Is Wormadam Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Female Burmy evolves at level 20. Bug/Grass, Bug/Ground, or Bug/Steel depending on cloak. AbilityAnticipation warns about super-effective moves. The Steel cloak is the most defensively interesting.
Falkner's team hits Burmy's weaknesses hard.
Bugsy's typing presses Burmy's defenses.
Burmy trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Morty's typing presses Mothim's defenses.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Morty:
Chuck's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Chuck's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Chuck's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Mothim trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Chuck:
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Jasmine's team hits Mothim's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Jasmine:
Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Mothim trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Pryce:
Clair's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Clair's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Clair's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Mothim trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Clair:
Wormadam resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Wormadam resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Wormadam resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Mothim trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Brock:
Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Mothim trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Misty:
Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Lt. Surge's team hits Mothim's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Lt. Surge:
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Mothim has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Erika:
Janine's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Janine's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Janine's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Mothim trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Janine:
Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Mothim trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Sabrina:
Blaine's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Blaine's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Blaine's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Blaine's team hits Mothim's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Blaine:
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Mothim trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Blue:
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Mothim has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Will:
Koga's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Koga's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Koga's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Mothim trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Koga:
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Mothim trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Bruno:
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Mothim has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Karen:
Catch Burmy on Route 38 (Headbutt (rare), Lv 18-25, limited). Post-National Dex.
- STARTING (Lv 18)
- LV 18BugBug Bite90100%20
- LV 18NormalTackle40100%35
- LV 20NormalHidden Power60100%15
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Morty, at typical party pace.
- STARTING (Lv 19)
- LV 19BugBug Bite90100%20
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Whitney
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- LV 44PsychicPsychic90100%10
- LV 47GrassLeaf Storm19590%5
- LV 47SteelIron Head80100%15
- After Brock
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
Your Burmy should hit Level 20 before you reach Morty, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20BugBug Bite90100%20
- After Bugsy
- TM89BugU-turn105100%20
- After Whitney
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Jasmine
- TM40FlyingAerial Ace90100%20
- LV 38BugSilver Wind90100%5
- LV 41FlyingAir Slash11395%15
- LV 44PsychicPsychic90100%10
- LV 47BugBug Buzz135100%10
How to Get Wormadam in HeartGold & SoulSilver
You're catching Burmy first, not Wormadam. Burmy appears at solid rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.
How to Obtain Wormadam in HGSS
Step 1Catch BurmyRoute 38Lv.18-25Headbutting special treesRate 30%Post-game
Step 2Wormadam ✓
Wormadam Weakness
Fire moves hit Wormadam for super-effective damage. Fire hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Poison-type moves can't touch it at all. It resists 9 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. With 60 HP and balanced defenses, Wormadam can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fire |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Ice, Psychic, Bug, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Wormadam Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Wormadam
 Cyndaquil Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodBell Tower Interact Encounter | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Silph Co Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Wormadam View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 4x245-289%KO | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
 Entei Fire | B | |
Wormadam Evolutions
Wormadam is what Burmy becomes. Breed it for Burmy eggs (quick to hatch). A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolution from Burmy pushed Wormadam to 424 total stats. Defense saw the largest single gain at +50. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Wormadam to get Burmy eggs using 48 partners from the Bug egg group.
HGSS Wormadam Best Moveset
Bug/Grass Plant Cloak with 105 Sp. Def absorbing special hits from one side. 36 Speed and weak offenses leave the moveset without damage output. AbilityAnticipation warns about super-effective moves on switch-in. Defensive niche only.
Best Build
Wormadam best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Signal Beam
- Giga Drain
- Psychic
- Hidden Power Water
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Wormadam's Normal and Psychic coverage and more all comes from technical machines, built on top of Iron Head and Flash Cannon for same-type damage. Psychic and Dream Eater are the payoff moves.
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
It is said that a WORMADAM that evolves on a cold day will have a thicker cloak.
Wormadam HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, watch for Arcanine (Fire) when using Wormadam. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Arcanine is the most dangerous since Fire moves deal 4x damage. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 36 Speed, Wormadam won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, it depends on your team. Wormadam at 424 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Bug/Steel coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Wormadam brings 424 BST to the table. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in HeartGold & SoulSilver's meta. Signalbeam with Leftovers is the standard set.
Anticipation notifies all trainers upon entering battle if an opponent has a super-effective move, self destruct, explosion, or a one-hit KO move. That's the one you want on Wormadam. It's the only ability Wormadam has.
Wormadam is a special attacker with base 69 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 36 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.
Game Availability
Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Wormadam appears in 11 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.
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 7LGPE
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