA
540		Sewaddle		Bug		Bug		36	36	36
588		Karrablast		Bug		Bug		28	28	28	44SwSh
589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug		28	28	28	44SwSh
595		Joltik		Bug		Bug		48	48	48	48SwSh
596		Galvantula		Bug		Bug		60	60	60	56SwSh
616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug		44	44	44	44SwSh
617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug		44	44	44	44SwSh
636		Larvesta		Bug		Bug		70	70	70	42SwSh	42
637		Volcarona		Bug		Bug		70	1, 70	1, 70	42SwSh	42
649		Genesect		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		55	55	55	56SwSh
666		Vivillon		Bug		Bug			35	35		35
738		Vikavolt		Bug		Bug				31	36SwSh
742		Cutiefly		Bug	Fairy				26	48SwSh
743		Ribombee		Bug	Fairy				28	56SwSh
795		Pheromosa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				53	60SwSh
826		Orbeetle		Bug		Bug					28SwSh
873		Frosmoth		Bug		Bug					32SwSh	32
954		Rabsca		Bug		Bug						45
994		Iron Moth		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						84
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM/TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TR61	IX TM162
012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug					✔
048		Venonat		Bug		Bug						✔
049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug					✔BDSP	✔
123		Scyther		Bug		Bug					✔	✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔	✔
165		Ledyba		Bug		Bug					✔BDSP
166		Ledian		Bug		Bug					✔BDSP
167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug					✔BDSP
168		Ariados		Bug		Bug					✔BDSP
193		Yanma		Bug		Bug					✔BDSP
204		Pineco		Bug		Bug					✔BDSP	✔
205		Forretress		Bug		Bug					✔BDSP	✔
212		Scizor		Bug		Bug					✔	✔
214		Heracross		Bug		Bug						✔
267		Beautifly		Bug		Bug					✔BDSP
269		Dustox		Bug		Bug					✔BDSP
283		Surskit		Water 1	Bug						✔
284		Masquerain		Water 1	Bug					✔BDSP	✔
290		Nincada		Bug		Bug					✔
291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug					✔
292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral					✔
313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like					✔BDSP
314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like					✔BDSP
329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon					✔
330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon					✔
402		Kricketune		Bug		Bug					✔BDSP	✔
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak		Bug		Bug					✔BDSP
413		Wormadam Sandy Cloak		Bug		Bug					✔BDSP
413		Wormadam Trash Cloak		Bug		Bug					✔BDSP
414		Mothim		Bug		Bug					✔BDSP
415		Combee		Bug		Bug					✔	✔
416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug					✔	✔
451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3					✔
452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3					✔
469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug					✔BDSP
493		Arceus		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
588		Karrablast		Bug		Bug					✔SwSh
589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug					✔SwSh
595		Joltik		Bug		Bug					✔SwSh
596		Galvantula		Bug		Bug					✔SwSh
616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug					✔SwSh
617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug					✔SwSh
636		Larvesta		Bug		Bug					✔SwSh	✔
637		Volcarona		Bug		Bug					✔SwSh	✔
649		Genesect		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔SwSh
666		Vivillon		Bug		Bug						✔
738		Vikavolt		Bug		Bug					✔SwSh
742		Cutiefly		Bug	Fairy					✔SwSh
743		Ribombee		Bug	Fairy					✔SwSh
751		Dewpider		Water 1	Bug					✔SwSh
752		Araquanid		Water 1	Bug					✔SwSh
767		Wimpod		Bug	Water 3					✔SwSh
768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3					✔SwSh
795		Pheromosa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔SwSh
825		Dottler		Bug		Bug					✔SwSh
826		Orbeetle		Bug		Bug					✔SwSh
850		Sizzlipede		Bug		Bug					✔SwSh
851		Centiskorch		Bug		Bug					✔SwSh
872		Snom		Bug		Bug					✔SwSh	✔
873		Frosmoth		Bug		Bug					✔SwSh	✔
900		Kleavor		Bug		Bug						✔
917		Tarountula		Bug		Bug						✔
918		Spidops		Bug		Bug						✔
919		Nymble		Bug		Bug						✔
920		Lokix		Bug		Bug						✔
953		Rellor		Bug		Bug						✔
954		Rabsca		Bug		Bug						✔
988		Slither Wing		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
994		Iron Moth		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
123		Scyther		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
165		Ledyba		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
290		Nincada		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Bug Buzz is a move with 16 base power, 77.44% accuracy and 10 PP. The user attacks all adjacent enemies, possibly lowering their Special Defense by one level. Being a sound-based move, it is blocked by Soundproof.

Pokémon GO

Bug Buzz
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 100 Energy cost 50 Duration 3.7 seconds Damage window 2 - 3.1 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 100 Energy cost 60 Secondary effect 1 Opponent Defense Effect chance 30%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Updates

Gyms & Raids

• July 30, 2016
  • Power: 50 → 75
• February 16, 2017
  • Power: 75 → 90
  • Duration: 4.25 → 3.7 seconds
  • Damage window: 2.6 - 4.1 → 2 - 3.1 seconds
• November 29, 2021
  • • Power: 90 → 100

Trainer Battles

• September 14, 2020
  • Secondary effect added
• November 29, 2021
  • • Power: 90 → 100

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Bug Buzz

★★★★
Attack power	87.7804
Charge time	1.18 seconds
Range type	Circular (self)
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	Defense ↓

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description	Playable Users
Bug Buzz	Special	3	—	99	118	100%	An opponent	—	Has a chance (10%) of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stat rank.	Burgh & Leavanny Lusamine & Pheromosa Scottie/Bettie & Strike Scyther Egg
		1	—	99	118	100%	An opponent	—		All the following sync pairs have chances to use this move when they use Metronome: Burgh (Spring 2021) & Togepi Elesa (Palentine's 2023) & Togetic
Sync moves
Voyager's Bug Buzz	Special	—	—	250	300	—%	Default: An opponent	—	No additional effect.	Alder & Volcarona
							6★ EX: All opponents*
Aim for Victory Bug Buzz		—	—	200 (Default) 300 (6★ EX)	240 (Default) 360 (6★ EX)	—%	An opponent	—	The more the target’s Sp. Def is lowered, the greater the power of this attack.	Sygna Suit Hilbert & Genesect (Direct link)

Note:

• Bug Buzz: Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Has a very small chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def.

Description

Games Description MDTDS Inflicts damage on enemies within a 1-tile range. It may also reduce their Special Defense by 1 level. BSL まわりの てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで とくぼうを １だんかいさげる MDGtI It damages nearby enemies. It could also lower their Special Defense. SMD MDRTDX It damages nearby enemies. It could also lower their Sp. Def.

In the anime

Kricketune	Weakening the foe	Karrablast	Larvesta
The user generates a damaging sound wave by vibration.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Kricketune	Kricketune's wings glow red and points its antennae in the air. Its antennae then vibrate and red sound waves come out of them, creating a siren-like sound which hurts the opponent. The sound waves then come together and Kricketune can fire it as a red beam at the opponent using its arms.
Nando's Kricketune	Coming Full - Festival Circle!		Debut
Larvesta	Larvesta calls out loudly, which releases red sound waves from its body at the opponent. When the sound waves reach the opponent, it hurts its head.
Luke's Larvesta	The Club Battle Hearts of Fury: Emolga Versus Sawk!		None
Karrablast	Karrablast opens its mouth and lets out a loud buzz with red waves.
Nursery's Karrablast	Unrest at the Nursery!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Yanmega
The user stabs the opponent with an appendage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Yanmega	Yanmega rapidly flaps the wings on its tail and stabs the opponent with its tail.
Mars's Yanmega	The Final Dimensional Duel VII		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Bug Buzz is the only Bug-type sound-based move.
• Despite the descriptions of this move stating that the usage of wings is required, Pokémon that lack wings can still use this attack. This may be why the mention of wings is removed starting in Generation VII.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 蟲鳴 Chùhngmìhng Mandarin 蟲鳴 / 虫鸣 Chóngmíng Dutch Insectzoem French Bourdon German Käfergebrumm Greek Βόμβος Vómvos Indonesian Dengungan Serangga Italian Ronzio Korean 벌레의야단법석 Beolle-uiyadanbeopseok Polish Brzęczenie Portuguese Brazil Zumbido de Inseto Portugal Zumbido Spanish Zumbido Thai เสียงฮัมของแมลง Vietnamese Côn Trùng Huyên Náo

Variations of the move Psychic
Psychic • Bug Buzz • Earth Power • Energy Ball

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