Vespiquen (Pokémon)
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Vespiquen (Japanese: ビークイン Beequen) is a dual-type Bug/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.
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 uses 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 debuted in An Angry Combeenation! as the ruler of a huge colony of Combee.
A Vespiquen appeared in A Trainer and Child Reunion!, under the ownership of Aaron. Vespiquen was used alongside Drapion during his power demonstration, but she was later temporarily captured by Team Rocket.
Minor appearances
A Vespiquen appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
A Vespiquen appeared in A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!, where she managed to scare Serena before being chased off by Fennekin's Ember.
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A Trainer's Vespiquen appeared in Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas.
A Vespiquen is seen with a Roughneck on Iron Island in Vexing Vespiquen & Unmanageable Mothim I. It reappeared in a flashback in Cleaning Up Grimer.
In the TCG
- Main article: Vespiquen (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: A Vespiquen acts as the queen of Nectar Meadows, though she feels the title is more akin to a manager instead. She calls for her Beedrill and Combee subordinates to desist against the player, the partner, and Budew. She then gives Budew some Honey to give to her sickly mother, refusing the baby Pokémon's payment.
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Black 2 | White 2 | Poison Barb (5%) |
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HP: 70
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130 - 177 | 250 - 344 | |
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76 - 145 | 148 - 284 | |
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40 - 101 | 76 - 196 | |
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Trivia
- Vespiquen is tied with Togetic for the lowest base Speed stat 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.
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species. |