Bug type

The  type (むしタイプ Mushi taipu in Japanese) is one of the eighteen Pokémon elemental types.

Bug-type Pokémon are characterized by their fast growing, they don't take long to evolve. Bug-type Pokémon live mostly (not all of them) in forests, some of them are a little harder to find because they live atop the trees.

The known famous Bug-type trainers are: Bugsy, the Gym Leader of Azalea Town in Johto; Aaron, the first member of the Elite Four of the Sinnoh Pokémon League; Burgh, the Gym Leader of Castelia City in Unova; and Viola, the Gym Leader of Santalune City in Kalos.

From Generation V on, it is known that Bug-type Pokémon are preferred by artists, mostly because they have beautiful colors and have a stoic and cheerful character. It can be said that Bug-type Pokémon represent the beauty of nature.

Bug-type moves

 * There are 25 Bug-type moves (4.06% of the total).
 * In Generation I, 4 moves (2.4%) were introduced.
 * In Generation II, 3 moves (3.3%) were introduced.
 * In Generation III, 3 moves (2.9%) were introduced.
 * In Generation IV, 7 moves (6.2%) were introduced.
 * In Generation V, 4 moves (4.3%) were introduced.
 * In Generation VI, 4 moves (7.8%) were introduced.
 * In battles: Physical moves stand out.
 * 11 moves are of the Physical type.gif type.
 * 9 moves are of the Special type.gif type.
 * 5 moves are of the Other type.gif type.
 * In contests: Smart moves stand out.
 * 6 moves are of the [[File:Type Smart.gif]] type.
 * 4 moves are of the [[File:Type Beauty.gif]] type.
 * 4 moves are of the [[File:Type Cool.gif]] type.
 * 2 moves are of the [[File:Type Cute.gif]] type.
 * 1 move is of the [[File:Type Tough.gif]] type.
 * 8 moves don't have this categorization.

Effectiveness of Bug-type moves
Super effective against Pokémon of the types:, and. Not very effective against Pokémon of the types:, , , , , and.

Weaknesses and resistances of the Bug type
A type chart displaying the weaknesses and resistances of a Pokémon when damaged by a move. Empty fields are moves that do normal damage.

Bug-type Pokémon
68 Pokémon are Bug type. (9.60% of all Pokémon)

Pure Bug-type Pokémon
17 Pokémon are pure Bug type. (25.76% of Bug-type Pokémon)

Primary Bug-type Pokémon
48 Pokémon are primary Bug type. (69.7% of Bug-type Pokémon)

Secondary Bug-type Pokémon
3 Pokémon are secondary Bug type. (4.54% of Bug-type Pokémon)