Edition differences: original GBA and Nintendo Switch (2026)
Battle data describes Generation III rules. Availability notes distinguish native catches, evolution and breeding from original GBA imports. GBA games can trade with compatible Generation III games after the network quest; Switch supports local FireRed/LeafGreen trading and cannot import Pokémon from other games. Transfers to Pokémon HOME are one way.
GBA: AuroraTicket and MysticTicket required historical event distributions. Switch: both tickets are added after entering the Hall of Fame, providing access to Deoxys on Birth Island and Lugia/Ho-Oh on Navel Rock. Other event Pokémon and GBA imports are not made available by these tickets.
Original GBA: a roaming Entei or Raikou that successfully ends an encounter with Roar disappears permanently because of a game bug. The Switch editions fix this Roar disappearance bug.
Wurmple
#265 in the National Pokédex • Worm Pokémon
Pokédex entries
FireRed
It lives amidst tall grass and in forests. When attacked, it resists by pointing its venomous spikes at the foe.
LeafGreen
It lives amidst tall grass and in forests. When attacked, it resists by pointing its venomous spikes at the foe.
Details
Type
Category
Ability
Height
Weight
National Pokédex
Stats
Min
Max
HP
45
200
294
Attack
45
85
207
Defense
35
67
185
Sp. Atk
20
40
152
Sp. Def
30
58
174
Speed
20
40
152
Total
195
Ranges are for Level 100. Max assumes a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, and 31 IVs; min assumes a hindering nature, 0 EVs, and 0 IVs.
Game availability
GBA: requires importing from another Generation III game.Switch: unavailable. This page documents the supported Generation III Pokémon.
Growth
| EV yield | 1 HP |
|---|---|
| Catch rate | 255 |
| Base Exp. | 54 |
Eggs
| Egg groups | |
|---|---|
| Gender | 50% male 50% female |
| Egg cycles | 15 (4,095 steps) |
Evolution
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Wurmple #265 | Level 7 This line requires importing Pokémon from another Generation III game on GBA; unavailable on Switch. Requires the National Pokédex. |  Silcoon #266 |
Silcoon #266 | Level 10 This line requires importing Pokémon from another Generation III game on GBA; unavailable on Switch. Requires the National Pokédex. |  Beautifly #267 |
Wurmple #265 | Level 7 This line requires importing Pokémon from another Generation III game on GBA; unavailable on Switch. Requires the National Pokédex. |  Cascoon #268 |
Cascoon #268 | Level 10 This line requires importing Pokémon from another Generation III game on GBA; unavailable on Switch. Requires the National Pokédex. |  Dustox #269 |
Moves
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Tackle |  |  Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 | A physical attack in which the user charges, full body, into the foe. |
| Start | String Shot | |  Status | - | 95 | 40 | The foe is bound with strings shot from the mouth to reduce its SPEED. |
| 5 | Poison Sting |  | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 | The foe is stabbed with a toxic barb, etc. It may poison the foe. |
Traits
Shield Dust
Prevents added effects.
Protects against incoming moves' extra effects.
