Mixed
Balanced
424Average
66Moderate
DTier

Mothim punches above its weight class thanks to Tinted Lens. It makes resisted hits deal full damage, which is enough to make up for stats that don't impress on their own. Ground moves can't touch it, which offsets the 5 weaknesses somewhat.

Mothim's built around mixed offense. Attack leads the charge, Defense pays for it. Tough to catch, worth 2 Attack and Sp. Atk EVs. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
424Above
HP70
C
Attack94
B
Defense50
D
Sp. Atk94
B
Sp. Def50
D
Speed66
C
Total424
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Mothim yields +1 Atk, +1 SpA
HPAtk+1DefSpA+1SpDSpe
Details
Catch45Challenging•Medium Fast1M XP•0.9m / 2'11"•23.3kg / 51.4 lbs•148Base XP
Pokedex Entries

Scatters steel-colored scales as it flaps its wings. Despite being observed feeding primarily on the nectar of flowers, Mothim is not often seen around flower gardens.

Legends Arceus

Mothim Weakness

Vulnerable

Type-wise, Mothim takes extra damage from Rock, Fire, Electric, Ice, and Flying. Watch out for Rock attacks, those deal 4x damage. Ground moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity.

4xCriticali
Rock
2xWeaki
FireElectricIceFlying
½xResisti
Bug
¼xResisti
GrassFighting
0xImmunei
Ground
STAB (5)i
GrassPsychicDarkFightingBug
5Weak
3Resist
1Immune
Scorei-4
Stealth Rock50% on switch
4x Rock — Stone Edge, Rock Slide, Stealth Rock
Abilities
SwarmStrengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
Tinted LensHADoubles damage inflicted with not-very-effective moves.

Mothim is the evolved form of Burmy. Breeding produces Burmy eggs, and they're quick to hatch. Evolving from Burmy gave Mothim the biggest boost in Attack (+65), bringing the total to 424 stats.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Burmy
#412Burmy
20
Level 20
Mothim
#414Mothim
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Burmy
Bug
Mothim
BugFlying
HP
40
70+30
ATK
29
94+65
DEF
45
50+5
SP.ATK
29
94+65
SP.DEF
45
50+5
SPE
36
66+30
BST
224D-Tier
424C-Tier+200
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Mixed
Breeding
Moderate

Breed with Mothim to get Burmy eggs using 23 partners from the Bug egg group.

Egg Groups
Bug
Gender
♂100.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
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Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

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

Mothim's movepool balances level-up moves with TM options. Consistent STAB comes from Bug Buzz and Air Slash, and Psychic and Grass coverage and more keeps opponents from switching in for free. No major gaps here.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Struggle Bug
5010020Bug
Lv 6
Gust
4010035Flying
Lv 11
Confusion
5010025Psychic
Lv 18
Silver Wind
601005Bug
Lv 25
Air Slash
759515Flying
Lv 34
Psychic
9010010Psychic
Lv 43
Bug Buzz
9010010Bug

TM Moves

Mothim can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Mothim 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
Swift
60—20Normal

Mothim appears at decent spawn rates across 6 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.

Where To Catch Mothim in Legends: Arceus

Burmy is your first catch on the way to Mothim. You'll find special and walking encounters from special and walking across 33 total spots in the chain.

  1. Burmy
    Step 1Catch Burmy
    Avalanche Slopes
    Shaking berry treesCommon
    EASY
    Bonechill Wastes
    Shaking berry treesCommon
    EASY
    Celestica Ruins
    Shaking berry treesCommonRuins
    EASY
    Celestica Trail
    Shaking berry treesCommonRoute
    EASY
    Cloudpool Ridge
    Shaking berry treesCommonSky
    EASY
    Crossing Slope
    Shaking berry treesCommon
    EASY
    Deertrack Heights
    Shaking berry treesCommon
    EASY
    Deertrack Path
    Shaking berry treesCommonRoute
    EASY
    Glacier Terrace
    Shaking berry treesCommonIce
    EASY
    Golden Lowlands
    Shaking berry treesCommon
    EASY
    Grueling Grove
    Shaking berry treesCommonForest
    EASY
    Heavenward Lookout
    Shaking berry treesCommon
    EASY
    Nature’s Pantry
    Shaking berry treesCommon
    EASY
    Shrouded Ruins
    Shaking berry treesCommonRuins
    EASY
    Stonetooth Rows
    Shaking berry treesCommon
    EASY
    Veilstone Cape
    Shaking berry treesCommon
    EASY
    Aspiration Hill
    Shaking berry treesUncommon
    MODERATE
    Bathers' Lagoon
    Shaking berry treesUncommon
    MODERATE
    Deadwood Haunt
    Shaking berry treesUncommon
    MODERATE
    Droning Meadow
    Shaking berry treesUncommon
    MODERATE
    Gapejaw Bog
    Shaking berry treesUncommonSwamp
    MODERATE
    Ginkgo Landing
    Shaking berry treesUncommon
    MODERATE
    Horseshoe Plains
    Shaking berry treesUncommon
    MODERATE
    Sacred Plaza
    Shaking berry treesUncommonFacility
    MODERATE
    Tidewater Dam
    Shaking berry treesUncommon
    MODERATE
    Tranquility Cove
    Shaking berry treesUncommon
    MODERATE
    Ursa's Ring
    Shaking berry treesUncommon
    MODERATE
  2. Mothim
    Step 2Mothim ✓
    Aipom Hill
    GrassUncommon
    EASY
    Ginkgo Landing
    GrassUncommon
    EASY
    Grueling Grove
    GrassUncommonForest
    EASY
    Spring Path
    GrassUncommonRoute
    EASY
    Veilstone Cape
    GrassUncommon
    EASY
    Wayward Wood
    GrassUncommon
    EASY
    or evolve from Burmy (Step 1)

  • Don't let Mothim's 424 base stat total fool you. Tinted Lens is what makes it tick — it punches way above its weight class. We rate it D-Tier.

  • Mothim's biggest threats include Tyranitar (Rock), Blaziken (Fire), and Rotom (Electric), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Tyranitar is the most dangerous since Rock moves deal 4x damage. Ice and Flying-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

  • Burmy evolves into Mothim at level 20. Mothim is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Burmy. It sits at 424 BST in its evolved form.

  • Run Tinted Lens on Mothim. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Mothim also gets Swarm, but they don't compare.

  • Mothim fills the balanced role. It's a mixed attacker — base 94 Attack and 94 Sp. Atk. At base 66 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

  • Mothim appears in 11 games, including Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver, and Diamond & Pearl.

Mothim first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 11 games across 6 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.