Weedle

The Hairy Pokémon
#013 - Weedle
Evolve	Kakuna
Debut	Pokémon: Red Version Pokémon: Green Version
Species Info
Type	+ +
Height	0.3 m (1'00")
Weight	3.2 kg (7.1 lbs.)
Color	Brown
Gender Ratio	1♂ : 1♀
Ability	Shield Dust
Hidden Ability
Egg Group	Bug
Icon		Sprite
		File:013sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	40	Speed	50
Attack	35	Sp. Attack	20
Defense	30	Sp. Defense	20
Training Info
Catch Rate	255	Hatch Steps	3,840
Base Exp.	052	Effort Points	Spe
Happiness	70
To Lv.100	Normal

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Weedle is a poisonous worm-like Pokémon that was introduced in the first generation games.

Information

Weedle are most commonly found in forests, usually hiding in grass and bushes, and their primary diet consist of leaves. It has a powerful two-inch poison stinger on its forehead that contains a powerful toxin and is used against enemies as a defense mechanism. Its yellow coloring is intended to be a warning to its enemies.

They also have an acute sense of smell and can distinguish their favorite leaves from the ones they dislike by sniffing with their big red proboscis noses. Every day, it eats its weight in leaves. It evolves into Kakuna at Level 7, beginning its metamorphosis into a Beedrill.

Gen		Game	Pokédex entry
I		Red	Often found in forests, eating leaves. It has a sharp, venomous stinger on its head.
		Blue
		Yellow	Beware of the sharp stinger on its head. It hides in grass and bushes where it eats leaves.
		Stadium	A common sight in forests and grassy areas. Has a poison stinger on its head that may be used if you step on it.
II		Gold	Its poison stinger is very powerful. Its bright-colored is intended to warn off its enemies.
		Silver	It attacks using a two-inch poison barb on its head. It can usually be found under the leaves it eats.
		Crystal	The barb on top of its head secretes a strong poison. It uses this toxic barb to protect itself.
III		Ruby	Weedle has an extremely acute sense of smell. It is capable of distinguishing its favorite kinds of leaves from those it dislikes just by sniffing with its big red proboscis nose.
		Sapphire	Weedle has an extremely acute sense of smell. It is capable of distinguishing its favorite kinds of leaves from those it dislikes just by sniffing with its big red proboscis nose.
		Emerald	A Weedle has an extremely acute sense of smell. It distinguishes its favorite kinds of leaves from those it dislikes by sniffing with its big red proboscis (nose).
		FireRed	Often found in forests and grasslands. It has a sharp, toxic barb of around two inches on top of its head.
		LeafGreen	Often found in forests, eating leaves. It has a sharp stinger on its head that injects poison.
IV		Diamond	It eats its weight in leaves every day. It fends off attackers with the needle on its head.
		Pearl	It eats its weight in leaves every day. It fends off attackers with the needle on its head.
		Platinum

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Pokémon: Red, FireRed and LeafGreen. they appear commonly at Routes 2, 24 and 25 and Viridian Forest, and they also appear at the Pattern Bush in FireRed/LeafGreen. In Blue they are uncommon and appear only at Route 25 and Viridian Forest.

In [[Pokémon: Gold and Silver Versions|Silver], Crystal and SoulSilver, they could be caught at Routes 30 and 31, Ilex Forest and National Park. In Silver and SoulSilver they could also be caught at Route 2 and by headbutting trees, while in SoulSilver they could also be found at Viridian Forest.

In Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, they could be found using the Dongle method, appearing in Route 204 with a LeafGreen Version in the GBA slot as well as at Eterna Forest in Platinum.

Moves

Generation I

Name	Type	Cat	PP	Power	Accur	Gen	Cont	R/B	Y

Generation II

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Generation III

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Generation IV

Name	Type	Cat	PP	Power	Accur	Gen	Cont	D/P	P

Weaknesses

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Other Games

In Pokémon Pinball, Weedle could be found at Viridian Forest and Cerulean CIty. It also appeared in Pokémon Stadium, Pokémon Stadium 2, Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness.

In Pokémon Trozei!, it appeared at Secret Storage 9, Secret Storage 17, Endless Level 15 and Mr. Who's Den. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams, Weedle could be found at the first six floors of Silent Chasm, the first four floors of Mt. Thunder, the twenty-eighth through thirty-fourth floors of Joyous Tower and the first four basement floors of Oddity Cave. They also appeared in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness and Time on the fourth through ninth floors of Apple Woods. In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, they appeared in Vien Forest, and in Pokémon Rumble they were found at Silent Forest.

Other Appearances

In Other Media

• They were featured in an early Pokémon anime episode during Ash's journey through the Viridian Forest. Ash tried to capture a Weedle shortly after catching his Caterpie, but it escaped after he was interrupted by another trainer and later returned with a swarm of Beedrill. Weedle have continued to make small appearances throughout the series.
• Weedle was shown early in the Pokémon Adventures manga as one of the Pokémon to escape from Professor Oak's lab that Red recaptured for him. Green later tried using one for a scam at the Pokémon League.

Trivia

• Its name is most likely a combination of "worm" and "needle", although it could also refer to other bug types such as the weevil or beedle.