Bug Bite

Essentials

Bug Bite

physical

Generation 4

Summary

If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 60; percentile 36.5
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20, up to 32 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact

User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. If the target is holding a berry, this move has double power, and the user takes the berry and uses it immediately.

If the target is holding a Jaboca Berry or Rowap Berry, the berry is still removed, but has no effect.

If this move is super effective and the target is holding a berry that can reduce this move's damage, it will do so, and will not be stolen.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: The user bites the foe. If the foe is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect.

: The user bites the target. If the target is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect.

Foreign Names

Czech: Hmyzí kousanec
French: Piqûre
Italian: Coleomorso
Spanish: Picadura
German: Käferbiss
Japanese: むしくい (mushikui)

Contests

Super Contest

Type
Appeal
Flavor text: Steals the Voltage of the Pokémon that just went.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Bug Bite.

Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Pluck			20	60	100%		If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry.

Pokémon

Bug Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Bug Bite's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

			Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
	15	15	Caterpie		Shield Dust Run Away		Bug	45	30	35	20	20	45	195
	15	15	Weedle		Shield Dust Run Away		Bug	40	35	30	20	20	50	195
—	—	—	Ariados		Swarm Insomnia Sniper		Bug	70	90	70	60	60	40	390
—	—	—	Yanmega		Speed Boost Tinted Lens Frisk		Bug	86	76	86	116	56	95	515
	9	9	Pineco		Sturdy Overcoat		Bug	50	65	90	35	35	15	290
	—	—	Forretress		Sturdy Overcoat		Bug	75	90	140	60	60	40	465
	40	49	Shuckle		Sturdy Gluttony Contrary		Bug	20	10	230	10	230	5	505
	15	15	Wurmple		Shield Dust Run Away		Bug	45	45	35	20	30	20	195
—	—	—	Ninjask		Speed Boost Infiltrator		Bug	61	90	45	50	50	160	456
	16	16	Kricketot		Shed Skin Run Away		Bug	37	25	41	25	41	25	194
	15	15	Plant Burmy		Shed Skin Overcoat		Bug	40	29	45	29	45	36	224
	15	15	Plant Wormadam		Anticipation Overcoat		Bug	60	59	85	79	105	36	424
	15	15	Sandy Wormadam		Anticipation Overcoat		Bug	60	79	105	59	85	36	424
	15	15	Trash Wormadam		Anticipation Overcoat		Bug	60	69	95	69	95	36	424
	15	15	Mothim		Swarm Tinted Lens		Bug	70	94	50	94	50	66	424
	13	13	Combee		Honey Gather Hustle		Bug	30	30	42	30	42	70	244
	34	34	Skorupi		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	40	50	90	30	55	65	330
	34	34	Drapion		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	70	90	110	60	75	95	500
		8	Sewaddle		Swarm Chlorophyll Overcoat		Bug	45	53	70	40	60	42	310
		—	Swadloon		Leaf Guard Chlorophyll Overcoat		Bug	55	63	90	50	80	42	380
		—	Leavanny		Swarm Chlorophyll Overcoat		Bug	75	103	80	70	70	92	490
		22	Venipede		Poison Point Swarm Quick Feet		Bug	30	45	59	30	39	57	260
		23	Whirlipede		Poison Point Swarm Quick Feet		Bug	40	55	99	40	79	47	360
		23	Scolipede		Poison Point Swarm Quick Feet		Bug	60	90	89	55	69	112	475
		23	Dwebble		Sturdy Shell Armor Weak Armor		Bug Mineral	50	65	85	35	35	55	325
		23	Crustle		Sturdy Shell Armor Weak Armor		Bug Mineral	70	95	125	65	75	45	475
		18	Joltik		Compoundeyes Unnerve Swarm		Bug	50	47	50	57	50	65	319
		18	Galvantula		Compoundeyes Unnerve Swarm		Bug	70	77	60	97	60	108	472
		36	Heatmor		Gluttony Flash Fire White Smoke		Ground	85	97	66	105	66	65	484
		26	Durant		Swarm Hustle Truant		Bug	58	109	112	48	48	109	484
		40	Larvesta		Flame Body Swarm		Bug	55	85	55	50	55	60	360
			Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
			Paras		Effect Spore Dry Skin Damp		Bug Plant	35	70	55	45	55	25	285
			Venonat		Compoundeyes Tinted Lens Run Away		Bug	60	55	50	40	55	45	305
			Pinsir		Hyper Cutter Mold Breaker Moxie		Bug	65	125	100	55	70	85	500
			Ledyba		Swarm Early Bird Rattled		Bug	40	20	30	40	80	55	265
			Surskit		Swift Swim Rain Dish		Water 1 Bug	40	30	32	50	52	65	269
			Nincada		Compoundeyes Run Away		Bug	31	45	90	30	30	40	266
			Trapinch		Hyper Cutter Arena Trap Sheer Force		Bug	45	100	45	45	45	10	290
			Karrablast		Swarm Shed Skin No Guard		Bug	50	75	45	40	45	60	315
			Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC.
			Caterpie		Shield Dust Run Away		Bug	45	30	35	20	20	45	195
			Metapod		Shed Skin		Bug	50	20	55	25	25	30	205
			Butterfree		Compoundeyes Tinted Lens		Bug	60	45	50	80	80	70	385
			Weedle		Shield Dust Run Away		Bug	40	35	30	20	20	50	195
			Kakuna		Shed Skin		Bug	45	25	50	25	25	35	205
			Beedrill		Swarm Sniper		Bug	65	80	40	45	80	75	385
			Paras		Effect Spore Dry Skin Damp		Bug Plant	35	70	55	45	55	25	285
			Parasect		Effect Spore Dry Skin Damp		Bug Plant	60	95	80	60	80	30	405
			Venonat		Compoundeyes Tinted Lens Run Away		Bug	60	55	50	40	55	45	305
			Venomoth		Shield Dust Tinted Lens Wonder Skin		Bug	70	65	60	90	75	90	450
			Scyther		Swarm Technician Steadfast		Bug	70	110	80	55	80	105	500
			Scizor		Swarm Technician Light Metal		Bug	70	130	100	55	80	65	500
			Mew		Synchronize		No Eggs	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
			Ledyba		Swarm Early Bird Rattled		Bug	40	20	30	40	80	55	265
			Ledian		Swarm Early Bird Iron Fist		Bug	55	35	50	55	110	85	390
			Spinarak		Swarm Insomnia Sniper		Bug	40	60	40	40	40	30	250
			Ariados		Swarm Insomnia Sniper		Bug	70	90	70	60	60	40	390
			Yanma		Speed Boost Compoundeyes Frisk		Bug	65	65	45	75	45	95	390
			Yanmega		Speed Boost Tinted Lens Frisk		Bug	86	76	86	116	56	95	515
			Pineco		Sturdy Overcoat		Bug	50	65	90	35	35	15	290
			Forretress		Sturdy Overcoat		Bug	75	90	140	60	60	40	465
			Shuckle		Sturdy Gluttony Contrary		Bug	20	10	230	10	230	5	505
			Heracross		Swarm Guts Moxie		Bug	80	125	75	40	95	85	500
			Wurmple		Shield Dust Run Away		Bug	45	45	35	20	30	20	195
			Silcoon		Shed Skin		Bug	50	35	55	25	25	15	205
			Beautifly		Swarm Rivalry		Bug	60	70	50	90	50	65	385
			Cascoon		Shed Skin		Bug	50	35	55	25	25	15	205
			Dustox		Shield Dust Compoundeyes		Bug	60	50	70	50	90	65	385
			Surskit		Swift Swim Rain Dish		Water 1 Bug	40	30	32	50	52	65	269
			Masquerain		Intimidate Unnerve		Water 1 Bug	70	60	62	80	82	60	414
			Nincada		Compoundeyes Run Away		Bug	31	45	90	30	30	40	266
			Ninjask		Speed Boost Infiltrator		Bug	61	90	45	50	50	160	456
			Shedinja		Wonder Guard		Mineral	1	90	45	30	30	40	236
			Volbeat		Illuminate Swarm Prankster		Bug Humanshape	65	73	55	47	75	85	400
			Illumise		Oblivious Tinted Lens Prankster		Bug Humanshape	65	47	55	73	75	85	400
			Trapinch		Hyper Cutter Arena Trap Sheer Force		Bug	45	100	45	45	45	10	290
			Vibrava		Levitate		Bug	50	70	50	50	50	70	340
			Flygon		Levitate		Bug	80	100	80	80	80	100	520
			Kricketot		Shed Skin Run Away		Bug	37	25	41	25	41	25	194
			Kricketune		Swarm Technician		Bug	77	85	51	55	51	65	384
			Plant Burmy		Shed Skin Overcoat		Bug	40	29	45	29	45	36	224
			Plant Wormadam		Anticipation Overcoat		Bug	60	59	85	79	105	36	424
			Sandy Wormadam		Anticipation Overcoat		Bug	60	79	105	59	85	36	424
			Trash Wormadam		Anticipation Overcoat		Bug	60	69	95	69	95	36	424
			Mothim		Swarm Tinted Lens		Bug	70	94	50	94	50	66	424
			Combee		Honey Gather Hustle		Bug	30	30	42	30	42	70	244
			Vespiquen		Pressure Unnerve		Bug	70	80	102	80	102	40	474
			Skorupi		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	40	50	90	30	55	65	330
			Drapion		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	70	90	110	60	75	95	500
			Carnivine		Levitate		Plant	74	100	72	90	72	46	454
			Heatran		Flash Fire Flame Body		No Eggs	91	90	106	130	106	77	600