Bug Type Chart

Bug is a utility and pivot type, valued for speed control and U-turn rather than raw damage, since seven types resist its moves.

Bug Type Weaknesses

Bug-type Pokémon are weak to Fire, Flying and Rock moves.

Fire Flying Rock

Bug Type Resistances

Bug-type Pokémon resist Grass, Fighting and Ground moves.

Grass Fighting Ground

Bug Type Immunities

Bug has no immunities.

No immunities

Bug Type Effectiveness

Bug-type moves are super effective against Grass, Psychic and Dark, and resisted by seven types.

Super effective (2×): Grass Psychic Dark
Normal damage (1×): Normal Water Electric Ice Ground Bug Rock Dragon
Not very effective (0.5×): Fire Fighting Poison Flying Ghost Steel Fairy
No effect (0×): None

Bug Type Dual-Type Chart

This chart shows how much damage a Bug-type move deals to every combination of two defending types. Rows are the first defender type and columns are the second. Each cell gives the damage multiplier: 4 is extremely effective (400%), 2 is super effective (200%), ½ is not very effective (50%), ¼ is highly resistant (25%) and 0 means no effect. Blank cells are normal 1× damage, and the gray diagonal marks a type paired with itself, which is not a valid dual type.

Bug type dual-type chart. Rows are the first defense type, columns are the second defense type. The diagonal has no value because a Pokémon cannot have the same type twice.
Type 2Type 1	Normal	Fire	Water	Electric	Grass	Ice	Fighting	Poison	Ground	Flying	Psychic	Bug	Rock	Ghost	Dragon	Dark	Steel	Fairy
Normal	—	½			2		½	½		½	2			½		2	½	½
Fire	½	—	½	½		½	¼	¼	½	¼		½	½	¼	½		¼	¼
Water		½	—		2		½	½		½	2			½		2	½	½
Electric		½		—	2		½	½		½	2			½		2	½	½
Grass	2		2	2	—	2			2		4	2	2		2	4
Ice		½			2	—	½	½		½	2			½		2	½	½
Fighting	½	¼	½	½		½	—	¼	½	¼		½	½	¼	½		¼	¼
Poison	½	¼	½	½		½	¼	—	½	¼		½	½	¼	½		¼	¼
Ground		½			2		½	½	—	½	2			½		2	½	½
Flying	½	¼	½	½		½	¼	¼	½	—		½	½	¼	½		¼	¼
Psychic	2		2	2	4	2			2		—	2	2		2	4
Bug		½			2		½	½		½	2	—		½		2	½	½
Rock		½			2		½	½		½	2		—	½		2	½	½
Ghost	½	¼	½	½		½	¼	¼	½	¼		½	½	—	½		¼	¼
Dragon		½			2		½	½		½	2			½	—	2	½	½
Dark	2		2	2	4	2			2		4	2	2		2	—
Steel	½	¼	½	½		½	¼	¼	½	¼		½	½	¼	½		—	¼
Fairy	½	¼	½	½		½	¼	¼	½	¼		½	½	¼	½		¼	—

Bug Type Summary

A utility and pivot type, held back by seven types resisting its moves.

Bug is a support type — speed control, Sticky Web and U-turn — rather than a damage type. It is super effective against only three types and resisted by seven, one of the worst offensive profiles in the game, so Bug Pokémon usually contribute through utility instead of raw power.

Bug on offense

Bug-type moves are super effective against Grass, Psychic and Dark, but resisted by Fire, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Steel and Fairy. That is why moves like U-turn and Volt Switch are so important: Bug-types often prefer to pivot out rather than stay in and attack.

Bug on defense

Bug-types are weak to Fire, Flying and Rock and resist Grass, Fighting and Ground. The Rock weakness is painful because Stealth Rock is everywhere, which pushes many Bug Pokémon toward Heavy-Duty Boots or a defensive second type.

Notable Bug-type Pokémon

Well-known Bug-types include Scizor, Volcarona, Heracross, Genesect, Buzzwole, Galvantula and Forretress. Their value usually comes from coverage moves, hazards or pivoting rather than from their own STAB.

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