Pokémon Bug type
This page has information about the Bug type in the Pokemon games. It applies to Diamond/Pearl/Platinum and previous games (the only exception being that the Dark and Steel types were not present in Red/Blue/Yellow).
Attack
Bug moves are super-effective against:
Bug moves are not very effective against:
Defense
These types are not very effective against Bug pokemon:
These types are super-effective against Bug pokemon:
Dual-type attack strength
The chart to the right shows the strengths and weaknesses of the Bug type on every possible type combination. The bottom row shows its strength against single-type pokemon.
The numbers in the squares show the fraction of normal damage the move will do (i.e. ½ means 50% damage, while 4 means 400%).
For example, to find how good a Bug-type move is against a Grass/Poison Pokémon, find the square that cross-references those types. You will see that it is 100%.
| normal | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fire | ½ | ||||||||||||||||
| water | ½ | ||||||||||||||||
| electric | ½ | ||||||||||||||||
| grass | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| ice | ½ | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| fighting | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ||||||||||||
| poison | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ¼ | |||||||||||
| ground | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | |||||||||||||
| flying | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ¼ | ¼ | ½ | |||||||||
| psychic | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| bug | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2 | |||||||||||
| rock | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2 | |||||||||||
| ghost | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ¼ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ||||||
| dragon | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | ||||||||||
| dark | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| steel | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ¼ | ¼ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ½ | ¼ | ½ | ||||
| - | ½ | 2 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 2 | ½ | 2 | ½ | ||||||||
| nor | fir | wat | ele | gra | ice | fig | poi | gro | fly | psy | bug | roc | gho | dra | dar | ste |
Pokemon
There are 45 pokemon having the Bug type. See detailed list »
#010 • bug Metapod
#011 • bug Butterfree
#012 • bug / flying Weedle
#013 • bug / poison Kakuna
#014 • bug / poison Beedrill
#015 • bug / poison Paras
#046 • bug / grass Parasect
#047 • bug / grass Venonat
#048 • bug / poison Venomoth
#049 • bug / poison Scyther
#123 • bug / flying Pinsir
#127 • bug Ledyba
#165 • bug / flying Ledian
#166 • bug / flying Spinarak
#167 • bug / poison Ariados
#168 • bug / poison Yanma
#193 • bug / flying Pineco
#204 • bug Forretress
#205 • bug / steel Scizor
#212 • bug / steel Shuckle
#213 • bug / rock Heracross
#214 • bug / fighting Wurmple
#265 • bug Silcoon
#266 • bug Beautifly
#267 • bug / flying Cascoon
#268 • bug Dustox
#269 • bug / poison Surskit
#283 • bug / water Masquerain
#284 • bug / flying Nincada
#290 • bug / ground Ninjask
#291 • bug / flying Shedinja
#292 • bug / ghost Volbeat
#313 • bug Illumise
#314 • bug Anorith
#347 • rock / bug Armaldo
#348 • rock / bug Kricketot
#401 • bug Kricketune
#402 • bug Burmy
#412 • bug Wormadam
#413 • bug / grass Mothim
#414 • bug / flying Combee
#415 • bug / flying Vespiquen
#416 • bug / flying Skorupi
#451 • poison / bug Yanmega
#469 • bug / flying