FROM THE WORLDWIDE REGISTER

Japanese Beetle
BUG
COMMON · 1 RECORDED WORLDWIDE
"Metallic and iridescent, it feeds without fear and leaves damage in its wake."
First recorded by Raymond, July 13, 2026.
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
| 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 | Scuttle | BUG | status | · | 100% |
| Six legs find another gear. Raises Speed. · Raises the user's Speed | |||||
| L14 | Web Spray | BUG | special | 60 | 95% |
| Sticky silk in a wide fan. Lowers the target’s Speed. · Lowers the foe's Speed | |||||
| L19 | Dust Kick | MINERAL | physical | 60 | 100% |
| Kicks a blinding spray of grit. May lower Speed. · 20% chance to lower the foe's Speed | |||||
| L24 | 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 | |||||
| L27 | Chitin Shell | BUG | status | · | 100% |
| The exoskeleton sets a little harder. Raises Defense. · Raises the user's Defense | |||||
| L31 | Plague Wind | BUG | special | 110 | 85% |
| A blight carried on the breeze. May poison. · 20% chance to inflict poison on the foe | |||||
| L34 | Sky Knives | NEUTRAL | status | · | 100% |
| A whirling display of edges. Attack sharply rises. · Sharply raises the user's Attack | |||||
| L37 | Rush | NEUTRAL | physical | 80 | 100% |
| Gone and back before the dust settles. Moves first. · Priority +1 | |||||
| L40 | 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
1 NATURALIST HOLDS ONE
First recorded July 13, 2026. Latest July 13, 2026.
Develops per week, the last twelve weeks. The register began keeping records in July 2026.
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