Tag: Burmy

Hi Bill ive got a female Burmy and Im wondering what happens if i keep it in a enviornment where it has no access to leaves, sand or rubbish (e.g. out at sea). might this be determinetal to its health or could i be on the verge of discovering a new cloak and typing for wormadams?

Burmy will often cling to whatever cloak it built prior to entering that environment, actually, and if it loses it and has nothing to use instead, it will simply go naked. Naked burmy are not actually in any danger in terms of health; they simply can’t be used for battle because they’re particularly vulnerable. In this state, they lose their secondary typing (that is, they’re simply bug), which means they lose the weaknesses of whatever that typing was, sure, but on the other hand, their defensive capabilities are hindered to the point where even the slightest Tackle can knock them out. It’s just not worth using them for battle.

Of course, it’s also worth noting that burmy can be particularly creative, and even if a burmy is wrapped up in plain pieces of paper, seafaring navigational tools, and wiring from a boat’s motor, that will still count as a trash cloak burmy, typing and all. It will also count as an effective way to strand you out at sea, so it’s not something I would particularly recommend, no.

The Burmy Line

Burmy
The Bagworm Pokémon
Type: Bug
Official Registration #: 412
Entry: A small, larval pokémon native to Sinnohan forests. Burmy’s actual body is small and fragile, so it covers itself with anything within reach to create a cloak capable of softening blows against it as well as camouflaging it in its immediate environment. Additionally, “within reach” does, in fact, mean within reach, so burmy that find themselves in urban environments frequently use trash to cover themselves. It is possibly for this reason that this small, fragile creature known for burying itself in trash has become a symbol for the users of certain social media platforms on the internet.

Wormadam
The Bagworm Pokémon
Type: Bug/Grass or Bug/Ground or Bug/Steel
Official Registration #: 413
Entry: The evolved form of female burmy, by battle experience. Somehow, the process of evolution fuses a newly formed female burmy to her coat, resulting in a wormadam that is permanently covered in leaves, stones, or other conveniently placed debris. Thus, there are indeed wormadam permanently fused to a coat of trash, which some users on the aforementioned social media platform have said makes this pokémon even more relatable.

Mothim
The Moth Pokémon
Type: Bug/Flying
Official Registration #: 414
Entry: The evolved form of male burmy, by battle experience. Upon evolution, male burmy break free from their cloaks and fly on gigantic wings across the region. This act of breaking free then allows mothim the utmost maneuverability, which in turn gives him the ability to steal honey from combee, chase down and mate with any wormadam he comes across, and make his home anywhere without needing to build a nest. It is for all three reasons that some users on the aforementioned social media platforms believe that “mothim’s trash cloak is on the inside.”