Ledyba’s wing coverings — “elytra” — buckle and crumple under crush force, but their perfect roundness and smooth surface deflects projectiles without a scratch. An ancient military tactic is the wall of overlapping shields, inspired by Ledyba clusters.

Ecologists pay close attention to Ledian migrations. They move when faced with weather changes, pollution, or invasive species — Ledian’s lack of battle prowess means any other species counts as invasive, alerting ecologists to the movement of harder-to-detect Pokémon.