5th Gen So many good bug pokemon

[csa99]

Has anyone noticed that the bug pokemon in generation 5 have become considerably better than in previous generations...
Generation 5:
Volcarona - Base Stats 550
Genesect - Base Stats 600
Durant - Base Stats 484
Galvantula - Base Stats 472
Scolipede - Base Stats 475
Escavalier - Base Stats 495
Accelgor - Base Stats 495
Crustle - Base Stats 475
This is a big difference compared to the fully evolved bug pokemon in previous generations aside from a few (Pinsir, Scisor and Heracross)

 

[Phototoxin]

Yes but TBH I think bugs needed a boost. They were cool but quite weak.

 

[Dark Piplup]

Yeah! Bug is one of my favorite types. And now there are a lot. I think they all had clever designs too.

 

[nate890]

Yes I completly agree. I never used to use bug pokemon because they were extremely weak, but now I use them all the time because they can be pretty awesome especially against phychic and dark!

 

[Rai]

I am so happy that there are so many great Bug pokemon in B/W. It's my favorite type but I feel people don't use them because they tend not to have the best stats. Now they don't have an excuse! :3

 

[The Nightmare]

Here's what I think of the strenght:

List Of Bug Pokemon:
Volcarona - Base Stats 550-Strong
Genesect - Base Stats 600-Balanced
Durant - Base Stats 484-Weak
Galvantula - Base Stats 472-Weak
Scolipede - Base Stats 475-Balanced
Escavalier - Base Stats 495-Very Strong
Accelgor - Base Stats 495-Balanced
Crustle - Base Stats 475-Balanced

If you think some of it's false well don't blame me.

 

[Destiny.]

Volcarona is beautiful and exceptionally strong.
Bug is my new favourite type :3

 

[PlatinumDude]

Yeah, I agree that Bugs got a bigger boost this generation. You also forgot Scolipede, whose base stat total ties with Crustle's. The aforementioned Scolipede is my favorite Unova Bug Pokemon, tied with Volcarona, because it's the only Bug/Poison Pokemon that gets Earthquake and Rock Slide. Its Speed is high, but not as high as Accelgor's, and its Attack is okay, but it could be higher.

 

[Rionix]

IMHO i like the bug pokemons here in gen 5 more than the others in the other generations. My favorite is Volcarona. Nice combination of types too!

Fire+Bug = FTW!

 

[Yukimi]

Bug Pokemon needed a boost. They're known for becoming virtually useless by midway through the game. At least some of them can hold their own this gen.
I still won't use them of course, since bugs are gross and all, but it's good to see them getting a bit more use. :P

 

[OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire]

I agree, the bugs this gen aren't Butterfree or Beedrill, they are more like Scisor, Heracross,ect.

 

[Timbjerr]

These beautiful specimens are the reason GenV made me proud to be a bug-type pokemon fan. On one hand we've got a speedy physical powerhouse with a wide selection of moves (and an interesting signature move even if it is overshadowed by X-Scissor later in the game), and on the other hand, we've got a speedy special powerhouse that is compatible with some pretty sweet electric attacks. :D

I'd have loved to fit both of them on my team, but my current team is pretty fire-weak with just the one. XD

 

[Zenfyre]

Generation 5 really stepped up with better Bug Pokemon. I don't find myself using them often but glad to see this change. Bug-types were so underrated in previous generations and seen as weak but now people will think twice about them.

 

[Archeops12354]

Easily the best generation for bug pokemon! My fav bugs below! (Not including Genesect)

1. Escavalier and Volcarona: They are both tied in my opinion. While volcarona is easily the better choice (plus awesome typing! Fire + Bug = WIN), it's movepool is **** until you get it to lvl-50 and over, which is bad considering it is a B*TCH to level up! Although it will all be worth it in the end.
Escavalier has better typing defensively, 9 resistances and 1 immunity. It has ridiculous attack and defensive stats making it an effective tanker. Despite it's horrible speed (base 20 speed -__-), I never had any problems with both Escavalier and Volcarona.
Scizor would probably be a better replacement for Escavalier because of technician bullet punch, but hey, this is gen 5 pokemon so escavalier for me! And there is really no substitute for the sheer badassness of Volcarona.

 

[Ho-Oh]

Unfortunately you cannot revive threads from around 2 years ago (in fact, you can't revive them over a month ago), however you can post in anything with the On-going Discussion prefix from whatever year it is. :)

Anyway, due to this being a really old thread imma lock it up, feel free to make another thread along these lines if you want! n_n