Let’s be honest, Bug-type Pokémon are not many player’s favorites. In general, they have middling stats and Bug-type moꦜves are typically not very powerful. Bug-types also have a long list of weaknesses to some of the more popular move-types – like Fire and Flying.
That being said, there were some decent Bug-type Pokémon introduced in Gen III (Ruby, Sapphire, & Emerald). There was also the usual assortment of Bug-type Pokémon with below-average s⛄tats and weak move-sets in Gen III. This list will only include the fully evolved Bug-types available in the Gen III games, and ꦿwill only consider the move-sets available to these Pokémon in Gen III.
Pokémon will qualify for this list as long as they appeared in Ruby, Sapphire, & Emerald, regardless of whether they were introduced💜 in Gen III or earlier.
10 Not So Great – Masquerain ဣ
Masquerain is a Bug/Flying-type Pokémon that evolves from Surskit and resembles a white moth with pink eyespots. Other than Masquerain’s Special Attack, its stats are below average. ꧙Some Pokémon have low stats, but get a powerful list of moves to choose from – Masquerain is not one of those Pokémon.
The best attack move this Pokémon learns via leveli🐽ng-up is Silver Wind; which has a power rating of 60 and a 10% chance to raise all its stats (except hit points) by 𒊎one level. In later games, Masquerain was given some better attacks to choose from, including Bug Buzz and Air Slash.
9 🥃 Great – S𓆉hedinja
Shedinja is ꦦan odd Pokémon. Getting one requires evolving a Nincada into a Ninjask with an empty spo𒊎t in the party and an empty Pokéball in the inventory. This Pokémon has rather low stats; it only has 1 hit point – ever. However, to make up for this weakness, the Shedinja has a special ability called Wonder Guard.
Only Dark, Fire, Flying, Ghost, and Rock-type moves🍸 can damage Shedinja. So, against certain Pokémon, Shedinj💮a cannot be defeated, despite having only 1 hit point. It also gets some useful moves (like Shadow Ball), but to be competitive a player might want to use a TM to increase its combat effectiveness.
8 🙈 Not So Great – Illumise
Illumise is a humanoid-shaped 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Bug-type Pokémon that looks like a fair❀y but is not a Fairy-type. This cute little Pokémon has dreadful stats – its Attack rating is particularly low. Although it does learn some moves that are useful in Multi-Pokémon matches, these are not enough to make up for the lack👍 of attack moves.
Its best attack is Covet; which is useful for getting items, but not so much for making the opposing Pokémon faint. Moonlight is useful because healing moves are rare; however, Illumise’s lack of offense makes this a situation of diminishing returns. Fortunately, this Pokémon has some better attacks in later Pokémon games.
7 Great – Volbeat 🏅
Volbeat very closely resembles Illumise, the only difference being its “hair color” and the pose 🐲they strike when encountered. Whereas Illumise is frequently encountered in certain areas of Gen III, Volbeat only has a 1% chance of appearing in the same area.
This Pokémon’s stats are typical for a Bug-type – slightly below average. It ha𒈔s the Swarm ability; this increases the power of Bug-type attack moves by 50% if Volbeat is at low health. What truly separates Volbeat from Illumise is the moves it can learn. Volbeat’s possible move-sets are actually pretty usef🎃ul. It learns Double Edge (120 power) at level 37.
6 🍰 Not So Gre🍸at – Dustox
Dustox is the final evolution o♚f the Wurmple/Cascoon evolutionary line. This Pokémon is not so great almost solel🍨y due to its abysmal Attack and Special Attack ratings. The only stat of Dustox’s that is not prohibitively low is its Special Defense.
Dustox does receive some decent attack moves like Psybeam and Silver Wind, but those don’t even begin to make up for its low stats. Dustox also has a pretty good ability in Shield Dust. This ability shields a Pokémon from added effects from op♏ponent’s attacks, like Confusion orꦬ Poison.
5 ౠ Great – Pi♔nsir
Pinsir is a Gen I Pokémon, made available in Gen III in the Safari Zone. Pinsir resembles a bipedal stag beetle with arms that end in three-fingered "hands." This is one Bug-type that has s🍌ome surprisingly good stats; its Attack and Defense are both on par with many legendary Po𝄹kémon.
It is Hyper Cutter ability prevents its Attack from being lowered by an opponent. Pinsir gets some strong attack moves to go along with its high Attack; most notably Submission and Revenge. Guillotine, another move Pinsir learns, is a move that causes a one-hit faint; this move was nerfed in Gen III though.
4 Not So Great – B💯eautifly
Beautifly is the final evolution of the Wurmple/Silcoon evolutionary line. Beautifly suffers from the same deficiencies as Dustox in terms of stats – other than a good Special𓃲 Attack Beautifly has very low stats. It has the Swarm ability; which pairs well with its st𒉰rongest attack – Giga Drain.
This Pokémon also receives the Attract move, which is very useful when facing a Pokémon of the opposite sex. Unfortunately, players must use a TM (or two) on Beautifly if they want it to turn it into a powerful glass cannon. Beautifl🌟y gets better in the later games when it’s given access to stronger attack mo🤪ves like Bug Buzz.
3 Great – Heracross 🎶 💜
Gen II's Heracross is a Bug/Fighting-type Pokémon that resembles a humanoid rhinoceros beetle. There is maybe only one Bug-type better that Heracross in Gen III (entry #1); even then, the two are close enough for it to be🦋 a matter of opinion.
Heracross has exceptional Attack and Special Defense ratings, and its Speed rating isn’t 🍰too bad either. Heracross also has access to some very powerful attack moves and some useful utility moves. Among the better attack moves are Megahorn (120 power), Take Down, and Br🐟ick Break. Counter and Reversal are useful against speedier Pokémon.
2 ꦯ Not So Great – Ninjask
Honestly, this Bug/Flying-type Pokémon made the “Not So Great” team only because of the lack of Bug-types in Gen III. Ninjask is not that bad, but there are several reasons not to use one. It 💙has extremely low hit points, Defense, Special Attack, and Special Defense.
Its Speed rating, on the other hand, is among the highest in the game and gets better du▨ring a fight due t♕o Ninjask’s Speed Boost ability. Ninjask has a huge list of moves it can learn via leveling-up. The problem is that none of these moves are particularly powerful or useful.
1 ♍ ♛ Great – Armaldo
Armaldo is a Bug/Rock-type Pokémon that evolves from Anorith and is gained by choosing the cl🐼aw fossil. This is probably the best Bug-type in Gen III. Armaldo’s Speed rating isn’t especially good, but it does have incredibly high Attack and Defense ratings.
This Pokémon’s Battle Armor ability is one of the best in the game as it prevents critical hits. The only major drawback with Armaldo is a list of available moves that leaves more than a little to be desired. Slash and Ancient Power are its best attack moves in Gen III. Its list of moves does at least feature a wide variety of move-types. In the later Pokémon games, Arm♋aldo has access to much better attacks.