What is Mothim weak to?

In Black & White, Mothim's biggest threats include Tyranitar (Rock), Blaziken (Fire), and Rotom (Electric), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Tyranitar is the most dangerous since Rock moves deal 4x damage. Ice and Flying-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

How do you evolve Mothim?

In Black & White, Burmy evolves into Mothim at level 20. Mothim is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Burmy . It sits at 424 BST in its evolved form.

In Black & White, Mothim can work for a story run. 424 BST is average, but Bug/Flying typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.

In Black & White, Don't let Mothim's 424 base stat total fool you. Tinted Lens is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it D-Tier.

What is the best ability for Mothim?

In Black & White, Run Tinted Lens on Mothim. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Mothim also gets Swarm, but they don't compare.

Mothim - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Balanced

DTier

66Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Mothim's built around mixed offense. Attack leads the charge, Defense pays for it. Tough to catch, worth 2 Attack and Sp. Atk EVs. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP70

Attack94

Defense50

Sp. Atk94

Sp. Def50

Speed66

Total424

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.9 m

Weight23.3 kg

Base XP148

Abilities

Swarm

Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Tinted LensHA

Doubles damage inflicted with not-very-effective moves.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpA+1SpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

While it loves floral honey, it won’t gather any itself. Instead, it plots to steal some from Combee.

Mothim Weakness

Type-wise, Mothim takes extra damage from Rock, Fire, Electric, Ice, and Flying. Watch out for Rock attacks, those deal 4x damage. Ground moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity.

Mothim Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Rock
2x (Weak)	Fire, Electric, Ice, Flying
0.5x (Resist)	Bug
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartVulnerable

5Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score-4

Gen V Type Chart

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

4xCritical

Rock

2xWeak

Fire Electric Ice Flying

½xResist

Bug

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (5)

Grass Psychic Dark Fighting Bug

How to Beat Mothim in Black & White (Best Counters)

In Black & White, Terrakion threatens a KO with Stone Edge (403-474%). Magnezone's Thunderbolt also KOs at 200-236%.

Heatran FireSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Earth Power ProtectPriority Lava Plume Hidden Power Ice View Heatran builds →
Terrakion RockFighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Close Combat Stone Edge Quick Attack X Scissor Damage vs Mothim Close Combat 30-35% Stone Edge 4x 403-474%KO View Terrakion builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemAir Balloon NatureModest Moves Hidden Power Fire ThunderboltSTAB Flash Cannon Volt Switch Damage vs Mothim Thunderbolt 2x 200-236%KO Flash Cannon 89-105%KO Volt Switch 2x 156-184%KO View Magnezone builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB ProtectPriority Stealth Rock Swords Dance View Gliscor builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Superpower Damage vs Mothim Ice Shard 2x 134-158%KO Superpower 33-39% View Mamoswine builds →

Black & White Evolution

Mothim is the evolved form of Burmy. Breeding produces Burmy eggs, and they're quick to hatch. Evolving from Burmy gave Mothim the biggest boost in Attack (+65), bringing the total to 424 stats. 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

Moderate

Breed with Mothim to get Burmy eggs using 65 partners from the Bug egg group.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂100.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Mothim Best Moveset

Best Build

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Moves

TMs define Mothim's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Bug Buzz and Air Slash, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it coverage across 8 types. That's where the options open up.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

D5010035Normal

Lv 10

Protect+4

C——10Normal

Lv 15

Bug Bite

C6010020Bug

Lv 20

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

Lv 23

Confusion

D5010025Psychic

Lv 26

Gust

D4010035Flying

Lv 29

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Lv 32

Psybeam

C6510020Psychic

Lv 35

Camouflage

———20Normal

Lv 38

Silver Wind

C601005Bug

Lv 41

Air Slash

C759520Flying

Lv 44

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

Lv 47

Bug Buzz

B9010010Bug

Lv 50

Quiver Dance

D——20Bug

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

C5510015Flying

TM40

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM53

Energy Ball

C8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM29

Psychic

C9010010Psychic

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM76

Struggle Bug

—3010020Bug

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010010Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

C7010020Bug

TM09

Venoshock

—6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Mothim doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Mothim can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Air Cutter

C559525Flying

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 4

Defog

D——15Flying

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 4

String Shot

——9540Bug

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

Gen 4

Twister

—4010020Dragon

How to Get Mothim in Black & White

Mothim isn't available in the wild in Black & White. Start by transferring Burmy from Diamond or Platinum. The evolution path from Burmy to Mothim is covered in the steps below.

How to Obtain Mothim in Black & White

Step 1Obtain Burmy
Also found in:
Diamond Platinum
Train until Level 20
Step 2Mothim ✓

Mothim Guide

In Black & White, Mothim's biggest threats include Tyranitar (Rock), Blaziken (Fire), and Rotom (Electric), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Tyranitar is the most dangerous since Rock moves deal 4x damage. Ice and Flying-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
In Black & White, Burmy evolves into Mothim at level 20. Mothim is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Burmy. It sits at 424 BST in its evolved form.
In Black & White, Mothim can work for a story run. 424 BST is average, but Bug/Flying typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In Black & White, Don't let Mothim's 424 base stat total fool you. Tinted Lens is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it D-Tier.
In Black & White, Run Tinted Lens on Mothim. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Mothim also gets Swarm, but they don't compare.

Game Availability

Mothim first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 11 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.

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