Vespiquen (Pokémon)
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Vespiquen (Japanese: ビークイン Beequeen) is a dual-type Bug/Flying Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Vespiquen is a four-foot-tall bee Pokémon with a yellow and black striped abdomen that resembles an elegant ballroom gown. The underside of her expansive abdomen has sections like honeycomb cells, and can serve as a nest for baby Combee. It does appear, however, that she has a regular, slender insect abdomen in the centermost cell, which is inconspicuous as the ‘skirt’ usually obstructs the view of it. She has black, skinny arms with two orange claws and flies with a pair of small (compared to her body) wings on her orange shoulders. She has a nearly spherical yellow-colored upper body and a slender black waist. Vespiquen also has an orange face with red intimidating eyes, oversized, yellow-colored protruding mandibles, a red gem on her forehead that has grown significantly since she was a Combee and a "helmet" with yellow and black "horn" like projections.
Gender differences
Vespiquen is a female-only species.
Special abilities
Vespiquen has three separate signature moves that involve summoning a swarm of baby Combee, which she stores in her honeycomb-like lower abdomen. One is for attacking, the second is for defending and the third is for recovering.
Behavior
Vespiquen are queens of hives of Combee, controlling it and protecting it, as well as giving birth to young Combee. A Vespiquen is far more powerful than her followers. However, if someone defends her hive and helps her, she may reward them.
Habitat
Vespiquen live in huge hives in the forests with their Combee followers.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
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.
Pokédex entries
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In the TCG
- Main article: Vespiquen (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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Game locations
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In side games
Stats
Base stats
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At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 70
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130 - 177 | 250 - 344 | |
80
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76 - 145 | 148 - 284 | |
102
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96 - 169 | 188 - 333 | |
80
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76 - 145 | 148 - 284 | |
102
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96 - 169 | 188 - 333 | |
40
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40 - 101 | 76 - 196 | |
Total: 474
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Pokéathlon stats
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Type effectiveness
Template:DP type effectiveness
Learnset
By leveling up
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Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
while a colored background indicates that the move is available.
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Side game data
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky
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Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
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Evolution
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Level 21 (Female) → |
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Sprites
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I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I. | |||||||
II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II. | |||||||
III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III. | |||||||
IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | HeartGold | SoulSilver | Back | |
V | Black | White | Black 2 | White 2 | Back | ||
Trivia
- Vespiquen is the only non-Template:Type2 Pokémon that can learn Toxic by leveling up.
- Vespiquen's three signature moves, along with Hitmonlee*, the Porygon family, and the Cubone family* comprise the most out of all Pokémon.
- Vespiquen is the only Template:Type2 Pokémon that has Pressure as its ability.
- Vespiquen is the slowest fully evolved Template:Type2 Pokémon.
- Vespiquen's Speed stat is lower then its pre-evolution, Combee.
- Vespiquen is the only Pokémon in Generation IV that's name starts with the letter V.
Origin
Vespiquen is based on queen bees and beehives, along with a combination of real queens.
Name origin
Its name is derived from the words vespa, both a genus name and Latin for wasp, and queen. The name Beequeen is derived from the word bee and queen, referring to the fact that only female bees can become the leader of a colony of bees.
In other languages
- German: Honweisel - From Honig (honey) and Weisel (queen bee).
- French: Apireine - From apis (Latin for bee) and reine (queen).
- Korean: 비퀸 Beequeen
- Chinese: 蜂女皇
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