Bug Bite

Effect

User steals and eats the target's Berry. If this move is successful and the user has not fainted, it steals the target's held Berry if it is holding one and eats it immediately, gaining its effects even if the user's item is being ignored. Items lost to this move cannot be regained with Recycle or the Harvest Ability.

Targets

One adjacent Pokémon

Properties

Makes contact

Scarlet & Violet

Usable (57 Pokémon)

Pokémon Champions

Usable (14 Pokémon)

Legends: Z-A

Not usable

Pokémon that learn Bug Bite

108 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

All (108)Champions (14)S/V (57)Z-A (0)

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Z-A	Gens
Caterpie	Bug				4–8
Metapod	Bug				4–8
Butterfree	Bug/Flying				4–8
Weedle	Bug/Poison				4–7
Kakuna	Bug/Poison				4–7
Beedrill	Bug/Poison	✓			4–7
Paras	Bug/Grass				4–7
Parasect	Bug/Grass				4–7
Venonat	Bug/Poison		✓		4–7, 9
Venomoth	Bug/Poison		✓		4–7, 9
Weepinbell	Grass/Poison		✓		5, 9
Victreebel	Grass/Poison	✓	✓		5, 9
Scyther	Bug/Flying		✓		4–7, 9
Pinsir	Bug	✓			5–8
Mew	Psychic		✓		4–7, 9
Ledyba	Bug/Flying				4–7
Ledian	Bug/Flying				4–7
Spinarak	Bug/Poison		✓		4–7, 9
Ariados	Bug/Poison	✓	✓		4–7, 9
Yanma	Bug/Flying		✓		4–7, 9
Pineco	Bug		✓		4–7, 9
Forretress	Bug/Steel	✓	✓		4–7, 9
Gligar	Ground/Flying				5–7
Scizor	Bug/Steel	✓	✓		4–7, 9
Shuckle	Bug/Rock				4–8
Heracross	Bug/Fighting	✓	✓		4–7, 9
Wurmple	Bug				4–7
Silcoon	Bug				4–7
Beautifly	Bug/Flying				4–7
Cascoon	Bug				4–7
Dustox	Bug/Poison				4–7
Surskit	Bug/Water		✓		4–7, 9
Masquerain	Bug/Flying		✓		4–7, 9
Nincada	Bug/Ground				4–8
Ninjask	Bug/Flying				4–8
Shedinja	Bug/Ghost				4–8
Volbeat	Bug		✓		4–7, 9
Illumise	Bug		✓		4–7, 9
Trapinch	Ground		✓		4–9
Vibrava	Ground/Dragon		✓		4–9
Flygon	Ground/Dragon		✓		4–9
Anorith	Rock/Bug				5–8
Armaldo	Rock/Bug				5–8
Kricketot	Bug		✓		4–7, 9
Kricketune	Bug		✓		4–7, 9
Burmy	Bug				4–7
Wormadam	Bug/Grass				4–7
Wormadam-Sandy	Bug/Ground				4–7
Wormadam-Trash	Bug/Steel				4–7
Mothim	Bug/Flying				4–7
Combee	Bug/Flying		✓		4–9
Vespiquen	Bug/Flying		✓		4–9
Skorupi	Poison/Bug				4–8
Drapion	Poison/Dark				4–8
Carnivine	Grass				4–7
Yanmega	Bug/Flying		✓		4–7, 9
Gliscor	Ground/Flying				5–7
Heatran	Fire/Steel				4–7
Sewaddle	Bug/Grass		✓		5–7, 9
Swadloon	Bug/Grass		✓		5–7, 9
Leavanny	Bug/Grass		✓		5–7, 9
Venipede	Bug/Poison				5–8
Whirlipede	Bug/Poison				5–8
Scolipede	Bug/Poison	✓			5–8
Dwebble	Bug/Rock				5–8
Crustle	Bug/Rock				5–8
Karrablast	Bug				5–8
Escavalier	Bug/Steel				5–8
Joltik	Bug/Electric		✓		5–9
Galvantula	Bug/Electric		✓		5–9
Shelmet	Bug				5–7
Accelgor	Bug				5–7
Heatmor	Fire				5–8
Durant	Bug/Steel				5–8
Larvesta	Bug/Fire		✓		5–9
Volcarona	Bug/Fire	✓	✓		5–9
Genesect	Bug/Steel				5–7
Scatterbug	Bug		✓		6–7, 9
Spewpa	Bug		✓		6–7, 9
Vivillon	Bug/Flying	✓	✓		6–7, 9
Vivillon-Fancy	Bug/Flying		✓		6–7, 9
Vivillon-Pokeball	Bug/Flying				6–7
Grubbin	Bug		✓		7–9
Charjabug	Bug/Electric		✓		7–9
Vikavolt	Bug/Electric		✓		7–9
Cutiefly	Bug/Fairy		✓		7, 9
Ribombee	Bug/Fairy		✓		7, 9
Dewpider	Water/Bug		✓		7–9
Araquanid	Water/Bug	✓	✓		7–9
Fomantis	Grass		✓		7, 9
Lurantis	Grass		✓		7, 9
Golisopod	Bug/Water	✓			7–8
Buzzwole	Bug/Fighting				7
Pheromosa	Bug/Fighting				7–8
Sizzlipede	Fire/Bug				8
Centiskorch	Fire/Bug				8
Snom	Ice/Bug		✓		8–9
Frosmoth	Ice/Bug		✓		8–9
Kleavor	Bug/Rock	✓	✓		4–7, 9
Tarountula	Bug		✓		9
Spidops	Bug		✓		9
Nymble	Bug		✓		9
Lokix	Bug/Dark		✓		9
Rellor	Bug		✓		9
Rabsca	Bug/Psychic		✓		9
Slither Wing	Bug/Fighting		✓		9
Dipplin	Grass/Dragon		✓		9
Hydrapple	Grass/Dragon	✓	✓		9