Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I

#015 Beedrill

BugPoison

SpeciesPoison Bee Pokémon
Japanese nameSpear
PronunciationBEE-DRILL
Height3′ 3″ 0.99 m
Weight65.0 lb 29.25 kg
Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%

Pokédex Where to find Type matchups Moves Breeding Stats

Name meaning

Combination of BEE and DRILL. “Bee who can drill”

Evolution

WeedleLevel 7KakunaLevel 10Beedrill

Beedrill in the original Gengar’s Pokédex — Beedrill as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

RedBlue	Flies at high speed and attacks using its large venomous stingers on its forelegs and tail.
Yellow	It has 3 poisonous stingers on its forelegs and its tail. They are used to jab its enemy repeatedly.
Stadium	Flies at high speeds and attacks with three stingers: one on its rear and one on each of its forelegs. May appear in swarms.
GoldStadium 2	It can take down any opponent with its powerful poison stingers. It sometimes attacks in swarms.
Silver	It has three poison barbs. The barb on its tail secretes the most powerful poison.
Crystal	It uses sharp, poisonous stings to defeat prey, then takes the victim back to its nest for food.

Where to find Beedrill

Game	Where to find it	Time	Rarity
Blue	Must Evolve from Kakuna	NA	Evolve
Red		NA	Evolve
Yellow		NA	Evolve
Gold	National Park	Any	Event/Evolve
Silver	National Park, Route 2, Johto (Headbutt)	Mostly Morn.	Many/Evolve
Crystal	National Park, Johto (Headbutt)	Any	Few/Evolve

How to catch

	Forest Tree	Evolve	BugCatch
R/B		✓
Yellow		✓
G/S		✓	✓
Crystal	✓	✓	✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

Normal×1
Fire×2
Water×1
Electric×1
Grass×0.25
Ice×1
Fighting×0.25
PoisonG/S/C ×0.5R/B/Y × 1
Ground×1
Flying×2
Psychic×2
BugG/S/C ×0.5R/B/Y × 2
Rock×2
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1

Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
Red, Blue & Yellow: 5 weaknesses and 2 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 5 : 2 (250%).
This Pokémon has more weaknesses and less resistances in RBY than GSC, thus it has a bad defense ratio in RBY.

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Fire1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
Water1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Grass1st: Normal 2nd: Good
Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Fighting1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
Poison1st (GSC): Bad 2nd (GSC): Bad 1st (RBY): Good 2nd (RBY): Bad
Ground1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
Flying1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
Psychic1st: Good 2nd: Normal
Bug1st (GSC): Normal 2nd (GSC): Normal 1st (RBY): Normal 2nd (RBY): Good
Rock1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
Ghost1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Dark1st: Good 2nd: Normal
Steel1st: Bad 2nd: No Effect

Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 advantages and 11 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 4:11 (~36.36%).
Red, Blue & Yellow: 5 advantages and 8 disadvantages out of 30 types. Offensive ratio 5:8 (62.5%).

Moves learned by levelling up

Yellow	R/B	G/S/C	Move	Type	Kind
—	*	*	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical
—	*	*	String Shot	Bug	Status
—	*	*	Harden	Normal	Status
—	12	10	Fury Attack	Normal	Physical
—	16	15	Focus Energy	Normal	Status
—	20	20	Twineedle	Bug	Physical
—	25	25	Rage	Normal	Physical
—	30	35	Pin Missile	Bug	Physical
—	—	30	Pursuit	Dark	Special
—	35	40	Agility	Psychic	Status
* A Beedrill evolved from Weedle and Kakuna will know these moves. A Beedill evolved just from a Kakuna, only knows harden.	* A Beedrill evolved from Weedle and Kakuna will know these moves. A Beedill evolved just from a Kakuna, only knows harden.	* A Beedrill evolved from Weedle and Kakuna will know these moves. A Beedill evolved just from a Kakuna, only knows harden.	* A Beedrill evolved from Weedle and Kakuna will know these moves. A Beedill evolved just from a Kakuna, only knows harden.	* A Beedrill evolved from Weedle and Kakuna will know these moves. A Beedill evolved just from a Kakuna, only knows harden.	Physical

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

None.

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

TM03Curse
TM06Toxic
TM10Hidden Power
TM11Sunny Day
TM12Sweet Scent
TM13Snore
TM15Hyper Beam
TM17Protect
TM19Giga Drain
TM20Endure
TM21Frustration
TM27Return
TM32Double Team
TM34Swagger
TM35Sleep Talk
TM36Sludge Bomb
TM44Rest
TM45Attract
TM49Fury Cutter
HM01Cut

TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow

TM03Swords Dance
TM06Toxic
TM09Take Down
TM10Double-Edge
TM15Hyper Beam
TM20Rage
TM21Mega Drain
TM31Mimic
TM32Double Team
TM33Reflect
TM34Bide
TM39Swift
TM40Skull Bash
TM44Rest
TM50Substitute
HM01Cut

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups	Bug group 2

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves