Burmy (Pokémon)


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Burmy (Japanese: ミノムッチ Minomucchi) is a  introduced in Generation IV.

Burmy's evolutions are gender dependent: female Burmy evolve into and male Burmy evolve into, both starting at level 20.

It changes its cloak based on the location where it last battled.
 * It will be the Plant Cloak if it last battled outside or in tall grass.
 * It will be the Sandy Cloak if it last battled in a cave, on a beach, or encountered on a Honey tree.
 * It will be the Trash Cloak if it last battled in a building.

There are some grassy areas in which Burmy will not change to a Plant Cloak. In Pokémon X and Y, Burmy will change to Sandy Cloak rather than Plant Cloak after battling in the grassy areas of between Connecting Cave and Ambrette Town, presumably due to the proximity to the beach on Route 8 connecting Ambrette Town to Cyllage City.

In the wild, it is always in its Plant Cloak. The cloak only affects the form of it evolves into, otherwise having no effect on gameplay.

Biology
Burmy is a small, larval Pokémon with a black segmented body and a coiled antenna on top of its head. It has a beak-like mouth and yellow eyes. Burmy has six stubby legs: the first two pairs are black, while the back pair is yellow. There are two white spots on its cheeks, but they are only visible on a Burmy without a cloak. A coat of leaves, sand and gravel, or pink building insulation normally covers Burmy's body. It will not hesitate to collect nearby materials to construct a new cloak if the old one breaks or falls off. Even if it is born where there are no cocooning materials, it somehow always ends up with a cloak. The cloak protects it from the cold, and will become thinner when the weather is hot.

Cheryl's Burmy
A male Burmy appeared in Some Enchanted Sweetening!. He was by Cheryl after it was lured to the Honey she put on a tree. After battles with, the Burmy evolved into a Mothim.

Minor appearances
Burmy debuted in Two Degrees of Separation!, where tried and failed to catch one.

A Burmy appeared in Dawn Of A New Era!.

A group of Burmy appeared in The Rise of Darkrai. One particular Plant Cloak Burmy surprised in the garden in Alamos Town by abruptly dropping in front of his face.

Multiple Burmy appeared in a flashback in A Trainer and Child Reunion!.

A Plant Cloak Burmy appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!

A Plant Cloak Burmy appeared in A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!.

Two Plant Cloak Burmy appeared in A Frolicking Find in the Flowers!.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
's intended bodyguard Paka is seen using a Burmy alongside Uji's, fending off an attack from an and  belonging to Team Galactic. It first appeared in Crowded by Croagunk & Advanced on by Abra I.

Pokédex entries

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Game locations

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In side games

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Burmy will not appear in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time until a rescue mission involving it has been completed, using a Wonder Mail code such as the following:
 * XR2Y #==@ JYX%
 * 3@2F Q8FQ R@M#
 * Objective: Prospect with Burmy on floor 13 of Marine Resort.

Plant Cloak















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Sandy Cloak

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Trashy Cloak

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Trivia

 * Burmy and share their  with  and . They are all known as the Bagworm Pokémon.
 * Burmy's cloak does not change if leveled up with an Exp. Share.
 * Burmy's method of evolution is the most complex, with two factors deciding its evolution: its gender and its form.
 * Burmy is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 224.
 * Although Burmy has been confirmed to have feet, it does not have a footprint.
 * Burmy has never been seen in the anime wearing either the Sandy or Trash Cloak.
 * Prior to Generation VI, Burmy's body style was [[File:Body02.png]].

Origin
Burmy is based on a pupa, which will metamorphose into a moth if male, or remain a pupa-like creature if female.

Name origin
Burmy may be a combination and corruption of brr, burr, bury, bag and worm.

Minomucchi may be based on 蓑虫 minomushi.

Related articles

 * Cheryl's Burmy