Note on TTV (True Total Value): TTV is a total sum of all stats except the unused attack stat. It includes either Attack or Special Attack, depending on which is more likely to be used in battles.
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Weakness Chart for Bug-type:
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0.5x
2x
2x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.5x
0.5x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Wurmple? These builds are optimized for Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sun/Moon metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Get hyped for Wurmple, a superb Pokémon with Bug typing! Wurmple is not a Pokémon anyone usually expects to see on the battlefield. It often dominates battles in the LC tier (Little Cup). It is weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock-typed attacks. Discover how Wurmple excels in battles with the movesets provided below.
Species: Wurmple Item: Buginium Z / Life Orb Ability: Shield Dust Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 80 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 108 SpD Moveset: - Bug Bite - Tackle - Poison Sting - String Shot
Physical Sweeper Wurmple (Shield Dust)
Wurmple is a decent Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Wurmple's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shield Dust, Wurmple is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack.
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Wurmple steals and eats the target's berry). ♦ Tackle is a physical 40-base power Normal-type move that deals damage. ♦ Poison Sting is a physical 15-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target). ♦ String Shot is a status move (lowers the foes speed by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Wurmple? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sun/Moon Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sun/Moon metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
Species: Wurmple Item: Buginium Z / Life Orb Ability: Shield Dust Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 80 Hp / 252 Atk / 68 Def / 108 SpD Moveset: - Bug Bite - Tackle - Poison Sting - String Shot
Doubles Physical Sweeper Wurmple (Shield Dust)
Wurmple is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Wurmple's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Shield Dust, Wurmple is not affected by the secondary effect of another pokemon's attack.
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Wurmple steals and eats the target's berry). ♦ Tackle is a physical 40-base power Normal-type move that deals damage. ♦ Poison Sting is a physical 15-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target). ♦ String Shot is a status move (lowers the foes speed by 2 stages).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Wurmple can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sun/Moon generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Wurmple.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Wurmple can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Wurmple
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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