Burmy#412

Compared with other species it is not impressive; its strongest stat is Defense. On the other hand, Sp. Atk — lower than 96% of species. Its base stat total is weak: lower than 97% of species. This is not the final form yet — it evolves once more, and the line branches into 2 mutually exclusive forms, so the numbers above describe this stage, not what it will end up as. In defense it has 3 weaknesses and 3 resistances at its disposal.

✦ Shiny version

Bug

Height: 0.2 m (0′08″) Weight: 3.4 kg (7.5 lbs)

Base stats

HP

40

7%

Atk

29

3%

Def

45

14%

SpA

29

4%

SpD

45

15%

Spe

36

15%

TOTAL

224

3%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Weak point: Attack.

Defense and Sp. Def share first place here, so any nature that raises one of them will do. The list of natures shows what each one does.

Which nature to choose

Attack (29) and Sp. Atk (29) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Defense does not stop anything here anyway. Evolution does not change it, so pick it for the final form, not for these numbers.

• Brave +Atk · −Spe Slow and attacking on both sides — the cheapest thing to give up is what it does not have. Under Trick Room this drop actually helps.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 3

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Sinnoh	#045	Diamond / Pearl , Platinum , Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Kalos	#044	X / Y
Hisui	#043	Legends: Arceus

Abilities

• Shed Skin Has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn.
• Overcoat Protects against damage from weather.

Pokédex entry

To shelter itself from cold, wintry winds, it covers itself with a cloak made of twigs and leaves.

Egg Group: Bug Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: easy (120/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 45

Evolution line Full line →

#412 Burmy #413 Wormadam #414 Mothim Level 20, males only

How much damage Burmy takes when it is hit by a move of each type.

The sprites come straight from the games in which Burmy appeared — one from each release.

Gen 4 2006

Gen 5 2010

Gen 6 2013

Gen 7 2016

Gen 8 2019

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Burmy has 10 cards in 5 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Secret Wonders Secret Wonders Secret Wonders POP Series 7 POP Series 7 Majestic Dawn

Offspring can come from 90 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 15 cycles, which is roughly 4,100 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

#010

Caterpie

#011

Metapod

#012

Butterfree

#013

Weedle

#014

Kakuna

#015

Beedrill

#046

Paras

#047

Parasect

#048

Venonat

#049

Venomoth

#123

Scyther

#127

Pinsir

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Johto

Kalos

Sinnoh