FROM THE WORLDWIDE REGISTER
Earwig
UNCOMMON · 5 RECORDED WORLDWIDE
"Equipped with alarming pincers at both ends, it scouts concrete crevices for shelter and snacks."
First recorded by Armen, July 10, 2026.
SPECIMENS ON FILE
5 plates on file. Every one is a player's photograph.
FIELD GUIDE
Skirmisher
Fast, slippery, decent mixed offense · wins by acting first.
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 | |||||
| L3 | Nibble | BUG | physical | 40 | 100% |
| Ten thousand tiny bites, starting with one. | |||||
| L4 | Quick Attack | NEUTRAL | physical | 40 | 100% |
| Strikes before the eye can follow. Almost always moves first. · Priority +1 | |||||
| L7 | Leech Bite | BUG | physical | 50 | 100% |
| Drinks deep. Restores half the damage dealt. · Drains 50% of damage dealt | |||||
| L9 | Tail Whip | NEUTRAL | status | · | 100% |
| A disarming wag that coaxes the target to drop its guard. · Lowers the foe's Defense | |||||
| L12 | Pheromone Haze | BUG | status | · | 100% |
| A confusing perfume with strong opinions. Lowers the foe’s Attack. · Lowers the foe's Attack | |||||
| L14 | Dust Kick | MINERAL | physical | 60 | 100% |
| Kicks a blinding spray of grit. May lower Speed. · 20% chance to lower the foe's Speed | |||||
| L17 | Swift | NEUTRAL | physical | 60 | 100% |
| Darts that curve to follow the target. Never misses. | |||||
| L20 | Chitin Shell | BUG | status | · | 100% |
| The exoskeleton sets a little harder. Raises Defense. · Raises the user's Defense | |||||
| L22 | Glare | NEUTRAL | status | · | 75% |
| A pinning stare that locks the body mid-step. Paralyzes. · Inflicts paralysis on the foe | |||||
| L25 | Deep Breath | NEUTRAL | status | · | 100% |
| A centering pause that sharpens the mind. Raises Sp. Atk. · Raises the user's Sp. Atk | |||||
| L27 | Sky Knives | NEUTRAL | status | · | 100% |
| A whirling display of edges. Attack sharply rises. · Raises sharply the user's Attack | |||||
| L30 | Stag Charge | BUG | physical | 120 | 85% |
| Horn down, throttle open, apologies later. | |||||
Every species draws its own learnset from its type. A specimen learns these as it levels.
FIELD MATCHUPS
THE LEDGER
5 NATURALISTS HOLD ONE · 1 THIS WEEK
First recorded July 12, 2026. Latest September 13, 2026.
Develops per week, the last twelve weeks. The register began keeping records in July 2026.
ON iNATURALIST
About 191,547 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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