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 beige, yellow, or rust-colored segmented body. Combined with its red, purple, or fuchsia 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
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.
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.
Weedle also appeared in The Kangaskhan Kid.
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 Wilhelmina'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 opening of Destiny Deoxys.
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!.
A Weedle appeared in Lumiose City Pursuit! and Mega-Mega Meowth Madness!, and Day Three Blockbusters! at Professor Sycamore's lab.
Two Weedle appeared on the picture in the gallery museum in A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!.
A Weedle briefly appeared at the end in An Appetite for Battle!.
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
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.
In the TCG
- Main article: Weedle (TCG)
In the TFG
One Weedle figure has been released.
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Generation I
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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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| Stadium
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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 body 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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| 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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| Generation IV
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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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| Platinum
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| HeartGold
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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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| 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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| Black
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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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| White
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| Black 2
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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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| White 2
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| X
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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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| Y
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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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| Omega 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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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
In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
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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
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Learnset
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
Weedle's early design, Kokana
- Weedle has the lowest base stat total of all Poison-type 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
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Origin
Weedle appears to be based on the larva of a bee. Its yellow color makes it also similar to the larva of a wasp.
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
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Title
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Meaning
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 Japanese
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ビードル Beedle
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From bee and needle
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 French
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Aspicot
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From asticot, and vipère aspic, picot, or pic
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 Spanish
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Weedle
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Same as English name
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 German
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Hornliu
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From Horn
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 Italian
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Weedle
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Same as English name
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 Korean
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뿔충이 Ppulchungi
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Combination of 뿔 ppul, 충(蟲) chung and 이 i
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 Mandarin Chinese
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獨角蟲 / 独角虫 Dújiǎochóng
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Literally "Single-horned bug"
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 Cantonese Chinese
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獨角蟲 Duhkgokchùhng
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Literally "Single-horned bug"
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| More languages
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 Thai
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บีเดิ้ล Beedle
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Same as Japanese name
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Related articles
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 the Bulbagarden Archives.
