Badge Dojo · Grass 1-6

Still on the 1-1 grid, this page is about Goonbug in row 2 of lane 3, directly behind Sackling.

Goonbug is a base form with an unusual attack. It becomes invincible and dashes forward, damaging an area as it goes. Being untouchable during the dash means it can throw itself into a crowd without taking damage for that moment, which suits a unit that starts one row behind the front.

Its cell matters because of Sackling. When Sackling's shield breaks and it stops to make a new one, Goonbug is the unit still hitting enemies in lane 3. Its dash carries it into the same group Sackling is holding, so the lane keeps dealing area damage through the pause.

The weakness is that Goonbug is fragile outside its dash. If Sackling falls, Goonbug becomes the front of the lane without the sturdiness for it.

Its evolved form is Capobeetle, which turns invincible and charges in the same way but also makes enemies fragile, so everything else hits them harder. The evolved Capobeetle takes row 3 of the middle lane in the next chapter's layout, which is a good reason to keep Goonbug's line levelled even though it is not the unit that decides this run.