What does Wurmple evolve into?

Multiple options from Wurmple: Silcoon at level 7 and Cascoon at level 7. Each branch takes the 195 BST base in a different direction.

At what level does Wurmple evolve?

Not a straight line. Wurmple can become Silcoon at level 7 and Cascoon at level 7. Your choice depends on what you need.

Should I use Wurmple?

For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, you can run Wurmple through the first few routes without issues. 195 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Silcoon as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Wurmple?

You can find Wurmple in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Wurmple - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

20Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

An unusually even spread gives Wurmple flexibility. HP barely edges ahead. But Sp. Atk isn't far off. Easy to catch and follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve. Yields 1 HP EV.

Base Stats

Low

HP45

Attack45

Defense35

Sp. Atk20

Sp. Def30

Speed20

Total195

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight3.6 kg

Base XP56

Abilities

Shield Dust

Protects against incoming moves' extra effects.

Run AwayHA

Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

It loves to eat leaves. If it is attacked by a Starly, it will defend itself with its spiked rear.

Wurmple Weakness

Fire, Flying, and Rock moves hit Wurmple for super-effective damage. Standard number of weaknesses for the Bug typing.

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

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-3

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Rock

½xResist

Grass Fighting Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Grass Psychic Dark

How to Beat Wurmple in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 5 Damage vs Wurmple Fly 2x 142-167%KO Pluck 2x 97-117%KO Aerial Ace 2x 97-117%KO Gust 2x 78-92% View Murkrow builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Wurmple Aerial Ace 2x 83-100%KO Gust 2x 83-100%KO View Beautifly builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Wurmple Fly 2x 142-167%KO Pluck 2x 97-117%KO Aerial Ace 2x 97-117%KO Peck 2x 61-75% View Doduo builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Wurmple Fly 2x 97-117%KO Pluck 2x 69-83% Aerial Ace 2x 69-83% View Zubat builds →
Starly NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Wurmple Fly 2x 106-125%KO Wing Attack 2x 69-83% Aerial Ace 2x 69-83% Pluck 2x 69-83% View Starly builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

From here, Wurmple's line branches into Silcoon and Cascoon. That's 2 possible evolutions, each with its own method. The evolved forms gain up to 200 total stats over Wurmple. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

5 Forms

#265Wurmple

#266SilcoonLevel 7 (Random)

#267BeautiflyLevel 10

#268CascoonLevel 7 (Random)

#269DustoxLevel 10

Stat Comparison 5 Forms

Wurmple

Bug

Bug

BugFlying

Bug

BugPoison

50+5

60+10

50+5

60+10

ATK

35-10

70+35

35-10

50+15

DEF

55+20

50-5

55+20

70+15

SP.ATK

25+5

100+75

25+5

50+25

SP.DEF

25-5

50+25

25-5

90+65

SPE

15-5

65+50

15-5

65+50

BST

195D-Tier

205D-Tier+10

395C-Tier+190

205D-Tier+10

385D-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Utility

Special

Utility

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Wurmple 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)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Wurmple Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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

Moves

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

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

String Shot

——9540Bug

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 5

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 15

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

TM Moves

Wurmple can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Wurmple doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Wurmple can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Wurmple Locations

Wurmple is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 12 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Wurmple in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

12 walking encounters at Lv. 10-20 for Wurmple across Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. A few locations are version-exclusive, so your copy of the game affects what's available.

Eterna Forest

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.10-11 Forest

30%Early

Morning/day

Eterna Forest

Shining PearlGrass Lv.10-11 Forest

30%Early

Morning/day

Eterna Forest

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.10 Forest

20%Early

Night

Eterna Forest

Shining PearlGrass Lv.10 Forest

20%Early

Night

Grassland Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Grassland Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Riverbank Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Riverbank Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Still-Water Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Still-Water Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Sunlit Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Sunlit Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Wurmple Guide

Multiple options from Wurmple: Silcoon at level 7 and Cascoon at level 7. Each branch takes the 195 BST base in a different direction.
Not a straight line. Wurmple can become Silcoon at level 7 and Cascoon at level 7. Your choice depends on what you need.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, you can run Wurmple through the first few routes without issues. 195 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Silcoon as fast as you can.
You can find Wurmple in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Wurmple spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 1 Damage vs Wurmple Stone Edge 2x 119-141%KO Rock Slide 2x 94-113%KO Rock Tomb 2x 78-94% Rock Throw 2x 63-75% View Onix builds →
Geodude RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Stone EdgeTM71 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Wurmple Fire Blast 2x 78-94% Stone Edge 2x 166-197%KO Rock Slide 2x 125-150%KO Rock Tomb 2x 103-122%KO View Geodude builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Wurmple Fly 2x 159-188%KO Pluck 2x 109-131%KO Aerial Ace 2x 109-131%KO Peck 2x 69-84% View Doduo builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Wurmple Fly 2x 109-131%KO Pluck 2x 78-94% Aerial Ace 2x 78-94% View Zubat builds →
Starly NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Wurmple Fly 2x 119-141%KO Wing Attack 2x 88-103%KO Aerial Ace 2x 88-103%KO Pluck 2x 88-103%KO View Starly builds →

Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Wurmple Fly 2x 154-182%KO Air Cutter 2x 96-114%KO Aerial Ace 2x 104-122%KO Pluck 2x 104-122%KO View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyTM94 Air SlashLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Wurmple Sky Attack 2x 171-201%KO Fly 2x 111-130%KO Air Slash 2x 147-174%KO Aerial Ace 2x 76-91% View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Wurmple Overheat 2x 208-245%KO Fire Blast 2x 178-209%KO Flamethrower 2x 143-170%KO Flame Wheel 2x 111-130%KO View Ponyta builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 15 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Wurmple Fly 2x 161-189%KO Wing Attack 2x 111-130%KO Pluck 2x 111-130%KO Aerial Ace 2x 111-130%KO View Murkrow builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 20 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Wurmple Air Cutter 2x 134-158%KO Aerial Ace 2x 93-111%KO Gust 2x 89-107%KO View Beautifly builds →

Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Wurmple Fly 2x 154-182%KO Air Cutter 2x 96-114%KO Aerial Ace 2x 104-122%KO Pluck 2x 104-122%KO View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyTM94 Air SlashLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Wurmple Sky Attack 2x 171-201%KO Fly 2x 111-130%KO Air Slash 2x 147-174%KO Aerial Ace 2x 76-91% View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Wurmple Overheat 2x 208-245%KO Fire Blast 2x 178-209%KO Flamethrower 2x 143-170%KO Flame Wheel 2x 111-130%KO View Ponyta builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 15 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Wurmple Fly 2x 161-189%KO Wing Attack 2x 111-130%KO Pluck 2x 111-130%KO Aerial Ace 2x 111-130%KO View Murkrow builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 20 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Wurmple Air Cutter 2x 134-158%KO Aerial Ace 2x 93-111%KO Gust 2x 89-107%KO View Beautifly builds →

Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Wurmple Fly 2x 152-179%KO Air Cutter 2x 97-115%KO Aerial Ace 2x 102-121%KO Pluck 2x 102-121%KO View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyTM94 Air SlashLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Wurmple Sky Attack 2x 165-196%KO Fly 2x 108-128%KO Air Slash 2x 148-175%KO Aerial Ace 2x 74-88% View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Wurmple Overheat 2x 203-239%KO Fire Blast 2x 172-202%KO Flamethrower 2x 143-169%KO Flame Wheel 2x 108-128%KO View Ponyta builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 15 Air CutterLv. 35 PluckTM88 Damage vs Wurmple Fly 2x 160-189%KO Wing Attack 2x 108-128%KO Air Cutter 2x 117-138%KO Pluck 2x 108-128%KO View Murkrow builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 20 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Wurmple Air Cutter 2x 134-158%KO Aerial Ace 2x 91-108%KO Gust 2x 91-108%KO View Beautifly builds →

Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Wurmple Fly 2x 148-175%KO Air Cutter 2x 95-113%KO Aerial Ace 2x 100-119%KO Pluck 2x 100-119%KO View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyTM94 Air SlashLv. 18 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Wurmple Sky Attack 2x 165-194%KO Fly 2x 106-125%KO Air Slash 2x 146-172%KO Aerial Ace 2x 71-84% View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Wurmple Overheat 2x 201-238%KO Fire Blast 2x 170-200%KO Flamethrower 2x 141-166%KO Flame Wheel 2x 106-125%KO View Ponyta builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 15 Air CutterLv. 35 PluckTM88 Damage vs Wurmple Fly 2x 156-184%KO Wing Attack 2x 106-125%KO Air Cutter 2x 117-138%KO Pluck 2x 106-125%KO View Murkrow builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 20 Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Wurmple Air Cutter 2x 132-156%KO Aerial Ace 2x 90-106%KO Gust 2x 90-106%KO View Beautifly builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Wurmple Crunch 212-249%KO Stone Edge 2x 530-623%KO Earthquake 88-104%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Charizard FireFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySolarpower ItemChoice Specs NatureModest Moves Air Slash FlamethrowerSTAB OverheatSTAB Heat Wave Damage vs Wurmple Air Slash 2x 380-447%KO Flamethrower 2x 456-536%KO Overheat 2x 657-773%KO Heat Wave 2x 480-565%KO View Charizard builds →
Staraptor NormalFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Brave Bird Close Combat Double Edge U Turn Damage vs Wurmple Close Combat 89-105%KO Double Edge 268-315%KO U Turn 104-123%KO View Staraptor builds →