FROM THE WORLDWIDE REGISTER

Chinese Mantis, a captured specimen

Chinese Mantis

BUG

COMMON · 1 RECORDED WORLDWIDE

"Holds perfectly still on the fence, a patient assassin pretending to be a twig with opinions."

First recorded by Bug, October 15, 2026.

FIELD GUIDE

Glass Cannon
Maximum offense and speed on paper-thin bulk. Strike first or fall.

HP 35
Attack 70
Defense 30
Sp. Atk 35
Sp. Def 30
Speed 70

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
L6 Nibble BUG physical 40 100%
Ten thousand tiny bites, starting with one.
L10 Scuttle BUG status · 100%
Six legs find another gear. Raises Speed. · Raises the user's Speed
L13 Headbutt NEUTRAL physical 70 100%
A forehead-first slam that can leave the target reeling. · 30% flinch chance
L17 Swarm Sting BUG physical 15 85%
The colony votes yes. Strikes 2 to 5 times. · Hits 2-5 times
L20 Lalala NEUTRAL status · 55%
An innocent little tune. Listeners drift off mid-verse. · Inflicts sleep on the foe
L23 Dust Kick MINERAL physical 60 100%
Kicks a blinding spray of grit. May lower Speed. · 20% chance to lower the foe's Speed
L27 Swarm Storm BUG special 90 90%
Every wing in the meadow at once.
L30 Crushing Grip NEUTRAL physical 75 95%
Clamps down hard. May crumple the target's guard. · 50% chance to lower the foe's Defense

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

FIELD MATCHUPS

BEATS
Garden Spade
MACHINE
Garden Spade
Paintbrush
ART
Paintbrush
WARY OF
Robin
AVIAN
Robin
Kitchen Torch
FIRE
Kitchen Torch

THE LEDGER

1 NATURALIST HOLDS ONE

First recorded October 15, 2026. Latest October 15, 2026.

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

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