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Beedrill スピアー Spear #015
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Bug Poison Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Poison Bee Pokémon
Ability Swarm Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #015 Johto #029 Hoenn #217 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 3′03″ Imperial 1.0 m Metric 3′03″/1.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 65.0 lbs. Imperial 29.5 kg Metric 65.0 lbs./29.5 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Yellow	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Bug group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 159 Battle Exp.: 1591*
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

Beedrill (Japanese: スピアー Spear) is a Bug/Poison-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Beedrill resembles an insect, 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

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 our heroes.

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.

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.

• Next Quest: Beedrill

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

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Of the first generation Bug Pokémon, Beedrill ties with Butterfree, Parasect and Scyther for highest base SpDef.

Type effectiveness

Template:DP type effectiveness

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

Learnset

Template:Evolved learnset intro

By leveling up

Generation I Level Move Type Previous Poison Sting String Shot Harden 12 Fury Attack 16 Focus Energy 20 Twineedle 25 Rage 30 Pin Missile 35 Agility

Generation II Level Move Type Previous Poison Sting String Shot Harden 10 Fury Attack 15 Focus Energy 20 Twineedle 25 Rage 30 Pursuit 35 Pin Missile 40 Agility

Generation III Level Move Type Previous Poison Sting String Shot Harden 10 Fury Attack 15 Focus Energy 20 Twineedle 25 Rage 30 Pursuit 35 Pin Missile 40 Agility 45 Endeavor

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Previous Poison Sting String Shot Harden 10 Fury Attack 13 Focus Energy 16 Twineedle 19 Rage 22 Pursuit 25 Toxic Spikes 28 Pin Missile 31 Agility 34 Assurance 37 Poison Jab 40 Endeavor

By TM/HM

Generation I # Move Type TM03 Swords Dance TM06 Toxic TM09 Take Down TM10 Double-Edge TM15 Hyper Beam TM20 Rage TM21 Mega Drain TM27 Fissure TM31 Mimic TM32 Double Team TM33 Reflect TM34 Bide TM39 Swift TM40 Skull Bash TM44 Rest TM50 Substitute HM01 Cut

Generation II # Move Type TM03 Curse Unknown TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM12 Sweet Scent TM13 Snore TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM20 Endure TM21 Frustration TM27 Return TM32 Double Team TM34 Swagger TM35 Sleep Talk TM36 Sludge Bomb TM39 Swift TM44 Rest TM45 Attract HM01 Cut

Generation III # Move Type TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM21 Frustration TM22 SolarBeam TM27 Return TM31 Brick Break TM32 Double Team TM36 Sludge Bomb TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief HM01 Cut HM06 Rock Smash

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM21 Frustration TM22 SolarBeam TM27 Return TM31 Brick Break TM32 Double Team TM36 Sludge Bomb TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief TM51 Roost TM54 False Swipe TM58 Endure TM62 Silver Wind TM66 Payback TM68 Giga Impact TM75 Swords Dance TM78 Captivate TM81 X-Scissor TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM84 Poison Jab TM87 Swagger TM89 U-turn TM90 Substitute HM01 Cut HM05 Defog HM06 Rock Smash

By breeding

None

By tutoring

Move	Type	Cat.	Version
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

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Beedrill knows Shadow Blitz and Shadow Hold as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Baton Pass after being purified.

Side game data

Template:Side game

Evolution

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

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 Template:Type2 nor does it have the ability Levitate. It shares this trait with Venomoth and Dustox.
• Beedrill's R/B Sprite shows it's body all yellow with no stripes.

Origin

Its design appears to simply be a stylized bee or wasp. However, it has a much closer resemblance to an Asian giant hornet.

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 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 Dái Zhen Feng ("giant stinger hornet")

Related articles

• Casey's Beedrill

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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