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Artwork from FR/LG
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Height
1'00"
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0.3 m
Metric
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1'00"/0.3 m
Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
7.1 lbs.
Imperial
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3.2 kg
Metric
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7.1 lbs./3.2 kg
Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP
0
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Atk
0
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Def
0
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Sp.Atk
0
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Sp.Def
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Speed
1
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| Base Exp.: 52
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Battle Exp.: 521*
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Weedle (Japanese: ビードル Beedle) is a dual-type Bug/Poison Pokémon.
It evolves into Kakuna starting at level 7, who evolves into Beedrill starting at level 10.
Biology
Physiology
Weedle is a small, yellow larva Pokémon with a segmented body. Weedle has dark, circular eyes, many little pink feet and a pink, round nose. Weedle has a stinger on both its tail and head. Its bright coloration is intended to warn off its enemies.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Weedle isn't very powerful, but it can spit a sticky thread to entangle its foes with String Shot. It can also use one of its stingers to poison a foe with Poison Sting.
Behavior
Weedle generally prefer to remain undisturbed. They live in colonies with their evolved forms, Kakuna and Beedrill, and will recruit them to assist in their revenge if bothered.
Habitat
Weedle can be found in forests, misty wooded areas, and grasslands. Weedle usually hides in grass and bushes, under the leaves that it eats. It is commonly found in Kanto and Johto, although it also can be encountered in Sinnoh on rare occasions.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Weedle primarily eat leaves. They appear to prefer some leaves over others, and they can distinguish between them by smelling them with their big red proboscis, or nose. Weedle eats such a copious amount that it eats its weight in leaves every day.
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 warns its kind and together, they try to avenge its near capture by attacking Ash and company.
Casey captured a Weedle during the Bug-Catching Contest in The Bug Stops Here. She released it in accordance with Contest rules.
Minor appearances
Weedle appeared a few other times while Ash was in the Viridian Forest, such as when a number of them ate Team Rocket's cardboard tank.
A Weedle appeared in The Saffron Con as a Pokémon owned by a Coordinator that was taken by Team Rocket.
A Weedle was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Gonna Rule The School!.
An injured Weedle appeared in One Big Happiny Family!. It was healed by Nurse Joy.
Pokédex entries
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Entry
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| EP004
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Weedle
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Ash's Pokédex
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Weedle. The stinger on this Pokémon's head guarantees that any attacker will get the point right where it hurts.
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In the manga
Shū befriended and caught a Weedle in Pokémon Get da ze!.
Pokémon Adventures
Weedle's first appearance is a cameo in Bulbasaur, Come Home! as one of the Pokémon that escapes from Professor Oak's Laboratory. Also, Green caught a Weedle to try to use to trick people into trading better Pokémon for it at the Pokémon League tournament in Pokémon Adventures.
In the TCG
- Main article: Weedle (TCG)
In the TFG
One Weedle figure has been released.
Game data
Pokédex entries
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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| Generation I
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| Red
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Often found in forests, eating leaves. It has a sharp, venomous stinger on its head.
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| Blue
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| Yellow
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Beware of the sharp stinger on its head. It hides in grass and bushes where it eats leaves.
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A common sight in forests and grassy areas. Has a poison stinger on its head that may be used if you step on it.
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| Gold
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Its poison stinger is very powerful. Its bright-colored body is intended to warn off its enemies.
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| Silver
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It attacks using a two-inch poison barb on its head. It can usually be found under the leaves it eats.
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| Crystal
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The barb on top of its head secretes a strong poison. It uses this toxic barb to protect itself.
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| Stadium 2
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Its poison stinger is very powerful. Its bright-colored is intended to warn off its enemies.
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| Ruby
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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.
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| Sapphire
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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.
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| Emerald
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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).
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| FireRed
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Often found in forests and grasslands. It has a sharp, toxic barb of around two inches on top of its head.
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| LeafGreen
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Often found in forests, eating leaves. It has a sharp stinger on its head that injects poison.
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| Diamond
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It eats its weight in leaves every day. It fends off attackers with the needle on its head.
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| Pearl
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It eats its weight in leaves every day. It fends off attackers with the needle on its head.
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| Platinum
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It eats its weight in leaves every day. It fends off attackers with the needle on its head.
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| HeartGold
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Its poison stinger is very powerful. Its bright-colored is intended to warn off its enemies.
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| SoulSilver
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It attacks using a two-inch poison barb on its head. It can usually be found under the leaves it eats.
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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
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
| Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 100
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40
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100 - 147
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190 - 284
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35
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36 - 95
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67 - 185
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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20
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22 - 79
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40 - 152
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20
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22 - 79
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40 - 152
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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Total: 195
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- 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.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Template:DP type effectiveness
Learnset
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| style="text-align:left" | bug
| style="background:#9141CB" | poison
| style=" background:#FFF" | 4
| style=" background:#FFF" | 1
| style=" background:#FFF" | Weedle
| style="display:none; background:#FFF" | {{{6}}}
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None.
None.
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|- style="background:#B8C26A"
| colspan="13" | Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an Evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
while a colored background indicates that the move is available.
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Weedle is the only Pokémon incapable of learning Normal moves, if Hidden Power's inability to be a Normal move in practice is not considered in Unown's case.
- Despite being classified as the Hairy Bug Pokémon, no artwork of it depicts it having any hair at all.
- Up until Platinum, Weedle was completely incapable of dealing damage to Template:Type2 Pokémon outside of Struggle. This was because Weedle could only learn Poison Sting, which Steel-types are immune to. In Platinum, Weedle can learn Bug Bite. However, Steel-types still resist moves of its type.
- Weedle, along with Caterpie and Wurmple, evolves at level 7, the lowest set level in the games (though Pokémon that evolve by level up with another method can evolve as low as level 2).
- Despite most of its Generation III Pokédex entries mentioning its acute sense of smell, Weedle cannot learn Odor Sleuth.
Origin
Weedle appears to be based on a larva (baby form) of a bee.
Name origin
Weedle's name appears to be a misspelling of weevil, but this is not likely, considering the difference between the two. Its name is more likely a combination of worm and needle, which refers to the stingers on its body. Beedle is similar, but refers to bees instead.
In other languages
- German: Hornliu - From horn, referring to the stinger on Weedle's head.
- French: Aspicot - From asticot (maggot), and picot (dot, referring to the circles on its body) or pic (point, referring to the horn on its head).
- Korean: 뿔충이 Ppulchungi - "Horned Insect' in an affectionate manner ('i' at the end).
- Chinese (Taiwan): 獨角蟲 Dú Jîau Chóng - "Single-horned bug".
- Chinese (Hong Kong): 獨角蟲 Dú Jîa Chóng - "Single-horned bug".
External links
Notes
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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For other sprites and images, please see Weedle images on Bulbagarden Archives.
