MothimLevel 20 ♂WormadamLevel 20 ♀Wormadam (Sandy Cloak)Level 20 ♀Wormadam (Trash Cloak)Level 20 ♀
Is Burmy Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Honey tree or wild encounter. Bug with AbilityShed Skin. Males become Mothim at level 20, females become Wormadam. Neither evolution is strong enough to keep.
Falkner's team hits Burmy's weaknesses hard.
Bugsy's typing presses Burmy's defenses.
Burmy trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Morty's Pokemon outpace and outclass Burmy here.
Chuck's Pokemon outpace and outclass Burmy here.
Jasmine's Pokemon outpace and outclass Burmy here.
Pryce's typing presses Burmy's defenses.
Clair's team hits Burmy's weaknesses hard.
Brock's team hits Burmy's weaknesses hard.
Misty's typing presses Burmy's defenses.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Burmy's defenses.
Burmy trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Janine's Pokemon outpace and outclass Burmy here.
Burmy trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blaine's Pokemon outpace and outclass Burmy here.
Blue's team hits Burmy's weaknesses hard.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Will:
Koga's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Koga:
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Bruno:
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Karen:
Lance's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Lance:
Catchable
Catch Burmy on Route 38 (Headbutt (rare), Lv 18-25, limited). Post-National Dex.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 18)
- LV 18BugBug BitePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 18NormalTacklePower 35Accuracy 95%PP 35
- LV 20NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Burmy to Wormadam
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Will, at typical party pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 60)
- LV 60GrassLeaf StormPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
- LV 60BugBug BitePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 60PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 60SteelIron HeadPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
Evolve Burmy to Mothim
Burmy evolves into Mothim at Level 20. Your Burmy should hit Level 20 before you reach Will, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20BugBug BitePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM89BugU-turnPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 41FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- After Clair
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Mt. Mortar
- LV 44PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 47BugBug BuzzPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Burmy in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Burmy is available from mid-game areas onward at high spawn rates. 1 encounter spot gives you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.
1 location to catch Burmy
Badge 4Where To Catch Burmy in HGSS
To plan your throws, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver catch rate calculator with Burmy preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Burmy in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Burmy dangles from a special headbutt tree on Route 38, though a shiny comes faster from Masuda breeding. Compare Shiny Burmy odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Burmy Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds calculator with Burmy already selected.
Burmy Weakness
Burmy is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock. Standard number of weaknesses for the Bug typing.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Flying, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Burmy Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Burmy
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Scyther Bug | C | |
 Magmar Fire | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
 Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
 Chatot Normal | C | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Slugma Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodViolet City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Burmy View Slugma builds →Fire Blast 2x165-194%KO Rock Tomb 2x32-39% | ||
 Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Burmy View Numel builds →Fire Blast 2x160-189%KO Rock Tomb 2x44-52% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter | ||
Burmy Evolutions
From here, Burmy's line branches into Mothim and Wormadam. That's 2 possible evolutions, each with its own method. Evolving adds up to 200 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Burmy easily with 48 breeding partners from the Bug egg group.
HGSS Burmy Best Moveset
40 HP with no competitive moves and AbilityShed Skin clearing status sometimes. Only female Burmy evolve to Wormadam, males become Mothim.
Best Build
Burmy best EVs are Sp. Def and Defense
Bulky Support Moveset
- Protect
- String Shot
- Hidden Power Ground
- Bug Bite
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Not a lot to pick from. Burmy gets Bug Bite for same-type damage, and Normal coverage rounds things out. You're building around what's available rather than choosing from a deep bench.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It covers itself with a cloak to shelter from the cold. When it’s hot, its cloak is thinner.
Burmy HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Burmy has 224 BST and evolves into Mothim. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Burmy is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Burmy becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Game Availability
Available in 11 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Burmy spans 6 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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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