Special
Balanced
385Low
65Moderate
DTier

As a Bug/Poison-type, Dustox fills a straightforward role. Only weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. Known as the Poison Moth Pokémon. Known as the Poison Moth Pokemon. Can go either physical or special depending on the set.

Dustox's built to absorb hits, not race for knockouts. Special bulk with Sp. Def doing the heavy lifting. And the medium-fast 1M XP curve means it won't take forever to bring up, worth 3 Sp. Def EVs.

Base Stats
385Avg
HP60
C
Attack50
D
Defense70
C
Sp. Atk50
D
Sp. Def90
B
Speed65
C
Total385
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Dustox yields +3 SpD
HPAtkDefSpASpD+3Spe
Details
Catch45Challenging•Medium Fast1M XP•1.2m / 3'11"•31.6kg / 69.7 lbs•173Base XP
Pokedex Entries

Tends to be drawn to bonfires on dark nights. Difficult to chase away from settlements because of the way it scatters highly toxic scales.

Legends Arceus

Dustox Weakness

Avg

Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock-type moves hit Dustox for super-effective damage. The Bug/Poison typing picks up 5 resistances to work with.

4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
FireFlyingPsychicRock
½xResisti
PoisonBugFairy
¼xResisti
GrassFighting
0xImmunei
None
STAB (4)i
GrassPsychicDarkFairy
4Weak
5Resist
0Immune
Scorei-1
Stealth Rock25% on switch
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesAbsorbs on switch
Abilities
Shield DustProtects against incoming moves' extra effects.
Compound EyesHAIncreases moves' accuracy to 1.3×.

You get Dustox from Wurmple at level 10. It's one of 2 possible evolutions in this branching family, each requiring its own method. Breed through Wurmple to get eggs. The evolution from Wurmple pushed Dustox to 385 total stats. Sp.Def saw the largest single gain at +60.

How to Evolve

5 Forms
Wurmple
#265Wurmple
Silcoon
#266SilcoonLevel 7 (Random)
Beautifly
#267BeautiflyLevel 10
Cascoon
#268CascoonLevel 7 (Random)
Dustox
#269DustoxLevel 10
Stat Comparison 5 Forms
Wurmple
Bug
Silcoon
Bug
Beautifly
BugFlying
Cascoon
Bug
Dustox
BugPoison
HP
45
50+5
60+10
50+5
60+10
ATK
45
35-10
70+35
35-10
50+15
DEF
35
55+20
50-5
55+20
70+15
SP.ATK
20
25+5
100+75
25+5
50+25
SP.DEF
30
25-5
50+25
25-5
90+65
SPE
20
15-5
65+50
15-5
65+50
BST
195D-Tier
205D-Tier+10
395C-Tier+190
205D-Tier+10
385D-Tier+180
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Attacker
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Physical
Utility
Special
Utility
Utility
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed with Dustox to get Wurmple eggs easily using 23 partners from the Bug egg group.

Egg Groups
Bug
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
drapionparasectskorupiparasyanmegagliscorkleavorvespiquengligarmothimyanmabeautifly
12 of 23·

Dustox leads with Focus Sash insurance. Even if it can't take a hit naturally, it'll survive long enough to deal early damage. Flexible EVs EVs go all-in on offense since bulk doesn't matter here.

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

The offense anchors on Bug Buzz and Sludge Bomb, with Psychic and Normal coverage and more adding reach. It's a workable movepool for Dustox that handles most situations. Bug Buzz and Energy Ball give it enough punch where it matters.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Confusion
5010025Psychic
Lv 1
Poison Sting
1510035Poison
Lv 6
Iron Defense
——15Steel
Lv 6
Tackle
4010035Normal
Lv 11
Poison Powder
—7535Poison
Lv 18
Silver Wind
601005Bug
Lv 25
Venoshock
6510010Poison
Lv 34
Extrasensory
8010020Psychic
Lv 43
Bug Buzz
9010010Bug

TM Moves

Dustox can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Dustox doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Src
Tutor
Aerial Ace
60—20Flying
Tutor
Energy Ball
9010010Grass
Tutor
Giga Impact
150905Normal
Tutor
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
Tutor
Ominous Wind
601005Ghost
Tutor
Psychic
9010010Psychic
Tutor
Rest
——10Psychic
Tutor
Shadow Ball
8010015Ghost
Tutor
Sludge Bomb
9010010Poison
Tutor
Swift
60—20Normal

Dustox starts showing up in mid-game routes at decent spawn rates across 4 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Where To Catch Dustox in Legends: Arceus

Wurmple is your first catch on the way to Dustox. You'll find walking encounters from walking across 9 total spots in the chain.

  1. Wurmple
    Step 1Catch Wurmple
    Floaro Gardens
    GrassUncommonForest
    EASY
    Horseshoe Plains
    GrassUncommon
    EASY
    The Heartwood
    GrassUncommon
    EASY
  2. Cascoon
    Step 2Catch or Evolve Cascoon
    Floaro Gardens
    GrassUncommonForestNight
    EASY
    The Heartwood
    GrassUncommonNight
    EASY
    or evolve from Wurmple (Step 1)
  3. Dustox
    Step 3Dustox ✓
    Floaro Gardens
    GrassUncommonForestNight
    EASY
    Grueling Grove
    GrassUncommonForestNight
    EASY
    The Heartwood
    GrassUncommonNight
    EASY
    Veilstone Cape
    GrassUncommonNight
    EASY
    or evolve from Cascoon (Step 2)

  • Dustox brings 385 BST to the table. D-Tier on our list — outclassed by better options in most formats.

  • Watch for Blaziken (Fire), Dodrio (Flying), and Gardevoir (Psychic) when using Dustox. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Rock-type attackers are also a problem.

  • Cascoon evolves into Dustox at level 10. Dustox is the final evolution in a 5-stage line starting from Wurmple.

  • Shield Dust protects against incoming moves' extra effects — that's the one you want on Dustox. Compound Eyes is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.

  • Dustox is a special attacker with base 50 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. But the speed tells the real story — at base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

  • Dustox appears in 14 games, including Ruby & Sapphire, FireRed & LeafGreen, and Emerald.

Debuting in Ruby & Sapphire, Dustox appears in 14 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.