Bug Buzz (move)

Move data

Type Bug
Category Special  Special
Power 90
Accuracy 100
PP 10  (max. 16)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 4

Machine/Record

Sword​/​Shield TR61
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl TM62
Scarlet​/​Violet TM162

Effects

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

Stats can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages each.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Buginium Z and uses its Z-Power, Bug Buzz turns into Savage Spin-Out and has base power 175.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Bug Buzz
Japanese むしのさざめき (Mushi no Sazameki)
German Käfergebrumm
French Bourdon
Italian Ronzio
Spanish Zumbido
Korean 벌레의야단법석
Chinese (Simplified) 虫鸣
Chinese (Traditional) 蟲鳴

Game descriptions

Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
The user vibrates its wings to generate a damaging sound wave. It may also lower the foe’s Sp. Def stat.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
The user vibrates its wings to generate a damaging sound wave. It may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
The user vibrates its wings to generate a damaging sound wave. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
L.G. Pikachu​/​L.G. Eevee
The user generates a damaging sound wave by vibration. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
The user generates a damaging sound wave by vibration. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Scarlet​/​Violet The user vibrates to generate a damaging sound wave. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Bug Buzz at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Venonat Venonat
#0048 / Bug · Poison
Level 25
Venomoth Venomoth
#0049 / Bug · Poison
Level 25
Yanma Yanma
#0193 / Bug · Flying
Level 57
Masquerain Masquerain
#0284 / Bug · Flying
Level 44
Volbeat Volbeat
#0313 / Bug
Level 36
Illumise Illumise
#0314 / Bug
Level 40
Vibrava Vibrava
#0329 / Ground · Dragon
Level 28
Flygon Flygon
#0330 / Ground · Dragon
Level 28
Kricketune Kricketune
#0402 / Bug
Level 46
Yanmega Yanmega
#0469 / Bug · Flying
Level 1
Sewaddle Sewaddle
#0540 / Bug · Grass
Level 36
Swadloon Swadloon
#0541 / Bug · Grass
Level 36
Joltik Joltik
#0595 / Bug · Electric
Level 48
Galvantula Galvantula
#0596 / Bug · Electric
Level 56
Larvesta Larvesta
#0636 / Bug · Fire
Level 42
Volcarona Volcarona
#0637 / Bug · Fire
Level 42
Vivillon Vivillon
#0666 / Bug · Flying
Level 35
Vikavolt Vikavolt
#0738 / Bug · Electric
Level 36
Cutiefly Cutiefly
#0742 / Bug · Fairy
Level 48
Ribombee Ribombee
#0743 / Bug · Fairy
Level 56
Frosmoth Frosmoth
#0873 / Ice · Bug
Level 32
Rabsca Rabsca
#0954 / Bug · Psychic
Level 45
Iron Moth Iron Moth
#0994 / Fire · Poison
Level 84

Learnt by TM

Venonat Venonat
#0048 / Bug · Poison
Venomoth Venomoth
#0049 / Bug · Poison
Scyther Scyther
#0123 / Bug · Flying
Mew Mew
#0151 / Psychic
Spinarak Spinarak
#0167 / Bug · Poison
Ariados Ariados
#0168 / Bug · Poison
Yanma Yanma
#0193 / Bug · Flying
Pineco Pineco
#0204 / Bug
Forretress Forretress
#0205 / Bug · Steel
Scizor Scizor
#0212 / Bug · Steel
Heracross Heracross
#0214 / Bug · Fighting
Surskit Surskit
#0283 / Bug · Water
Masquerain Masquerain
#0284 / Bug · Flying
Volbeat Volbeat
#0313 / Bug
Illumise Illumise
#0314 / Bug
Vibrava Vibrava
#0329 / Ground · Dragon
Flygon Flygon
#0330 / Ground · Dragon
Kricketune Kricketune
#0402 / Bug
Combee Combee
#0415 / Bug · Flying
Vespiquen Vespiquen
#0416 / Bug · Flying
Yanmega Yanmega
#0469 / Bug · Flying
Arceus Arceus
#0493 / Normal
Sewaddle Sewaddle
#0540 / Bug · Grass
Swadloon Swadloon
#0541 / Bug · Grass
Leavanny Leavanny
#0542 / Bug · Grass
Joltik Joltik
#0595 / Bug · Electric
Galvantula Galvantula
#0596 / Bug · Electric
Larvesta Larvesta
#0636 / Bug · Fire
Volcarona Volcarona
#0637 / Bug · Fire
Vivillon Vivillon
#0666 / Bug · Flying
Vikavolt Vikavolt
#0738 / Bug · Electric
Cutiefly Cutiefly
#0742 / Bug · Fairy
Ribombee Ribombee
#0743 / Bug · Fairy
Dewpider Dewpider
#0751 / Water · Bug
Araquanid Araquanid
#0752 / Water · Bug
Snom Snom
#0872 / Ice · Bug
Frosmoth Frosmoth
#0873 / Ice · Bug
Kleavor Kleavor
#0900 / Bug · Rock
Tarountula Tarountula
#0917 / Bug
Spidops Spidops
#0918 / Bug
Nymble Nymble
#0919 / Bug
Lokix Lokix
#0920 / Bug · Dark
Rellor Rellor
#0953 / Bug
Rabsca Rabsca
#0954 / Bug · Psychic
Iron Moth Iron Moth
#0994 / Fire · Poison
Terapagos (Normal Form) Terapagos
Normal Form
#1024 / Normal