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Bug type in PokéSurvivor

Everything the Bug type does in PokéSurvivor: which of the 18 types its moves punish, what shrugs them off, every Bug move you can build around, and the legendary arena that tests it.

3
moves
3
evolvable
89
Pokémon
1
legendaries

Attacking

Playing Bug on offence

Bug moves deal ×1.6 damage to these types.

Defending

Playing against Bug

These types deal ×1.6 damage to Bug Pokémon, so treat their attacks as the real threat.

dual types cap at ×2.4

Against a dual-type target these multipliers multiply and the result caps at ×2.4, so a double weakness is a strong advantage rather than a guaranteed kill.

Bug moves and their evolutions

3 of the game's 64 moves are {type} moves, and 3 of them can evolve.

The kind tells you how the move is delivered, which matters as much as the type: an orbit defends your body, a beam kills one large target, a burst clears a crowd.

See all moves →

The Bug rift arena

Dual-type legendaries pick one of their types at random for the arena, so Hive Forest is the home you will see roughly half the time when a Bug legendary opens a rift.

Bug legendaries

1 legendaries can open a Bug rift, including the ones that only pass through this type on one half of a dual typing.

Legendaries & arenas →

Bug partners

88 of the 966 partners are Bug in at least one of their types, not counting the legendaries listed above. Starters are marked, and every entry links back to the region it comes from.

966 Pokémon · Pokédex →

Related types

Types that interact with Bug on the chart, on offence or defence, for whatever you build next.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Bug type good in PokéSurvivor?

It has 3 moves to build around, 3 of which evolve, and it hits 3 of the 18 types for ×1.6. That is enough range to carry a run, provided you keep a second answer for anything that resists it.

What are Bug moves super effective against?

Grass, Psychic, Dark. Against a dual-type target those multipliers multiply up to the ×2.4 cap, which is the largest damage bonus the game allows.

What is Bug weak against?

Moves of these types deal ×1.6 to Bug Pokémon: Fire, Flying, Rock. At the other end, Bug takes only ×0.6 from Grass, Fighting, Ground, so those are the matchups you can ignore.

Which Bug moves should I choose?

Bug Bite, String Shot, Bug Buzz. As a rule, take one crowd-clearing move and one single-target move, then add a stat or utility slot once your damage is stable.

Which legendary guards the Bug arena?

Hive Forest is the {type} rift arena, and the legendaries that can open it are Genesect. A win is always worth ×10 gacha tickets.

Ready to try a run?

The game is free, opens in a tab and saves your progress in the cloud if you make an account. Pick a partner and see how long you last.

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