Beedrill (Pokémon)
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| Beedrill スピアー Spear | |
 Artwork from FR/LG | |
| Types | Bug/Poison |
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| Species | Poison Bee Pokémon |
| National Dex | #015 |
| Johto Dex | #029 |
| Hoenn Dex | #217 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R-025 |
| Almia Browser | R-058 |
| Height | 3′03″ (1.0m) |
| Weight | 65.0 lbs. (29.5kg) |
| Ability | Swarm |
| Egg group | Bug |
| Time to hatch | 3,840 steps |
| Effort yield | 2 Atk, 1 SpD |
| Exp. yield | 159 base exp. |
| Lv. 100 at | 1,000,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀/50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Yellow |
| Catch rate | 45 |
| Body style | 
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Beedrill (Japanese: スピアー Spear) is a dual-type Bug/Poison Pokémon.
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Biology
Physiology
Beedrill resembles an wasp, but only has four legs. The first two are tipped with long stingers. It has veined wings, and another stinger on its abdomen.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
They have incredibly painful stings, and fly extremely fast. They chase after intruders relentlessly in a swarm.
Beedrill is the only known Pokémon that learns Twineedle.
Behavior
It is highly territorial. The way it behaves makes it often appear in the anime and quite a few fanfictions, making for tense runaway scenes: Beedrill is quick, so it's extremely hard to avoid its beatings after approaching its nest.
Habitat
Most Beedrill nest in forests and misty wooded areas.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Beedrill's first non-cameo appearance was in Challenge of the Samurai, where a swarm of them stole Ash's Metapod.
In The Fourth Round Rumble a trainer named Jeanette Fisher used a Beedrill against Ash's Bulbasaur.
In The Lost Lapras, an obnoxious trainer who was attacking a Lapras had a Beedrill.
Ash captured a Beedrill in the Bug-Catching Contest, but he gave it to Casey.
Jimmy of New Bark Town owns a Beedrill.
During Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, The Phantom used two of these Poison Bee Pokémon to chase Ash and friends.
A Beedrill is used in the PokéRinger Contest in That's Just Swellow.
Beedrill also has many other roles in the anime and has appeared in a lot of episodes, mostly portraying an antagonist to Ash and crew. They are usually attacked by a swarm and end up running for their lives, such as Tanks for the Memories.
In the manga
In Pokémon Special one of Giovanni's most treasured and strongest team members is a Beedrill he caught in his childhood from Viridian Forest. It is also one of the few members of his team that isn't a Ground-type.
In the TCG
- Main article: Beedrill (TCG)
In the TFG
One Beedrill figure has been released.
Other appearances
Super Smash Bros.
Beedrill was in the first Super Smash Bros. game. When a Poké Ball was opened, one would come out and fly away. A few seconds later a whole swarm would fly by and attack everyone on the field except the user. It did not appear again in Super Smash Bros. Melee and its role was taken over by Unown.
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
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| I | Red | Flies at high speed and attacks using its large venomous stingers on its forelegs and tail. |
| Blue | ||
| Yellow | It has 3 poisonous stingers on its forelegs and its tail. They are used to jab its enemy repeatedly. | |
| Stadium | Flies at high speeds and attacks with three stingers: one on its rear and one on each of its two forelegs. May appear in swarms. | |
| II | Gold | It can take down any opponent with its powerful poison stingers. It sometimes attacks in swarms. |
| Silver | It has three poison barbs. The barb on its tail secretes the most powerful poison. | |
| Crystal | It uses sharp, poisonous stings to defeat prey, then takes the victim back to its nest for food. | |
| Stadium 2 | It can take down any opponent with its powerful poison stingers. It sometimes attacks in swarms. | |
| III | Ruby | Beedrill is extremely territorial. No one should ever approach its nest - this is for their own safety. If angered, they will attack in a furious swarm. |
| Sapphire | Beedrill is extremely territorial. No one should ever approach its nest - this is for their own safety. If angered, they will attack in a furious swarm. | |
| Emerald | A Beedrill is extremely territorial. For safety reasons, no one should ever approach its nest. If angered, they will attack in a swarm. | |
| FireRed | May appear in a swarm. Flies at violent speeds, all the while stabbing with the toxic stinger on its rear. | |
| LeafGreen | It flies at high speed and attacks using the large venomous stingers on its forelegs and tail. | |
| IV | Diamond | Its best attack involves flying around at high speed, striking with poison needles, then flying off. |
| Pearl | Its best attack involves flying around at high speed, striking with poison needles, then flying off. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
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| I | Pokémon Red and Blue | None | Evolve Kakuna |
| Pokémon Yellow | None | Trade | |
| II | Pokémon Gold and Silver | Rare (Gold) Uncommon (Silver) | Bug-Catching Contest (Gold) Bug-Catching Contest, Route 2, Headbutted trees (Silver) |
| Pokémon Crystal | Uncommon | Bug-Catching Contest, Headbutted trees | |
| III | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | None | Trade |
| Pokémon Emerald | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | None | Evolve Kakuna | |
| Pokémon Colosseum | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | One | Cipher Key Lair (Shadow) | |
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | None | Evolve Kakuna |
| Pal Park | Forest |
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Channel | Viridian Forest |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Endless Level 2 Endless Level 19 Forever Level 51 Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue) | Evolve from Kakuna |
| Pokémon Ranger | Lyra Forest |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Explorers of Time) | Evolve from Kakuna |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Explorers of Darkness) | Apple Woods (8F) Midnight Forest (B1-B21) |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | Vien Forest Nurue Field |
Base stats
| HP: | 65 | |
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| Attack: | 80 | |
| Defense: | 40 | |
| Special: | 45 | |
| SpAtk: | 45 | |
| SpDef: | 80 | |
| Speed: | 75 |
The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.
Of the first generation Bug Pokémon, Beedrill ties with Butterfree, Parasect and Scyther for highest base SpDef.
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
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Learnset
Beedrill is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
| Generation IV Other generation learnsets: I - II - III | ||||||||
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| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Previous | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100% | 35 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| Previous | String Shot | Bug | Status | — | 95% | 40 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| Previous | Harden | Normal | Status | — | —% | 30 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| 10 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85% | 20 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| 13 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | —% | 30 | Cool | 0 |
| 16 | Twineedle | Bug | Physical | 25 | 100% | 20 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| 19 | Rage | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100% | 20 | Cool | 0 |
| 22 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100% | 20 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| 25 | Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | — | —% | 20 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 28 | Pin Missile | Bug | Physical | 14 | 85% | 20 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| 31 | Agility | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 30 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| 34 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100% | 10 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 37 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100% | 20 | Smart | 0 |
| 40 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100% | 5 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | ||||||||
By TM/HM
By breeding
None
By tutoring
| Move | Type | Cat. | Version | ||
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| Double-Edge |  |  | FR | LG | E |
| Mimic | |  | FR | LG | E |
| Substitute | | | FR | LG | E |
| Swords Dance | | | FR | LG | E |
| Endure | | | E | ||
| Fury Cutter |  | | E | ||
| Sleep Talk | | | E | ||
| Snore | |  | E | ||
| Swagger | | | E | ||
| Swift | | | E | ||
Special moves
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | ||||
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| Shadow moves | Level 30+ | Purified moves | ||
| Shadow Blitz | ??? | 
| Baton Pass | Normal |
| Shadow Hold | ??? | Sludge Bomb | Poison | |
| -- | Twineedle | Bug | ||
| -- | Swords Dance | Normal | ||
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball | ||
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| Acquisition: Evolve |
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| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| Rarity: Rare |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: Evolve | Friend Area: Mist-Rise Forest |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | Count on me for speediness! | |
| 26%-50% HP | My health dropped to half... | |
| 1%-25% HP | I'm about done. My Poison Sting might fail... | |
| Level Up | Hah! Leveled up! My Poison Sting's gotten sharper! | |
| Pokémon Ranger | ||
| Group:
| Loops: 3 | Minimum Experience: 32 |
Poké Assist: 
| Field Move: Crush | Maximum Experience: 46 |
| Beedrill shoots sharp needles that can shatter large rocks. | ||
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | ||
| Group:
| Poké Assist:
| Field Move: Crush x2 |
Evolution
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Sprites
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| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
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| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
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| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
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| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
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For other sprites and images, please see Beedrill images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- Beedrill's English name was originally going to be spelled with only one "l" instead of two.
- Beedrill shares the same Pokédex number and types as the glitch Z4.
- Although Beedrill clearly flies, it is not part Flying-type nor does it have the ability Levitate. It shares this trait with Venomoth and Dustox.
- Beedrill's Red and Blue sprite shows its body all being yellow, with no stripes.
- In the Generation III back sprites, the part where the "drills" connect to the wrist is black, even behind the "drill".
- Beedrill appear to have a rather aggressive nature in the anime, attacking any character, even those who do not bother their daily lifestyle.
Origin
Its design appears to simply be a stylized bee or wasp. However, it has a much closer resemblance to an Asian giant hornet. Its shiny variation is similar to blue hornets.
Name origin
Beedrill's name is a combination of bee and drill, indicating the needle-like arms it wields. Spear also refers to its stingers. In addition, its Japanese name could contain a reversal of Apis, the name for the honey bee genus.
In other languages
- German: Bibor - "Biene" means bee, "Bohrer" means drill.
- French: Dardargnan - From D'Artagnan and dard, french for sting.
- Korean: 독침붕 Dokchimbung
- Chinese (Hong Kong): 大針蜂 Dá Zhen Feng ("giant stinger hornet")
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