Bug Pokemon have never been the type everyone is clamoring to have, but they’ve certainly gotten a makeover in Pokemon Legends: Z-A and its Mega Dimension DLC! After decades in the background, Bug-types have proven most worthwhile as party members in Pokemon Legends: Z-A.
With so many dual typings on the best Bug-type Pokemon in Pokemon Legends: Z-A, you’ve got plenty of ways to best use your Bug-types in battle. Stock up on their Mega Stones and be sure you’re teaching them the best moves Mabel gives you, and you’ll have strong fighters with these Bug-type Pokemon in no time.
Vivillion
You’re likely going to be fighting a few Scatterbugs and Spewpas early on in Pokemon Legends: Z-A, so you’ll have your first Vivillion to help get you through the game until you hit Wild Zone 13 and can access some of the more powerful insects, but the real allure from evolving Vivillion is that you’ll find tons of unique looks for the Scale Pokemon.
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There are three patterns available for Vivillion as of the Mega Dimension DLC’s launch in December 2025. Spewpa from Lumiose will evolve into the Meadow Pattern, the Spewpa you get in a Side Mission at the museum gives the Marine Pattern when it evolves, and the Mega Dimension DLC added the Garden Pattern.
Data-miners have found information for the remaining forms of Vivillion in the game’s data, so keep your eyes peeled for new Patterns to come in potential future DLC.
Golisopod
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Debuting back in the Alola region of generation seven’s Pokemon Sun and Moon, Golisopod has been a favorite of Bug-type users for a while now after we saw Guzma with his throughout the games’ story. It’s a dual type through and through, but which secondary typing it receives is dependent on its form.
The standard evolution for Golisopod is a dual Bug and Water type, but when you’re using a Mega Golisopod instead, the Water type is instead traded out for Steel. As you might expect from a Pokemon with so much armor, Golisopod’s high Defense and Special Defense make it a powerful Pokemon no matter what, but Mega Golisopod gets an Attack boost that makes it one of the better choices for Bug-types in Pokemon Legends: Z-A and Mega Dimension.
Scizor
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The Scyther you probably grabbed in Wild Zone 13 at night is already a strong fighter, but when you trade it with a friend while it’s holding a Metal Coat, you’ll get back a Scizor instead, a dual-type Bug and Steel Pokemon. Grabbing a Scizorite from the Stone Emporium and handing it off to the Pincer Pokemon after you trade back will give you one heck of a fighter.
Scizor already has a very solid Attack stat to make good use of its physical moves like Lunge or Iron Head, but Mega Scizor gets two buffs worth noticing. Not only is its Attack noticeably better, but it has almost time and a half the Defense as before. Any physical fights you’ll face down the line will be leagues easier if you go through the effort to trade and evolve Scizor!
Kleavor
If you’d rather evolve your Scyther into something a little newer and more unique, though, then you might want to consider exposing it to the Black Augerite in Hyperspace Lumiose and evolving it into a Legends-exclusive Pokemon instead: Kleavor, the Axe Pokemon.
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Instead of Steel for its dual typing like Scizor would receive, Kleavor is a Bug and harder-bodied Rock-type. Though it doesn’t get a Mega Evolution form in the Mega Dimension DLC in which it was added, its Attack stat is already one of the more impressive, so you’ll have no problem sweeping enemies with physical moves like Rock Blast or Lunge.
Beedrill
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One of the original Bug-type Pokemon from the iconic first generation of games, Beedrill has always been a favorite for insect fans. It’s got a dual typing with the nimbleness of Bug and the sickly sting of Poison, which means you’ll have plenty of potent physical moves with Beedrill, sure to do damage even before you let it go Mega.
Be sure to focus on physical damage with Beedrill in both its base and Mega Evolution forms, since its already weak Special Attack stat drops even further when it goes Mega.
You’ll have faced off with the Rogue Mega Beedrill as part of the game’s main story, so you know its stats are nothing to mess with, especially that Speed stat. Those giant drill hands are sure to do damage, and with resistances to five types (with Fighting and Grass-types doing even less damage than the already meager HP loss from Poison, Bug, and Fairy-types), Beedrill is now and always has been one of the best Bug-type Pokemon.
Pinsir
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Another classic Pokemon from the first generation who’s endured the test of time to appear again around Wild Zone 13 in Pokemon Legends: Z-A, Pinsir is definitely one of the more iconic Bug-types in the Pokemon games. It doesn’t evolve, but when you grab Pinsirite from Quasartico Inc. Headquarters and have it go Mega, you’re sure to sweep with the Stag Beetle Pokemon.
Not only will it become a more potent physical Attacker in its Mega form, but Mega Pinsir will also get impressive increases for both the Defense and Speed stats. This makes it into a quick, hard-hitting Pokemon that’s hard to hit in return on the battlefield, so you’re sure to see some great results with your Pinsir!
Heracross
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Like Pinsir from the same Wild Zone, Heracross doesn’t evolve into another Pokemon even after all these years of seeing older Pokemon get evolutionary forms in later games, but it sure does get a potent power boost from its Mega Stone.
You can get Heracross early on in Pokemon Legends: Z-A by trading with a woman named Tracie as one of your Side Missions. She’ll give you her Heracross names Bois in exchange for a Pikachu you catch in Wild Zone Three.
As with most Bug-type Pokemon, Heracross is a good physical Attacker even before its Attack stat increases to time and a half its normal potency with Mega Heracross. Its dual typing between Bug and Fighting mean you’ll see good mileage from having your Heracross remember moves like Megahorn for opponents weak to Bug-types or Close Combat for situations where Fighting-type moves are better instead.
Genesect
If you’ve been a fan of the Mythical Pokemon, then you’re probably pretty excited to dive into all the rifts in the Mega Dimension DLC in search of your favorite ones, and this is exactly where you’ll find Genesect, the dual Bug and Steel-type Paleozoic Pokemon that has not one but five unique Forms.
What makes Genesect so interesting is its signature move, Techno Blast, which changes types depending on which Form you’ve been using. Techno Blast is a Normal move by default, but you can use it as an Electric-type move with Shock Drive Genesect, a Fire-type move as Burn Drive Genesect, an Ice move as Chill Drive Genesect, or a Water-type move from Douse Drive Genesect. Swap out the drives as needed to suit your team comp’s needs and get the most from Genesect after you’ve caught it!
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