Orthworm - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Orthworm can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Orthworm artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Orthworm learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Harden	Normal	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
1	Wrap	Normal	15	90
7	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
12	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
16	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
21	Iron Head	Steel	80	100
26	Take Down	Normal	90	85
30	Dig	Ground	80	100
34	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
38	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
43	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
47	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
52	Shed Tail	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Orthworm learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Coil	Poison	—	—
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Metal Burst	Steel	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Orthworm is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
05	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
28	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
35	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
36	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
51	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
55	Dig	Ground	80	100
66	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
76	Rock Blast	Rock	25	90
84	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
89	Body Press	Fighting	80	100
90	Spikes	Ground	—	—
93	Flash Cannon	Steel	80	100
99	Iron Head	Steel	80	100
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
104	Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
116	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
121	Heavy Slam	Steel	—	100
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
133	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
149	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
152	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
163	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
170	Steel Beam	Steel	140	95
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100

Orthworm egg move parents

Orthworm

Orthworm's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Orthworm are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Orthworm with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Orthworm with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Coil

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Ekans Arbok Furret Dunsparce Seviper Snivy Servine Serperior Silicobra Sandaconda Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form)
Breeding	Orthworm
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Coil

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Numel Camerupt Torkoal Hisuian Zorua Hisuian Zoroark
TM	Seel Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Snubbull Granbull Torchic Combusken Blaziken Rhyperior Tepig Pignite Emboar Drilbur Excadrill Scraggy Scrafty
Breeding	Alolan Sandshrew Galarian Meowth Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Tauros Tauros (Combat Breed) Tauros (Blaze Breed) Tauros (Aqua Breed) Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Hisuian Typhlosion Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Dunsparce Swinub Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Hippopotas Hippowdon Leafeon Glaceon Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Sylveon Perrserker Cufant Copperajah Fuecoco Crocalor Skeledirge Orthworm Annihilape Clodsire Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form) Dudunsparce (Three-Segment Form)
Reminder	Zangoose
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Curse

Metal Burst

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Perrserker
Breeding	Rhyhorn Orthworm
Reminder	Alolan Sandslash
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Metal Burst