FROM THE WORLDWIDE REGISTER
Old World Swallowtail
RARE · 2 RECORDED WORLDWIDE
"Patrols flower clusters with unhurried grace, trailing its signature tail-streamers like ribbons."
First recorded by Bug, September 10, 2026.
SPECIMENS ON FILE
2 plates on file. Every one is a player's photograph.
FIELD GUIDE
Skirmisher
Fast, slippery, decent mixed offense · wins by acting first.
STAT TOTAL 340 · RARE BUDGET 340
| 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 | Headbutt | NEUTRAL | physical | 70 | 100% |
| A forehead-first slam that can leave the target reeling. · 30% flinch chance | |||||
| L5 | Drone Song | BUG | special | 75 | 100% |
| A thrum that rattles the teeth. May lull the target to sleep. · 10% chance to inflict sleep on the foe | |||||
| L8 | Mandible Crunch | BUG | physical | 65 | 100% |
| Shears meant for leaves, repurposed. | |||||
| L10 | Pheromone Haze | BUG | status | · | 100% |
| A confusing perfume with strong opinions. Lowers the foe’s Attack. · Lowers the foe's Attack | |||||
| L12 | Dust Kick | MINERAL | physical | 60 | 100% |
| Kicks a blinding spray of grit. May lower Speed. · 20% chance to lower the foe's Speed | |||||
| L14 | 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 | |||||
| L17 | Swarm Storm | BUG | special | 90 | 90% |
| Every wing in the meadow at once. | |||||
| L19 | Glare | NEUTRAL | status | · | 75% |
| A pinning stare that locks the body mid-step. Paralyzes. · Inflicts paralysis on the foe | |||||
| L21 | Shriek | NEUTRAL | status | · | 85% |
| An ear-splitting note that rattles armor loose. Defense harshly falls. · Sharply lowers the foe's Defense | |||||
| L23 | Molt Burst | BUG | physical | 90 | 100% |
| Sheds the old shell explosively. Lowers the user’s Defense. · Lowers the user's Defense | |||||
| L26 | Second Wind | NEUTRAL | status | · | 100% |
| A steadying breath that knits the body back together. Restores half of max HP. · Restores 50% of max HP | |||||
| L28 | Plague Wind | BUG | special | 110 | 85% |
| A blight carried on the breeze. May poison. · 20% chance to inflict poison on the foe | |||||
| L30 | Drone Dive | BUG | physical | 100 | 90% |
| One brave flyer does not pull up. The user is hurt by the impact. · 25% recoil | |||||
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 September 10, 2026. Latest September 10, 2026.
Develops per week, the last twelve weeks. The register began keeping records in July 2026.
ON iNATURALIST
About 67,581 observations worldwide on iNaturalist at the time of minting, which files it as RARE 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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