MothimLevel 20 ♂WormadamLevel 20 ♀Wormadam (Sandy Cloak)Level 20 ♀Wormadam (Trash Cloak)Level 20 ♀
Is Mothim Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Male Burmy evolution. Bug/Flying with AbilitySwarm. Decent Special Attack for an early Bug but falls behind by mid-game. Staraptor fills Flying better and Roserade covers Grass. Mothim doesn't hold a team slot for long.
Roark's Pokemon outpace and outclass Burmy here.
Gardenia's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
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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 Fantina'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 has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
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Aaron's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
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Wormadam resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
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Flint's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
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Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
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Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Mars'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 Saturn's team.
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Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
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Catch Burmy
Catch Burmy on Route 205 (Honey Tree, Lv 5-15, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- LV 10NormalTacklePower 35Accuracy 95%PP 35
- LV 20NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15
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 Gardenia
- TM89BugU-turnPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Veilstone Game Corner
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 213
- 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
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Burmy to Wormadam
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Gardenia, at typical party pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- 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 Fantina
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 209
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- 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
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Mothim in Diamond & Pearl
Mothim never spawns wild here. It comes from leveling a male Burmy to 20, the moth being the single form every male of the line evolves into regardless of cloak.
Wild Mothim may be holding when caught:
Silver Powder (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a shiny, silver powder that ups the power of Bug-type moves.Catch Burmy at any of these 18 spots to eventually evolve into Mothim.
- 1Catch Burmy
- 2Evolve Mothimat Lv.20
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Badge 7How to Obtain Mothim in DP
To get Mothim, start by catching Burmy through headbutt encounters at Lv. 5-15. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Catch BurmyEterna ForestLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Floaroma MeadowLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Fuego IronworksLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 205 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 205 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 206Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 207Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 208Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 209Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 210 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 210 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 211 - EastLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 212 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 212 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 213Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 214Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 215Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 218Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 221Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Route 222Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%Valley WindworksLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 11%
- Step 2Mothim ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Burmy egg.
How to Get Shiny Mothim in Diamond & Pearl
Mothim also comes from a bred Burmy, so hatch that shiny the Masuda way and evolve the male up. Compare Shiny Mothim odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Mothim 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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Diamond & Pearl shiny odds for Mothim.
Mothim Weakness
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Rock |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Electric, Ice, Flying |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Mothim Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Mothim
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mothim View Aerodactyl builds →Rock Slide 4x212-251%KO Fly 2x129-152%KO Thunder Fang 2x62-73% Ice Fang 2x62-73% | ||
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mothim View Gliscor builds →Rock Slide 4x131-154%KO Thunder Fang 2x57-68% Ice Fang 2x57-68% Fire Fang 2x57-68% | ||
 Probopass RockSteel | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mothim View Probopass builds →Rock Slide 4x134-158%KO Thunderbolt 2x68-81% | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mothim View Graveler builds →Rock Slide 4x196-231%KO Fire Blast 2x62-73% | ||
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mothim View Solrock builds →Rock Slide 4x196-231%KO Fire Blast 2x68-81% | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter | ||
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mothim View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x134-158%KO Flamethrower 2x89-105%KO | ||
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mothim View Monferno builds →Fire Blast 2x134-158%KO Rock Slide 4x115-136%KO | ||
 Luxray Electric | C | |
 Kabuto RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mothim View Kabuto builds →Rock Slide 4x174-204%KO Ice Beam 2x56-66% | ||
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Mothim Evolutions
Mothim is one of 2 ways Burmy's chain can end. This one takes the level-up path, while the siblings go different directions. Breed through Burmy to get eggs. Evolving from Burmy gave Mothim the biggest boost in Attack (+65), bringing the total to 424 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Mothim to get Burmy eggs using 48 partners from the Bug egg group.
DP Mothim Best Moveset
94 in both Attack and Sp. Atk at 66 Speed give mixed offensive potential for a Bug/Flying. The moveset can go physical or special, but 50 in both defenses and 25% from MoveStealth Rock per switch mean it rarely lasts. AbilitySwarm boosts Bug moves at low HP.
Best Build
Mothim best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Hidden Power Water
- Psychic
- Bug Buzz
- Air Slash
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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 Normal and Psychic coverage and more. That's where the options open up.
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
34 of 36 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It loves the honey of flowers and steals honey collected by COMBEE.
It does not keep a nest. It flies over fields and mountains in constant search of floral honey.
Mothim Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, Mothim can work for a story run. It rates C-Tier, a middle-of-the-pack pick, so the Bug/Flying typing decides whether it earns a team slot.
In Diamond & Pearl, Mothim plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
In Diamond & Pearl, Timid is the go-to nature for Mothim. That's +Speed / -Attack. Pair it with 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
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.
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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