What does Burmy evolve into?

Burmy has 2 evolution paths: Mothim at level 20 and Wormadam Plant at level 20. Different conditions, different results.

At what level does Burmy evolve?

Burmy has 2 evolution paths: Mothim at level 20 and Wormadam Plant at level 20. Different method for each one.

For Platinum, you can run Burmy through the first few routes without issues. 224 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Mothim as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Burmy?

Burmy is catchable in Platinum. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 10 other games across the series.

Burmy - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

36Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

An unusually even spread gives Burmy flexibility. Defense barely edges ahead. But Attack isn't far off. Common in the wild and follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve. Yields 1 Sp. Def EV.

Base Stats

Below

HP40

Attack29

Defense45

Sp. Atk29

Sp. Def45

Speed36

Total224

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.2 m

Weight3.4 kg

Base XP45

Abilities

Shed Skin

Has a 33% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn.

OvercoatHANot in game

Protects against damage from weather.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

Even if it is born where there are no cocooning materials, it somehow always ends up with a cloak.

Platinum

Burmy Weakness

Burmy is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock. Standard number of weaknesses for the Bug typing.

Burmy Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Flying, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting, Ground

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-3

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Rock

½xResist

Grass Fighting Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Grass Psychic Dark

How to Beat Burmy in Platinum (Best Counters)

Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 17 PluckTM88 Damage vs Burmy Wing Attack 2x 92-110%KO Pluck 2x 92-110%KO View Golbat builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 13 Damage vs Burmy Gust 2x 77-92% View Beautifly builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 20 EmberLv. 6 Damage vs Burmy Fire Blast 2x 152-179%KO Flame Wheel 2x 87-104%KO Ember 2x 58-69% View Growlithe builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Move Moves GustLv. 11 Damage vs Burmy Gust 2x 54-63% View Drifloon builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves PluckTM88 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Burmy Pluck 2x 98-115%KO Peck 2x 58-69% View Doduo builds →

Platinum Evolution

One evolution ahead. Burmy grows into Mothim through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. Evolving adds up to 200 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#412Burmy

Level 20 ♂

#414Mothim

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Burmy

Bug

Mothim

BugFlying

70+30

ATK

94+65

DEF

50+5

SP.ATK

94+65

SP.DEF

50+5

SPE

66+30

BST

224D-Tier

424C-Tier+200

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Burmy easily with 48 breeding partners from the Bug egg group.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Burmy Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Not a lot to pick from. Burmy gets Bug Bite for same-type damage, and Normal coverage rounds things out. You're building around what's available rather than choosing from a deep bench.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Protect+4

C——10Normal

Lv 10

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 15

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Lv 20

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM Moves

Burmy can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Burmy doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Platinum Burmy Locations

Burmy appears at decent spawn rates across 21 spots in early-game areas. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.

Best Locations to Catch Burmy in Platinum

You'll find Burmy across 21 headbutt encounters from Lv. 5-15, sorted by game progression. Earlier spots show up first so you can grab one as soon as it's reachable.

Eterna Forest

Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Forest

UncommonEarly

Floaroma Meadow

Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15

UncommonEarly

Fuego Ironworks

Honey tree encounter Lv.5-15 Power-plant

UncommonEarly

Route 205 - North