10 Weird Facts You Might Not Know About Bug-type Pokémon

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10 Weird Facts You Might Not Know About Bug-type Pokémon

If you are fascinated by the creepy-crawly Pokémon that fit the bug-type category, you'll want to check out these facts! Bug-types are like the younger sibling of the types. They're forgotten, shunned, looked down on, and treated like they're not worth as much as the other types. This is unfair treatment, of course. Bug-types have a ton of heavy hitters and great competitive viability in a lot of matchups. They also have a lot of interesting trivia. Just like any other type, Bug-types have quite a few weird quirks and weird facts that might make you scratch your head. From weird stat distributions to confusing type matchups, Bug-types are just as weird as all the rest. Here are some of the most interesting Bug-type quirks. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY

Genesect

One of the more interesting Bug-types is Genesect, which is the only Bug-type Mythical Pokémon to date. A Bug-type has never been a Legendary, as well, so Genesect is truly all alone. One of the interesting things about Genesect (there are many) is that it doesn't receive the Same-Type Attack Bonus — often called STAB — from its own signature move. Techno Blast, its signature move, is Normal-, Electric-, Fire-, Ice-, or Water-type, depending on the Drive Genesect is holding. Poor guy.

Larvesta

Larvesta, like Genesect, is an interesting Bug-type that was introduced in Generation V. This small moth larvae will eventually evolve into Volcarona, The key here is that it evolves into Volcarona eventually, with emphasis on the "eventually." Larvesta currently holds the record . Clocking in at level 59 for its evolution into Volcarona, Larvesta sits behind only the already-once-evolved Drakloak (evolving into Dragapult at level 60) and Zweilous (evolving into Hydreigon at level 64).

Weedle

Weedle is one of the first Bug-types that many long-term fans would have ever been introduced to, placing just behind Caterpie and the starters in Generation I in the Pokédex. It holds a strange title that actually has nothing to do with it being a Bug-type, but is still weird. Weedle is the only Pokémon in existence that is not capable of learning a single Normal-type move. Even its counterpart, Caterpie, can learn Tackle.

Shuckle

There are a lot of interesting quirks that come with examining Shuckle's base stats. This Rock/Bug-type from Generation II is known for its insanely-high defense, which can be paired with a series of moves and items to make for hilariously-comical effects. What's also interesting about its stats is that they have the most extreme distribution of any Pokémon. Excluding the unattainable Eternamax Eternatus, . At the same time, though, it ties for the lowest base speed and special attack stats. Only two Pokémon — Diglett and Shedinja — have lower HP, too.

Bug Vs Fighting

There are some type matchup quirks that many might not notice until they're pointed out. This is true for one of the Bug-type's matchups, too, perhaps being one of the more interesting ones. Bug and Fighting both resist one another. That's not that weird, of course. But, they're the only two types that actually resist one another. This doesn't happen anywhere else in the type matchup chart, making Bug and Fighting a weird set of bedfellows to be sure.

Bug Vs Poison

While we're on the topic of type matchups, it's worthwhile to revisit some that existed early in the Pokémon franchise but were altered later. Bug holds one of these matchups in its history. In Generation I, Bug was super-effective against Poison (and vice versa). This was changed in Generation II, with both types losing their super-effective status against each other, and bug now doing half damage to Poison-types. Adding to the fact that Bug and Fighting are the only two types to resist each other, when the Generation I type matchup was in effect Bug and Poison were the only two types to be super-effective against each other.

Slow and Fast

Shuckle is a Bug-type that has an extremely spread-out stat distribution, but in the Bug-type more generally, this occurs again. The Bug-type is home to some of the Pokémon with the highest stats and the lowest at the same time. The most noticeable example of this is in the speed stat. Ninjask is a Bug-type that has the second-highest speed stat in the entire series, placing only behind Speed Form Deoxys. Meanwhile, Shuckle ties for the lowest speed stat of any Pokémon. That's an extreme distribution.

Evolution

Through evolution, Pokémon change their types all the time. Sometimes they gain types, sometimes they switch them, and sometimes, like in the case of Bellossom or Mega Aggron, they drop types altogether. However, there seems to be no love for the Bug-type. No Pokémon ever — including through Mega Evolution — gains the Bug-type when it evolves. The only Pokémon that have the Bug-type after evolving are the ones that already had it. Normal is the only other type this happens with.

Vikavolt

Vikavolt is an Electric/Bug-type introduced in Generation VII. It has all the hallmarks of being a Pokémon with a high-speed stat. Electric-type? Check. Looks like a high-powered jet? Check. Pokédex mentions frequently how fast it is? Check. Why, then, is Vikavolt infamously slow with an extremely disappointing speed stat? It's unclear if it's a cruel joke by the developers but Vikavolt is so slow that it's outpaced by its pre-evolution's pre-evolution, Grubbin. Grubbin's base speed stat is an abysmal 46, while Vikavolt's falls even lower at 43.

Parasect

While the Bug-type has some weird things associated with it, one might reasonably assume it could never be, which is full of undead monsters and murderous creatures. However, it seems the Bug-type is not immune to these creepy and horrific things, either. Parasect proves this point with its Pokédex entries, which point out that it's probably an undead zombie. It seems the mushrooms on its back have taken over control of its body. The Pokédex states that they "do all the thinking" and "control Parasect" while taking over the host. This might explain why Parasect's eyes are all-white.