FROM THE WORLDWIDE REGISTER
Checkered Beetle
UNCOMMON · 1 RECORDED WORLDWIDE
"Dressed like a tiny warning sign, and perfectly at home exploring the unfamiliar terrain of a human forearm."
First recorded by Bug, October 26, 2026.
FIELD GUIDE
Glass Cannon
Maximum offense and speed on paper-thin bulk. Strike first or fall.
STAT TOTAL 300 · UNCOMMON BUDGET 300
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| L6 | Headbutt | NEUTRAL | physical | 70 | 100% |
| A forehead-first slam that can leave the target reeling. · 30% flinch chance | |||||
| L8 | Mandible Crunch | BUG | physical | 65 | 100% |
| Shears meant for leaves, repurposed. | |||||
| L11 | Lalala | NEUTRAL | status | · | 55% |
| An innocent little tune. Listeners drift off mid-verse. · Inflicts sleep on the foe | |||||
| L14 | Body Slam | NEUTRAL | physical | 85 | 100% |
| Full weight, no hesitation. May leave the target paralyzed. · 30% chance to inflict paralysis 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 | |||||
| L19 | Lantern Glow | BUG | status | · | 100% |
| A firefly’s slow pulse, gathering to a beacon. Sp. Atk sharply rises. · Sharply raises the user's Sp. Atk | |||||
| L22 | Chitin Shell | BUG | status | · | 100% |
| The exoskeleton sets a little harder. Raises Defense. · Raises the user's Defense | |||||
| L25 | Molt Burst | BUG | physical | 90 | 100% |
| Sheds the old shell explosively. Lowers the user’s Defense. · Lowers the user's Defense | |||||
| L27 | Second Wind | NEUTRAL | status | · | 100% |
| A steadying breath that knits the body back together. Restores half of max HP. · Restores 50% of max HP | |||||
| L30 | Plague Wind | BUG | special | 110 | 85% |
| A blight carried on the breeze. May poison. · 20% chance to inflict poison on the foe | |||||
Every species draws its own learnset from its type. A specimen learns these as it levels.
FIELD MATCHUPS
THE LEDGER
1 NATURALIST HOLDS ONE
First recorded October 26, 2026. Latest October 26, 2026.
Develops per week, the last twelve weeks. The register began keeping records in July 2026.
ON iNATURALIST
About 272,386 observations worldwide on iNaturalist at the time of minting, which files it as UNCOMMON 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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