Is Wormadam Good in Platinum 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 (Trash form) is the most defensively interesting.
Roark's Pokemon outpace and outclass Burmy here.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Mothim has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Gardenia:
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Mothim trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Fantina:
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Mothim trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Maylene:
Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Mothim has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Crasher Wake:
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Byron's team hits Mothim's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Byron:
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Mothim has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Candice:
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Wormadam trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Volkner's team hits Mothim's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Volkner:
Aaron's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Aaron's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Aaron's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Mothim trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Aaron:
Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Mothim has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Bertha:
Flint's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Flint's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Flint's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Flint's team hits Mothim's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Flint:
Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Wormadam has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Mothim trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Lucian:
Cynthia's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Cynthia's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Cynthia's team hits Wormadam's weaknesses hard.
Mothim trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Cynthia:
Catch Burmy on Floaroma Meadow (Honey Tree, Lv 5-15, uncommon).
- LV 10NormalTackle40100%35
- LV 15BugBug Bite90100%20
- LV 20NormalHidden Power60100%15
- After Candice
- TUTORNormalSnore50100%15
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Gardenia, at typical party pace.
- After Gardenia
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Maylene
- TM68NormalGiga Impact15090%5
- TM85PsychicDream Eater100100%15
- LV 44PsychicPsychic90100%10
- LV 47GrassLeaf Storm19590%5
Your Burmy should hit Level 20 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
- After Fantina
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- After Maylene
- TM40FlyingAerial Ace90100%20
- TM68NormalGiga Impact15090%5
- TM85PsychicDream Eater100100%15
- After Crasher Wake
- TM89BugU-turn105100%20
- LV 41FlyingAir Slash11395%15
- LV 47BugBug Buzz135100%10
How to Get Wormadam in Platinum
No wild encounters for Wormadam. The 2-stage line runs through Burmy, which you can catch at decent rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 20 once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Wormadam in Pt
To get Wormadam, 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 15%Floaroma MeadowLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 15%Fuego IronworksLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 15%Route 205 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 15%Route 205 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 15%Route 206Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 15%Route 207Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 15%Route 208Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 15%Route 209Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 15%Route 210 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 15%Route 210 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 15%Route 211 - EastLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 15%Route 212 - NorthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 15%Route 212 - SouthLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 15%Route 213Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 15%Route 214Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 15%Route 215Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 15%Route 218Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 15%Route 221Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 15%Route 222Lv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 15%Valley WindworksLv.5-15Honey tree encounterRate 15%
Step 2Wormadam ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Wormadam egg.
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
 Chimchar Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift | ||
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) | ||
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.
Pt Wormadam Best Moveset
Bug/Grass Plant Cloak at 105 Sp. Def absorbs special hits, but 36 Speed and weak offenses leave the moveset unable to contribute. AbilityAnticipation warns about super-effective moves on switch-in.
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
When evolving, its body takes in surrounding materials. As a result, there are many body variations.
Wormadam Platinum Guide
In Platinum, 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 Platinum, 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 Platinum, Wormadam brings 424 BST to the table. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Platinum'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