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Mothim

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General

Mothim
bug flying

Abilities

Swarm
When this Pokémon's HP is 1/3 its max or lower, its Bug moves do 50% more damage.

Damage Taken

Dex Numbers

Generation
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum DPPT
Red/Blue/Yellow Kanto
414
Gold/Silver/Crystal Johto
n/a
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Hoenn
n/a
Diamond/Pearl Sinnoh
47

Names

Japanese
ガーメイル
Romaji
Gaameiru

Flavor

Height
2'11.4" or 0.9 m
Weight
51.4 lb or 23.3 kg
Species
Moth
Color
yellow
Cry
mp3 here
Fire Red/Leaf Green Habitat
n/a
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code
n/a

Breeding

Gender
Always male (code: 0 or 0x00)
Breeding groups
3: Bug
Steps to hatch
3,840
Compatible with
25 families; 50 total Pokémon

In the Wild

Base EXP
159 or 0x9f
Capture rate
45 or 0x2d
Base happiness
70 or 0x46
Growth rate
medium
Effort points
1 Attack
1 Special Attack
Wild held items
SilverPowder (5%)

Evolution Chain

See also: Comparison of this evolution chain

BasicStage 1
412 Burmy Base form 413 Wormadam Raise a female to level 20
414 Mothim Raise a male to level 20

Stats

Stat Base Max Stat %ile
L50 L100
HP
70
 177 344 56.2
Attack
94
 146 287 76.7
Defense
50
 102 199 24.9
Special Attack
94
 146 287 79.7
Special Defense
50
 102 199 22.7
Speed
66
 118 231 54
Average
70.7
 - - 51.5

Flavor

See also: All versions' flavor text and sprites

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.

Locations

Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.

Area Section Level Method

Move List

See also: This list in the move search

See also: Contest list

Mothim gets the STAB from bug and flying moves.

Diamond/Pearl Platinum Move Type Dmg PP Power Acc.* Pri. Description
-- -- Tackle normal physical 35 35 95% Inflicts regular damage.
10 10 Protect normal none 10 -- 0% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
15 Bug Bite bug physical 20 60 100% Inflicts double damage if the user is holding a berry.
20 20 Hidden Power normal special 15 varies 100% Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
23 23 Confusion psychic special 25 50 100% Has a 10% chance to Confuse the target.
26 26 Gust flying special 35 40 100% Inflicts regular damage.
29 29 PoisonPowder poison none 35 -- 75% Poisons the target.
32 32 Psybeam psychic special 20 65 100% Has a 10% chance to Confuse the target.
35 35 Camouflage normal none 20 -- 100% User's type changes to match the terrain.
38 38 Silver Wind bug special 5 60 100% Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats.
41 41 Air Slash flying special 20 75 95% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
44 44 Psychic psychic special 10 90 100% Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
47 47 Bug Buzz bug special 10 90 100% Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum Tutored moves
Platinum Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Platinum Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Platinum Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Platinum Twister dragon special 20 40 100% Has chance to make the target Flinch.
Platinum Air Cutter flying special 25 55 95% Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
Platinum Signal Beam bug special 15 75 100% Has a 10% chance to Confuse the target.
Platinum Ominous Wind ghost special 5 60 100% Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum TMs and HMs
Chains 40 40 Aerial Ace flying physical 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 45 45 Attract normal none 15 -- 100% Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
Chains 78 78 Captivate normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender.
Chains H5 H5 Defog flying none 15 -- 0% Lowers the target's Evade. Cancels the effects of Reflect and Light Screen.
Chains 32 32 Double Team normal none 15 -- 100% Raises the user's Evasion.
Chains 85 85 Dream Eater psychic special 15 100 100% Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon.
Chains 58 58 Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Chains 53 53 Energy Ball grass special 10 80 100% Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains 42 42 Facade normal physical 20 70 100% Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
Chains 70 70 Flash normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Accuracy.
Chains 21 21 Frustration normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 19 19 Giga Drain grass special 10 60 100% Heals the user by half the damage the target receives.
Chains 68 68 Giga Impact normal physical 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 10 10 Hidden Power normal special 15 varies 100% Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
Chains 15 15 Hyper Beam normal special 5 150 90% User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
Chains 83 83 Natural Gift normal physical 15 varies 100% Power and type depend on the held berry.
Chains 17 17 Protect normal none 10 -- 0% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Chains 77 77 Psych Up normal none 10 -- 100% Discards the user's stat changes and copies the target's.
Chains 29 29 Psychic psychic special 10 90 100% Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains 18 18 Rain Dance water none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
Chains 44 44 Rest psychic none 10 -- 100% User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
Chains 27 27 Return normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 51 51 Roost flying none 10 -- 0% Heals the user by half its max HP.
Chains 20 20 Safeguard normal none 25 -- 100% Protects the user's field from incoming major status ailments and Confusion for five turns.
Chains 43 43 Secret Power normal physical 20 70 100% Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
Chains 30 30 Shadow Ball ghost special 15 80 100% Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
Chains 62 62 Silver Wind bug special 5 60 100% Has a 10% chance to raise all of the user's stats.
Chains 48 48 Skill Swap psychic none 10 -- 100% User and target swap abilities.
Chains 82 82 Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains 22 22 SolarBeam grass special 10 120 100% Requires a turn to charge before attacking.
Chains 90 90 Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Chains 11 11 Sunny Day fire none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
Chains 87 87 Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Chains 46 46 Thief dark physical 10 40 100% Takes the target's item.
Chains 06 06 Toxic poison none 10 -- 85% Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
Chains 89 89 U-Turn bug physical 20 70 100% User must switch out after attacking.

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