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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Burmy (disambiguation).

Burmy Bagworm Pokémon ミノムッチ Minomucchi #412 Plant Cloak Sandy Cloak Trash Cloak Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Bug
Abilities Shed Skin Overcoat Hidden Ability
Gender ratio     50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 120 (24.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Bug Hatch time 3855 - 4111 steps
Height 0'08" 0.2 m	Weight 7.5 lbs. 3.4 kg
Base experience yield 61 Gen. IV 45 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 1 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint
Pokédex color   Green Other forms may have other colors.	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Burmy (Japanese: ミノムッチ Minomucchi) is a Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

Burmy's evolutions are gender dependent: female Burmy evolve into Wormadam and male Burmy evolve into Mothim, both starting at level 20.

It changes its cloak based on the location where it last battled.

• It will be the Plant Cloak if it last battled outside or in tall grass, or it is encountered on a Honey Tree.
• It will be the Sandy Cloak if it last battled in a cave, or on a beach.
• It will be the Trash Cloak if it last battled in a building.

In the wild, it is always in its Plant Cloak. The cloak only affects the form of Wormadam it evolves into, otherwise having no effect on gameplay.

Biology

 

Burmy without any cloak

 

Burmy uncoiling its appendage in the anime

Burmy is a small, larval Pokémon with a black segmented body and a coiled antenna on top of its head. As seen in the anime, it can uncoil the antenna on its head and wrap it around its opponent. It has a beak-like mouth and yellow eyes. Burmy has six stubby legs: the first two pairs are black, while the back pair is yellow. There are two white spots on its cheeks, but they are only visible on a Burmy without a cloak. A coat of leaves, sand mixed with gravel, or pink building insulation normally covers Burmy's body. It will not hesitate to collect nearby materials to construct a new cloak if the old one breaks or falls off. Even if it is born where there are no cocooning materials, it somehow always ends up with a cloak. The cloak protects it from the cold and will become thinner when the weather is hot.

In the anime

 

Burmy in the anime

Major appearances

Cheryl's Burmy

In Some Enchanted Sweetening!, Cheryl caught a male Burmy after he was lured to the Honey she put on a tree. After participating in battles with Team Rocket, Burmy evolved into a Mothim.

Minor appearances

Burmy debuted in Two Degrees of Separation!, where Dawn tried and failed to catch it.

A Burmy appeared in Dawn Of A New Era!.

Multiple Burmy appeared in The Rise of Darkrai. One particular Plant Cloak Burmy surprised Ash in the garden in Alamos Town by abruptly dropping in front of his face.

Multiple Burmy appeared in a flashback in A Trainer and Child Reunion!.

A Plant Cloak Burmy appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!

A Plant Cloak Burmy appeared in A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!.

Two Plant Cloak Burmy appeared in A Frolicking Find in the Flowers!.

In Trade, Borrow, and Steal!, a Plant Cloak Burmy was part of Kricketina Kylie's Bug-type Pokémon collection, as shown in her Rotom Phone.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

 

Plant Cloak Burmy in Pokémon Adventures

Pocket Monsters DP

A Burmy appeared in PMDP08.

Pokémon Adventures

Platinum's intended bodyguard Paka is seen using a Burmy alongside Uji's Buizel, fending off an attack from an Abra and Croagunk belonging to Team Galactic. It first appeared in Crowded by Croagunk & Advanced on by Abra I.

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  Sandy Cloak Burmy in Pokémon Adventures

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  Trash Cloak Burmy in Pokémon Adventures

In the TCG

Main article: Burmy (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Burmy will not appear in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time until a rescue mission involving it has been completed, using a Wonder Mail code such as the following:

XR2Y #==@ JYX%

3@2F Q8FQ R@M#

Objective: Prospect with Burmy on floor 13 of Marine Resort.

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Plant Cloak

Sandy Cloak

Trash Cloak

Type effectiveness

Learnset

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Plant Cloak

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: E
Pokémon Rumble Attack ● Defense ● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.92 seconds Base HP: 45   Base Attack: 61 Base Defense: 46 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Burmy hangs from the Tree House in the Meeting Place to think his thoughts in peace.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond PokéPark Pad entry: He said he came from far away. He likes to think while hanging around.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Bug Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Bug Attack Power: 30 - 85  5 #622 Mind Zap Delays your opponent's disruptions.
Pokémon GO Base Stamina: 120 Base Attack: 53 Base Defense: 83 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Tackle, Bug Bite Charged Attacks: Struggle

Sandy Cloak

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: E
Pokémon Rumble Attack ● Defense ● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.92 seconds Base HP: 45   Base Attack: 61 Base Defense: 46 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Shuffle Bug Attack Power: 30 - 85  5 #622 Rockify+ Sometimes turns up to 10 non-Support Pokémon into rocks.
Pokémon GO Base Stamina: 120 Base Attack: 53 Base Defense: 83 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Tackle, Bug Bite Charged Attacks: Struggle

Trash Cloak

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: E
Pokémon Rumble Attack ● Defense ● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.92 seconds Base HP: 45   Base Attack: 61 Base Defense: 46 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Shuffle Bug Attack Power: 30 - 85  5 #622 Quirky+ Sometimes erases two extra matching Pokémon elsewhere.
Pokémon GO Base Stamina: 120 Base Attack: 53 Base Defense: 83 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Tackle, Bug Bite Charged Attacks: Struggle

Evolution

Plant Cloak

Plant Cloak Unevolved Burmy  Bug	Level 20 (female) →	Plant Cloak First evolution Wormadam  Bug  Grass
	Level 20 (male) →	First evolution Mothim  Bug  Flying

Sandy Cloak

Sandy Cloak Unevolved Burmy  Bug	Level 20 (female) →	Sandy Cloak First evolution Wormadam  Bug  Ground
	Level 20 (male) →	First evolution Mothim  Bug  Flying

Trash Cloak

Trash Cloak Unevolved Burmy  Bug	Level 20 (female) →	Trash Cloak First evolution Wormadam  Bug  Steel
	Level 20 (male) →	First evolution Mothim  Bug  Flying

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV   Diamond Pearl   Platinum   HeartGold SoulSilver                         Front Back   Front Back   Front Back
Generation V   Black White   Black 2 White 2             Front Back   Front Back
Generation VI   X Y   Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire             Front Back   Front Back
Generation VII   Sun Moon   Ultra Sun Ultra Moon             Front Back   Front Back
Generation VIII   Sword Shield 400px 400px 400px 400px 400px 400px   HOME

 For other sprites and images, please see Burmy images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Burmy and Wormadam share their category with Pineco and Forretress. They are all known as the Bagworm Pokémon.
• Burmy's cloak does not change if leveled up with an Exp. Share.
• Burmy is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 224.
• Although Burmy has been confirmed to have feet, it does not have a footprint.
• Burmy has never been seen in the anime wearing either the Sandy or Trash Cloak.
• Prior to Generation VI, Burmy's shape was .
• The Burmy family has only been obtainable with their Hidden Ability in the Pokémon Dream World. Due to the closure of the Pokémon Global Link, the Burmy family can no longer be obtained with their Hidden Ability, except by breeding.

Origin

Burmy is based on a bagworm, which will metamorphose into a flying moth if male, or remain a larva-like creature if female.

Name origin

Burmy may be a combination and corruption of brr, burr, bury, bag or bug and worm.

Minomucchi may be based on 蓑虫 minomushi (bagworm).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning  Japanese ミノムッチ Minomucchi From 蓑虫 minomushi (bagworm).  French Cheniti From chenille and petit.  Spanish Burmy Same as English name.  German Burmy Same as English name.  Italian Burmy Same as English name.  Korean 도롱충이 Dorongchungi From 도롱이벌레 dorong'i-beollae and 충 (虫) chung, with the diminutive suffix 이 i.  Cantonese Chinese 結草兒 Gitchóuyìh From 結草蟲 gitchóuchùhng and 兒 / 儿 yìh  Mandarin Chinese 結草兒 / 结草儿 Jiécǎo'ér From 結草蟲 / 结草虫jiécǎochóng and 兒 / 儿 ér

[hide]More languages  Hindi बर्मी Burmy Transliteration of English name.  Thai มิโนมุจจิ Minomutchi Transcription of Japanese name

Plant Cloak Language Title  Japanese くさきのミノ Plant Coat Chinese Cantonese 草木蓑衣 Chóumuhk Sōyī Mandarin 草木蓑衣 Cǎomù Suōyī  French Cape Plante  German Pflanzenumhang  Italian Manto Pianta  Korean 초목도롱 Plant Coat  Brazilian Portuguese Manto Vegetal  Spanish Tronco Planta  Thai ปลอกใบไม้

Sandy Cloak Language Title  Japanese すなちのミノ Sand Coat Chinese Cantonese 砂土蓑衣 Sātóu Sōyī Mandarin 砂土蓑衣 Shātǔ Suōyī * 沙土蓑衣 Shātǔ Suōyī *  French Cape Sable  German Sandumhang  Italian Manto Sabbia  Korean 모래땅도롱 Sand Coat  Brazilian Portuguese Manto Arenoso  Spanish Tronco Arena  Thai ปลอกทราย

Trash Cloak Language Title  Japanese ゴミのミノ Trash Coat Chinese Cantonese 垃圾蓑衣 Laahpsaap Sōyī Mandarin 垃圾蓑衣 Lèsè Suōyī / Lājī Suōyī  French Cape Déchet  German Lumpenumhang  Italian Manto Scarti  Korean 슈레도롱 Trash Coat  Brazilian Portuguese Manto de Lixo  Spanish Tronco Basura  Thai ปลอกขยะ

Related articles

• Cheryl's Burmy
• List of Pokémon with form differences

External links

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