Struggle Bug (move)

Move data

Type Bug
Category Special  Special
Power 50
Accuracy 100
PP 20  (max. 32)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 5

Machine/Record

Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
TM76
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
TM76
Scarlet​/​Violet TM015

Effects

Struggle Bug deals damage and lowers the target's Special Attack by one stage.

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

Changes

  • In Generation 5, Struggle Bug has 30 base power.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Buginium Z and uses its Z-Power, Struggle Bug turns into Savage Spin-Out and has base power 100.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets all adjacent foes.

Other languages

English Struggle Bug
Japanese むしのていこう (Mushi no Teikō)
German Käfertrutz
French Survinsecte
Italian Entomoblocco
Spanish Estoicismo
Korean 벌레의저항
Chinese (Simplified) 虫之抵抗
Chinese (Traditional) 蟲之抵抗

Game descriptions

Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
While resisting, the user attacks the opposing Pokémon. The targets’ Sp. Atk stat is reduced.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
While resisting, the user attacks the opposing Pokémon. This lowers the Sp. Atk stat of those hit.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
While resisting, the user attacks the opposing Pokémon. This lowers the Sp. Atk stat of those hit.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
While resisting, the user attacks opposing Pokémon. This lowers the Sp. Atk stats of those hit.
Scarlet​/​Violet The user attacks by struggling against opposing Pokémon. This also lowers their Sp. Atk stats.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Struggle Bug 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.

Volbeat Volbeat
#0313 / Bug
Level 15
Illumise Illumise
#0314 / Bug
Level 15
Kricketot Kricketot
#0401 / Bug
Level 6
Combee Combee
#0415 / Bug · Flying
Level 1
Vespiquen Vespiquen
#0416 / Bug · Flying
Level 1
Sewaddle Sewaddle
#0540 / Bug · Grass
Level 22
Swadloon Swadloon
#0541 / Bug · Grass
Level 22
Leavanny Leavanny
#0542 / Bug · Grass
Level 22
Larvesta Larvesta
#0636 / Bug · Fire
Level 12
Volcarona Volcarona
#0637 / Bug · Fire
Level 1
Vivillon Vivillon
#0666 / Bug · Flying
Level 1
Cutiefly Cutiefly
#0742 / Bug · Fairy
Level 24
Ribombee Ribombee
#0743 / Bug · Fairy
Level 24
Snom Snom
#0872 / Ice · Bug
Level 1
Frosmoth Frosmoth
#0873 / Ice · Bug
Level 1
Tarountula Tarountula
#0917 / Bug
Level 5
Spidops Spidops
#0918 / Bug
Level 5
Nymble Nymble
#0919 / Bug
Level 4
Lokix Lokix
#0920 / Bug · Dark
Level 4
Rellor Rellor
#0953 / Bug
Level 7
Rabsca Rabsca
#0954 / Bug · Psychic
Level 7
Iron Moth Iron Moth
#0994 / Fire · Poison
Level 7

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
Gligar Gligar
#0207 / Ground · Flying
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
Trapinch Trapinch
#0328 / Ground
Vibrava Vibrava
#0329 / Ground · Dragon
Flygon Flygon
#0330 / Ground · Dragon
Staraptor Staraptor
#0398 / Normal · Flying
Kricketot Kricketot
#0401 / Bug
Kricketune Kricketune
#0402 / Bug
Combee Combee
#0415 / Bug · Flying
Vespiquen Vespiquen
#0416 / Bug · Flying
Yanmega Yanmega
#0469 / Bug · Flying
Gliscor Gliscor
#0472 / Ground · Flying
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
Scatterbug Scatterbug
#0664 / Bug
Spewpa Spewpa
#0665 / Bug
Vivillon Vivillon
#0666 / Bug · Flying
Grubbin Grubbin
#0736 / Bug
Charjabug Charjabug
#0737 / Bug · Electric
Vikavolt Vikavolt
#0738 / Bug · Electric
Cutiefly Cutiefly
#0742 / Bug · Fairy
Ribombee Ribombee
#0743 / Bug · Fairy
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

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Struggle Bug as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.

Joltik Joltik
#0595 / Bug · Electric
Bug