FROM THE WORLDWIDE REGISTER
Beetle
COMMON · 3 RECORDED WORLDWIDE
"A small dark wanderer, pausing briefly on fabric before resuming its cryptic journey."
First recorded by lord headrick the slug, July 21, 2026.
SPECIMENS ON FILE
3 plates on file. Every one is a player's photograph.
FIELD GUIDE
Skirmisher
Fast, slippery, decent mixed offense · wins by acting first.
STAT TOTAL 270 · COMMON BUDGET 270
| LEVEL | MOVE | TYPE | CLASS | POWER | ACCURACY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Bump | NEUTRAL | physical | 40 | 100% |
| An artless full-body shove. Everyone starts somewhere. | |||||
| L1 | Hard Stare | NEUTRAL | status | · | 100% |
| A withering look that saps the target's will to fight. · Lowers the foe's Attack | |||||
| L3 | Nibble | BUG | physical | 40 | 100% |
| Ten thousand tiny bites, starting with one. | |||||
| L4 | Leech Bite | BUG | physical | 50 | 100% |
| Drinks deep. Restores half the damage dealt. · Drains 50% of damage dealt | |||||
| L7 | Swarm Sting | BUG | physical | 15 | 85% |
| The colony votes yes. Strikes 2 to 5 times. · Hits 2-5 times | |||||
| L11 | Howl | NEUTRAL | status | · | 100% |
| A rising cry that stokes the fighting spirit. Raises Attack. · Raises the user's Attack | |||||
| L14 | Lalala | NEUTRAL | status | · | 55% |
| An innocent little tune. Listeners drift off mid-verse. · Inflicts sleep on the foe | |||||
| L17 | Dust Kick | MINERAL | physical | 60 | 100% |
| Kicks a blinding spray of grit. May lower Speed. · 20% chance to lower the foe's Speed | |||||
| L20 | Glare | NEUTRAL | status | · | 75% |
| A pinning stare that locks the body mid-step. Paralyzes. · Inflicts paralysis on the foe | |||||
| L24 | Shriek | NEUTRAL | status | · | 85% |
| An ear-splitting note that rattles armor loose. Defense harshly falls. · Lowers sharply the foe's Defense | |||||
| L27 | Crushing Grip | NEUTRAL | physical | 75 | 95% |
| Clamps down hard. May crumple the target's guard. · 50% chance to lower the foe's Defense | |||||
| L30 | Double Cut | NEUTRAL | physical | 120 | 100% |
| Both edges cut, and one of them is yours. · 33% recoil | |||||
Every species draws its own learnset from its type. A specimen learns these as it levels.
FIELD MATCHUPS
THE LEDGER
1 NATURALIST HOLDS ONE · 1 THIS WEEK
First recorded July 21, 2026. Latest September 13, 2026.
Develops per week, the last twelve weeks. The register began keeping records in July 2026.
ON iNATURALIST
About 12,871,071 observations worldwide on iNaturalist at the time of minting, which files it as COMMON in the register.
MORE BUG PLATES
Every species in the register began as somebody's photograph. Something out there is still unrecorded.
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