Bug Bite

Bug Bite is a Bug-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Description

Games	Description
DPPtHGSS	The user bites the foe. If the foe is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect.
BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA SV	The user bites the target. If the target is holding a Berry, the user eats it and gains its effect.

Effect

In battle

Bug Bite does damage and takes the target's berry if it is holding one, gaining its effects. In a Double Battle, Bug Bite can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Bug Bite can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Caterpie	bug	Bug	15PtHGSS	15	15	9SMUSUM	9
	Butterfree	bug/flying	Bug					1
	Weedle	bug/poison	Bug	15PtHGSS	15	15	9SMUSUM	9BDSP
	Beedrill	bug/poison	Bug					1BDSP
	Pinsir	bug	Bug					16
	Ariados	bug/poison	Bug	1	1	1	1	1BDSP	1
	Yanma	bug/flying	Bug						30
	Pineco	bug	Bug	9PtHGSS	9	9	9	9BDSP	9
	Forretress	bug/steel	Bug	1, 9PtHGSS	1, 9	1	1, 9	1, 9BDSP	1
	Shuckle	bug/rock	Bug	40PtHGSS	49BW 42B2W2	42	42	30
	Wurmple	bug	Bug	15PtHGSS	15	15	15	15BDSP
	Beautifly	bug/flying	Bug					1BDSP
	Dustox	bug/poison	Bug					1BDSP
	Ninjask	bug/flying	Bug	1	1	1	1	29
	Anorith	rock/bug	Water 3			25ORAS	25	20
	Armaldo	rock/bug	Water 3				25USUM	20
	Kricketot	bug	Bug	16PtHGSS	16	16	16	16BDSP	16
	Kricketune	bug	Bug					1BDSP
	Burmy	bug	Bug	15PtHGSS	15	15	15	15BDSP
	Wormadam	bug/grass	Bug	15PtHGSS	15	15	1, 15	1, 15BDSP
	Wormadam	bug/ground	Bug	15PtHGSS	15	15	1, 15	1, 15BDSP
	Wormadam	bug/steel	Bug	15PtHGSS	15	15	1, 15	1, 15BDSP
	Mothim	bug/flying	Bug	15PtHGSS	15	15	1, 15	1, 15BDSP
	Combee	bug/flying	Bug	13PtHGSS	13	13	13	1SwShBDSP	1
	Vespiquen	bug/flying	Bug					1SwShBDSP	1
	Skorupi	poison/bug	Bug/Water 3	34PtHGSS	34BW 20B2W2	20	20	18SwShBDSP
	Drapion	poison/dark	Bug/Water 3	34PtHGSS	34BW 20B2W2	20	20	18SwShBDSP
	Yanmega	bug/flying	Bug	1	1	1	1	1BDSP	30
	Sewaddle	bug/grass	Bug		8	8	8		8
	Swadloon	bug/grass	Bug		1	1	1		1
	Leavanny	bug/grass	Bug		1, 8	1, 8	1, 8		Rem.
	Venipede	bug/poison	Bug		22	22	22	20
	Whirlipede	bug/poison	Bug		23	23	23	20
	Scolipede	bug/poison	Bug		23	23	23	20
	Dwebble	bug/rock	Bug/Mineral		23	23	23	12
	Crustle	bug/rock	Bug/Mineral		23	23	23	12
	Joltik	bug/electric	Bug		18	18	18	8	8
	Galvantula	bug/electric	Bug		18	18	18	1	1
	Heatmor	fire	Field		36	36	36	15
	Durant	bug/steel	Bug		26	26	16	16
	Larvesta	bug/fire	Bug		40	40	40	24	24
	Volcarona	bug/fire	Bug					24	24
	Scatterbug	bug	Bug			15	15		15
	Grubbin	bug	Bug				13	10	10
	Charjabug	bug/electric	Bug				13	1	1
	Vikavolt	bug/electric	Bug				13	1	Rem.
	Dewpider	water/bug	Water 1/Bug				13	4	4
	Araquanid	water/bug	Water 1/Bug				1, 13	1	1
	Golisopod	bug/water	Bug/Water 3				10	16
	Pheromosa	bug/fighting	Undiscovered					15
	Sizzlipede	fire/bug	Bug					20
	Centiskorch	fire/bug	Bug					20
	Tarountula	bug	Bug						14
	Spidops	bug	Bug						14
	Nymble	bug	Bug						22
	Lokix	bug/dark	Bug						22
	Rellor	bug	Bug						20
	Rabsca	bug/psychic	Bug						20
	Slither Wing	bug/fighting	Undiscovered						1
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Venonat	bug/poison	Bug						TM182
	Venomoth	bug/poison	Bug						TM182
	Weepinbell	grass/poison	Grass						TM182
	Victreebel	grass/poison	Grass						TM182
	Scyther	bug/flying	Bug						TM182
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered						TM182
	Spinarak	bug/poison	Bug						TM182
	Ariados	bug/poison	Bug						TM182
	Yanma	bug/flying	Bug						TM182
	Pineco	bug	Bug						TM182
	Forretress	bug/steel	Bug						TM182
	Scizor	bug/steel	Bug						TM182
	Heracross	bug/fighting	Bug						TM182
	Surskit	bug/water	Water 1/Bug						TM182
	Masquerain	bug/flying	Water 1/Bug						TM182
	Volbeat	bug	Bug/Human-Like						TM182
	Illumise	bug	Bug/Human-Like						TM182
	Trapinch	ground	Bug/Dragon						TM182
	Vibrava	ground/dragon	Bug/Dragon						TM182
	Flygon	ground/dragon	Bug/Dragon						TM182
	Kricketot	bug	Bug						TM182
	Kricketune	bug	Bug						TM182
	Combee	bug/flying	Bug						TM182
	Vespiquen	bug/flying	Bug						TM182
	Yanmega	bug/flying	Bug						TM182
	Sewaddle	bug/grass	Bug						TM182
	Swadloon	bug/grass	Bug						TM182
	Leavanny	bug/grass	Bug						TM182
	Joltik	bug/electric	Bug						TM182
	Galvantula	bug/electric	Bug						TM182
	Larvesta	bug/fire	Bug						TM182
	Volcarona	bug/fire	Bug						TM182
	Scatterbug	bug	Bug						TM182
	Spewpa	bug	Bug						TM182
	Vivillon	bug/flying	Bug						TM182
	Grubbin	bug	Bug						TM182
	Charjabug	bug/electric	Bug						TM182
	Vikavolt	bug/electric	Bug						TM182
	Cutiefly	bug/fairy	Bug/Fairy						TM182
	Ribombee	bug/fairy	Bug/Fairy						TM182
	Dewpider	water/bug	Water 1/Bug						TM182
	Araquanid	water/bug	Water 1/Bug						TM182
	Fomantis	grass	Grass						TM182
	Lurantis	grass	Grass						TM182
	Snom	ice/bug	Bug						TM182
	Frosmoth	ice/bug	Bug						TM182
	Kleavor	bug/rock	Bug						TM182
	Tarountula	bug	Bug						TM182
	Spidops	bug	Bug						TM182
	Nymble	bug	Bug						TM182
	Lokix	bug/dark	Bug						TM182
	Rellor	bug	Bug						TM182
	Rabsca	bug/psychic	Bug						TM182
	Slither Wing	bug/fighting	Undiscovered						TM182
	Dipplin	grass/dragon	Grass/Dragon						TM182
	Hydrapple	grass/dragon	Grass/Dragon						TM182
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

Move Tutor

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Games
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation V

Gallery

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#001–050	001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050
#051–100	051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 061 062 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 070 071 072 073 074 075 076 077 078 079 080 081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 090 091 092 093 094 095 096 097 098 099 100
#101–150	101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150
#151–200	151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200
#201–229	201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229
See also	Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII TMs TRs
Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet

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A	Attack Order
B	Bug Bite Bug Buzz
D	Defend Order
F	Fell Stinger First Impression Fury Cutter
H	Heal Order
I	Infestation
L	Leech Life Lunge
M	Megahorn
P	Pin Missile Pollen Puff Pounce Powder
Q	Quiver Dance
R	Rage Powder
S	Signal Beam Silk Trap Silver Wind Skitter Smack Spider Web Steamroller Sticky Web String Shot Struggle Bug
T	Tail Glow Twineedle
U	U-turn
X	X-Scissor
See also	Dark-type Dragon-type Electric-type Fairy-type Fighting-type Fire-type Flying-type Ghost-type Grass-type Ground-type Ice-type Normal-type Poison-type Psychic-type Rock-type Steel-type Water-type
Moves

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Damage-dealing	A Acid Bubble Ember Powder Snow Thunder Shock Aeroblast Spacial Rend Ancient Power Ominous Wind Silver Wind Arm Thrust Water Shuriken Aqua Jet Accelerock B Barb Barrage Infernal Parade Bite Heart Stamp Blizzard Hurricane Thunder Bolt Beak Fishious Rend Bone Rush Rock Blast Brine Hex Venoshock Bullet Seed Icicle Spear C Catastropika Pulverizing Pancake Circle Throw Dragon Tail Collision Course Electro Drift Counter Mirror Coat Cross Chop Stone Edge Crush Claw Razor Claw Crunch Flash Cannon Shadow Ball D Dig Dive Discharge Lava Plume Double-Edge Brave Bird Flare Blitz Wave Crash Wood Hammer Volt Tackle Drill Peck Dragon Claw Power Gem Seed Bomb Strength X-Scissor Dynamax Cannon Behemoth Bash Behemoth Blade Dynamic Punch Inferno E Earthquake Judgment Eruption Dragon Energy Water Spout F False Swipe Hold Back Fire Punch Ice Punch Signal Beam Thunder Punch Relic Song Fire Spin Clamp Sand Tomb Whirlpool Flail Reversal Flame Charge Chilling Water Pounce Struggle Bug Trailblaze Flamethrower Ice Beam Thunderbolt Fury Attack Barrage Fusion Flare Fusion Bolt G Giga Drain Drain Punch Horn Leech Gyro Ball Electro Ball H Hammer Arm Ice Hammer Heavy Slam Heat Crash Hyper Beam Blast Burn Frenzy Plant Giga Impact Hydro Cannon Meteor Assault Roar of Time Rock Wrecker Hyper Fang Zen Headbutt I Icy Wind Electroweb Mud Shot Snarl Iron Tail Dragon Rush J Jump Kick Supercell Slam K Karate Chop Poison Tail L Last Respects Rage Fist Leaf Blade Attack Order Low Kick Grass Knot Lunge Apple Acid Drum Beating Grav Apple Fire Lash Luster Purge Mist Ball M Megahorn Power Whip Precipice Blades Metal Burst Comeuppance N Needle Arm Force Palm O Octazooka Mirror Shot Mud Bomb Overheat Draco Meteor Fleur Cannon Leaf Storm P Pluck Bug Bite Pound Branch Poke Fairy Wind Gust Leafage Scratch Tackle Psybeam Aurora Beam Bubble Beam Chatter Low Sweep Sludge Spark Psyblade Hydro Steam Psychic Bug Buzz Earth Power Energy Ball Psyshock Body Press Q Quick Attack Bullet Punch Ice Shard Mach Punch Shadow Sneak Vacuum Wave R Return Frustration Revenge Avalanche Rollout Ice Ball S Sacred Fire Diamond Storm Seismic Toss Night Shade Shadow Bone Liquidation Skull Bash Electro Shot Sky Attack Freeze Shock Ice Burn Slash Aqua Cutter Cross Poison Night Slash Psycho Cut Shadow Claw Sludge Wave Moonblast Springtide Storm Bleakwind Storm Sandsear Storm Wildbolt Storm Steel Beam Chloroblast Stomp Steamroller Stomping Tantrum Lash Out Temper Flare Stone Axe Ceaseless Edge Stored Power Power Trip Sucker Punch Thunderclap Sunsteel Strike Moongeist Beam Photon Geyser Superpower Armor Cannon Close Combat Dragon Ascent Headlong Rush Super Fang Nature's Madness Ruination Surf Hyper Voice Land's Wrath Petal Blizzard Thousand Arrows Thousand Waves Swift Aerial Ace Feint Attack Magical Leaf Magnet Bomb Shadow Punch Shock Wave T Techno Blast Multi-Attack Thief Covet Thrash Outrage Petal Dance Raging Fury U U-turn Volt Switch W Waterfall Dark Pulse Extrasensory Iron Head Poison Jab Scald Zing Zap Weather Ball Terrain Pulse Wring Out Crush Grip Hard Press Elemental fangs Fire Fang Ice Fang Thunder Fang One-hit knockout moves Fissure Guillotine Horn Drill Sheer Cold Pledge moves Fire Pledge Grass Pledge Water Pledge Let's Go Partner Pika Papow Veevee Volley Bouncy Bubble Buzzy Buzz Sizzly Slide Glitzy Glow Baddy Bad Sappy Seed Freezy Frost
Status	After You Quash Camouflage Reflect Type Charm Captivate Eerie Impulse Fake Tears Feather Dance Confide Play Nice Conversion Conversion 2 Destiny Bond Grudge Disable Embargo Heal Block Taunt Torment Follow Me Rage Powder Foresight Miracle Eye Odor Sleuth Forest's Curse Trick-or-Treat Guard Split Power Split Harden Sharpen Heal Bell Aromatherapy Heal Pulse Floral Healing Aqua Ring Ingrain Jungle Healing Lunar Blessing Magnetic Flux Gear Up Meditate Defense Curl Howl Withdraw Memento Lunar Dance Healing Wish Mind Reader Lock-On Mist Lucky Chant Safeguard Morning Sun Moonlight Shore Up Synthesis Mud Sport Water Sport No Retreat Clangorous Soul Poison Powder Stun Spore Protect Baneful Bunker Burning Bulwark Detect King's Shield Obstruct Silk Trap Spiky Shield Quick Guard Crafty Shield Wide Guard Quiver Dance Coil Recover Heal Order Milk Drink Roost Slack Off Soft-Boiled Roar Whirlwind Sand Attack Flash Smokescreen Screech Metal Sound Sing Grass Whistle Supersonic Skill Swap Guard Swap Heart Swap Power Swap Speed Swap Sleep Powder Lovely Kiss Sweet Kiss Soak Magic Powder Spider Web Block Mean Look Spikes Stealth Rock Sticky Web Toxic Spikes Splash Celebrate Hold Hands Stockpile Bulk Up Calm Mind Cosmic Power Dragon Dance Hone Claws Swords Dance Acid Armor Amnesia Autotomize Barrier Iron Defense Nasty Plot Rock Polish Tail Whip Leer Trick Switcheroo Trick Room Magic Room Wonder Room Worry Seed Entrainment Simple Beam Terrain moves Electric Terrain Grassy Terrain Misty Terrain Psychic Terrain Weather moves Hail Rain Dance Sandstorm Snowscape Sunny Day

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Bug-type · Dark-type · Dragon-type · Electric-type · Fairy-type · Fighting-type · Fire-type · Flying-type · Ghost-type · Grass-type · Ground-type · Ice-type · Normal-type · Poison-type · Psychic-type · Rock-type · Steel-type · Water-type
A	Acupressure Air Slash Aqua Jet Aqua Ring Aqua Tail Assurance Attack Order Aura Sphere Avalanche
B	Brave Bird Brine Bug Bite Bug Buzz Bullet Punch
C	Captivate Charge Beam Chatter Close Combat Copycat Cross Poison Crush Grip
D	Dark Pulse Dark Void Defend Order Defog Discharge Double Hit Draco Meteor Dragon Pulse Dragon Rush Drain Punch
E	Earth Power Embargo Energy Ball
F	Feint Fire Fang Flare Blitz Flash Cannon Fling Focus Blast Force Palm
G	Gastro Acid Giga Impact Grass Knot Gravity Guard Swap Gunk Shot Gyro Ball
H	Hammer Arm Head Smash Heal Block Heal Order Healing Wish Heart Swap
I	Ice Fang Ice Shard Iron Head
J	Judgment
L	Last Resort Lava Plume Leaf Storm Lucky Chant Lunar Dance
M	Magma Storm Magnet Bomb Magnet Rise Me First Metal Burst Miracle Eye Mirror Shot Mud Bomb
N	Nasty Plot Natural Gift Night Slash
O	Ominous Wind
P	Payback Pluck Poison Jab Power Gem Power Swap Power Trick Power Whip Psycho Cut Psycho Shift Punishment
R	Roar of Time Rock Climb Rock Polish Rock Wrecker Roost
S	Seed Bomb Seed Flare Shadow Claw Shadow Force Shadow Sneak Spacial Rend Stealth Rock Stone Edge Sucker Punch Switcheroo
T	Tailwind Thunder Fang Toxic Spikes Trick Room Trump Card
U	U-turn
V	Vacuum Wave
W	Wake-Up Slap Wood Hammer Worry Seed Wring Out
X	X-Scissor
Z	Zen Headbutt
See also	Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX
Generation IV