MothimLevel 20 ♂WormadamLevel 20 ♀Wormadam (Sandy Cloak)Level 20 ♀Wormadam (Trash Cloak)Level 20 ♀
Is Burmy Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Honey Tree encounter from level 5. Bug-type with AbilityShed Skin. At level 20, males become Mothim and females become Wormadam. The form depends on where Burmy last battled. Neither evolution is strong.
Roark's Pokemon outpace and outclass Burmy here.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Gardenia:
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
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Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
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Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
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Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
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Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
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Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
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Aaron's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
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Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
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Flint's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
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Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
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Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
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Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
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Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
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Cynthia's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
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Catchable
Catch Burmy on Floaroma Meadow (Honey Tree, Lv 5-15, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 10NormalTacklePower 35Accuracy 95%PP 35
- LV 15BugBug BitePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 20NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Byron
- TUTORNormalSnorePower 40Accuracy 100%PP 15Snowpoint City
Evolve Burmy to Wormadam
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Gardenia, at typical party pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 47GrassLeaf StormPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORPoisonGunk ShotPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Burmy to Mothim
Burmy evolves into Mothim at Level 20. Your Burmy should hit Level 20 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM89BugU-turnPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Veilstone Game Corner
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- LV 41FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- After Candice
- TM85PsychicDream EaterPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Valor Lakefront
- LV 47BugBug BuzzPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Burmy in Platinum
Burmy comes from slathering honey on trees and waiting, then checking back. It is common at almost every honey tree across Sinnoh, making it one of the easiest honey catches once you start the routine.
18 locations to catch Burmy
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Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Where To Catch Burmy in Pt
Burmy is the chain's first catch. You'll find headbutt encounters from Lv. 5-15 across 21 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Burmy ✓Eterna ForestLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Floaroma MeadowLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Fuego IronworksLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 205 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 205 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 206Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 207Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 208Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 209Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 210 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 210 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 211 - EastLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 212 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 212 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 213Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 214Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 215Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 218Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 221Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Route 222Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%Valley WindworksLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 22%
Available in-game· 4 pathsPick one
To plan your throws, open the Platinum catch rate calculator with Burmy preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Burmy in Platinum
Burmy only clings to Honey Trees, so slather one and breed your catch with a foreign Ditto for a shiny. Compare Shiny Burmy odds across every game
Platinum 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 Platinum 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
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Burmy View Monferno builds →Fire Blast 2x175-208%KO Rock Tomb 2x52-62% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Burmy View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x112-133%KO Rock Tomb 2x98-115%KO Fire Fang 2x81-96% | ||
 Growlithe Fire | C | |
 Cranidos Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Burmy View Cranidos builds →Rock Tomb 2x112-133%KO Fire Blast 2x67-81% | ||
 Doduo Normal | C | |
 Staravia Normal | C | |
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Burmy View Solrock builds →Rock Tomb 2x87-104%KO Fire Blast 2x94-112%KO | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift | ||
 Drifloon Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Kabuto RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift | ||
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.
Pt Burmy Best Moveset
40 HP at Bug typing with no moveset to speak of. AbilityShed Skin clears status sometimes. Only female Burmy evolve to Wormadam; males become Mothim. Wormadam or Mothim depending on gender.
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
Even if it is born where there are no cocooning materials, it somehow always ends up with a cloak.
Burmy Platinum Guide
For Platinum, you can run Burmy through the first few routes without issues. 224 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Mothim as fast as you can.
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
Winds & Waves
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