FROM THE WORLDWIDE REGISTER

Boxelder Bug, a captured specimen

Boxelder Bug

BUG

COMMON · 2 RECORDED WORLDWIDE

"Dressed in black with red piping, it lingers on sunny walls as if waiting for a very small formal event."

First recorded by Bug, October 20, 2026.

SPECIMENS ON FILE

Boxelder Bug, a recorded specimen
FIRST TO SCIENCE
Boxelder Bug, a recorded specimen
RECORDED

2 plates on file. Every one is a player's photograph.

FIELD GUIDE

Skirmisher
Fast, slippery, decent mixed offense · wins by acting first.

HP 43
Attack 51
Defense 38
Sp. Atk 35
Sp. Def 38
Speed 65

STAT TOTAL 270 · COMMON BUDGET 270

LEARNSET · MOVES BY LEVEL
LEVELMOVETYPECLASSPOWERACCURACY
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
L2 Gnat Cloud BUG special 40 100%
A drifting nuisance that gets everywhere. May lower Speed. · 10% chance to lower the foe's Speed
L3 Quick Attack NEUTRAL physical 40 100%
Strikes before the eye can follow. Almost always moves first. · Priority +1
L5 Scuttle BUG status · 100%
Six legs find another gear. Raises Speed. · Raises the user's Speed
L7 Web Spray BUG special 60 95%
Sticky silk in a wide fan. Lowers the target’s Speed. · Lowers the foe's Speed
L9 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
L12 Dust Kick MINERAL physical 60 100%
Kicks a blinding spray of grit. May lower Speed. · 20% chance to lower the foe's Speed
L14 Chitin Shell BUG status · 100%
The exoskeleton sets a little harder. Raises Defense. · Raises the user's Defense
L16 Swarm Storm BUG special 90 90%
Every wing in the meadow at once.
L18 Hive Fury BUG physical 85 90%
Someone bothered the nest. Everyone answers.

Every species draws its own learnset from its type. A specimen learns these as it levels.

FIELD MATCHUPS

BEATS
Jeep Wrangler
MACHINE
Jeep Wrangler
Permanent Marker
ART
Permanent Marker
WARY OF
Barn Owl
AVIAN
Barn Owl
Hot Sauce Bottle
FIRE
Hot Sauce Bottle

THE LEDGER

1 NATURALIST HOLDS ONE

First recorded October 20, 2026. Latest October 20, 2026.

Develops per week, the last twelve weeks. The register began keeping records in July 2026.

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