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Vespiquen (Japanese: ビークイン Beequen) is a dual-type Bug/Flying Pokémon.
It evolves from a female Combee starting at level 21.
Biology
Vespiquen is a bee-like Pokémon with yellow and black striped abdomen resembling an elegant ballroom gown. Underneath the expansive abdomen are honeycomb-like cells that serve as a nest for baby Combee. However, it appears to have a slender, more insect-like abdomen in the centermost cell, which is inconspicuous as the ‘dress’ usually obstructs the view of it. Vespiquen has black, skinny arms with two orange claws and flies with a pair of relatively small wings on its back. Its yellow upper body is a nearly perfect sphere and its waist is black and slender. A curved line on its back between its shoulders separates its thorax and waist. Vespiquen's orange face has intimidating red eyes, oversized, yellow, protruding mandibles, and a red gem on its forehead. The top portion of its head is similar to a headpiece with yellow and black horn-like projections, resembling a hairstyle historically favored by early medieval-period English queens. Vespiquen is a female-only species.
Vespiquen is a queen of a hive of Combee, controlling it and protecting it, as well as giving birth to young Combee. A Vespiquen is far more powerful than its followers, and will only take action if its Combee are unable to protect the hive. If outsiders prove themselves to it by defending its hive, it may repay these acts of kindness with a reward. It feeds on flowers to make honey. It then use it to bring up other Combee. Being a queen, it can command other Combee in order to use Attack Order, Defend Order, and Heal Order, her signature moves.
In the anime
Major appearances
Vespiquen made its first appearance in An Angry Combeenation! as the ruler of a huge colony of Combee.
Vespiquen appeared again in A Trainer and Child Reunion! under Aaron's ownership.
Minor appearances
A Vespiquen appeared in the opening scenes of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
A Vespiquen appeared in A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!.
Pokédex entries
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Entry
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DP032
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Vespiquen
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Dawn's Pokédex
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Vespiquen, the Beehive Pokémon. Its body is a hive and it raises its offspring with the honey gathered by Combee.
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In the manga
Vespiquen in Pokémon Adventures
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A Vespiquen is seen with a Roughneck on Iron Island in Vexing Vespiquen & Unmanageable Mothim I.
In the TCG
- Main article: Vespiquen (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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Its abdomen is a honeycomb for grubs. It raises its grubs on honey collected by Combee.
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Pearl
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When endangered, grubs from its six-cell honeycomb strike back. There is only one in a colony.
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Platinum
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It releases various pheromones to make the grubs in its body do its bidding while fighting foes.
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HeartGold
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It raises grubs in the holes in its body. It secretes pheromones to control Combee.
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SoulSilver
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Generation V
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Black
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It releases various pheromones to make the grubs in its body do its bidding while fighting foes.
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White
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Black 2
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It houses its colony in cells in its body and releases various pheromones to make those grubs do its bidding.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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X
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It houses its colony in cells in its body and releases various pheromones to make those grubs do its bidding.
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Y
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Its abdomen is a honeycomb for grubs. It raises its grubs on honey collected by Combee.
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Omega Ruby
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It houses its colony in cells in its body and releases various pheromones to make those grubs do its bidding.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Its abdomen is a honeycomb for grubs. It raises its grubs on honey collected by Combee.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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70
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130 - 177
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250 - 344
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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102
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96 - 169
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188 - 333
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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102
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96 - 169
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188 - 333
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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Total: 474
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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.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Vespiquen
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Vespiquen
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Vespiquen
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Vespiquen
- 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 Vespiquen 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 Vespiquen in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Vespiquen
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Vespiquen
- 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 Vespiquen can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Vespiquen cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Vespiquen
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Vespiquen
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Vespiquen
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Vespiquen
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Group:
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Poké Assist: (present)
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Field move: (present)
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(Crush ×3)
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Poké Assist: (past)
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Field move: (past)
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(Crush ×1)
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Browser entry [[List of Pokémon by Oblivia Browser number|]]
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It shoots stingers that make Pokémon Tired.
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Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Trivia
- Vespiquen has the highest number of signature moves in Generation VI, with three.
- Vespiquen is tied with Togetic for the slowest of all Flying-type Pokémon.
Origin
Vespiquen is based on queen bees and beehives, along with a combination of real queens.
Name origin
Vespiquen is a combination of vespa (Latin for wasp and a genus of wasps, specifically hornets) and queen.
Beequen is a combination of bee and queen.
In other languages
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ビークイン Beequen
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From bee and queen
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French
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Apireine
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From apis and reine
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Spanish
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Vespiquen
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Same as English name
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German
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Honweisel
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From Honig and Weisel
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Italian
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Vespiquen
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Same as English name
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Korean
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비퀸 Beequein
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Transliteration of Japanese name
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Mandarin Chinese
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蜂后 Fēng Hòu
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Literally "Bee queen"
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Cantonese Chinese
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More languages
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Russian
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Веспиквен Vespikven
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Transcription of English name
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External links