Beedrill

Beedrill official artwork
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Beedrill

Poison Bee Pokémon

BUGPOISON

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

Beedrill is No. 0015 in the National Pokédex and is listed here as a Bug and Poison-type Poison Bee Pokémon. It has three poisonous stingers on its forelegs and its tail. They are used to jab its enemy repeatedly. This page brings together its key game data, including typing, abilities, base stats, evolution details, forms, Pokédex entries and moves, so it can be used as a quick reference before building out a deeper guide.

Beedrill first belongs to Generation I. Beedrill does not have a longer evolution chain recorded in the current local data. Its strongest listed base stat is Attack, which helps show where it naturally fits when comparing Pokémon by role. Its abilities can include Swarm and Sniper, giving players useful options when comparing forms, movesets and team roles. The sections below are generated from the local Pokémon database and can be expanded later with matchup advice, best games to use it in, notable appearances and more detailed strategy notes.

Beedrill at a glance

Type
BUGPOISON
Weak to
FIRE2×FLYING2×PSYCHIC2×ROCK2×
Best base stat
Attack — 90
Abilities
Swarm, Sniper (Hidden)
Evolution
Final stage or no evolution data
Height
1.0 m
Weight
29.5 kg
Generation
Generation I
Growth rate
Medium
Capture rate
45
Base happiness
70

Base stats

Hp65
Attack90
Defense40
Special Attack45
Special Defense80
Speed75
Total395

Type effectiveness

Damage taken when Beedrill is hit by each type:

Weak to

FIRE2×FLYING2×PSYCHIC2×ROCK2×

Resists

POISON½×BUG½×FAIRY½×

Strongly resists

GRASS¼×FIGHTING¼×

Based on Bug / Poison typing. Abilities may modify these matchups.

Evolution family

Level 7
Selected game context

Pokémon Gold and Silver

Pokédex entries

GameEntry
Gold

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

Silver

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

Level-up moves

LevelMoveTypePowerAccuracy
1Fury AttackNORMAL1585
15Focus EnergyNORMAL——
20TwineedleBUG25100
25RageNORMAL20100
30PursuitDARK40100
35Pin ♂issileBUG2595
40AgilityPSYCHIC——