Stats and effect
Bug
Special
Power
90
Accuracy
100%
PP
10
Priority
0
Effect
Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
Move properties
- Sound — Soundproof blocks it completely, Punk Rock boosts it by 30%. It goes through Substitute.
- Bypasses Substitute — Affects a Pokémon hiding behind a Substitute.
Machines that teach this move
- TR61 Sword/Shield
- TM62 Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl
- TM162 Scarlet/Violet, Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk
The same move has different numbers in different games — check the number for your version before going after the machine.
Pokémon that learn this move (81)
page 1 of 3The tiles cover all games at once. “From Lv.” is the level from the latest game in which that species learns this move by level-up — hover over the number to see which game. No number means it never learns the move by level-up.
#012
Butterfree
from Lv. 32
#015
Beedrill
#048
Venonat
from Lv. 25
#049
Venomoth
from Lv. 25
#123
Scyther
#151
Mew
#165
Ledyba
from Lv. 33
#166
Ledian
from Lv. 38
#167
Spinarak
#168
Ariados
#193
Yanma
from Lv. 57
#204
Pineco
#205
Forretress
#212
Scizor
#214
Heracross
#267
Beautifly
from Lv. 43
#269
Dustox
from Lv. 43
#283
Surskit
#284
Masquerain
from Lv. 44
#290
Nincada
#291
Ninjask
#292
Shedinja
#313
Volbeat
from Lv. 36
#314
Illumise
from Lv. 40
#329
Vibrava
from Lv. 28
#330
Flygon
from Lv. 28
#402
Kricketune
from Lv. 46
#413
Wormadam
from Lv. 43
#414
Mothim
from Lv. 43
#415
Combee
from Lv. 29
#416
Vespiquen
from Lv. 43
#451
Skorupi
#452
Drapion
#469
Yanmega
from Lv. 1
#493
Arceus
#540
Sewaddle
from Lv. 36