Weedle (Pokémon)

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Weedle Hairy Bug Pokémon ビードル Beedle #013 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Bug Poison Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Shield Dust Cacophony Cacophony Run Away Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 255 (43.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Bug Hatch time 11 cycles
Height 1'00" 0.3 m Weedle 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 7.1 lbs. 3.2 kg Weedle 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 52 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 39 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Weedle 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Weedle (Japanese: ビードル Beedle) is a dual-type Bug/Poison Pokémon.

It evolves into Kakuna starting at level 7, which evolves into Beedrill starting at level 10.

Biology

Weedle is a small larva Pokémon with a segmented body ranging in color from yellow to reddish-brown. Combined with its red nose and feet, Weedle's bright coloration wards off its enemies. Weedle has a conical, two-inch venomous stinger on its head and a barbed one on its tail, but its other body parts are spherical.

Weedle can retaliate against attackers and those who step on it with its strong toxin. It can distinguish its favorite kinds of leaves using its acute sense of smell. As a young Bug Pokémon, its daily appetite for leaves matches its weight. Weedle can be found in forests and usually hides in grass, bushes, and under the leaves it eats.

In the anime

Weedle in the anime

Major appearances

In Challenge of the Samurai, Ash was very close to catching a Weedle. He used his newly caught Pidgeotto to battle, Weedle was knocked unconscious and when Ash was about to throw his Poké Ball, Samurai came up and asked Ash if he was a Trainer from Pallet Town. This distracted Ash from catching the Weedle, so it got away. This same Weedle later warned its kind and together, they tried to avenge its near capture by attacking his friends.

Casey captured a Weedle during the Bug-Catching Contest in The Bug Stops Here. She released it in accordance with Contest rules.

Minor appearances

A Weedle appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back, The Kangaskhan Kid, and Destiny Deoxys

Weedle appeared a few other times while Ash was in Viridian Forest, such as when a number of them ate Team Rocket's cardboard tank.

A Weedle appeared in The Ultimate Test under the ownership of a Trainer who allowed Todd to photograph it. Due to a coloring error, this Weedle was colored green like a Caterpie. Generation II revealed that Shiny Weedle are green as well.

Multiple pink Weedle resided on the Pinkan Island in In the Pink.

Weedle had a small cameo in Tracey Gets Bugged as one of the Bug Pokémon on Murcott Island.

A Weedle appeared in Illusion Confusion! as an illusion created by Haunter and Gengar.

Multiple Weedle appeared in For Crying Out Loud and were accidentally wet by Wilhomena's Marill.

Multiple Weedle also appeared in Celebi: Voice of the Forest.

A Weedle was one of the inhabitants of a Pokémon oasis in Got Miltank?.

Multiple Weedle appeared in For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! where they protected the Tin Tower after Team Rocket stole the crystal bells on the top floor.

In Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution, one of the Pokémon made ill by Team Rocket's experiments was a Weedle.

A Weedle was seen in a forest outside the Ice Path in EP250.

A Weedle was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Gonna Rule The School!.

A Weedle appeared in The Saffron Con as a Pokémon owned by a Coordinator that was taken by Team Rocket.

An injured Weedle appeared in One Big Happiny Family! and was healed by Nurse Joy.

A Weedle appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!, Lumiose City Pursuit! and Mega-Mega Meowth Madness!, and Day Three Blockbusters!.

Two Weedle appeared on the picture in the gallery museum in A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!.

A Weedle made a brief appearance at the end in An Appetite for Battle!.

A Weedle appeared in a flashback in Garchomp's Mega Bond! at Professor Sycamore's lab.

A Weedle appeared in A Watershed Moment! in a flashback.

A Weedle appeared in a flashback in Seeing the Forest for the Trees!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP004 Weedle Ash's Pokédex Weedle. The stinger on this Pokémon's head guarantees that any attacker will get the point right where it hurts.

In the manga

Weedle in Pokémon Adventures

Weedle in Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Weedle first appears in Bulbasaur, Come Home! as one of the Pokémon that escapes from Professor Oak's Laboratory.

A Weedle appeared reuniting with its trainer in Buzz Off, Electabuzz!.

Green caught a Weedle to try to trick people into trading better Pokémon for it at the Pokémon League tournament in Just a Spearow Carrier.

Gold owns a Weedle which he keeps at his house in Murkrow Row.

A Weedle later appeared in Absolutely Azumarill, where Crystal failed to catch it.

A Weedle appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest.

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

Shu befriended and caught a Weedle in Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All.

A Weedle appeared in GDZ21.

A Weedle appeared in GDZ23.

A Weedle appeared in GDZ48.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

A Weedle appeared in Big Battle in the Viridian Forest!!.

A Weedle appeared in Pikachu's Birthday Party.

A Weedle appeared in The Hardest Bug Pokémon Wins?!.

A Weedle appeared in The Exam Showdown!!.

A Weedle appeared in PMDP16.

In the TCG

Main article: Weedle (TCG)

In the TFG

One Weedle figure has been released.

• Next Quest: Weedle

Game data

Pokédex entries

Generation I Red(ENG) Often found in forests, eating leaves. It has a sharp venomous stinger on its head. Blue Yellow Beware of the sharp stinger on its head. It hides in grass and bushes where it eats leaves. Stadium A common sight in forests and grassy areas. Has a poison stinger on its head that may be used if you step on it.

Generation II Gold Its poison stinger is very powerful. Its bright-colored body is intended to warn off its enemies. Silver It attacks using a two-inch poison barb on its head. It can usually be found under the leaves it eats. Crystal The barb on top of its head secretes a strong poison. It uses this toxic barb to protect itself. Stadium 2 Its poison stinger is very powerful. Its bright-colored body is intended to warn off its enemies.

Generation III Ruby Weedle has an extremely acute sense of smell. It is capable of distinguishing its favorite kinds of leaves from those it dislikes just by sniffing with its big red proboscis (nose). Sapphire Emerald A Weedle has an extremely acute sense of smell. It distinguishes its favorite kinds of leaves from those it dislikes by sniffing with its big red proboscis (nose). FireRed Often found in forests and grasslands. It has a sharp, toxic barb of around two inches on top of its head. LeafGreen Often found in forests, eating leaves. It has a sharp stinger on its head that injects poison.

Generation IV Diamond It eats its weight in leaves every day. It fends off attackers with the needle on its head. Pearl Platinum HeartGold Its poison stinger is very powerful. Its bright-colored body is intended to warn off its enemies. SoulSilver It attacks using a two-inch poison barb on its head. It can usually be found under the leaves it eats.

Generation V Black It eats its weight in leaves every day. It fends off attackers with the needle on its head. White Black 2 It eats its weight in leaves every day. It fends off attackers with the needle on its head. White 2

Generation VI X Often found in forests and grasslands. It has a sharp, toxic barb of around two inches on top of its head. Y Its poison stinger is very powerful. Its bright-colored body is intended to warn off its enemies. Omega Ruby Weedle has an extremely acute sense of smell. It is capable of distinguishing its favorite kinds of leaves from those it dislikes just by sniffing with its big red proboscis (nose). Alpha Sapphire

Alternate games

Pokémon Pinball, Pokémon Trading Card Game (Base Set)

Often found in forests, eating leaves. It has a sharp, venomous stinger on its head.

Pokémon Trading Card Game (Neo Discovery)

Its poison stinger is very powerful. Its bright-colored is intended to warn off its enemies.

Game locations

Generation I Red Routes 2, 24, and 25, Viridian Forest Blue Route 25, Viridian Forest Blue (Japan) Route 25, Viridian Forest Yellow Trade

Generation II Gold Bug-Catching ContestTuThSa Silver Routes 2, 30, and 31, Ilex Forest, National Park Bug-Catching ContestTuThSa Azalea Town, Ilex Forest, Lake of Rage, Route 26, 27, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 (Headbutt) Crystal Routes 30 and 31, Ilex Forest, National Park Bug-Catching ContestTuThSa Ilex Forest (Headbutt)

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Trade Emerald Trade FireRed LeafGreen Routes 2, 24, and 25, Viridian Forest, Pattern Bush Colosseum Trade XD Trade

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Route 204 (LeafGreen) Platinum Route 204, Eterna Forest (LeafGreen) HeartGold Bug-Catching Contest SoulSilver Routes 2, 30, and 31, Ilex Forest, National Park, Bug-Catching Contest, Viridian Forest Ilex Forest (Headbutt) Pal Park Forest

Generation V Black Breed Kakuna or Beedrill White Trade Black 2 Breed Beedrill White 2 Trade

Generation VI X Route 2, Santalune Forest Y Santalune Forest Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Breed Kakuna

In side games

Generation I Pinball Viridian Forest, Cerulean City

Generation II This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.

Generation III Trozei! Secret Storage 9, Secret Storage 17, Endless Level 15, Mr. Who's Den MD Red MD Blue Silent Chasm (1F-6F), Mt. Thunder (1F-4F), Joyous Tower (28F-34F), Oddity Cave (B1-B4)

Generation IV MD Time MD Darkness Apple Woods (4F-9F) MD Sky Apple Woods (4F-9F) Ranger: SoA Vien Forest Rumble Silent Forest (Normal Mode B) PokéPark Wii Meadow Zone

Generation V Rumble Blast Forest: Misty Edgewater Rumble U Model Train Room: All Aboard!, Chill Battle: The Forest of Memories

Generation VI Battle Trozei Blade-and-Shield Path: Stage 2 Rumble World Dewdrop Bay: Dewdrop Bay: Castle Farm (All Areas)

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Berry (100%)
Yellow*

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 40		100 - 147	190 - 284
Attack: 35		36 - 95	67 - 185
Defense: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Sp. Atk: 20		22 - 79	40 - 152
Sp. Def: 20		22 - 79	40 - 152
Speed: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Total: 195	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature. This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 20.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 1/3 ★☆☆	Power 2/4 ★★☆☆
Skill 3/4 ★★★☆	Stamina 1/3 ★☆☆
Jump 2/2 ★★	Total 9/16 ★☆☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water 1× Grass ¼× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× None

Notes: In Generation I, the effectiveness of  Bug-type  moves is 2×. In Generation I, the effectiveness of  Poison-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VI Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  011 Poison Sting Poison Physical 01515 100100% 35 Clever 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥ 011 String Shot Bug Status 0000— 09595% 40 Clever 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥ 1515 Bug Bite Bug Physical 06060 100100% 20 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Weedle Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Weedle Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation VI Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  This Pokémon learns no moves by TM.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Weedle Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Weedle Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VI Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Weedle in Generation VI Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Weedle in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Weedle Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Weedle Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation VI Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  X Y OR AS Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100% 20 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Electroweb Electric Special 55 95% 15 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥

A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Weedle can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Weedle cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Weedle Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Weedle Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

TCG-only moves

Move	Card
Fury Attack	Weedle (Skyridge 114)
Peck	Weedle (Vending S1)

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball   Acquisition: Catch			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 11.4% Friend Area: Mist-Rise Forest Phrases 51%-100% HP My horn's poisonous. 26%-50% HP My HP is down by half... 1%-25% HP I'm ready to collapse... Level up I leveled! Yay!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: A
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Bug Poké Assist: Bug Field move: (Tackle ×1) Browser entry R-000 It attacks by spitting sticky silk.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ● Defense ● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ● Speed ●●●
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Weedle fell out of the White Tree near a waterfall in the Meadow Zone! His favorite Attraction is Bulbasaur's Daring Dash.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Bug Attack Power: ★★★★★
Pokémon Shuffle Poison Attack Power: 30 - 55 0 #423 Mind Zap Can reset your opponent's disruption counter to maximum.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 80 Base Attack: 68 Base Defense: 64 Egg Distance: 2 km Buddy Distance: ? km Evolution Requirement: 12 Fast Attacks: Bug Bite, Poison Sting Charged Attacks: Struggle

Evolution

Unevolved Weedle  Bug  Poison

Level 7 →

First Evolution Kakuna  Bug  Poison

Level 10 →

Second Evolution Beedrill  Bug  Poison

Sprites

Generation I Red Green Red Blue Yellow Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back

Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Weedle images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Weedle's early design, Kokana

• Weedle has the lowest base stat total of all Poison-type Pokémon.
  • In addition, Weedle is tied with Caterpie for having the lowest Special Defense stat of all Bug-type Pokémon as well as the lowest Special Defense stat of all Poison-type Pokémon and is tied with five other Pokémon for having the lowest Special Defense stat of all Pokémon.
• Weedle is the only Pokémon that cannot learn any Normal-type moves.
  • Unown's sole move—Hidden Power—cannot deal Normal-type damage, but it is technically a Normal-type move.
• Until Platinum, Weedle was completely incapable of dealing damage to Steel-type Pokémon—outside of Struggle—because it could only learn Poison Sting, to which Steel types are immune. From Platinum onward, Weedle can learn Bug Bite.
• An early design of Weedle's sprite was shown on Game Freak's official Japanese website.
• Prior to Generation VI, Weedle's body style was .
• Weedle was the inspiration for the naming of Stentorceps weedlei, a species of wasps. Both Weedle and Stentorceps weedlei exhibit the distinctive feature of having a spine in the middle of the organism's head.

Origin

Weedle appears to be based on the larva of a wasp or hornet. Weedle's red nose and legs resemble spots that appear on the larvae of some species of wasp or hornet.

Name origin

Weedle is likely a combination of worm and needle, referring to the stingers on its body. It may also be a corruption of weevil, another sort of bug.

Beedle is a combination of bee and needle.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ビードル Beedle From bee and needle French Aspicot From asticot, and vipère aspic, picot, or pic Spanish Weedle Same as English name German Hornliu From Horn Italian Weedle Same as English name Korean 뿔충이 Ppulchungi Combination of 뿔 ppul, 충(蟲) chung and 이 i Mandarin Chinese 獨角蟲 / 独角虫 Dújiǎochóng Literally "Single-horned bug" Cantonese Chinese 獨角蟲 Duhkgokchùhng Literally "Single-horned bug"

More languages Hindi वीडल Weedle Transcription of English name Lithuanian Vydla From English name Russian Видл Vidl Transcription of English name

Related articles

• Giovanni's Weedle

External links

• Weedle on Wikipedia

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