Bug (type)

The Bug type is one of the elemental types that determine a Pokemon's offensive and defensive battle matchups.

As an attacking type

How a Bug-type move fares against each defending type. Against dual-type Pokemon the two defensive multipliers are multiplied together.

• Super effective against: Dark, Grass, Psychic
• Not very effective against: Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Poison, Steel
• No effect against: —

As a defending type

How each attacking type fares against a Bug-type Pokemon.

• Weak to: Fire, Flying, Rock
• Resists: Fighting, Grass, Ground
• Immune to: —

Pokémon

Pokémon	Type
Caterpie	Bug
Metapod	Bug
Butterfree	Bug	Flying
Butterfree (Gigantamax)	Bug	Flying
Weedle	Bug	Poison
Kakuna	Bug	Poison
Beedrill	Bug	Poison
Beedrill (Mega)	Bug	Poison
Paras	Bug	Grass
Parasect	Bug	Grass
Venonat	Bug	Poison
Venomoth	Bug	Poison
Scyther	Bug	Flying
Pinsir	Bug
Pinsir (Mega)	Bug	Flying
Ledyba	Bug	Flying
Ledian	Bug	Flying
Spinarak	Bug	Poison
Ariados	Bug	Poison
Yanma	Bug	Flying
Pineco	Bug
Forretress	Bug	Steel
Scizor	Bug	Steel
Scizor (Mega)	Bug	Steel
Shuckle	Bug	Rock
Heracross	Bug	Fighting
Heracross (Mega)	Bug	Fighting
Wurmple	Bug
Silcoon	Bug
Beautifly	Bug	Flying
Cascoon	Bug
Dustox	Bug	Poison
Surskit	Bug	Water
Masquerain	Bug	Flying
Nincada	Bug	Ground
Ninjask	Bug	Flying
Shedinja	Bug	Ghost
Volbeat	Bug
Illumise	Bug
Anorith	Rock	Bug
Armaldo	Rock	Bug
Kricketot	Bug
Kricketune	Bug
Burmy (Plant)	Bug
Burmy (Sandy)	Bug
Burmy (Trash)	Bug
Wormadam (Plant)	Bug	Grass
Wormadam (Sandy)	Bug	Ground
Wormadam (Trash)	Bug	Steel
Mothim	Bug	Flying
Combee	Bug	Flying
Vespiquen	Bug	Flying
Skorupi	Poison	Bug
Yanmega	Bug	Flying
Arceus (Bug)	Bug
Sewaddle	Bug	Grass
Swadloon	Bug	Grass
Leavanny	Bug	Grass
Venipede	Bug	Poison
Whirlipede	Bug	Poison
Scolipede	Bug	Poison
Dwebble	Bug	Rock
Crustle	Bug	Rock
Karrablast	Bug
Escavalier	Bug	Steel
Joltik	Bug	Electric
Galvantula	Bug	Electric
Shelmet	Bug
Accelgor	Bug
Durant	Bug	Steel
Larvesta	Bug	Fire
Volcarona	Bug	Fire
Genesect	Bug	Steel
Genesect (Burn)	Bug	Steel
Genesect (Chill)	Bug	Steel
Genesect (Douse)	Bug	Steel
Genesect (Shock)	Bug	Steel
Scatterbug	Bug
Spewpa	Bug
Vivillon	Bug	Flying
Grubbin	Bug
Charjabug	Bug	Electric
Vikavolt	Bug	Electric
Cutiefly	Bug	Fairy
Ribombee	Bug	Fairy
Dewpider	Water	Bug
Araquanid	Water	Bug
Wimpod	Bug	Water
Golisopod	Bug	Water
Silvally (Bug)	Bug
Buzzwole	Bug	Fighting
Pheromosa	Bug	Fighting
Blipbug	Bug
Dottler	Bug	Psychic
Orbeetle	Bug	Psychic
Orbeetle (Gigantamax)	Bug	Psychic
Sizzlipede	Fire	Bug
Centiskorch	Fire	Bug
Centiskorch (Gigantamax)	Fire	Bug
Snom	Ice	Bug
Frosmoth	Ice	Bug
Kleavor	Bug	Rock
Tarountula	Bug
Spidops	Bug
Nymble	Bug
Lokix	Bug	Dark
Rellor	Bug
Rabsca	Bug	Psychic
SlitherWing	Bug	Fighting

Moves

Move	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Attack Order	Physical	90	100	15
Bug Bite	Physical	60	100	20
Bug Buzz	Special	90	100	10
Defend Order	Status	—	—	10
Fell Stinger	Physical	50	100	25
First Impression	Physical	90	100	10
Fury Cutter	Physical	40	95	20
G-Max Befuddle	—	—	—	10
Heal Order	Status	—	—	10
Infestation	Special	20	100	20
Leech Life	Physical	80	100	10
Lunge	Physical	80	100	15
Max Flutterby	—	—	—	10
Megahorn	Physical	120	85	10
Pin Missile	Physical	25	95	20
Pollen Puff	Special	90	100	15
Pounce	Physical	50	100	20
Powder	Status	—	100	20
Quiver Dance	Status	—	—	20
Rage Powder	Status	—	—	20
Savage Spin-Out	—	—	—	1
Signal Beam	Special	75	100	15
Silk Trap	Status	—	—	10
Silver Wind	Special	60	100	5
Skitter Smack	Physical	70	90	10
Spider Web	Status	—	—	10
Steamroller	Physical	65	100	20
Sticky Web	Status	—	-2	20
String Shot	Status	—	95	30
Struggle Bug	Special	50	100	20
Tail Glow	Status	—	—	20
Twineedle	Physical	25	100	20
U-turn	Physical	70	100	20
X-Scissor	Physical	80	100	15