FROM THE WORLDWIDE REGISTER
Woolly Bear Caterpillar
UNCOMMON · 2 RECORDED WORLDWIDE
"Bristles raised like battle flags, this larva warns that beauty and danger often wear the same coat."
First recorded by Lord Teris, September 7, 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 300 · UNCOMMON BUDGET 300
| 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 | |||||
| L3 | Nibble | BUG | physical | 40 | 100% |
| Ten thousand tiny bites, starting with one. | |||||
| L4 | Scuttle | BUG | status | · | 100% |
| Six legs find another gear. Raises Speed. · Raises the user's Speed | |||||
| L7 | Headbutt | NEUTRAL | physical | 70 | 100% |
| A forehead-first slam that can leave the target reeling. · 30% flinch chance | |||||
| L9 | Swarm Sting | BUG | physical | 15 | 85% |
| The colony votes yes. Strikes 2 to 5 times. · Hits 2-5 times | |||||
| L12 | Lalala | NEUTRAL | status | · | 55% |
| An innocent little tune. Listeners drift off mid-verse. · Inflicts sleep on the foe | |||||
| L14 | Dust Kick | MINERAL | physical | 60 | 100% |
| Kicks a blinding spray of grit. May lower Speed. · 20% chance to lower the foe's Speed | |||||
| L17 | Lantern Glow | BUG | status | · | 100% |
| A firefly’s slow pulse, gathering to a beacon. Sp. Atk sharply rises. · Raises sharply the user's Sp. Atk | |||||
| L20 | Shriek | NEUTRAL | status | · | 85% |
| An ear-splitting note that rattles armor loose. Defense harshly falls. · Lowers sharply the foe's Defense | |||||
| L22 | Deep Breath | NEUTRAL | status | · | 100% |
| A centering pause that sharpens the mind. Raises Sp. Atk. · Raises the user's Sp. Atk | |||||
| L25 | Molt Burst | BUG | physical | 90 | 100% |
| Sheds the old shell explosively. Lowers the user’s Defense. · Lowers the user's Defense | |||||
| L27 | Second Wind | NEUTRAL | status | · | 100% |
| A steadying breath that knits the body back together. Restores half of max HP. · Restores 50% of max HP | |||||
| L30 | Crushing Grip | NEUTRAL | physical | 75 | 95% |
| Clamps down hard. May crumple the target's guard. · 50% chance to lower the foe's Defense | |||||
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 7, 2026. Latest September 9, 2026.
Develops per week, the last twelve weeks. The register began keeping records in July 2026.
ON iNATURALIST
About 103,088 observations worldwide on iNaturalist at the time of minting, which files it as UNCOMMON 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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