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

While it loves floral honey, it won’t gather any itself. Instead, it plots to steal some from COMBEE.

Platinum

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.

Gen IV Type Chart
  • Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
  • Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
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 47 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)
flygondrapionmasquerainvolbeatillumiseparasectvibravaskorupiparastrapinchsurskitshuckle
12 of 47·

Best Build

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TMs define Mothim's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Bug Buzz and Air Slash, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it coverage across 7 types. That's where the options open up.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Tackle
3510035Normal
Lv 10
Protect+4
——10Normal
Lv 15
Bug Bite
6010020Bug
Lv 20
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
Lv 23
Confusion
5010025Psychic
Lv 26
Gust
4010035Flying
Lv 29
Poison Powder
—7535Poison
Lv 32
Psybeam
6510020Psychic
Lv 35
Camouflage
——20Normal
Lv 38
Silver Wind
601005Bug
Lv 41
Air Slash
759520Flying
Lv 44
Psychic
9010010Psychic
Lv 47
Bug Buzz
9010010Bug

TM Moves

Src
TM40
Aerial Ace
60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
—10015Normal
TM78
Captivate
—10020Normal
HM05
Defog
——15Flying
TM32
Double Team
——15Normal
TM85
Dream Eater
10010015Psychic
TM58
Endure+4
——10Normal
TM53
Energy Ball
8010010Grass
TM42
Facade
7010020Normal
TM70
Flash
—10020Normal
TM21
Frustration
—10020Normal
TM19
Giga Drain
6010010Grass
TM68
Giga Impact
150905Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM83
Natural Gift
—10015Normal
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM77
Psych Up
——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
9010010Psychic
TM18
Rain Dance
——5Water
TM44
Rest
——10Psychic
TM27
Return
—10020Normal
TM51
Roost
——10Flying
TM20
Safeguard
——25Normal
TM43
Secret Power
7010020Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
8010015Ghost
TM62
Silver Wind
601005Bug
TM48
Skill Swap
——10Psychic
TM82
Sleep Talk
——10Normal
TM22
Solar Beam
12010010Grass
TM90
Substitute
——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
—9015Normal
TM46
Thief
6010025Dark
TM06
Toxic
—8510Poison
TM89
U-turn
7010020Bug

Egg Moves

Mothim doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Src
Tutor
Air Cutter
559525Flying
Tutor
Mud-Slap
2010010Ground
Tutor
Ominous Wind
601005Ghost
Tutor
Signal Beam
7510015Bug
Tutor
Snore
4010015Normal
Tutor
Swift
60—20Normal
Tutor
Twister
4010020Dragon

Mothim doesn't appear wild. Catch Burmy instead, it shows up at decent rates. Evolve it at level 20 to get Mothim. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.

How to Obtain Mothim in Platinum

The path to Mothim starts with Burmy at Lv. 5-15 via headbutt encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.

  1. Burmy
    Step 1Catch Burmy
    Eterna Forest
    Honey tree encounterLv.5-15UncommonEarlyForest
    CHALLENGING
    Floaroma Meadow
    Honey tree encounterLv.5-15UncommonEarly
    CHALLENGING
    Fuego Ironworks
    Honey tree encounterLv.5-15UncommonEarlyPower-plant
    CHALLENGING
    Route 205 - North
    Honey tree encounterLv.5-15UncommonEarlyRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Route 205 - South
    Honey tree encounterLv.5-15UncommonEarlyRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Route 206
    Honey tree encounterLv.5-15UncommonEarlyRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Route 207
    Honey tree encounterLv.5-15UncommonEarlyRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Route 208
    Honey tree encounterLv.5-15UncommonEarlyRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Route 209
    Honey tree encounterLv.5-15UncommonEarlyRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Route 210 - North
    Honey tree encounterLv.5-15UncommonEarlyRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Route 210 - South
    Honey tree encounterLv.5-15UncommonEarlyRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Route 211 - East
    Honey tree encounterLv.5-15UncommonEarlyRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Route 212 - North
    Honey tree encounterLv.5-15UncommonEarlyRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Route 212 - South
    Honey tree encounterLv.5-15UncommonEarlyRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Route 213
    Honey tree encounterLv.5-15UncommonEarlyRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Route 214
    Honey tree encounterLv.5-15UncommonEarlyRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Route 215
    Honey tree encounterLv.5-15UncommonEarlyRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Route 218
    Honey tree encounterLv.5-15UncommonEarlyRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Route 221
    Honey tree encounterLv.5-15UncommonEarlyRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Route 222
    Honey tree encounterLv.5-15UncommonEarlyRoute
    CHALLENGING
    Valley Windworks
    Honey tree encounterLv.5-15UncommonEarlyPower-plant
    CHALLENGING
  2. Mothim
    Step 2Mothim ✓

  • 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.