FROM THE WORLDWIDE REGISTER
Paper Wasp
COMMON · 6 RECORDED WORLDWIDE
"Builds its open-comb fortress in sheltered eaves and won't hesitate to defend every papery inch."
First recorded by lord headrick the slug, July 12, 2026.
SPECIMENS ON FILE
6 plates on file. Every one is a player's photograph.
FIELD GUIDE
Glass Cannon
Maximum offense and speed on paper-thin bulk. Strike first or fall.
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 | Nibble | BUG | physical | 40 | 100% |
| Ten thousand tiny bites, starting with one. | |||||
| L6 | Leech Bite | BUG | physical | 50 | 100% |
| Drinks deep. Restores half the damage dealt. · Drains 50% of damage dealt | |||||
| L10 | Tail Whip | NEUTRAL | status | · | 100% |
| A disarming wag that coaxes the target to drop its guard. · Lowers the foe's Defense | |||||
| L13 | Scuttle | BUG | status | · | 100% |
| Six legs find another gear. Raises Speed. · Raises the user's Speed | |||||
| L17 | Lalala | NEUTRAL | status | · | 55% |
| An innocent little tune. Listeners drift off mid-verse. · Inflicts sleep on the foe | |||||
| L20 | Dust Kick | MINERAL | physical | 60 | 100% |
| Kicks a blinding spray of grit. May lower Speed. · 20% chance to lower the foe's Speed | |||||
| L23 | Chitin Shell | BUG | status | · | 100% |
| The exoskeleton sets a little harder. Raises Defense. · Raises the user's Defense | |||||
| L27 | Glare | NEUTRAL | status | · | 75% |
| A pinning stare that locks the body mid-step. Paralyzes. · Inflicts paralysis on the foe | |||||
| L30 | Hive Fury | BUG | physical | 85 | 90% |
| Someone bothered the nest. Everyone answers. | |||||
Every species draws its own learnset from its type. A specimen learns these as it levels.
FIELD MATCHUPS
THE LEDGER
3 NATURALISTS HOLD ONE
First recorded July 12, 2026. Latest October 22, 2026.
Develops per week, the last twelve weeks. The register began keeping records in July 2026.
ON iNATURALIST
About 1,367,397 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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