FROM THE WORLDWIDE REGISTER
Shield Bug
COMMON · 2 RECORDED WORLDWIDE
"Flattens itself against surfaces and releases foul odors when threatened."
First recorded by Bug, September 10, 2026.
SPECIMENS ON FILE
2 plates on file. Every one is a player's photograph.
FIELD GUIDE
Wall
Defenses only; token offense. Outlasts, debuffs, frustrates.
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 | Quick Attack | NEUTRAL | physical | 40 | 100% |
| Strikes before the eye can follow. Almost always moves first. · Priority +1 | |||||
| L6 | Double Slap | NEUTRAL | physical | 15 | 85% |
| A stinging volley of open-handed smacks. · Hits 2-5 times | |||||
| L10 | Scuttle | BUG | status | · | 100% |
| Six legs find another gear. Raises Speed. · Raises the user's Speed | |||||
| L13 | Mandible Crunch | BUG | physical | 65 | 100% |
| Shears meant for leaves, repurposed. | |||||
| L17 | Dust Kick | MINERAL | physical | 60 | 100% |
| Kicks a blinding spray of grit. May lower Speed. · 20% chance to lower the foe's Speed | |||||
| L20 | Plague Wind | BUG | special | 110 | 85% |
| A blight carried on the breeze. May poison. · 20% chance to inflict poison on the foe | |||||
| L23 | Sky Knives | NEUTRAL | status | · | 100% |
| A whirling display of edges. Attack sharply rises. · Sharply raises the user's Attack | |||||
| L27 | Super Kick | NEUTRAL | physical | 120 | 75% |
| One tremendous boot. When it lands, it lands. | |||||
| 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 September 10, 2026. Latest October 13, 2026.
Develops per week, the last twelve weeks. The register began keeping records in July 2026.
ON iNATURALIST
About 1,677,046 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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