Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Wurmple

Wurmple

Worm Pokémon

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Wurmple is a Bug Type Worm Pokémon, with a 33.3% Chance To Catch with a regular Pokeball. Wurmple can be found with Shield Dust as an Ability and has a Medium Fast growth rate with a 1 HP EV Yield. We recommend the Brave Nature, based on 195 combined Base Stats.

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Wurmple Stats & Abilities
Wurmple Evolutions
Wurmple Locations
Wurmple Weakness
Wurmple Best Moves
Wurmple Level Up Moves
Wurmple TM Moves
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Wurmple Stats and Abilities

Based on Wurmple Base IVs we consider this pokemon F-Tier choice. Wurmple Highest IV Stat is Attack 45 and the Lowest being Speed 20.


Tier	Stat	Base	Min	Max
F	HP	45	200	294
F	Attack	45	85	207
F	Defense	35	67	185
F	Special Attack	20	40	152
F	Special Defense	30	58	174
F	Speed	20	40	152
F	Total	195


Wurmple	Detail
Best Held Items	Insect Plate Silver Powder
Best Nature	Brave ↑ +10% Attack ↓ -10% Speed
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance	50% Pecha Berry 5% Bright Powder
Like/Dislikes	Likes: Spicy Dislikes: Sweet
EV Yield	1 HP
Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Catch Rate	255 (33.3% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Bug
Egg Cycles	15 (3,599–3,855 steps)


Abilities	Description
Shield Dust Ability 1	Blocks the added effects of attacks taken.
Run Away Hidden Ability	Run Away allows the bearer to flee a battle with a wild Pokémon without fail, even if the opposing Pokémon has used a move like Mean Look or Bind, or has an ability such as Arena Trap.

How To Evolve Wurmple in BDSP

Wurmple requires (Level 7, random based on personality) to evolve into Silcoon and then (Level 10) to evolve into Beautifly or to evolve into Dustox.


Base Form	Evolution Requirement	First Evolution	Evolution Requirement	Final Evolution
Wurmple	Level 7, random based on personality →	Silcoon	Level 10 →	Beautifly
Wurmple	Level 7, random based on personality →	Cascoon	Level 10 →	Dustox

Where To Find Wurmple in BDSP

Wurmple has 24 spawn locations in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. You can find the Unevolved form Lv. 16-63 Wurmple, within the Grassland Cave location using the Walking method.

Underground Pokemon Spawns

After you reach Check Points in the game progression NEW Pokemon will begin to spawn in the Grand Underground.

Start = Default spawns in the Grand Underground

Strength = After obtaining the TM96 Strength

Defog = After obtaining the TM97 Defog

7th Badge = After obtaining the Icicle Badge from Candice

Waterfall = After obtaining the TM99 Waterfall

National = After obtaining the National Pokedex.

World Pokemon Spawns

Interact = Limited to one

Common = 20% ~ 100%

Uncommon = 5% ~ 20%

Rare = 1% ~ 5%

= Morning Time

= Day Time

= Night Time


Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
Valley Windworks	20 - 5%	Cascoon Lv. 5-15
Valley Windworks	20 - 5%	Silcoon Lv. 5-15
Valley Windworks	5 - 1%	Wurmple Lv. 5-15
Route 222	20 - 5%	Cascoon Lv. 5-15
Route 222	20 - 5%	Silcoon Lv. 5-15
Route 222	5 - 1%	Wurmple Lv. 5-15
Route 221	20 - 5%	Cascoon Lv. 5-15
Route 221	20 - 5%	Silcoon Lv. 5-15
Route 221	5 - 1%	Wurmple Lv. 5-15
Route 218	20 - 5%	Cascoon Lv. 5-15
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Route 218	20 - 5%	Silcoon Lv. 5-15
Route 218	5 - 1%	Wurmple Lv. 5-15
Route 215	20 - 5%	Cascoon Lv. 5-15
Route 215	20 - 5%	Silcoon Lv. 5-15
Route 215	5 - 1%	Wurmple Lv. 5-15
Route 214	20 - 5%	Cascoon Lv. 5-15
Route 214	20 - 5%	Silcoon Lv. 5-15
Route 214	5 - 1%	Wurmple Lv. 5-15
Route 213	20 - 5%	Cascoon Lv. 5-15
Route 213	20 - 5%	Silcoon Lv. 5-15
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Route 213	5 - 1%	Wurmple Lv. 5-15
Route 212	20 - 5%	Cascoon Lv. 5-15
Route 212	20 - 5%	Silcoon Lv. 5-15
Route 212	5 - 1%	Wurmple Lv. 5-15
Route 211	20 - 5%	Cascoon Lv. 5-15
Route 211	20 - 5%	Silcoon Lv. 5-15
Route 211	5 - 1%	Wurmple Lv. 5-15
Route 210	20 - 5%	Cascoon Lv. 5-15
Route 210	20 - 5%	Silcoon Lv. 5-15
Route 210	5 - 1%	Wurmple Lv. 5-15
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Route 209	20 - 5%	Cascoon Lv. 5-15
Route 209	20 - 5%	Silcoon Lv. 5-15
Route 209	5 - 1%	Wurmple Lv. 5-15
Route 208	20 - 5%	Cascoon Lv. 5-15
Route 208	20 - 5%	Silcoon Lv. 5-15
Route 208	5 - 1%	Wurmple Lv. 5-15
Route 207	20 - 5%	Cascoon Lv. 5-15
Route 207	20 - 5%	Silcoon Lv. 5-15
Route 207	5 - 1%	Wurmple Lv. 5-15
Route 206	20 - 5%	Cascoon Lv. 5-15
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Route 206	20 - 5%	Silcoon Lv. 5-15
Route 206	5 - 1%	Wurmple Lv. 5-15
Route 205	20 - 5%	Cascoon Lv. 5-15
Route 205	20 - 5%	Silcoon Lv. 5-15
Route 205	5 - 1%	Wurmple Lv. 5-15
Fuego Ironworks	20 - 5%	Cascoon Lv. 5-15
Fuego Ironworks	20 - 5%	Silcoon Lv. 5-15
Fuego Ironworks	5 - 1%	Wurmple Lv. 5-15
Floaroma Meadow	20 - 5%	Cascoon Lv. 5-15
Floaroma Meadow	20 - 5%	Silcoon Lv. 5-15
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Floaroma Meadow	5 - 1%	Wurmple Lv. 5-15
Route 230	20 - 5%	Beautifly Lv. 51
Route 230	20 - 5%	Dustox Lv. 51
Route 224	100 - 20%	Beautifly Lv. 23
Eterna Forest	100 - 20%	Beautifly Lv. 12
Eterna Forest	100 - 20%	Dustox Lv. 12
Eterna Forest	20 - 5%	Cascoon Lv. 5-15
Eterna Forest	20 - 5%	Cascoon Lv. 10
Eterna Forest	20 - 5%	Silcoon Lv. 5-15
Eterna Forest	20 - 5%	Silcoon Lv. 10
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Eterna Forest	5 - 1%	Wurmple Lv. 5-15
Eterna Forest	5 - 1%	Wurmple Lv. 10-11
Sunlit Cavern	Start	Cascoon Lv. 16-63
Sunlit Cavern	Start	Silcoon Lv. 16-63
Sunlit Cavern	Start	Wurmple Lv. 16-63
Still-Water Cavern	Start	Cascoon Lv. 16-63
Still-Water Cavern	Start	Silcoon Lv. 16-63
Still-Water Cavern	Start	Wurmple Lv. 16-63
Riverbank Cave	Start	Cascoon Lv. 16-63
Riverbank Cave	Start	Silcoon Lv. 16-63
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Riverbank Cave	Start	Wurmple Lv. 16-63
Grassland Cave	Start	Cascoon Lv. 16-63
Grassland Cave	Start	Silcoon Lv. 16-63
Grassland Cave	Start	Wurmple Lv. 16-63

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Wurmple Weakness

Wurmple is a Bug Type pokemon. This will cause Wurmple to take More Damage from Flying, Rock, Fire Type Moves, and Less Damage from Fighting, Ground, Grass Type moves.

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Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Flying Rock Fire
0.5x Less Damage	Fighting Ground Grass
0.25x Less Damage
Immune to Damage

What pokemon is Wurmple Weak Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Lugia
S	Ho-Oh
S	Rayquaza
S	Dragonite
S	Tyranitar

What pokemon is Wurmple Strong Against?


Tier	Pokemon
S	Groudon
S	Celebi
S	Garchomp
A	Swampert
A	Tangrowth

Best Moves Wurmple in BDSP

Best Moveset for Wurmple Lv Up Moves based on Power.


Lvl	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
15	Bug Bite	Physical	90	100	20	Receives the effect from the opponent's held berry.
1	Tackle	Physical	40	100	35	A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
5	Poison Sting	Physical	15	100	35	May poison the opponent.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in

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Wurmple Lv Up Moves

Wurmple TM Moves

Wurmple Level Up Moves

List of Moves Wurmple can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.


Lvl	Move	Desc
1	Tackle	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
1	String Shot	Power: — Acc: 95 PP: 40 Status Sharply lowers opponent's Speed.
5	Poison Sting	Power: 15 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical May poison the opponent.
15	Bug Bite	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Receives the effect from the opponent's held berry.

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