Beedrill (Pokémon)

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Beedrill スピアー Subiaa #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 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 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 {{Links/{{{generation}}}|pokefordex=beedrill|ndex=015|name=Beedrill }}

Beedrill (Japanese: スピアー Subiaa, German: Bibor, French: Dardagnan) is a Bug/Poison-type Pokémon.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red and Blue

Flies at high speed and attacks using its large venomous stingers on its forelegs and tail.

Pokémon Yellow

It has 3 poisonous stingers on its forelegs and its tail. They are used to jab its enemy repeatedly.

Pokémon Stadium

Flies at high speeds and attacks with three stingers: one on its rear and one on each of its two forelegs. May appear in swarms.

Pokémon Gold / Pokémon Stadium 2

It can take down any opponent with its powerful poison stingers. It sometimes attacks in swarms.

Pokémon Silver

It has three poison barbs. The barb on its tail secretes the most powerful poison.

Pokémon Crystal

It uses sharp, poisonous stings to defeat prey, then takes the victim back to its nest for food.

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

BEEDRILL is extremely territorial. No one should ever approach its nest - this is for their own safety. If angered, they will attack in a furious swarm.

Pokémon FireRed

May appear in a swarm. Flies at violent speeds, all the while stabbing with the toxic stinger on its rear.

Pokémon LeafGreen

It flies at high speed and attacks using the large venomous stingers on its forelegs and tail.

Pokémon Emerald

A Beedrill is extremely territorial. For safety reasons, no one should ever approach its nest. If angered, they will attack in a swarm.

Name origin

Beedrill's name is a combination of bee and drill, indicating the needlelike arms it wields. Spear also refers to its stingers.

Its design appears to simply be a stylized bee or wasp.

Beedrill's name was originally going to be spelled with only one "l" instead of two.

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 65		125 - 172	240 - 334
Attack: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Defense: 40		40 - 101	76 - 196
Sp. Atk: 45		45 - 106	85 - 207
Sp. Def: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Speed: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Total: 385	Other Pokémon with this total
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. This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 45.

Type effectiveness

RBY

Under normal battle conditions in Generation I, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Fire × Water × Grass × Electric × Psychic × Ice × Dragon × None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Fire × Water × Grass × Electric × Psychic × Ice × Dragon × None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Fire × Water × Grass × Electric × Psychic × Ice × Dragon × None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Fire × Water × Grass × Electric × Psychic × Ice × Dragon × None

Notes:

Later versions

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water ½× Grass ⅛× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark ½× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water ½× Grass ⅛× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark ½× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water ½× Grass ⅛× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark ½× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ¼× Flying 2× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water ½× Grass ⅛× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon ½× Dark ½× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Game	Generation I	Generation II	Generation III
10		Fury Attack	Fury Attack
12	Fury Attack
15		Focus Energy	Focus Energy
16	Focus Energy
20	Twineedle	Twineedle	Twineedle
25	Rage	Rage	Rage
30	Pin Missile	Pursuit	Pursuit
35	Agility	Pin Missile	Pin Missile
40		Agility	Agility
45			Endeavor

By TM/HM

Number	Generation I	Generation II	Generation III
TM03	Swords Dance	Curse
TM06	Toxic	Toxic	Toxic
TM09	Take Down
TM10	Double-Edge	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11		Sunny Day	Sunny Day
TM12		Sweet Scent
TM13		Snore
TM15	Hyper Beam	Hyper Beam	Hyper Beam
TM17		Protect	Protect
TM20	Rage	Endure
TM21	Mega Drain	Frustration	Frustration
TM22			Solarbeam
TM27	Fissure	Return	Return
TM31	Mimic		Brick Break
TM32	Double Team	Double Team	Double Team
TM33	Reflect
TM34	Bide	Swagger
TM35		Sleep Talk
TM36		Sludge Bomb	Sludge Bomb
TM39	Swift	Swift
TM40	Skull Bash		Aerial Ace
TM42			Facade
TM43			Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest	Rest
TM45		Attract	Attract
TM46			Thief
TM50	Substitute
HM01	Cut	Cut	Cut
HM06			Rock Smash

Special Moves

Beedrill learns Baton Pass after being purified in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness.

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