#0919 · Paldea · Generation 9

Nymble

Grasshopper Pokémon · Bug-type

Nymble is a Bug-type Pokémon, the Grasshopper Pokémon, number 919 (#0919) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 0.2 m tall and weighs 1 kg.

Nymble is the Grasshopper Pokémon, a tiny Bug type that keeps a pair of oversized legs folded away until it needs to leap more than 10 m (30 ft) into the air. The Violet Pokédex says the jump lets it dodge an attack and hit back in the same movement.

How to pronounce Nymble

Nymble is pronounced NIM-bul. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Nymble said out loud:

In Japanese it is マメバッタ (Mamebatta).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Nymble is a grey, oblong grasshopper, 0.2 m tall and 1 kg, with stubby antennae, a body split into segments and cross-shaped pupils in its yellow compound eyes. Its two front pairs of legs are small. The third pair is far larger, with light grey rings at the joints, and it usually keeps them folded up.

Behaviour

When it is in a tough spot, Nymble unfolds those big legs and jumps over 10 m (30 ft), according to the Scarlet Pokédex. The Violet Pokédex calls it highly skilled at a fighting style that uses jumping to dodge incoming attacks while still dealing damage. Bulbapedia notes that, unlike most grasshoppers, it cannot fly.

Habitat

The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it lives in the south of Paldea and in part of the West Province, and it also turns up in 1-star Tera Raid Battles.

Powers

Its Ability is Swarm, which boosts Bug moves when its health is low, or the hidden Tinted Lens, which doubles damage from not-very-effective moves. It learns Struggle Bug early, then Double Kick and Bug Bite, and at level 41 First Impression, a strong Bug move that only works on the first turn after it enters battle. With base Attack 46 and Speed 45 it is a modest fighter until it evolves.

Name origin

Nymble may combine 'nymph', the young stage of an insect, with 'nimble'. The Japanese name is Mamebatta (マメバッタ), possibly from mame, a prefix meaning 'small', and batta, 'grasshopper'.

Design inspiration

Nymble looks like a grasshopper. Since it cannot fly, Bulbapedia suggests a grasshopper: either a meadow grasshopper or one in the nymph stage, which its English name hints at. The way its third legs fold up resembles the navaja, a Spanish folding knife. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Nymble evolves into Lokix at level 24.

In the games

Nymble is a Bug type found in the south of Paldea in Scarlet and Violet, where it first appeared. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

A wild Nymble made the species' debut in the Pokémon Horizons episode 'Put Your Heart Into It!'.

Fun facts

• Its base stat total of 210 is the lowest of any Generation IX Pokémon.
• Its base friendship is only 20, which Bulbapedia says is the joint lowest above zero, a record it shares with Armarouge and Ceruledge.
• It is both the shortest and the lightest Bug type introduced in Generation IX.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Nymble (Pokémon) · Serebii: Nymble (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 33
• Attack: 46
• Defense: 40
• Sp. Atk: 21
• Sp. Def: 25
• Speed: 45

Nymble’s base stat total is 210. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Nymble weak to?

Nymble takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Flying (2×), Rock (2×) moves.

It resists Grass (½×), Fighting (½×), Ground (½×).

Evolution

How does Nymble evolve?

Nymble evolves into Lokix at level 24.

The whole family: Nymble, Lokix.

Abilities

• Swarm: Strengthens Bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
• Tinted Lens (hidden ability): Doubles damage inflicted with not-very-effective moves.

Moves

Moves Nymble learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (21)

Nymble can learn 21 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Protect, Struggle Bug, Thief, Trailblaze, Pounce, Facade, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, U-turn, Sleep Talk, Rest, Leech Life, Substitute, X-Scissor, Bug Buzz, Tera Blast, Bug Bite, Skitter Smack.

Egg moves (2):Counter, Skitter Smack.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Bug.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 190 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 20.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Attack effort value.
• Base experience yield: 42.

Pokédex entries

It's highly skilled at a fighting style in which it uses its jumping capabilities to dodge incoming attacks while also dealing damage to opponents. (Violet)

It has its third set of legs folded up. When it's in a tough spot, this Pokémon jumps over 30 feet using the strength of its legs. (Scarlet)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Lowest base stat total among Gen 9 Pokémon: 210, shared with 1 other.
• Lightest Bug type in Gen 9: 1 kg, shared with 1 other.
• Shortest Bug type in Gen 9: 0.2 m, shared with 1 other.
• Lowest base stat total among Bug types in Gen 9: 210, shared with 1 other.
• Taller than 1% of all Pokémon (0.2 m).
• Heavier than 3% of all Pokémon (1 kg).
• Base stat total 210, ranked #1001 of 1,025.
• One of 92 Bug-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 107 gray Pokémon.
• Number 14 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 31 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 190: about 24.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Nymble (Pokémon), Serebii: Nymble (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (NIM-bul): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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