Essentials

Wurmple

Wurmple

bug

Abilities

Shield Dust
This Pokemon is immune to stat/status changes from damaging moves.

Damage Taken

  • bug 1
  • dark 1
  • dragon 1
  • electric 1
  • fighting ½
  • fire 2
  • flying 2
  • ghost 1
  • grass ½
  • ground ½
  • ice 1
  • normal 1
  • poison 1
  • psychic 1
  • rock 2
  • steel 1
  • water 1
  • ??? 1

Pokédex Numbers

Introduced in
Generation 3
National
265
Hoenn Generation 3
14
Sinnoh Generation 4
48

Names

Japanese
ケムッソ (kemusso)
Official Roomaji
Kemusso
Korean
개무소
Chinese
刺尾蟲
French
Chenipotte
German
Waumpel

Breeding

Gender
½ male, ½ female
Egg groups
  • Bug
Steps to hatch
3840

Compatibility

  • Caterpie
  • Weedle
  • Paras
  • Venonat
  • Scyther
  • Pinsir
  • Ledyba
  • Spinarak
  • Yanma
  • Pineco
  • Gligar
  • Shuckle
  • Heracross
  • Wurmple
  • Surskit
  • Nincada
  • Volbeat
  • Illumise
  • Trapinch
  • Kricketot
  • Burmy
  • Combee
  • Skorupi

Training

Base EXP
54
771 EXP at level
Effort points
  • 1 HP
Capture rate
255
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
medium
Wild held items

Generation 3

None

Generation 4

None

Evolution

Baby Basic Stage 1 Stage 2
Wurmple Wurmple SilcoonSilcoon Level up: 7 BeautiflyBeautifly Level up: 10
CascoonCascoon Level up: 7 DustoxDustox Level up: 10

Stats

Pctile Min IVs Max IVs
HP
45
18.6 263 294
Attack
45
16.1 158 189
Defense
35
8.5 138 169
Special Attack
20
1.8 108 139
Special Defense
30
5.0 128 159
Speed
20
3.0 108 139
Total
195
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Flavor

Flavor Text

Diamond
It loves to eat leaves. If it is attacked by a STARLY, it will defend itself with its spiked rear.
Pearl
It spits a white silk that turns sticky when it contacts air. It is used to immobilize foes.
Platinum
Often targeted by bird Pokémon, it desperately resists by releasing poison from its tail spikes.
Heart Gold
It lives among the tall grass and in forests. It repels attacks by raising up the spikes on its rear.
Soul Silver
It lives among the tall grass and in forests. It repels attacks by raising up the spikes on its rear.

Sprites

Wurmple Wurmple Wurmple Wurmple

Miscellany

Species
Worm
Color
red
Cry
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Habitat Generation 3
forest
Pawprint
Wurmple
Shape
Caudal

Height

Trainer dude

Wurmple
3

0'11.8"
0.3 m

Weight

Trainer dudette

Wurmple
36

7.9 lb
3.6 kg

Locations

Diamond Diamond
Pearl Pearl
Platinum Platinum

Moves

Generation 3 DiamondPearl Platinum
Heart GoldSoul Silver
Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
Tackle normal Physical 35 35 95%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

String Shot bug None 40 0 95%

Lowers the target's Speed by one level.

5 5 5 Poison Sting poison Physical 35 15 100%

Has a 30% chance to poison the target.

15 Bug Bite bug Physical 20 60 100%

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

Generation 3 DiamondPearl Platinum
Heart GoldSoul Silver
Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC.
Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Bug Bite bug Physical 20 60 100%

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

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Snore normal Special 15 40 100%

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.

Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver String Shot bug None 40 0 95%

Lowers the target's Speed by one level.

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