Bug type

Bug moves are super effective (1.6×) against Grass, Psychic, Dark and not very effective (0.625× or less) against Fire, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Steel, Fairy. Bug-type Pokémon are weak to Fire, Flying, Rock (1.6×) and resist Grass, Fighting, Ground. Rainy weather boosts Bug moves by 1.2×. In raids, the strongest attackers using only Bug moves are Mega Heracross, Mega Pinsir, Mega Scizor; among easy-to-get Pokémon, Volcarona, Heracross, Vikavolt.

MatchupsPokémon GO multipliers

Deals 1.6×GrassPsychicDark

Deals 0.625×FireFightingPoisonFlyingGhostSteelFairy

Weak to (1.6×)FireFlyingRock

ResistsGrassFightingGround

Weather boostRainy

Defense is for a pure Bug type. Dual types multiply their multipliers.

Best Bug attackersIncl. Shadow, Mega & Legendary

Raid ranking when both the Fast and Charged Attack are Bug type (level 40, 100% IVs, neutral boss). Ranked by a score combining DPS and durability (TDO); * marks an exclusive move.

1. 1Mega HeracrossFury Cutter · MegahornDPS 19.1
2. 2Mega PinsirFury Cutter · X-ScissorDPS 17.0
3. 3Mega ScizorFury Cutter · X-ScissorDPS 15.7
4. 4Shadow VikavoltBug Bite · X-ScissorDPS 17.6
5. 5Mega BeedrillBug Bite* · X-ScissorDPS 17.1
6. 6PheromosaBug Bite · Bug BuzzDPS 19.0
7. 7Shadow PinsirBug Bite · X-ScissorDPS 16.8
8. 8Shadow GolisopodFury Cutter · X-ScissorDPS 15.6
9. 9Shadow ScizorFury Cutter · X-ScissorDPS 16.4
10. 10VolcaronaBug Bite · Bug BuzzDPS 14.9

Easy-to-get PokémonExcl. Legendary, Mega & Shadow

Counted with currently learnable moves only.

1. 1VolcaronaBug Bite · Bug BuzzDPS 14.9
2. 2HeracrossFury Cutter · MegahornDPS 13.8
3. 3VikavoltBug Bite · X-ScissorDPS 14.2
4. 4YanmegaBug Bite · Bug BuzzDPS 13.9
5. 5CentiskorchBug Bite · Bug BuzzDPS 13.4
6. 6KleavorFury Cutter · X-ScissorDPS 14.0
7. 7EscavalierBug Bite · MegahornDPS 13.6
8. 8PinsirBug Bite · X-ScissorDPS 13.5
9. 9GolisopodFury Cutter · X-ScissorDPS 12.5
10. 10ScizorFury Cutter · X-ScissorDPS 13.3