The BEST Bug Type Team for EVERY Pokemon Game

[@ub-06austin40]

For the Legends Arceus team, I would’ve swapped Beautifly or Mothim with Scizor. This is the one game where Scizor isn’t a trade evolution, and it’s a great Pokémon. Bug / Steel is a great Type Combination, getting a Metal Coat to evolve Scyther isn’t too difficult, and it gets a lot of great moves, like Swords Dance, Bullet Punch, Iron Head, X-Scissor, Close Combat, and Psycho Cut.

[@MysticUmbreon]

Slipped my mind, thanks for pointing this out!

[@WilliamX5000]

Scizor is good for Legends: Arceus.

[@NeroLordofChaos]

It's also a spawn in the time distortions in the tundra map.

[@viz2y]

now I can become the greatest bug catcher of all time!!!!

[@icebreaker150]

Fire

[@zacharyjoy8724]

@@icebreaker150 That’s why we have Pokémon like Dwebble and Araquanid.

[@skaionex]

I already exist though

[@AscendedXSaiyan]

You're not me though

[@dustinvance243]

Just gonna bring this up for Legends Arceus. Scizor is also an available option. In PLA, you don't have to trade for trade evos. And for trade evos that require an item you can just use that item and instantly evolve it. Just catch a scyther, get a metal coat and you're good to go. And if that's not enough you can just catch scizor outright in the alabaster icelands through a space-time distortion.

[@Curtisthemarinebiologist]

That’s how it should be from now on

[@mimmo4762]

I like Scizor much more than Cleavor. But without tecnician, bullet punch really lose effectiveness and Iron Head is not that good in a game where Steel is pretty much offensively useless. Also, Cleavor uses every other moves in their movepool better. Sadly, in Legend Arceus, Scizor is the inferior option. You can still swap out mothim/beautifly as Scizor hits harder overall, just don't expect the good old overwhelming Redmon

[@dustinvance243]

​@@mimmo4762 Still better than Beautifly and Mothim.

[@marcelo335]

Vivillon also has access to the combo Compound Eyes + Sleep Powder + Quiver Dance + Hurricane

[@MinecraftLover58]

😮 damn that's actually really impressive

[@dennispauli1992]

I would like to see the ice-type. This should be a tough one.

[@justaboy343]

I'm sure it'll be mostly sneazel,weavile,lapras and mamoswine

[@Kingof_Coffee]

One problem can be that before gen 7 (more specific, before USUM) ice types are only available after like 4 to 6 gyms

[@Ecl1pse_15]

Dark types would be cool

[@christopherballero866]

I understand why these rules but bug types really vary especially as they were horrible in Gen 1. Also the movesets vary a lot like Heracross not getting good fighting coverage in Gen 2 and Scizor having very limited STAB. Poor Scizor it automatically got eliminated from a lot of games due to no trades

[@cassianolelis]

Volcarona in BW2 is MVP! The move tutors helps a lot!

[@jaybee8862]

Ima be honest... I swear I've used a Parasect in every single gen as my "catcher"... False Swipe + Spore is just so good lmao

[@zacharyjoy8724]

Hey-hey! Someone else who recognizes the greatness!

[@cutthroat795]

Ain’t no way this dude picks 3 bug/flying types over an Armaldo.

[@joltx9909]

Making a bug team in gen 5 is like making a dragon team in other gens. such great, viable mons

[@AdamDawson3]

Mothim is an amazing Pokemon and I used it for the entire game on my original Diamond playthrough 2007 and Vespiquen is very underrated I did use the Alpha Kricketune in Legends Arceus and it was my first time using Kricketune. Ariados is criminally underrated its absolutely fantastic in Colosseum & XD: Gale of Darkness and its also good in HeartGold & SoulSilver and not only that but Ariados excels in Contests as well same scenario with Ledian. Forretress is very good and gets alot of negativity. Butterfree, Beedrill & Venomoth are underrated. I adore Scolipede its one of my favourite Pokemon.

[@PlayrR3D156]

Forretress helped me beat Red first try in Silver. I gave it Sandstorm for extra chip damage and Rollout with a quick claw.

[@liamking8983]

I remember when they buffed masqureine in gen7. Guzma's in ultra moon was scary when doing a nuzlocke especially since there aren't many special walls around the first battle

[@kiddkong873]

Ran almost that exact team in HeartGold recently, and Lance's Aerodactyl was an absolute brick wall. Literally 50 tries before I trade evolved Scyther to get a steel attack.

[@AnonEcho98]

This was definitely perfectly-timed, as I had planned to do a Mono-Bug run of BW... though I will be using Accelgor/Escavalier, since the randomizer allows for the evolution to happen.

[@hika8538]

I've suffered using only grass type teams so I wonder what would be the best pokemons for it

[@zacharyjoy8724]

Hoenn definitely has some of the best options.

[@costby1105]

Scolipede didn't get Speed Boost until generation 6. It was the only Pokemon whose hidden ability was released and changed.

[@RafaZeller]

Chandelure floats by...

[@costby1105]

@@RafaZeller Chandelure didn't get it's hidden ability released alongside the Johto Starters, Unova Starters and Legendary Birds Until Generation 6 while the Legendary Beasts didn't recieve theirs until the Virtual Console releases. Scolopede original Hidden Ability was Quick Feet and was released via the Dream World after the launch of Pokemon Black and White 2. It is the only Pokemon who had its hidden ability changed despite being released.

[@RafaZeller]

@@costby1105 Chandelure's original Hidden Ability was Shadow Tag. It wasn't released in Gen V (sadly), but it was changed.

[@PlasmaSage]

Firing thunders with my compound eyes galvantula is a good memory of gen5

[@TheEmeraldWeirdo]

Scyther doesn't get Fury Attack. It gets Fury CUTTER, which, being a Bug-type move, is indeed a good option. Scolipede didn't get Speed Boost until X and Y. In Gen V it had Quick Feet. Plus, those are its HIDDEN Abilities, meaning the odds of you getting one with either in a regular playthrough are pretty much zilch. Scolipede's still a really good Pokemon, though.

[@pvpichozen2027]

I’m just gonna say I wouldn’t mind a longer video if you want to get in-depth with each Pokémon move 😅 just saying 😬

[@jaidamwhi4589]

I've said this on several of his videos

[@Weav576]

Gen 5 & Gen 7 arguably got the best bug types

[@pumapandora1310]

Played a bug type team in white 2, tms and move tutors are key for Volcarona and it gets quiver dance early enough

[@JonJon-pj9ly]

In BW original, you won't get the early evolved Volcarona like in BW2. But even still, I used a Larvesta on my team once and It was not useless

[@theedwardian]

In my experience bug type teams are surprisingly viable in competitive because NOBODY stacks their team with bug counters in mind. Once you win the first speed-tie or prediction everything else just snowballs in your favor.

[@frankiepunkxo]

Do not underestimate a sturdy Crustle with Shell Smash under any circumstances.

[@jaidamwhi4589]

I know the bug type is generally the absolute worst type but they CAN dominate with the right move sets and the dedication to ev training especially in the main games and ive seen a few mono bug nuzlockes that just blew my mind 😂

[@zacharyjoy8724]

Care to name a few, if they’re still online?

[@chefgrizz6284]

@@zacharyjoy8724 just type in “Bug type HC nuzlocke”

[@jaidamwhi4589]

@@zacharyjoy8724 i know silphspectre for a fact his vids are ALL entertaining and i believe flygonHG has done a bug one of im not mistaken

[@kiro3238]

No best bug team for scarlet and violet?

[@fokspoks]

Why not build a team in paldea region?

[@MrLightningbob]

I used Scisor, Heracross, Frosmoth, Volcarona, Venomoth, and Rabasca for my team in Padea. Beating the elite 4 was easy, even with comparable levels

[@gloriadellumine6086]

I think Fire or Grass would be good choices early this time around

[@demi-femme4821]

Crustle is actually pretty solid if you get one with Sturdy, since you can turn it into a devious Shell Smash sweeper. Edit: Volcarona in BW2 isn't bad either. You can teach it Signal Beam in Driftveil City as a decent special attacking move to tide yourself over until you can grab the Psychic TM from Route 13 and buy Fire Blast from Lacunosa town and then you get access to all its good moves once you hit up Humilao City and it just carries the lategame.

[@MysticUmbreon]

This comment came in handy for the best fire type teams ty ;)

[@dylanwiseman4657]

For Legends Arceus swap out one of the weak flying bug types for scizor! It’s stronger, offers a better typing, and isn’t a trade evo in this game!

[@FrostyThundertrod]

You missed Beedrill for Kanto

[@TwistedSpiralX]

ICE Type should be next!

[@ameliafeyparsons4816]

I'd love to see you do Fighting, Dragon, Ground, or Ice.

[@NuncleG]

I don't get why Rock is strong against Bug types. They live under rocks. The best excuse I've heard is that if you drop a rock on a bug, it dies. Lots of things die when you drop a rock on them.

[@SD-VThe_LovablePsycho0100]

What about Scarlet and Violet?

[@AJadedLizard]

Kinda nice to see that my favorite Pokemon since 1996, Scyther, is still on basically every one of these teams.

[@kamiotamega5317]

Every volcarona fan knows that larvesta is a physical attackers, with an 85 base att versus 50spa flame charge and lunge hit pretty hard

[@lukario0659]

I do Monoruns of Bug type My teams was: Kanto (Leaf Green) -Scizor (Special rom with replaced trade evo) -Pinsir -Parasect -Venomoth -Butterfree -Beedrill Johto (Heart Gold) -Scizor -Heracross -Yanmega -Venomoth -Forretress -Pinsir Hoenn (Saphaire) -Heracross -Dustox -Ninjask -Armaldo -Volbeat -Masquerain Sinnoh (Platinum) -Heracross -Yanmega -Scizor -Wormadan (Trashcloak) -Mothim -Vespiqueen Unova 1 (Pokemon White) -Scolipede -Crustle -Levanny -Galvantula -Esavalier -Accelgor Unova 2 (Pokemon Black 2) -Levanny -Esavalier -Crustle -Heracross -Galvantula -Volcarona Kalos (Pokemon Y) -Mega Pinsir -Scizor -Crustle -Yanmega -Masquerain -Ninjask Alola (Pokemon Ultra Moon) -Pheremosa -Vikavolt -Volcarona -Armaldo -Ribombee -Araquanid and that is i didn't play more

[@anthonyanglemyer]

You did real well here, considering. I wonder how you'll do the Dragon type.

[@nettieklok5952]

6 dragonites in gen 1

[@StarWalker-si4nm]

Don’t sleep on crustle sturdy shell smash.

[@CowboyPrestige101]

Bug is the type I love to do type runs with. I always loved Pinsir in the original gen. Though Scyther always has gotten the love. Heracross increased my love for the type and pokemon like Scoliopede and Golispod really hammered in why I love the pokemon. The first few episodes of the pokemon anime original run also lent to my love of the buggy mons. The caterpie and beedrill episodes were good fun. And I am still salty to this day about how in the hell the bug catcher got a pinsir so early in the series haha

[@burntbwak]

then we hammered away at the opposing alakazam with our pinsir that learns NO BUG TYPE MOVES WHGAT

[@CowboyPrestige101]

@Burntbwak BIG FACTS. It was wild because both pinsir and scyther were so rare for pokemon in general in Gen 1 and 2. Yet you weren't awarded for such rare bug types lmao. Then suddenly around gen 6 or 7, Gamefreak was like BUG POKEMON GUD. I'm waiting for a South American region with a Bug legendary that'd be dope. Maybe a Bug dragon

[@yorecf9641]

@@CowboyPrestige101 I’d argue that Gen 5 is when Game Freak committed to bug types being good. Unova gave us a ton of actually useful ones for playthroughs like Galvantula, Leavanny, Crustle and Accelgor in addition to Quiver Dance, one of the most broken set up moves to this day.

[@skaionex]

​@Yorec F don't forget they gave a free genesect when B&W2 first came out

[@northstarpokeshipper2148]

Do the fire type!

[@yorecf9641]

Fire kills bug. Let's do it.

[@tommymdladlana8255]

My favourite type with electric

[@bahmiguel]

Mystic pls we need best team with no Restrictions for X/Y and US/UM, It’s literally the two that are missing for the series

[@sammcmullen6331]

Scolipede doesn’t have Speed Boost in Gen V. Its hidden ability is Quick Feet, they didn’t change it until X/Y.

[@eclipsedbadger]

Ninjask can be really fun to play in-game (not tournaments or anything), because if you stick to a "make it go faster" strategy, Ninjask can be ridiculous. Make it do Sword Dance+Double Team and let it boost its speed with their ability, and it becomes a fast attack machine that evades everything. Not sure how it would go in tournaments or anything but, playing R/S/E with a Ninjask was always fun for me. 😅

[@nigelbrigden4364]

Orbeetle is really underrated. I loved using him in Sword and Shield.

[@CringeAnimePFP160]

True, it's one of my favourites.

[@Weav576]

I'd still arguably consider Drapion as a bug

[@Henchmen21]

I'd love to see the Ghosts next

[@cosmicintervention9869]

Please do Ghost type! 👻🙏🏻

[@viz2y]

yes!

[@yorecf9641]

Kanto and Johto having teams of six Gengar would be hilarious.

[@cosmicintervention9869]

@@yorecf9641 oh dang that didn't even cross my mind 😂

[@yorecf9641]

@@cosmicintervention9869 yup, though I just remembered that if we stick with no trade evos, it's a team of six Haunter. I don't think Hoenn would have a full team either, even with ORAS. Banette, Shedinja, Dusclops (Dusknoir is a trade evo), Froslass are the non version exclusives. I guess the Mirage Spots could increase our options since those are still before the post game, but we're still super limited.

[@pabloalvarez7510]

​@@yorecf9641guys, at least consider a few Misdreavus/ Magius por Johto

[@christiancamouflage7031]

Where's the dustox love? :( He's carried himself very well in many of my teams, and isn't ohko'd from a rock move, as opposed to beautifly

[@ashtonkerr6276]

You should do the Grass type next. The Grass type is my most favorite type.

[@lukario0659]

8:34 Speed Bosst is his hidden Ability and he ddin't have this in gen 5 only Quick Feet

[@KeitaroU7]

Ice-Types!!! Not sure how many Ice lovers are out there however :o

[@muhammadabdullahjan5204]

Crustle is amazing sturdy with shell smash and hallelujah

[@strongerthankakarot2744]

Dragons are supper effective against dragons, reason one dragon is stronger enough to kill another dragon. Then why do bug resist bugs?

[@yorecf9641]

Bug doesn’t resist itself.

[@kanebekkattla3963]

Might I recommend in the future of these videos having an extra team? one where you have 6 pokemon but you can't use two pokemon from the same gen. eg. you can't use Scyther and Pinsir on the same team.

[@axels3188]

Theses were good teams and do Fure types next.

[@roxannwinslow6730]

Me, I love Normal type Pokemon since they learn moves from different types.

[@marccardillo6679]

For Ruby I used Mothim for a time but dropped it. My final team was Dustox, Ninjask, Shedinja, Armaldo, Masquerain, and Volbeat (who was surprisingly good).

[@defeatstatistics7413]

i actually did a bug monotype of Fire Red. The entire Elite Four (except bruno lol) were done with Parasect using Spore, switching to Scyther and setting up Swords Dance for a sweep. To one-shot Blue's Arcanine (it had intimidate), Scyther had to be level 68. Shit was as hard as any rom hack I've ever played, no joke. Rematches were actually easier because of Speed Boost Yanma and Guts Heracross. Even Ariados contributed with Night Shade and STAB Sludge Bomb. Fuck Beedrill.

[@marcelocapeljunior3579]

Shedinja is fun if you're doing a challenge run and have to play chess with the other trainer's team. If you know they won't have a response, Shedinja is a win condition. Setting up for Shedinja can be a challenge in an of itself, but I don't think it makes the game less fun.

[@TrappyJenkins]

"these teams should work in any kanto game." My brother in christ your kanto team has 1 kanto pokemon

[@Lagi42800]

Hail Scolipede we Love him ...

[@ShadowD.Joestar]

Crustle is MVP. Two words. Shell Smash.

[@ASoulphoenix]

In BW i used a Crustle to sweep Drayden using shell smash, x-scizzor, rock slide and other move i can't remember. Just ev train it a bit in attack and speed, and you're good to go

[@johnnypollack3243]

Love the video and keep up the great work

[@animefreak8535]

Just finish my Ultra Moon BUG type only playthrough let's say how good the teams are here

[@rmills922]

Let's do Grass types next!

[@Tmr-um4uc]

Please let's see the ROCK type next.

[@wizardmari3497]

nice video my boy adrive would like this

[@k2basior]

For Fairy in theory outisde Johto and Unova you can go a Team for each region with Kanto in Let's Go, Hoenn with ORAS, Sinnoh with BDSP and rest normally. Let's Go would be nice also for Dark and Steel and even Dragon or Ghost with few more options.

[@Reubenture]

I can't wait for grass type!!

[@donaldsrandomstuff3263]

You forgot Beedrill and parasect for kanto

[@iuxbaesuzystan]

You should allow trade evos in this kind of video imo. If they are in the regional dex, use it.

[@kpsgaming2785]

Fire type pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee❤❤❤❤

[@joshschaub2302]

I'd say for Kanto double up on ur heavy hitters

[@cron1807]

Pinsir outshines Scyther in one small, but ever so important way. It is completely impossible to beat Fire Red with mono bug (without trading) due to pinsir being the only bug type with strength in thst generation

[@knightandrey4564]

Sad i didnt see my boy masqureine here

[@rokuyt5950]

Beedrill being so underrated Bro why u not talk about my favorite pokemon

[@verlandes1]

Scolipede doesn't get Speed boost until gen 6, though.

[@enderjoker1288]

man, you should try eviolite shelmet with toxic, protect, recover, acid armor. very stall but it can legit destroy any physical attacker in the game that's not using dragon tail or rock moves

[@robertshort1320]

Idea: best team unrestricted using alternate starters.

[@georgeharvey9569]

I was expecting you to mention the mega evolution of pinser and hairacross

[@Luanmm]

Next type could be Grass plox 🥺

[@Kanta82]

How dare you sleep on Shuckle like this. Absolute goat of defense, and gets rollout and gyro ball. Don't fuckle.

[@ThisIsTheKendom]

Not sure if he mentioned this and maybe o didn’t hear it because I’m at the gym while watching/listening to this but what about Scizor?

[@joeyteter9383]

Also, I’d like for the next type to be my second or third favorite types with Poison or Ice

[@jonmiller4575]

Bug isn’t holding bug back…..GameFreak and Pokémon Company is holding bug back. If the Bug type actually had realistic super effective, immunities, resistances it would look like this. Bug is super effective against Bug, Fairy, Grass, Ground, Water, Fighting, Dark and Psychic. Bug is weak to flying, fire, bug, rock, and poison. Bug resist fighting, grass, Psychic, fairy and ground. Bug is immune to Dark

[@Weav576]

Could also go with Beedrill in ORAS, as you can get in Safari zone along with Pinsir and Heracross and use it mainly in Mega Evolution as Mega Beedrill is really good unlike in base form

[@quincysolomon9528]

One of my favourite types !!

[@MrJarvisful]

I love bug and electric pokemons

[@lukario0659]

9:37 you can't even use it at Elite four Volcarona Evolution is 59 and highiest Level of Pokemon before Post Game is Ghetis Hydreigon with Level 54 (With is illegal)

[@tynkovandalen3348]

Normol tipes wood be cool

[@johncalabro8710]

You should do a bug only run in heart gold

[@thefirespecialist9007]

We need the Ghost Type covered! Lol

[@GGalaxy5385]

Ghost next

[@arielmccarthy4892]

Paras has been my favorite bug since I was a little little girl I love paras and I'm not ashamed one bit

[@roggie839]

I'd like to see you cover the dragon type

[@luisfernandosalazar5941]

Why not scizor and kleavor for legends arceus ?

[@dustinvance243]

I was gonna bring that up to. Unlike in other games, you don't have to trade for it this time. In Legends Arceus, All you have to do is use a metal coat on it. And you can even catch one in the alabaster icelands in a space-time distortion.

[@luisfernandosalazar5941]

@@dustinvance243 yes ! And metal coat can be found in space time distortions or buy it from the lingo Volkner guy