Pokédex · IV (Sinnoh)

Mothim#414

Its greatest asset is Attack — higher than 69% of species. Weak point: Sp. Def — lower than 79% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. Defensively it can rely on 5 weaknesses, 3 resistances and 1 full immunity. Watch out for the Rock type — damage from it is quadrupled.

Mothim
Shiny version
Bug Flying
Height: 0.9 m (2′11″) Weight: 23.3 kg (51.4 lbs)

Base stats

HP
70
51%
Atk
94
69%
Def
50
21%
SpA
94
77%
SpD
50
21%
Spe
66
52%
TOTAL
424
45%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Atk; weak point: Sp. Def.

Attack and Sp. Atk 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 (94) and Sp. Atk (94) 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.

  • Lonely +Atk · −Def The boost goes into the stronger offensive stat and the drop into a defense that does not decide anything anyway.

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 #047 Diamond / Pearl , Platinum , Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Kalos #046 X / Y
Hisui #045 Legends: Arceus

Abilities

  • Swarm Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
  • Tinted Lens Doubles damage inflicted with not-very-effective moves.

Pokédex entry

It loves the honey of flowers and steals honey collected by COMBEE.

Egg Group: Bug Gender: 100% ♂ / 0% ♀ Catch difficulty: hard (45/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 148

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Mothim takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Rock ×4 Fire ×2 Electric ×2 Ice ×2 Flying ×2
Resistant to Grass ×¼ Fighting ×¼ Bug ×½
Immune to Ground ×0

How it was drawn

2006–2019

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

Gen 4 2006
Mothim in Diamond / Pearl
Diamond / Pearl
Mothim in Platinum
Platinum
Mothim in HeartGold / SoulSilver
HeartGold / SoulSilver
Gen 5 2010
Mothim in Black / White
Black / White
Gen 6 2013
Mothim in X / Y
X / Y
Mothim in Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Gen 7 2016
Mothim in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Gen 8 2019
Mothim in Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl

Variant gallery

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.

Mothim — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Mothim — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Mothim — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (5)

All Mothim cards →

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

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.

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (43 via TM/TR, 16 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20
1 Protect Normal Status — — 10
1 Struggle Bug Bug Special 50 100% 20
1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35
6 Gust Flying Special 40 100% 35
11 Confusion Psychic Special 50 100% 25
18 Silver Wind Bug Special 60 100% 5
20 Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100% 15
20 String Shot Bug Status — 95% 40
25 Air Slash Flying Special 75 95% 15
29 Poison Powder Poison Status — 75% 35
32 Psybeam Psychic Special 65 100% 20
34 Psychic Psychic Special 90 100% 10
35 Camouflage Normal Status — — 20
35 Roost Flying Status — — 5
43 Bug Buzz Bug Special 90 100% 10
47 Lunge Bug Physical 80 100% 15
50 Quiver Dance Bug Status — — 20