Should I use Wurmple?

For Legends: Arceus, 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.

Wurmple Legends: Arceus - Weakness, Locations & Evolution

Physical

Balanced

DTier

20Speed · Very Slow

Is Wurmple Good in Legends: Arceus Playthrough?

Wurmple evolves into either Silcoon or Cascoon randomly, leading to Beautifly or Dustox. Neither final form is competitive in the late game. Early Bug option that gets replaced fast.

How to Get Wurmple in Legends: Arceus

decent spawn rates for Wurmple across 3 locations in early-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Where To Catch Wurmple in PLA

The path to Wurmple starts with Wurmple at Lv. 2-6 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Wurmple ✓
Floaro Gardens
Lv.2-6Grass
Rate 15%
Horseshoe Plains
Lv.2-6Grass
Rate 15%
The Heartwood
Lv.3-6Grass
Rate 15%
Available in-game· 2 pathsPick one
- Silcoon
  Lv 7
  Beautifly
  Lv 10
- Cascoon
  Lv 7
  Dustox
  Lv 10

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

What is Wurmple Weak Against

Avg

3Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-3

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Rock

½xResist

Grass Fighting Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

What is Wurmple Strong Against

3Strong

7Resisted

0Immune

Score-4

2xStrong

Grass Psychic Dark

½xResisted

Fire Fighting Poison Flying Ghost Steel Fairy

0xImmune

None

Best Pokemon Against Wurmple

Togekiss FairyFlying	B
Available Move Moves Air CutterLv. 11 Damage vs Wurmple Air Cutter 2x 149-178%KO View Togekiss builds →
Infernape FireFighting	B
Available Move Moves Flame WheelLv. 18 Damage vs Wurmple Flame Wheel 2x 124-147%KO View Infernape builds →
Staraptor NormalFlying	B
Available Move Moves Aerial AceLv. 9 Damage vs Wurmple Aerial Ace 2x 135-159%KO View Staraptor builds →
Scyther BugFlying	B
Available Move Moves Aerial AceLv. 11 Damage vs Wurmple Aerial Ace 2x 129-153%KO View Scyther builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Available Move Moves Air CutterLv. 18 Damage vs Wurmple Air Cutter 2x 92-110%KO View Golbat builds →

Wurmple Evolutions

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

385C-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Utility

Special

Utility

Breeding is not available in this game

PLA Wurmple Best Moveset

Bug at 45 Attack and 20 Speed. The moveset is non-functional. Evolves through Silcoon to Beautifly or Cascoon to Dustox, depending on luck. Either path ends at modest Bug TermStab with limited competitive use.

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves List

Not a lot to pick from. Wurmple gets Bug STAB for same-type damage, and Poison 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

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 6

Tackle

D4010035Normal

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

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 AwayHidden Ability

Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entry

Likes sap and is abundant in the wild. Why it evolves into various different forms is unknown. One cannot tell from a Wurmple’s appearance which form it will take when it evolves.

Pokemon Legends: Arceus

Wurmple Legends: Arceus Guide

For Legends: Arceus, 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.

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

Togekiss FairyFlying	B
Available Move Moves Air SlashLv. 25 Damage vs Wurmple Air Slash 2x 193-229%KO View Togekiss builds →
Infernape FireFighting	B
Available Move Moves Flame WheelLv. 18 Damage vs Wurmple Flame Wheel 2x 126-150%KO View Infernape builds →
Drifblim GhostFlying	C
Available Move Moves Mystical FireLv. 25 Damage vs Wurmple Mystical Fire 2x 103-121%KO View Drifblim builds →
Yanmega BugFlying	C
Available Move Moves Air SlashLv. 25 Damage vs Wurmple Air Slash 2x 187-221%KO View Yanmega builds →
Scyther BugFlying	B
Available Move Moves Aerial AceLv. 11 Damage vs Wurmple Aerial Ace 2x 134-158%KO View Scyther builds →

Togekiss FairyFlying	B
Available Move Moves Air SlashLv. 25 Damage vs Wurmple Air Slash 2x 194-229%KO View Togekiss builds →
Infernape FireFighting	B
Available Move Moves FlamethrowerLv. 34 Damage vs Wurmple Flamethrower 2x 206-243%KO View Infernape builds →
Arcanine Fire	B
Available Moves Moves Raging FuryLv. 29 Rock SlideLv. 21 Damage vs Wurmple Raging Fury 2x 257-303%KO Rock Slide 2x 108-128%KO View Arcanine builds →
Flareon Fire	C
Available Move Moves FlamethrowerLv. 25 Damage vs Wurmple Flamethrower 2x 191-226%KO View Flareon builds →
Drifblim GhostFlying	C
Available Move Moves Mystical FireLv. 25 Damage vs Wurmple Mystical Fire 2x 101-119%KO View Drifblim builds →

Infernape FireFighting	B
Available Move Moves Raging FuryLv. 46 Damage vs Wurmple Raging Fury 2x 250-295%KO View Infernape builds →
Togekiss FairyFlying	B
Available Move Moves Air SlashLv. 25 Damage vs Wurmple Air Slash 2x 197-232%KO View Togekiss builds →
Staraptor NormalFlying	B
Available Move Moves Brave BirdLv. 37 Damage vs Wurmple Brave Bird 2x 282-332%KO View Staraptor builds →
Typhlosion Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatLv. 43 RolloutLv. 11 Damage vs Wurmple Overheat 2x 312-368%KO Rollout 2x 36-43% View Typhlosion builds →
Arcanine Fire	B
Available Moves Moves Raging FuryLv. 29 Rock SlideLv. 21 Damage vs Wurmple Raging Fury 2x 261-308%KO Rock Slide 2x 110-130%KO View Arcanine builds →

Infernape FireFighting	B
Available Move Moves Flare BlitzLv. 52 Damage vs Wurmple Flare Blitz 2x 253-298%KO View Infernape builds →
Honchkrow DarkFlying	B
Available Move Moves Brave BirdLv. 52 Damage vs Wurmple Brave Bird 2x 295-347%KO View Honchkrow builds →
Togekiss FairyFlying	B
Available Move Moves Air SlashLv. 25 Damage vs Wurmple Air Slash 2x 199-235%KO View Togekiss builds →
Rampardos Rock	B
Available Move Moves Head SmashLv. 47 Damage vs Wurmple Head Smash 2x 471-555%KO View Rampardos builds →
Braviary NormalFlying	C
Available Move Moves Brave BirdLv. 43 Damage vs Wurmple Brave Bird 2x 293-345%KO View Braviary builds →

Infernape FireFighting	B
Available Move Moves Flare BlitzLv. 52 Damage vs Wurmple Flare Blitz 2x 259-305%KO View Infernape builds →
Honchkrow DarkFlying	B
Available Move Moves Brave BirdLv. 52 Damage vs Wurmple Brave Bird 2x 303-357%KO View Honchkrow builds →
Rampardos Rock	B
Available Move Moves Head SmashLv. 47 Damage vs Wurmple Head Smash 2x 483-569%KO View Rampardos builds →
Togekiss FairyFlying	B
Available Move Moves Air SlashLv. 25 Damage vs Wurmple Air Slash 2x 201-237%KO View Togekiss builds →
Heatran FireSteel	S
Obtain MethodFirespit Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Magma StormLv. 57 Ancient PowerLv. 12 Damage vs Wurmple Magma Storm 2x 287-338%KO Ancient Power 2x 115-136%KO View Heatran builds →

Settings

Wurmple Legends: Arceus

Is Wurmple Good in Legends: Arceus Playthrough?

How to Get Wurmple in Legends: Arceus

Where To Catch Wurmple in PLA

Available in-game· 2 pathsPick one

Wurmple Weakness

What is Wurmple Weak Against

Best Pokemon Against Wurmple

Wurmple Evolutions

How to Evolve

PLA Wurmple Best Moveset

Best Build

Moves List

How to Read the Moves Table

Tabs

Visual Signals

CAT (Category)

Tier (S to D)

PWR (Power)

Sorting & Filter

Level-Up Moves

TM Moves

Egg Moves

Tutor Moves

Base Stats

Wurmple Legends: Arceus Guide