Real-animal Pokémon

Bug Pokémon

91 Pokémon are based on or look like insects, spiders and other bugs. They run from Caterpie (#0010) to Iron Moth (#0994).

Bug Pokémon facts

All 91 Bug Pokémon

Each Pokémon is here because its lore page on pokee.si says it is based on or inspired by insects, spiders and other bugs, or looks like them. Game Freak does not always say what inspired a design, so some of these are well-supported readings, not official facts.

#PokémonTypeWhy it countsGen
#0010CaterpieBugA caterpillar, maybe a swallowtail larva.1
#0011MetapodBugLooks like the chrysalis a butterfly forms before it changes.1
#0012ButterfreeBug/FlyingModelled on the black-veined white butterfly.1
#0013WeedleBug/PoisonLooks like a bee or wasp larva with stingers.1
#0014KakunaBug/PoisonModelled on the pupa of a bee or wasp.1
#0015BeedrillBug/PoisonLooks like a bee or wasp.1
#0046ParasBug/GrassAppears to be based on a cicada nymph.1
#0047ParasectBug/GrassKeeps the cicada-nymph look, maybe with an umbrella crab touch.1
#0048VenonatBug/PoisonMixes several insects, like fleas, mites and flies.1
#0049VenomothBug/PoisonAppears to be based on swallowtail moths.1
#0123ScytherBug/FlyingBased on a mantis with scythe arms.1
#0127PinsirBugModelled on a stag beetle used in insect fights.1
#0165LedybaBug/FlyingA ladybird, probably the Asian ladybeetle.2
#0166LedianBug/FlyingA ladybird, with fireflies maybe behind its glow.2
#0167SpinarakBug/PoisonMay be based on the Jōrō spider of Japan.2
#0168AriadosBug/PoisonBased on an ant-mimicking spider that copies an ant.2
#0193YanmaBug/FlyingLooks like a dragonfly, maybe a banded darter.2
#0204PinecoBugMaybe a bagworm, a caterpillar that hides in a case.2
#0205ForretressBug/SteelA bagworm living in a discarded chestnut or walnut shell.2
#0212ScizorBug/SteelDraws on mantises or wasp mantidflies, with claw-like pincers.2
#0214HeracrossBug/FightingModelled on the Japanese rhinoceros beetle.2
#0265WurmpleBugA caterpillar, maybe a puss moth or swallowtail one.3
#0267BeautiflyBug/FlyingLooks like a swallowtail butterfly, most of all the common yellow swallowtail.3
#0268CascoonBugLooks like the cocoon of a moth.3
#0269DustoxBug/PoisonModelled on the Japanese luna moth.3
#0283SurskitBug/WaterLooks like a water strider, an insect that skates on water.3
#0284MasquerainBug/FlyingA mix of water insects: a water strider and a dragonfly.3
#0290NincadaBug/GroundLooks like a cicada nymph, the young stage of a cicada.3
#0291NinjaskBug/FlyingLooks like an adult cicada, in the colours of a bush cicada.3
#0292ShedinjaBug/GhostLooks like the husk a cicada sheds.3
#0313VolbeatBugLooks like a firefly, with colouring like a firefly group.3
#0314IllumiseBugA firefly like Volbeat, perhaps with a 1920s flapper style.3
#0328TrapinchGroundModelled on the larva of an antlion.3
#0329VibravaGround/DragonMixes dragonfly and antlion looks, with a cicada-like buzz.3
#0330FlygonGround/DragonAn adult antlion with dragonfly traits.3
#0401KricketotBugLooks like a cricket, and may also suggest a musician.4
#0402KricketuneBugLooks like a cricket, with a violin-like feel.4
#0412BurmyBugBased on bag moth caterpillars that build a mobile shelter.4
#0413WormadamBug/GrassThe grown-up female of a bag moth.4
#0414MothimBug/FlyingA fully grown male bag moth.4
#0415CombeeBug/FlyingThree honeycomb cells joined together, with a bee theme.4
#0416VespiquenBug/FlyingA mix of queen bee and queen wasp.4
#0451SkorupiPoison/BugBased on a scorpion, with a hint of vinegarroon.4
#0452DrapionPoison/DarkA scorpion with huge claws, like its pre-evolution.4
#0469YanmegaBug/FlyingA dragonfly with big red eyes.4
#0540SewaddleBug/GrassMaybe modelled on the silver-spotted skipper's caterpillar.5
#0541SwadloonBug/GrassBased on the pupa of a leaf-rolling insect.5
#0542LeavannyBug/GrassMainly a leaf insect, with traits of the silver-spotted skipper.5
#0543VenipedeBug/PoisonAn insect-like centipede that plays on pill millipedes.5
#0544WhirlipedeBug/PoisonMay draw on centipedes and on pill millipedes that curl up.5
#0545ScolipedeBug/PoisonMay be based on a giant centipede.5
#0588KarrablastBugMaybe a snail-eating beetle, like Carabus smaragdinus.5
#0589EscavalierBug/SteelDraws on snail-eating beetles, such as Scaphinotus and Drilus.5
#0595JoltikBug/ElectricA tiny arachnid like a tick, or maybe a jumping spider.5
#0596GalvantulaBug/ElectricDraws on a tarantula, with webs like electric fences.5
#0632DurantBug/SteelBased on an ant, maybe a trap-jaw ant.5
#0636LarvestaBug/FireModelled on a moth larva, with a white fuzzy mane.5
#0637VolcaronaBug/FireMaybe a garden tiger moth, tied to a Japanese proverb.5
#0649GenesectBug/SteelThe base design may come from giant ancient insects like cockroaches.5
#0664ScatterbugBugA caterpillar, perhaps a carpet moth larva.6
#0665SpewpaBugLikely based on carpet moth and clothes moth larvae.6
#0666VivillonBug/FlyingA butterfly with many wing patterns, like a real butterfly.6
#0736GrubbinBugAppears to be based on a beetle grub.7
#0737CharjabugBug/ElectricMay draw on a cocooned insect and a battery.7
#0738VikavoltBug/ElectricMay combine a stag beetle with a railgun.7
#0742CutieflyBug/FairyLooks like a bee fly, a fly that resembles a bee.7
#0743RibombeeBug/FairyModelled on a bee fly, with pollen puffs.7
#0751DewpiderWater/BugMay take after the diving bell spider, which lives underwater.7
#0752AraquanidWater/BugFollows Dewpider in drawing on the diving bell spider.7
#0753FomantisGrassDraws on the orchid mantis, which looks like a flower.7
#0754LurantisGrassA mantis that looks like an orchid flower.7
#0794BuzzwoleBug/FightingA mosquito with a bodybuilder's build.7
#0795PheromosaBug/FightingMay draw on an American cockroach just after moulting.7
#0803PoipolePoisonSaid to be modelled on a bee larva.7
#0804NaganadelPoison/DragonA wyvern mixed with a wasp's abdomen.7
#0824BlipbugBugMay be based on a ladybird larva.8
#0825DottlerBug/PsychicMay be based on a ladybird pupa.8
#0826OrbeetleBug/PsychicBased on the seven-spot ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata.8
#0850SizzlipedeFire/BugSuggests centipedes, like the fire centipede.8
#0851CentiskorchFire/BugA centipede, maybe the glowing fire centipede.8
#0872SnomIce/BugMaybe a jewel caterpillar or a woolly bear moth caterpillar.8
#0873FrosmothIce/BugMaybe a giant silk moth, with a thick ruff-like body.8
#0900KleavorBug/RockDraws on the praying mantis, maybe a dead leaf mantis.8
#0917TarountulaBugAn orb-weaver spider in a ball of thread.9
#0918SpidopsBugBased on net-casting spiders that hold their legs in pairs.9
#0919NymbleBugLooks like a grey, oblong grasshopper with stubby antennae.9
#0920LokixBug/DarkA locust, the swarming kind of grasshopper.9
#0953RellorBugModelled on a dung beetle, a small brown beetle.9
#0954RabscaBug/PsychicA sacred scarab beetle that may echo an Egyptian god.9
#0988Slither WingBug/FightingA moth-like creature, like a moth that has just hatched.9
#0994Iron MothFire/PoisonA robot version of Volcarona, a moth.9

Bug Pokémon by type

A Pokémon with two types is counted once for each type.

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