FROM THE WORLDWIDE REGISTER
Ground Beetle
COMMON · 9 RECORDED WORLDWIDE
"A shiny-backed prowler that scuttles across bare ground, hunting smaller prey in the shadows."
First recorded by lord headrick the slug, July 15, 2026.
SPECIMENS ON FILE
7 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 | |||||
| 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 | Leech Bite | BUG | physical | 50 | 100% |
| Drinks deep. Restores half the damage dealt. · Drains 50% of damage dealt | |||||
| L6 | Double Slap | NEUTRAL | physical | 15 | 85% |
| A stinging volley of open-handed smacks. · Hits 2-5 times | |||||
| L10 | Pheromone Haze | BUG | status | · | 100% |
| A confusing perfume with strong opinions. Lowers the foe’s Attack. · Lowers the foe's Attack | |||||
| L13 | Dust Kick | MINERAL | physical | 60 | 100% |
| Kicks a blinding spray of grit. May lower Speed. · 20% chance to lower the foe's Speed | |||||
| L17 | Swarm Storm | BUG | special | 90 | 90% |
| Every wing in the meadow at once. | |||||
| L20 | Reckless Charge | NEUTRAL | physical | 90 | 85% |
| A headlong crash that hurts the user too. · 25% recoil | |||||
| L23 | Sky Knives | NEUTRAL | status | · | 100% |
| A whirling display of edges. Attack sharply rises. · Sharply raises the user's Attack | |||||
| L27 | Drone Dive | BUG | physical | 100 | 90% |
| One brave flyer does not pull up. The user is hurt by the impact. · 25% recoil | |||||
| L30 | Brood Burst | BUG | special | 140 | 90% |
| The whole nest empties. Sp. Atk harshly falls after. · Sharply lowers the user's Sp. Atk | |||||
Every species draws its own learnset from its type. A specimen learns these as it levels.
FIELD MATCHUPS
THE LEDGER
2 NATURALISTS HOLD ONE
First recorded July 15, 2026. Latest September 12, 2026.
Develops per week, the last twelve weeks. The register began keeping records in July 2026.
ON iNATURALIST
About 1,127,725 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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