Weedle (Pokémon)

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Weedle
ビードル Beedle

Artwork from FR/LG
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Johto Dex #027
Hoenn Dex #215
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Type Bug / Poison
Species Hairy Bug Pokémon
Height 1′00″ (0.3m)
Weight 7.1 lbs. (3.2kg)
Ability Shield Dust
Egg group Bug
Time to hatch 3,840 steps
Effort yield 1 Spd
Exp. yield 52 base exp.
Lv100 at 1,000,000 exp.
Gender 50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color Brown
Catch rate 255

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

Contents

Biology

Physiology

Weedle is a small, yellow caterpillar Pokémon with a segmented body. Weedle has little pink feet and a pink, round nose. Weedle has a stinger on both its tail and head.

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

Habitat

Weedle can be found in forests and misty wooded areas.

Diet

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.

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

A Weedle in the anime.
A Weedle in the anime.

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.

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.

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

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

In the manga

Shuu befriended and caught a Weedle in Pokémon Get da ze!.

Pokémon Special

Weedle's first appearance is a cameo in Bulbasaur, Come Home! as one of the Pokémon that escapes from Professor Oak's Laboratory. Also, Blue caught a Weedle to try to use to trick people into trading better Pokémon for it at the Pokémon League tournament in Pokémon Special.

In the TCG

Main article: Weedle (TCG)

In the TFG

One Weedle figure has been released.

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen Game Pokédex entry
I Red 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.
II Gold Its poison stinger is very powerful. Its bright-colored 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 is intended to warn off its enemies.
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 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.
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.
IV Diamond It eats its weight in leaves every day. It fends off attackers with the needle on its head.
Pearl It eats its weight in leaves every day. It fends off attackers with the needle on its head

Alternate Games

Pokémon Pinball, Pokémon Trading Card Game (Base Set, Base Set 2, Legendary Collection)
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

Gen Game Rarity Location
I Pokémon Red and Blue Red: Common
Blue: Uncommon
Red: Routes 2, 24, and 25, Viridian Forest
Blue: Route 25, Viridian Forest
Pokémon Yellow None Trade
II Pokémon Gold and Silver Gold: Uncommon
Silver: Common
Gold: National Park during the Bug-Catching Contest
Silver: Routes 2, 30, and 31, Ilex Forest, National Park and Headbutt trees
Pokémon Crystal Uncommon Routes 2, 30, and 31, Ilex Forest, National Park
III Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire None Trade
Pokémon Emerald None Trade
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Common Route 25, Viridian Forest, Pattern Bush
Pokémon Colosseum None Trade
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness None Trade
IV Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Uncommon Route 204 (dongle method: LeafGreen)
Pokémon Platinum Unknown
Pal Park Forest


In side games

Game Location
Pokémon Trozei Secret Storage 9
Secret Storage 17
Endless Level 15
Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Silent Chasm (1F-6F)
Mt. Thunder (1F-4F)
Joyous Tower (28F-34F)
Oddity Cave (B1-B4)
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage Vien Forest

Base stats

HP: 40
 
Attack: 35
 
Defense: 30
 
Special: 20
 
SpAtk: 20
 
SpDef: 20
 
Speed: 50
 

The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.

Type effectiveness

Weakness Resistance

In Generation I, the effectiveness of Bug-type moves is 200, and of Poison-type is 100.

Learnset

Weedle is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.


By leveling up

Generation I
Level Move Type
Start Poison Sting Poison
String Shot Bug
Generation II
Level Move Type
Start Poison Sting Poison
String Shot Bug
Generation III
Level Move Type
Start Poison Sting Poison
String Shot Bug
Generation IV
Level Move Type Cat.
Start Poison Sting Poison Physical
String Shot Bug Status

By TM/HM

None

By breeding

None

TCG-only Moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
Image:Pin013.png Acquisition: Catch Image:Pin013.gif


Pokémon Trozei!
Image:Trozeiani013.gif Rarity: Common Image:Trozeiani013.gif
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
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 Ranger Batonnage
Group: Bug Poké Assist: Bug Field Move: Tackle


Evolution

Basic
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Weedle
Level 7
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Level 10
Image:015.png

Sprites

Gen Game
I Red Blue Yellow Red (Ja) Green Back
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II Gold Silver Crystal   Back
Image:Spr_2g_013.png Image:Spr_2s_013.png Image:Spr 2c 013.gif Image:Spr_b_g2_013.png
Image:Spr_2g_013_s.png Image:Spr_2s_013_s.png Image:Spr 2c 013 s.gif Image:Spr_b_g2_013_s.png
III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Back
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Image:Spr 3r 013 s.png Image:Spr 3e 013 s.gif Image:Spr 3f 013 s.png Image:Spr b g3 013 s.png
IV Diamond Pearl Platinum   Back
Image:Spr 4d 013.png Image:Spr 4p 013.png Image:Spr_b_g4_013.png
Image:Spr_4d_013_s.png Image:Spr 4p 013 s.png Image:Spr b g4 013 s.png
Weedle For other sprites and images, please see Weedle images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Origin

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 - Refers to the stringer on Weedle's head.
  • French: Aspicot - An asticot is a sort of caterpillar, picot means dot (referring to the circles on its body) and pic means point.
  • 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".

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