Bug Bite in Pokemon Survivor

Bug Bite at a glance

What Bug Bite does

Bug Bite is a Bug-type melee move. A quick bite in a short arc.

A Pokemon can learn it if it is Bug-type, which is true of 89 of the 966 Pokemon. It reaches you as a new-move card when you level up, as long as one of your four move slots is free. 80 Pokemon begin a run with it. Each level-up draws three cards by weight from up to six new-move candidates, your move upgrades and the stat cards, so even a good move can sit out several level-ups.

It knocks enemies back.

Bug Bite stats by level

At level 1, Bug Bite deals 13 damage with a 0.42 second cooldown. At level 5 that becomes 27 damage every 0.32 seconds, which is 86.7 potential damage per second against 31 at level 1.

Potential damage per second multiplies damage by the number of hits and divides by the cooldown. It assumes every one lands on the same enemy and leaves out the Pokemon's attack multiplier, your cards and the type chart, so treat it as an upper bound for comparing levels and moves, not as a kill time.

Bug Bite level-up changes

Each level-up card for Bug Bite applies the changes below. They stack, so the level 5 row above already includes all of them.

• Level 2: +40% damage
• Level 3: +25% reach
• Level 4: -25% cooldown
• Level 5: full circle, +50% damage

Bug Bite evolution: X-Scissor

Bug Bite evolves into X-Scissor when it reaches level 5 and you have taken the Power card at least once in the same run. Once both are true, a golden evolution card is always offered at your next level-up. Until then, the Power card keeps showing up with a note that it unlocks this evolution, so you do not have to hunt for it.

X-Scissor keeps the Bug type and the same slot. Its damage goes from 27 to 52 and its cooldown stays at 0.32 seconds. The move evolution guide lists all 59 evolutions and the cards they need.

• +90% damage
• +30% reach
• Full circle

Which Pokemon can use Bug Bite

89 Pokemon can learn Bug Bite: every Bug-type, which is 22 single-type and 67 dual-type. The best of them by Stat Score are Pheromosa, Buzzwole, Volcarona, and Slither Wing.

80 Pokemon start with Bug Bite.

How to use Bug Bite

• Melee moves aim at an enemy touching you first, then at a boss within 330 pixels, then at the nearest enemy, and wait until a target is in reach before they fire. A crowd around you takes the hits before a boss does.
• Grass, Psychic, and Dark take 60% more damage from Bug moves, while Fire, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Steel, and Fairy take 40% less. Enemies with two types multiply both effects. See the type chart.
• Other melee moves are Tackle, Vine Whip, and Wing Attack. The moves list compares all 64.
• While your active slot holds a melee move, you take 25% less damage from ordinary hits. Pure damage such as the final fight's pillars and beams ignores that discount.
• Each Reflexes card multiplies every cooldown by 0.92 and each Power card multiplies damage by 1.10. After 5 Reflexes cards the 0.42 second cooldown of Bug Bite at level 1 becomes 0.28 seconds.
• Only the move group in your active slot fires, and every move in the group keeps its own cooldown timer. A bond, which a rift win gives you, fuses loose moves into one group.
• Weather can boost or weaken Bug moves: see the weather guide.

Bug Bite in Pokemon Survivor FAQ

What does Bug Bite do in Pokemon Survivor?

A quick bite in a short arc. It is a Bug-type melee move with 5 levels. It deals 13 damage at level 1 and 27 at level 5.

How do you evolve Bug Bite?

Level it to 5 and take the Power card at least once in the same run. A golden evolution card then appears at the next level-up and turns it into X-Scissor.

Which Pokemon can learn Bug Bite?

The 89 Bug-type Pokemon, including dual types. 80 of them start with it.

Browse all 64 moves in the Pokemon Survivor moves list, or read the Pokemon Survivor guides.