Wurmple Evolution Guide

Welcome, all you burgeoning bug catchers – today’s lesson involves the Wurmple evolution stages. This small, red, caterpillar-like critter can evolve into two Pokémon, leading to two final outcomes with stark differences. It’s simple to get them to evolve, but let’s see if there is a trick to adding both to your Pokédex as quickly as you can.

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How do I evolve Wurmple?

Let’s see how to evolve this little wormy guy into all of its possible evolutions. The two possible chains of evolution are as follows:

Wurmple – Cascoon – Dustox
Wurmple – Silcoon – Beautifly

Wurmple evolves into Silcoon or Cascoon starting at level seven, and then they evolve again at level ten into the butterfly Pokémon Beautifly, or the moth Pokémon, Dustox.

Unfortunately, you don’t get to play god when it comes to Wurmple evolutions, as you’re left to the fickle master that is RNG. There’s no sure fire way to bag yourself a Silcoon or Cascoon in the first stage of the evolutionary process, as it largely relies on the hidden personality value of your Wurmples. Since there’s no way to find out, you’re left to chance, and this will then dictate what level ten evolution you’ll get, whether that’s a Dustox from a Cascoon, or a Beautifly from a Silcoon.

To find a Wurmple in each game, grab your net and head to these locations:

Legends: Arceus -Obsidian Fieldlands: near Aspiration Hill, Floaro Gardens, Horseshoe Plains, The Heartwood, massive mass outbreaks
Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl – Routes 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 218, 221, 222, Eterna Forest, Floaroma Meadow, Fuego Ironworks, Grand Underground (Grassland Cave), Riverbank Cave, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern, Valley Windworks (Honey Trees)

Or, if you want to skip a step, you can find Silcoon and Cascoon in the following areas:

Silcoon:
- Brilliant Diamond – Routes 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 218, 221, 222, Eterna Forest, Floaroma Meadow, Fuego Ironworks, Valley Windworks (Honey Trees)
  Grand Underground (Grassland Cave), Riverbank Cave, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern
- Legends: Arceus – Floaro Gardens, Horseshoe Plains, and The Heartwood during the day.
Cascoon:
- Shining Pearl – Routes 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 218, 221, 222, Eterna Forest, Floaroma Meadow, Fuego Ironworks, Valley Windworks (Honey Trees)
  Grand Underground (Grassland Cave), Riverbank Cave, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern
- Legends: Arceus – Floaro Gardens, Horseshoe Plains, and The Heartwood during the night.

How do I evolve Wurmple in Pokémon Go?

Unfortunately, in Pokémon Go the chance to evolve Wurmple into Silcoon or Cascoon is also a coin flip. There are no tricks to sway the decision, you must let fate decide which bug you’re gonna get. Thankfully, evolving Wurmple is relatively cheap, costing only 12 Wurmple candies. If you find a spot where they reliably spawn, you can get both evolutions pretty easily.

Once you have a Silcoon or Cascoon, it costs 50 candy to evolve them into Beautifly or Dustox.

Now you know how to evolve a Wurmple! But, if you’re just wanting to brush up on your ‘mon knowledge in general, you can check out our full Pokédex, too. If you’re after even more of a helping hand, there are also some Pokémon Scarlet and Violet mystery codes that pop up from time to time, plus if you want something different we have heaps of Roblox codes, including the latest Dress to Impress codes and Anime Defenders codes.