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Weedle ビードル Biidoru #013
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Bug Poison Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Hairy Bug Pokémon
Ability Shield Dust Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #013 Johto #027 Hoenn #215 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 0'0" Imperial 0.0 m Metric 0'0"/0.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 0.0 lbs. Imperial 0.0 kg Metric 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Unknown	Catch rate 255 (33.3%)
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.: 52 Battle Exp.: 521*
External links {{Links/{{{generation}}}|pokefordex=weedle|ndex=013|name=Weedle }}

Weedle (Japanese: ビードル Biidoru, German: Hornliu, French: Aspicot) is a Bug/Poison-type Pokémon.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red and Blue

Often found in forests, eating leaves. It has a sharp, venomous stinger on its head.

Pokémon Yellow

Beware of the sharp stinger on its head. It hides in grass and bushes where it eats leaves.

Pokémon 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.

Pokémon Gold / Pokémon Stadium 2

Its poison stinger is very powerful. Its bright-colored is intended to warn off its enemies.

Pokémon Silver

It attacks using a two-inch poison barb on its head. It can usually be found under the leaves it eats.

Pokémon Crystal

The barb on top of its head secretes a strong poison. It uses this toxic barb to protect itself.

Pokémon Ruby and 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.

Pokémon 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).

Pokémon FireRed

Often found in forest and grasslands. It has a sharp, toxic barb of around two inches on top of its head.

Pokémon LeafGreen

Often found in forests, eating leaves. It has a sharp stinger on its head that injects poison.

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.

Base stats

Type effectiveness

RBY

Later versions

Learnset

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

By leveling up

Game	Generation I	Generation II	Generation III
Start	Poison Sting String Shot	Poison Sting String Shot	Poison Sting String Shot

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