Bug-tജype Pokémon are often seen as one of the weakest Pokémon types, and it's not hard to see why. They are usually catchable very early in the game, growing and evolving quickly but also being quickly overshadowed by late-game Pokémon, this usually means that players don't want to invest too much in a Bug-type Pokémon.
One aspect of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokémon that can 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:keep a Bug-type relevant, even in competitive play, are their abilities. Like many other Pokémon with better types, t🤡he strength of a Bug-types ability can mean the difference between them being mediocre, barely fit for a general playthrough, or💙 them coming out as one of the best Pokémon in their generation.
10 ♔ 🍒 Tinted Lens
One of the more common abilities on a Bug-type, Tinted Lens is a simple abiliಞty that doubles the damage of not very effective moves, essentially making them hit neutrally if they only resist the move with one of its types. This is particularly good on Bug-type Pokémon since many common types such as Flying, Fire, and Ground resist Bug-type attacks, though it isn't enough to warrant using if there is a better option available, which there almost always is.
9 Swarm
The second stock standard ability on Bug-types will boost a Pokémon's Bug-type attack damage when their health bar hits the red zone. While it is a useful ability much like its counterparts for other types, such as 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Blaze, Torrent, and Overgrow, Bug-type Pokémon generally don't have great defensive stats, meaning they are unlikely to survive an attack long enough to reach this HP threshold. There are some exceptions, such as Heracross, though its other standard ability and its hidden ability are significantly be😼tter for increasing its attack strength.
8 🤡 Compound Eyes
Most commonly found on Pokémon with rather large and creepy eyes, Compound Eyes increases the accuracy of all moves by 30%. It also has a secondary effect where it will make wild Pokémon more likely to be holding an item when encountered, which makes finding rare items like 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Thick Club and Light Ball a little easier.
Compound Eyes is particularly good on Galvantula, as it means it can use Thunder with a much higher accuracy rate than other 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Electric-types without needing the rain weather condition. It is also great on Butterfree, whose usage has seen a huge increase with the introduction of a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Gigantamax form, as it in𒉰crea𒊎ses the accuracy of its Spore status moves.
7 ♏ Poison Point ♈
Although it has been heavily nerfed in rec♛ent years, the Poisoned status is still incredibly annoying during a battle and can mean the difference between victory and defeat. Poison Point acts like many similar abilities such as Static and Flame Body, where it has a 30% chance to inflict the Poisoned status when hit with a physical attack. While poisoning Pokémon can be useful, it's nowhere near as good as the Badly Poisoned status and is only really viable on very niche teams that use moves like Ve♒noshock and Venom Drench to take advantage of the status.
6 Overcoat
Overcoat is a great ability all around, but it is particularly good on Bug-type Pokémon. This ability prevents the Pokémon from taking damage from Hail and Sandstorm weather conditions, as well as protecting them from Poison Powder, Sleep Powder, Stun Spore, and Spore. The former effects mean that certain Pokémon, such as Leavanny and Grassy Coat Wormadam, can be used effectively on Sandstorm teams, while the latter allows slow but powerful attackers like Excavalier to not worry about being put to sleep be🌼fore it can attack.
5 🌺 Shield Dust
Common on butterfly and moth Pokémon like Venomoth and Ribombee, Shield Dust simply prevents any secondary effects fr♚om attacks🤡, such as status inflictions or reductions in stats. While this is a great ability, it is let down by the fact that it is only usable by fairly weak Pokémon, as well as the ability not stopping stat drops from Max moves. This is somewhat elevated by the fact that, in competitive battles, Pokémon with Shield Dust almost always hold a Focus Sash, allowing them to take at least one attack that would knock them out from full HP.
4 𒐪 Water Bubbl🧸e
Made infamous by Araquanid in Sun and Moon, Water Bubble is this spider's signature ability and halves all damage from Fire-type move𒁏s while inc🔯reasing the power of Water-type attacks as well.
This essentially made Fire-type attacks hit for resisted damaged rather than neutral, while also allowing it to hit very hard with Liquidation, which also reduces defense stats. Water Bubble was the sole reason why Araquanid was so dangerous despite its poor offensive stats, as the attack buff ❀that came with it made up for its subpar attack stat.
3 Ice Scales ♊
One of the newest abilities introduced in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Sword and Shield, Ice Scales is the signature hidden ability of Frosmoth, so far the only Ice/Bug-type in all of Pokémon. Ice Scales halves all damage taken fဣrom special attacks, which would be broken on any other Pokémon, but for Fro🉐smoth, it simply means it is no longer four times weak to Fire-type attacks. This ability also goes well with Frosmoth's stats, as it's special defense is already fairly good, though it is definitely let down by its poor typing, speed, and defense stats.
2 🌊 Technici𒅌an
There are several abilities that are amazing no matter what type of Pokémon they are on, such as Intimidate or Levitate, though one that is a little more niche, though no less powerful, is Technician. Used primarily on 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Scyther and Scizor, this increases the damage of moves with 60 or less base power by 50%, which goes a long way to increase how useful some moves are. Staples like Bullet Punch have a base power of 60 rather than 40, and usually subpar attacks ༒like Bug Bite, as well as good coverage moves 🔜like Aerial Ace, suddenly hit significantly harder.
1 𒐪 Flash Fire
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Fire-types and Fire-type attacks are some of the most common in both casual and competitive Pokémon, so any ability that can block those attacks will be great on a Bug-type that would otherwise be weak to it. As one of Centiskorch's standard abilities, it will take no damage from Fire-type att🌸acks and will boost its Fire-type attack damage by 50%, which is great for a Bug/Fire-type Pokémon. So far, Centiskorch is the only Bug-type to have access to this ability, but it goes a long way in making it quite powerful, though still a little niche.