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**Scatterbug** (Japanese: **コフキムシ** *Kofukimushi*) is a Bug Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

It evolves into Spewpa starting at level 9, which evolves into Vivillon starting at level 12.

## Biology

Scatterbug is a small, black, insectoid Pokémon with a large head that takes up most of its body. The head is bisected by a line that runs from the forehead to the mouth, where it splits off. It has large khaki-colored eyes with square black pupils and no visible sclera. One tooth pokes out of its small mouth, and there are three white hairs on top of its head. Scatterbug has a three-segmented abdomen with two small, nubby legs on each segment. A white ruff of fur runs around its neck, and there is a large beige spot on its rear.

If threatened by a bird Pokémon, it can spew a powder that paralyzes on contact. The powder covering its body regulates its temperature, allowing it to adapt to any climate.

### Major appearances

Multiple Scatterbug appeared in *To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!*, including one that Template:Ash and Template:Ashfr helped from Dolan and his Diggersby, which later evolved into a Spewpa.

### Minor appearances

Scatterbug made its debut appearance in *Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!*

A Scatterbug appeared in a flashback at Professor Sycamore's lab in *Mega Evolution Special I*.

A photo of two Scatterbug appeared in *A Legendary Photo Op!*.

A Trainer's Scatterbug appeared in a flashback in *Cloudy Fate, Bright Future!* where one of Froakie's original trainers had sent it out to battle.

A Scatterbug appeared in *Seeing the Forest for the Trees!* where it along with a Oddish, Budew, Sentret and a Zigzagoon were brought into a cave to join Ash in the Winding Woods. It reappeared in a flashback in *Facing the Needs of the Many!* and *Till We Compete Again!*.

Five Scatterbug appeared during a flashback in *The Legend of X, Y, and Z!*.

### Pokédex entries

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### In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Scatterbug debuted in *X-actly What They Wanted*, where one runs away from the battle between Xerneas and Yveltal along with its Trainer.

Another Scatterbug appeared in *Kangaskhan...Kangascan't*, where a wild one was in a flashback in Santalune Forest.

A Scatterbug appeared in a flashback in *Pinsir Glares*.

## Game data

### Pokédex entries

 Alpha Sapphire  | The powder that covers its body regulates its temperature, so it can live in any region or climate.

### Stats

#### Base stats

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

### Learnset

#### By TM/HM

 * **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Scatterbug
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Scatterbug

#### By tutoring

 * A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Scatterbug can be tutored the move in that game
* A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Scatterbug cannot be tutored the move in that game
* **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Scatterbug
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Scatterbug

### Side game data

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### Sprites

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## Trivia

* Scatterbug and its evolutionary relatives are the only Bug Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

#### Name origin

Scatterbug is a combination of *scatter* and *bug*, and perhaps *litterbug*.

Kofukimushi may be a combination of コフキコガネ *kofukikogane* (Japanese cockchafer), 粉 *ko* (powder), 吹き *fuki* (blow), and 虫 *mushi* (bug).

## External links

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