Bug-type Pokémon are one of the seventeen Pokémon elemental types. Bug-type Pokémon are generally arthropod-like Pokémon. Bug-type moves mostly use the Attack stat. However, some moves, such as Signal Beam, use the Special Attack stat. Bug-type attacks typically involve the use of the body parts of the bugs. Famous trainers that specialize in Bug-type Pokémon are Bugsy, the gym leader in Azalea Town in Johto, Burgh, the gym leader in Castelia City, Aaron, the first of the Elite Four in the Pokémon League of Sinnoh, and Alder, the Champion of the Unova Reigon. They commonly evolve at low levels, as early as lvl 7. Bug-types are resistant to Fighting-types.

Bug-types are strong against Grass, Dark, and Psychic Pokémon but are weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock-types.

Weaknesses and resistance

A type chart displaying the weaknesses and resistance of a Pokémon when damaged by a move. Empty fields are moves that do normal damage.

	Move Type
					½	×2	×2		½	½					×2
				½	½	×2			½						×2	½
	½	½			½	×2	×4		½	½				×2
	½				½		×2		¼		½				×4	½	×2
	½			×2	¼	×2	×2		¼	×0	×2				×4
	½	×2			×0	×2	×2	×2	½	½		×0	½		×2
	×2			½	½	×4	×4		¼	¼	×2		×2		×2		½
				×0	½	×2	×2			½	×2		½				×2
	½				¼	×2	×2		¼				½	×2	×2
												½	½		×2	×2	×2
	½	½	½			×4		½	¼		½	½	×0	½		½
				×2	½		×2			½	½				×2	½	½

Abilities of Bug Pokémon

Natural

• Anticipation - Just Wormadam (All).
• Battle Armor - This is a Rock ability.
• Chlorophyll - Just the Sewaddle family; This is a Grass ability.
• Compoundeyes
• Download - Just Genesect; This is a Normal ability.
• Dry Skin - Just the Paras family.
• Early Bird - Just the Ledyba family; This is a Flying ability.
• Effect Spore - Just the Paras family; This is a Grass ability.
• Flame Body - Just the Larvesta family; This is a Fire ability.
• Gluttony - Just Shuckle; This is a Fire ability.
• Guts - Just Heracross; This is a Fighting ability.
• Honey Gather - Unique to Combee.
• Hustle - Just Durant; This is a Normal/Flying ability.
• Hydration - Just the Shelmet family; This is a Water ability.
• Hyper Cutter - Just Pinsir; This is a Water ability.
• Illuminate - Just Volbeat; This is a Water ability.
• Insomnia - Just the Spinarak family; This is a Flying ability.
• Intimidate - Just Masquerain; This is a Normal ability.
• Leaf Guard - Just Swadloon; This is a Grass ability.
• Mold Breaker - Just Pinsir; This is a Dragon ability.
• Multitype - Unique to Arceus (Bug Arceus).
• Oblivious - Just Illumise; This is a Water ability.
• Poison Point - Just the Venipede family; This is a Poison ability.
• Pressure - Just Vespiquen; This is a Flying ability.
• Shed Skin
• Shell Armor - This is a Water ability.
• Shield Dust
• Sniper - Just Skorupi; This is a Water ability.
• Speed Boost
• Sticky Hold - Just Accelgor; This is a Poison ability.
• Sturdy - This is a Rock ability.
• Swarm
• Swift Swim - Just Surskit; This is a Water ability.
• Technician - Just the Scyther family; This is a Normal ability.
• Tinted Lens
• Unnerve - Unique to the Joltik family.
• Wonder Guard - Unique to Shedinja.

Dream World

• Contrary - Just Shuckle; This is a Grass ability.
• Damp - Just the Paras family; This is a Water ability.
• Frisk - Just the Yanma family; This is a Normal ability.
• Infiltrator - Just Ninjask; This is a Flying ability.
• Iron Fist - Just Ledian; This is a Fighting ability.
• Keen Eye - Just Skorupi; This is a Flying ability.
• Light Metal - Just Scizor; This is a Steel ability.
• Moxie - This is a Dark ability.
• Overcoat
• Prankster - This is a Dark ability.
• Quick Feet - Just the Venipede family; This is a Normal ability.
• Rain Dish - Just Surskit; This is a Water ability.
• Rattled - Just Ledyba; This is a Normal ability.
• Rivalry - Just Beautifly; This is a Poison ability.
• Run Away - This is a Normal ability.
• Steadfast - Just Scyther; This is a Fighting ability.
• Truant - Just Durant; This is a Normal ability.
• Unburden - Just Accelgor; This is a Grass ability.
• Weak Armor - Just the Dwebble family; This is a Rock ability.
• Wonder Skin - Just Venomoth; This is a Normal ability.

Bug Pokémon Families

Unevolved	First evolution	Second evolution	Other type
Caterpie	Metapod	Butterfree	Butterfree is Flying
Weedle	Kakuna	Beedrill	Poison
Paras	Parasect		Grass
Venonat	Venomoth		Poison
Scyther	Scizor		Scyther is Flying; Scizor is Steel
Pinsir
Ledyba	Ledian		Flying
Spinarak	Ariados		Poison
Yanma	Yanmega		Flying
Pineco	Forretress		Forretress is Steel
Shuckle			Rock
Heracross			Fighting
Wurmple	Silcoon	Beautifly	Beautifly is Flying; Dustox is Poison
	Cascoon	Dustox
Surskit	Masquerain		Surskit is Water; Masquerain is Flying
Nincada	Ninjask		Nincada is Ground; Ninjask is Flying; Shedinja is Ghost
	Shedinja
Volbeat
Illumise
Anorith	Armaldo		This is a Rock family
Kricketot	Kricketune
Burmy	Wormadam		Wormadam is Grass; Mothim is Flying
	Mothim
Burmy	Wormadam		Wormadam is Ground; Mothim is Flying
	Mothim
Burmy	Wormadam		Wormadam is Steel; Mothim is Flying
	Mothim
Combee	Vespiquen		Flying
Skorupi	Drapion		This is a Poison family; Only Skorupi is Bug.
Sewaddle	Swadloon	Leavanny	Grass
Venipede	Whirlipede	Scolipede	Poison
Dwebble	Crustle		Rock
Karrablast	Escavalier		Escavalier is Steel
Joltik	Galvantula		Electric
Shelmet	Accelgor
Durant			Steel
Larvesta	Volcarona		Fire
Genesect			Steel