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No. 414 · National Pokédex

Mothim

ガーメイル · Garmeil · Papilord
🐛 Bug 🌪️ Flying
Height
0.9 m
Weight
23.3 kg
Category
Moth Pokémon
Generation
Generation 4
Mothim
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Mothim

Types
Bug Flying
Weaknesses
×4 Rock · ×2 Fire, Electric, Ice, Flying Table
Resistances
×¼ Grass, Fighting · ×½ Bug · immune: Ground
Evolution
Burmy → Wormadam or Mothim
Shiny
Shiny MothimAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View
Stats
Total 424 · top stat: Attack (94) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Papilord in French · ガーメイル, Garmeil in Japanese · Moterpel in German All Languages

📋Overview

Mothim is a Bug and Flying-type Pokémon, No. 414 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 4. Category: Moth Pokémon. Height: 0.9 m, weight: 23.3 kg.

Mothim evolves from Burmy and does not evolve further.

Ability: Swarm. Hidden Ability: Tinted Lens. Mothim is weak to Fire, Electric, Ice and Flying-type moves (×2 damage). Mothim is very weak to Rock-type moves (×4 damage). Mothim takes no damage from Ground-type moves.

Generation
Generation 4
Diamond / Pearl
National No.
#414
National Pokédex
Category
Moth Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
70
255
Attack
94
255
Defense
50
255
Special Attack
94
255
Special Defense
50
255
Speed
66
255
Total
424
Min HP (Lv. 100)
250
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
344
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Bug / Flying). See the type chart

Very weak (×4) — 1 type
Rock
×4
Weak (×2) — 4 types
Fire
×2
Electric
×2
Ice
×2
Flying
×2
Normal (×1) — 9 types
Normal
×1
Water
×1
Poison
×1
Psychic
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Steel
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 1 type
Bug
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 2 types
Grass
×¼
Fighting
×¼
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Ground
×0

✨Abilities

Swarm
Ability 1
Powers up Bug-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.
Tinted Lens
The Pokémon can use “not very effective” moves to deal regular damage.

🌱Mothim Evolution

Burmy
#412
Burmy
Bug
Level 20 (female) Wormadam
#413
Wormadam
Bug Grass
Level 20 (male) Mothim
#414
Mothim
Bug Flying

🔮Mothim Forms and Shiny

Mothim
Standard Form
Bug · Flying
Shiny Availability
Shiny Mothim
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Mothim Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
—
Quiver Dance
Bug Stat
—
—
20
1
Protect
Normal Stat
—
—
10
1
Tackle
Normal Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Bug Bite
Bug Phys.
100%
60
20
1
Struggle Bug
Bug Spec.
100%
50
20
6
Gust
Flying Spec.
100%
40
35
11
Confusion
Psychic Spec.
100%
50
25
18
Silver Wind
Bug Spec.
100%
60
5
20
Hidden Power
Normal Spec.
100%
60
15
20
String Shot
Bug Stat
95%
—
40
25
Air Slash
Flying Spec.
95%
75
15
29
Poison Powder
Poison Stat
75%
—
35
32
Psybeam
Psychic Spec.
100%
65
20
34
Psychic
Psychic Spec.
100%
90
10
35
Roost
Flying Stat
—
—
5
35
Camouflage
Normal Stat
—
—
20
43
Bug Buzz
Bug Spec.
100%
90
10
47
Lunge
Bug Phys.
100%
80
15

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Bug
Gender
♂ 100.0 / ♀ 0.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Mothim

Available in 1 game, 1 recorded encounter. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Generation VIII

🏔️
Pokémon Legends: Arceus 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Hisui Region

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

📱Mothim in Pokémon GO

Mothim in Pokémon GO
  • 1,815Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 1,037Perfect CP in Raids
  • 1 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • ✨ Shiny available
Pokémon GO entry: Mothim →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Diamond
“It loves the honey of flowers and steals honey collected by COMBEE.”
Pearl
“It does not keep a nest. It flies over fields and mountains in constant search of floral honey.”
Platinum
“While it loves floral honey, it won’t gather any itself. Instead, it plots to steal some from COMBEE.”
HeartGold
“It flutters around at night and steals honey from the COMBEE hive.”
SoulSilver
“It flutters around at night and steals honey from the COMBEE hive.”
Black
“While it loves floral honey, it won’t gather any itself. Instead, it plots to steal some from Combee.”
White
“While it loves floral honey, it won’t gather any itself. Instead, it plots to steal some from Combee.”
Black 2
“While it loves floral honey, it won’t gather any itself. Instead, it plots to steal some from Combee.”
White 2
“While it loves floral honey, it won’t gather any itself. Instead, it plots to steal some from Combee.”
X
“It loves the honey of flowers and steals honey collected by Combee.”
Y
“It flutters around at night and steals honey from the Combee hive.”
Omega Ruby
“It loves the honey of flowers and steals honey collected by Combee.”
Alpha Sapphire
“It flutters around at night and steals honey from the Combee hive.”
Legends: Arceus
“Scatters steel-colored scales as it flaps its wings. Despite being observed feeding primarily on the nectar of flowers, Mothim is not often seen around flower gardens.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Papilord
🇬🇧 English
Mothim
🇯🇵 漢字
ガーメイル
🇯🇵 Kana
ガーメイル
🇯🇵 Romaji
Garmeil
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Moterpel
🇪🇸 Español
Mothim
🇮🇹 Italiano
Mothim
🇰🇷 한국어
나메일
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
绅士蛾
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
紳士蛾
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Phalène
🇬🇧 EN
Moth Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
ミノガポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Motte

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Mothim

What type is Mothim?

Mothim is a Bug and Flying-type Pokémon.

Can Mothim still evolve?

Mothim is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Burmy, it does not evolve further.

What are Mothim's weaknesses?

Mothim is weak to Fire, Electric, Ice and Flying-type moves (×2 damage). Mothim is very weak to Rock-type moves (×4 damage). Mothim takes no damage from Ground-type moves.

What is Mothim's Hidden Ability?

Mothim's Hidden Ability is Tinted Lens. Its regular Ability is Swarm.

Can you get a Shiny Mothim in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Mothim is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry