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	Run Away
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. It is the first step in a three-stage evolutionary line, with its evolved forms being Kakuna and Beedrill. It also has a foil in the form of Caterpie.

Information

Weedle are most commonly found in forests, usually hiding in grass and bushes. Their primary diet consists 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. Weedle's 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 can evolve into Kakuna at Level 7, beginning its metamorphosis into a Beedrill.

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

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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. In PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure, Weedle was found at the Meadow Zone. Weedle also appeared in Pokémon Rumble Blast at Misty Edgewater.

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 minor 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.

See Also

• Caterpie
• Wurmple