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==Biology== | ==Biology== | ||
Weedle is a small, brown | Weedle is a small, yellow, orange, or brown larva Pokémon with a segmented body. Combined with its red, pink, or purple nose and feet, Weedle's bright coloration wards off its enemies. Weedle has a conical, {{tt|two-inch|5-cm}} poisonous stinger on its head and a barbed one on its tail, but every other body part is spherical in shape. | ||
Weedle can retaliate against attackers and those who step on it with its strong toxin. It can distinguish its favorite kinds of leaves using its acute sense of smell. As a young Bug Pokémon, its daily appetite for leaves matches {{tt|its weight|7.1 lbs / 3.2 kg}}. Weedle can be found in {{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Forest Pokémon|forests}} and usually hides in grass, bushes, and under the leaves it eats. | |||
==In the anime== | ==In the anime== | ||
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{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; font-size: 80%; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{poison color}}; background: #{{bug color}};" | |||
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| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{poison color}}; background: #{{bug color light}}; width:160px"| [[File:Spr b 2c 013.png]] | |||
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{poison color}}; background: #{{bug color light}}; width:160px"| [[File:Spr b 3f 013.png]] | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[Image:Kokana.png|thumb|100px|right|Weedle's early design, Kokana]] | [[Image:Kokana.png|thumb|100px|right|Weedle's early design, Kokana]] | ||
* Weedle is the only Pokémon incapable of learning {{type|Normal}} moves, if {{m|Hidden Power}}'s inability to be a Normal move in practice is not considered in {{p|Unown}}'s case. | * Weedle is the only Pokémon incapable of learning {{type|Normal}} moves, if {{m|Hidden Power}}'s inability to be a Normal move in practice is not considered in {{p|Unown}}'s case. | ||
* | * Until {{v2|Platinum}}, Weedle was completely incapable of dealing damage to {{type|Steel}} Pokémon outside of {{m|Struggle}} because it could only learn {{m|Poison Sting}}, to which Steel types are immune. From Platinum onward, Weedle can learn {{m|Bug Bite}}, but Steel types resist {{t|Bug}} moves. | ||
* An {{DL|Prototype Pokémon and characters|Kokana|early design}} of Weedle's sprite was shown on Game Freak's official Japanese website. | * An {{DL|Prototype Pokémon and characters|Kokana|early design}} of Weedle's sprite was shown on Game Freak's official Japanese website. | ||
* Weedle is one of few Pokémon to have its entire {{p|Kakuna|evolutionary}} {{p|Beedrill|family}} introduced in a [[EP004|single episode]] of the [[anime]]. | * Weedle is one of few Pokémon to have its entire {{p|Kakuna|evolutionary}} {{p|Beedrill|family}} introduced in a [[EP004|single episode]] of the [[anime]]. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Weedle appears to be based on the {{wp|larva}} of a bee. | Weedle appears to be based on the {{wp|larva}} of a bee. Its yellow color makes it also similar to the larva of a {{wp|wasp}}. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Weedle is likely a combination of ''{{wp|worm}}'' and ''needle'' | Weedle is likely a combination of ''{{wp|worm}}'' and ''needle'', referring to the stingers on its body. It may also be a corruption of ''{{wp|weevil}}'', another sort of bug. As well, the ''weed'' part of Weedle may refer to its diet of plants. | ||
Beedle is a combination of ''{{wp|bee}}'' and ''needle''. | Beedle is a combination of ''{{wp|bee}}'' and ''needle''. | ||