Burmy

Bug

Burmy is a Bug-type Pokémon with a Max CP of 552 in Pokémon GO. Burmy's best moveset is Tackle and Struggle. It is weather boosted by Rain weather, and it was originally found in the Sinnoh region. Shiny Burmy is available in Pokémon GO.

Burmy is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock-type moves. It takes reduced damage from Fighting, Grass, and Ground-type moves.

Stats

Max CP	552 CP
Attack	53 ATK
Defense	83 DEF
Stamina	120 STA
Weather Boost	Rain
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Buddy distance	1 km

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#412
Height	0.2 m
Weight	3.4 kg
Region	Sinnoh Generation 4
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	25 10000

Burmy type chart

Takes increased damage

Fire	160.0%
Flying	160.0%
Rock	160.0%

Takes decreased damage

Fighting	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ground	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Burmy's best moves and movesets

Burmy's best moveset is Tackle and Struggle, with 2.80 DPS (damage per second) and 25.7 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Partly Cloudy weather.

Best Burmy moves

Tackle

Struggle

DPS2.80

TDO25.72

Score3.1

Weather Boost

If you are unable to get Burmy with its best moveset, we recommend to use Bug Bite/Struggle. You will lose around 3.2% DPS and TDO, which makes these moves a viable alternative to Burmy's strongest moveset (Tackle/Struggle).

Burmy moves comparison

The following chart shows Burmy's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Burmy's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Tackle	Struggle	2.80	25.7	3.1
2.	Bug Bite	Struggle	2.71	24.9	3.0

Fast Attacks

Bug Bite560.5s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Grass
Psychic
Dark
62.5%
Fighting
Flying
Poison
Ghost
Steel
Fire
Fairy
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 5
Energy 6
Weather boost
Rain
Duration 0.5s
Damage window 0.3s - 0.5s
Trainer Battles
Damage 3
Energy 3

Effects
Bug Bite has no special effects.
See Bug Bite details page ↗
Tackle550.5s
Type effectiveness chart
62.5%
Rock
Steel
39.1%
Ghost
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 5
Energy 5
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 0.5s
Damage window 0.3s - 0.5s
Trainer Battles
Damage 3
Energy 3

Effects
Tackle has no special effects.
See Tackle details page ↗

Damage	5
Energy	6
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Damage	3
Energy	3

Damage	5
Energy	5
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Damage	3
Energy	3

Charged Moves

Struggle3502.2s
Type effectiveness chart
62.5%
Rock
Steel
39.1%
Ghost
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 35
Energy 0
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 2.2s
Damage window 1.2s - 2.0s
Trainer Battles
Damage 35
Energy 100

Effects
Struggle has no special effects.
See Struggle details page ↗

Damage	35
Energy	0
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.2s
Damage window	1.2s - 2.0s

Damage	35
Energy	100

Legacy Elite Fast and Charge Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charge TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Burmy has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Burmy Special CP Values

Max CP values in Raids, Eggs, Field Research

Burmy's Max CP is at Level 50. Burmy Combat Power values in Pokémon GO Raids, Eggs, and Field Research encounter can be found below.

Max CP	552 CP
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	185 CP - 209 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	247 CP - 279 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	247 CP - 279 CP
Raids	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
RaidsWeather Boost Rain	309 CP - 348 CP
RaidsWeather Boost Rain	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Burmy Max CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Burmy Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

LVL	CP	LVL	CP	LVL	CP
1	6 CP	2	21 CP	3	36 CP
4	51 CP	5	65 CP	6	80 CP
7	95 CP	8	110 CP	9	124 CP
10	139 CP	11	153 CP	12	167 CP
13	181 CP	14	195 CP	15	209 CP
16	223 CP	17	237 CP	18	251 CP
19	265 CP	20	279 CP	21	293 CP
22	307 CP	23	321 CP	24	334 CP
25	348 CP	26	362 CP	27	376 CP
28	390 CP	29	404 CP	30	418 CP
31	425 CP	32	432 CP	33	439 CP
34	446 CP	35	453 CP	36	460 CP
37	467 CP	38	474 CP	39	481 CP
40	488 CP	41	494 CP	42	500 CP
43	507 CP	44	513 CP	45	519 CP
46	526 CP	47	532 CP	48	539 CP
49	545 CP	50	552 CP

Burmy evolution chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Burmy	50 Candy Female required	Wormadam (Plant Cloak)
Burmy	50 Candy Male required	Mothim

Burmy evolves into Wormadam (Plant Cloak) which costs 50 Candy. Only Female Burmy can evolve into Wormadam (Plant Cloak).
Burmy evolves into Mothim which costs 50 Candy. Only Male Burmy can evolve into Mothim.

Regular and Shiny Burmy

Mega Pokémon that boost Burmy

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Burmy's Bug-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Burmy.

Mega Beedrill

Mega Pinsir

Mega Scizor

Mega Heracross

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre and Groudon

Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.

Burmy Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Burmy in Pokémon GO is 24.03%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 50.38% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 65.04%.

Configure

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
No Berry	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Razz Berry	-	33.78%	37.75%	46.11%	53.35%
Razz Berry	Curve	50.38%	55.33%	65.04%	72.65%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	39.02%	43.38%	52.38%	59.95%
Silver Pinap Berry	Curve	56.87%	61.98%	71.67%	78.89%
Golden Razz Berry	-	49.69%	54.62%	64.32%	71.94%
Golden Razz Berry	Curve	68.90%	73.89%	82.65%	88.47%

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Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Burmy, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Burmy family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Burmy in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Wormadam (Plant Cloak)

Burmy (Sandy Cloak)

Wormadam (Sandy Cloak)

Burmy (Trash Cloak)

Wormadam (Trash Cloak)

List of Burmy costumes

A list of Burmy costumes available in Pokémon GO.

Burmy high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Burmy. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

Burmy Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
Diamond	To shelter itself from cold, wintry winds, it covers itself with a cloak made of twigs and leaves.
Pearl	If its cloak is broken in battle, it quickly remakes the cloak with materials nearby.
Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2	Even if it is born where there are no cocooning materials, it somehow always ends up with a cloak.
HeartGold, SoulSilver	It covers itself with a cloak to shelter from the cold. When it’s hot, its cloak is thinner.
X, Omega Ruby	To shelter itself from cold, wintry winds, it covers itself with a cloak made of twigs and leaves.
Y, Alpha Sapphire	If its cloak is broken in battle, it quickly remakes the cloak with materials nearby.
Legends: Arceus	If its cloak is even slightly damaged, Burmy will immediately repair it with whatever is close at hand. The Pokémon within the cloak is scrawny and vulnerable to the cold.