What does Wurmple evolve into?

Multiple options from Wurmple: Silcoon at level 7 and Cascoon at level 7. Each branch takes the 195 BST base in a different direction.

At what level does Wurmple evolve?

Not a straight line. Wurmple can become Silcoon at level 7 and Cascoon at level 7. Your choice depends on what you need.

Should I use Wurmple?

For HeartGold & SoulSilver, you can run Wurmple through the first few routes without issues. 195 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Silcoon as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Wurmple?

You can find Wurmple in HeartGold & SoulSilver. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Wurmple - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

20Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

An unusually even spread gives Wurmple flexibility. HP barely edges ahead. But Sp. Atk isn't far off. Easy to catch and follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve. Yields 1 HP EV.

Base Stats

Low

HP45

Attack45

Defense35

Sp. Atk20

Sp. Def30

Speed20

Total195

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight3.6 kg

Base XP56

Abilities

Shield Dust

Protects against incoming moves' extra effects.

Run AwayHANot in game

Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

EV Yield

HP+1AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training source

Pokedex Entries

It lives among the tall grass and in forests. It repels attacks by raising up the spikes on its rear.

Wurmple Weakness

Fire, Flying, and Rock moves hit Wurmple for super-effective damage. Standard number of weaknesses for the Bug typing.

Wurmple Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Flying, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting, Ground

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

3Resist

0Immune

Score-3

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Rock

½xResist

Grass Fighting Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Grass Psychic Dark

How to Beat Wurmple in HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Wurmple Wing Attack 2x 128-152%KO Aerial Ace 2x 128-152%KO View Scyther builds →
Magmar Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Fire PunchLv. 28 EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Wurmple Fire Blast 2x 240-282%KO Flamethrower 2x 198-233%KO Fire Punch 2x 144-169%KO Ember 2x 89-106%KO View Magmar builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyHM02 Air SlashLv. 32 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Wurmple Sky Attack 2x 161-191%KO Fly 2x 105-124%KO Air Slash 2x 146-173%KO Aerial Ace 2x 72-85% View Noctowl builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 17 Air CutterLv. 27 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Wurmple Fly 2x 146-173%KO Wing Attack 2x 99-116%KO Air Cutter 2x 95-113%KO Aerial Ace 2x 99-116%KO View Golbat builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 ChatterLv. 21 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Wurmple Fly 2x 126-148%KO Chatter 2x 134-159%KO Pluck 2x 86-102%KO Aerial Ace 2x 86-102%KO View Chatot builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver Evolution

From here, Wurmple's line branches into Silcoon and Cascoon. That's 2 possible evolutions, each with its own method. The evolved forms gain up to 200 total stats over Wurmple. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

5 Forms

#265Wurmple

#266SilcoonLevel 7 (Random)

#267BeautiflyLevel 10

#268CascoonLevel 7 (Random)

#269DustoxLevel 10

Stat Comparison 5 Forms

Wurmple

Bug

Bug

BugFlying

Bug

BugPoison

50+5

60+10

50+5

60+10

ATK

35-10

70+35

35-10

50+15

DEF

55+20

50-5

55+20

70+15

SP.ATK

25+5

100+75

25+5

50+25

SP.DEF

25-5

50+25

25-5

90+65

SPE

15-5

65+50

15-5

65+50

BST

195D-Tier

205D-Tier+10

395C-Tier+190

205D-Tier+10

385D-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Utility

Special

Utility

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Wurmple easily with 48 breeding partners from the Bug egg group.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Wurmple Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Not a lot to pick from. Wurmple gets Bug Bite for same-type damage, and Normal and Poison coverage rounds things out. You're building around what's available rather than choosing from a deep bench.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

String Shot

——9540Bug

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 5

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 15

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

TM Moves

Wurmple can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Wurmple doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

String Shot

——9540Bug

HeartGold & SoulSilver Wurmple Locations

Wurmple starts showing up in early-game areas at decent spawn rates across 32 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Best Locations to Catch Wurmple in HeartGold & SoulSilver

32 spots to find Wurmple at Lv. 2-36 via headbutt and walking. Not all of them exist in both HeartGold and SoulSilver versions, so filter by your copy below.

Pallet Town

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-10 City

20%Early

Post-game

Pallet Town

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-10 City

20%Early

Post-game

Pewter City

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-10 City

20%Early

Post-game

Pewter City

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-10 City

20%Early

Post-game

Viridian City

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-10 City

20%Early

Post-game

Viridian City

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-10 City

20%Early

Post-game

Route 1

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-10 Route

LimitedEarly

Post-game

Route 1

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-10 Route

LimitedEarly

Post-game

Route 2 - North

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-10 Route

LimitedEarly

Post-game

Route 2 - North

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-10 Route

LimitedEarly

Post-game

Route 2 - South

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-10 Route

LimitedEarly

Post-game

Route 2 - South

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-10 Route

LimitedEarly

Post-game

Route 3

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.2-10 Route

LimitedEarly

Post-game

Route 3

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.2-10 Route

LimitedEarly

Post-game

Fuchsia City

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.21-30 City

20%Mid

Post-game

Fuchsia City

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.21-30 City

20%Mid

Post-game

National Park - Bug Catching Contest

SoulSilverGrass Lv.24-36 Facility

UncommonMid

Post-game (Thu, Sat)

National Park - Bug Catching Contest

HeartGoldGrass Lv.24-36 Facility

UncommonMid

Post-game (Thu, Sat)

Route 12

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.21-30 Route

LimitedMid

Post-game

Route 12

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.21-30 Route

LimitedMid

Post-game

Route 13

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.21-30 Route

LimitedMid

Post-game

Route 13

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.21-30 Route

LimitedMid

Post-game

Route 14

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.21-30 Route

LimitedMid

Post-game

Route 14

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.21-30 Route

LimitedMid

Post-game

Route 15

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.21-30 Route

LimitedMid

Post-game

Route 15

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.21-30 Route

LimitedMid

Post-game

Route 18

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.21-30 Route

LimitedMid

Post-game

Route 18

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.21-30 Route

LimitedMid

Post-game

Route 21

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.21-30 Route

LimitedMid

Post-game

Route 21

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.21-30 Route

LimitedMid

Post-game

Route 22

SoulSilverHeadbutting trees Lv.21-30 Route

LimitedMid

Post-game

Route 22

HeartGoldHeadbutting trees Lv.21-30 Route

LimitedMid

Post-game

Wurmple Guide

Multiple options from Wurmple: Silcoon at level 7 and Cascoon at level 7. Each branch takes the 195 BST base in a different direction.
Not a straight line. Wurmple can become Silcoon at level 7 and Cascoon at level 7. Your choice depends on what you need.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, you can run Wurmple through the first few routes without issues. 195 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Silcoon as fast as you can.
You can find Wurmple in HeartGold & SoulSilver. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Wurmple spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Chatot NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Wurmple Peck 2x 52-62% View Chatot builds →
Hoothoot NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 9 Damage vs Wurmple Peck 2x 41-52% View Hoothoot builds →
Pidgey NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 9 Damage vs Wurmple Gust 2x 52-62% View Pidgey builds →
Cyndaquil Fire	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Upcoming Move Moves EmberLv. 10 Learns Ember at Level 10 View Cyndaquil builds →
Ledyba BugFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves View Ledyba builds →

Chatot NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Wurmple Peck 2x 56-67% View Chatot builds →
Natu PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Wurmple Peck 2x 44-53% View Natu builds →
Cyndaquil Fire	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Wurmple Ember 2x 62-73% View Cyndaquil builds →
Spearow NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Wurmple Peck 2x 49-60% View Spearow builds →
Hoothoot NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 9 Damage vs Wurmple Peck 2x 38-47% View Hoothoot builds →

Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 17 Damage vs Wurmple Wing Attack 2x 104-122%KO View Golbat builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Wurmple Peck 2x 56-67% View Chatot builds →
Natu PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Wurmple Peck 2x 46-56% View Natu builds →
Cyndaquil Fire	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 19 EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Wurmple Fire Blast 2x 165-194%KO Flamethrower 2x 135-161%KO Flame Wheel 2x 80-94% Ember 2x 65-78% View Cyndaquil builds →
Numel FireGround	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Rock TombTM39 EmberLv. 5 Damage vs Wurmple Fire Blast 2x 174-206%KO Flamethrower 2x 141-167%KO Rock Tomb 2x 56-67% Ember 2x 65-78% View Numel builds →

Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 21 Damage vs Wurmple Wing Attack 2x 132-157%KO View Scyther builds →
Magmar Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 EmberLv. 7 Fire SpinLv. 19 Damage vs Wurmple Fire Blast 2x 243-286%KO Flamethrower 2x 200-235%KO Ember 2x 94-111%KO Fire Spin 2x 82-97% View Magmar builds →
Butterfree BugFlying	C
Available Move Moves GustLv. 16 Damage vs Wurmple Gust 2x 86-102%KO View Butterfree builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 17 Damage vs Wurmple Wing Attack 2x 102-120%KO View Golbat builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves ChatterLv. 21 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Wurmple Chatter 2x 137-162%KO Peck 2x 54-65% View Chatot builds →

Scyther BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 21 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Wurmple Wing Attack 2x 131-154%KO Aerial Ace 2x 131-154%KO View Scyther builds →
Magmar Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Fire PunchLv. 28 EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Wurmple Fire Blast 2x 235-277%KO Flamethrower 2x 196-231%KO Fire Punch 2x 144-169%KO Ember 2x 87-104%KO View Magmar builds →
Butterfree BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 16 Damage vs Wurmple Aerial Ace 2x 68-81% Gust 2x 81-96% View Butterfree builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 17 Air CutterLv. 27 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Wurmple Fly 2x 150-177%KO Wing Attack 2x 101-119%KO Air Cutter 2x 94-112%KO Aerial Ace 2x 101-119%KO View Golbat builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 ChatterLv. 21 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Wurmple Fly 2x 127-150%KO Chatter 2x 133-158%KO Pluck 2x 87-104%KO Aerial Ace 2x 87-104%KO View Chatot builds →