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Scatterbug Scatterdust Pokémon コフキムシ Kofukimushi #664 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Bug
Abilities Shield Dust or Compound Eyes Friend Guard Hidden Ability
Gender ratio     50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 255 (43.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Bug Hatch time 3855 - 4111 steps
Height 1'00" 0.3 m	Weight 5.5 lbs. 2.5 kg
Base experience yield 40	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 0 HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint
Pokédex color   Black	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VI Generation VII Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Scatterbug (Japanese: コフキムシ Kofukimushi) is a Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

It evolves into Spewpa starting at level 9, which evolves into Vivillon starting at level 12.

Biology

Scatterbug is a black larval Pokémon with a relatively large head. Its head is bisected by a line that runs from the forehead to the mouth. It has large beige eyes with square black pupils, a single pointed tooth that pokes out of its mouth, and three white hairs on top of its head. Scatterbug has a three-segmented body with a pair of nubby, beige legs on each segment. A white ruff of fur encircles its neck, and there is a large beige spot on its rear. If threatened by a bird Pokémon, Scatterbug can spew a paralytic black powder. The powder covering its body regulates its temperature, allowing it to adapt to any climate.

In the anime

 

Scatterbug in the anime

Major appearances

Multiple Scatterbug appeared in To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!, including one that Ash and his friends helped rescue from Dolan and his Diggersby. It later evolved into a Spewpa.

Minor appearances

Scatterbug debuted in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!

A Scatterbug appeared in a flashback at Professor Sycamore's lab in Mega Evolution Special I.

A Scatterbug appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction as a resident of Allearth Forest.

A Trainer's Scatterbug appeared in a flashback in Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!, where one of Froakie's original Trainers sent it out for a battle.

A Scatterbug appeared in Seeing the Forest for the Trees!, where it, along with an Oddish, Budew, Sentret, and Zigzagoon, were brought into a cave to join Ash in the Winding Woods. It reappeared in a flashback in Facing the Needs of the Many! and Till We Compete Again!.

Five Scatterbug appeared during a flashback in The Legend of X, Y, and Z!.

A Scatterbug appeared in A Festival Reunion!, where it was among the Pokémon caught by Goh while in Shalour City. It has since made further appearances in Pokémon Journeys: The Series.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

 

Scatterbug in Pokémon Adventures

Movie adaptations

A Scatterbug appeared in the manga adaptation of Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction as a resident of Allearth Forest.

Pokémon Adventures

Scatterbug debuted in PS550, where it fled from the battle between Xerneas and Yveltal along with its Trainer.

A wild Scatterbug appeared in a flashback in PS554 as a resident of Santalune Forest.

A Scatterbug appeared in a flashback in Pinsir Glares.

A Scatterbug appeared in Xerneas Gives.

In the TCG

Main article: Scatterbug (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Side game data

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 3.33 seconds Base HP: 44   Base Attack: 60 Base Defense: 42 Base Speed: 60 "
Pokémon Battle Trozei Bug Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Bug Attack Power: 30 - 85  5 #282 Mega Boost Fills the Mega Gauge of a Pokémon of the same type.
Pokémon GO Base Stamina: 116 Base Attack: 63 Base Defense: 63 Egg Distance: ? km Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: 12 Fast Attacks: Bug Bite, Tackle Charged Attacks: Struggle

Evolution

Unevolved Scatterbug  Bug

Level 9 →

First evolution Spewpa  Bug

Level 12 →

Second evolution Vivillon  Bug  Flying

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
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   HOME

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

Trivia

• Scatterbug and its evolved forms are the only Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.
• Scatterbug and its evolved forms are the only Generation VI Pokémon in the Bug Egg Group.

Origin

Scatterbug seems to be based on a caterpillar, specifically, the larvae of carpet moths, which are known for their tendency of eating through fabric and making cocoons from it, or the silk moth, whose larvae produce large amounts of silk.

Name origin

Scatterbug is a combination of scatter and bug, and perhaps litterbug.

Kofukimushi may be a combination of コフキコガネ kofukikogane (Japanese cockchafer), 粉 ko (powder), 吹き fuki (blow), and 虫 mushi (bug).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning  Japanese コフキムシ Kofukimushi From コフキコガネ kofukikogane, 粉 ko, 吹き fuki, and 虫 mushi  French Lépidonille From Lepidoptera and chenille  Spanish Scatterbug Same as English name  German Purmel From Puder, Wurm and Purzel  Italian Scatterbug Same as English name  Korean 분이벌레 Bun'ibeolle From 분 (粉) bun, 이 i, and 벌레 beolle  Cantonese Chinese 粉蝶蟲 Fándihpchùhng* 粉蛹 Fányúng From 鱗粉 lèuhnfán, 蝶 dihp, and 蟲 chùhng From 鱗粉 lèuhnfán and 蛹 yúng  Mandarin Chinese 粉蝶蟲 / 粉蝶虫 Fěndiéchóng* 粉蛹 Fěnyǒng* From 鱗粉 línfěn, 蝶 dié, and 蟲 / 虫 chóng From 鱗粉 línfěn and 蛹 yǒng

[hide]More languages  Hindi स्केटरबग Scatterbug Transcription of English name  Russian Скаттербаг Skatterbag Transcription of English name  Thai โคฟูคิมูชิ Khofukhimuchi Transcription of Japanese name

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