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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#013 Weedle
BugPoison
- SpeciesHairy Bug Pokémon
- Japanese nameBeedle
- PronunciationWEE-DULL
- Height1′ 0″ 0.30 m
- Weight7.0 lb 3.15 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Combination of WEE (small) and NEEDLE, from the pointy horn on its head.
Evolution
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | Often found in forests, eating leaves. It has a sharp venomous stinger on its head. |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| GoldStadium 2 | 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. |
Where to find Weedle
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Viridian Forest, Routes 2, 24, 25 | NA | Few |
| Red | NA | Many | |
| Yellow | Not Found in the Wild | NA | None |
| Gold | National Park | Any | Event |
| Silver | Ilex Forest, National Park, Routes 2, 30, 31, Johto (Headbutt) | Mostly Morn. or Day | Many |
| Crystal | Ilex Forest, National Park, Routes 30, 31, Johto (Headbutt) | Mostly Morn. or Day | Many |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ×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
- 1st: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Start | Start | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical |
| — | Start | Start | String Shot | Bug | Status |
“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
None.
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
None.
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Bug group 2 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Caterpie Family
- Gligar
- Heracross
- Ledyba Family
- Paras Family
- Pineco Family
- Pinsir
- Scyther Family
- Shuckle
- Spinarak Family
- Venonat Family
- Weedle Family
- Yanma
Egg moves
None.
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 40 | 253-283 | 38/4518.41% | 35/4219.80% |
| Attack | 35 | 138-168 | 43/498.88% | 40/457.38% |
| Defense | 30 | 128-158 | 49/559.68% | 40/447.38% |
| Speed | 50 | 168-198 | 34/4727.43% | 31/4222.70% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 20 | 108-138 | 44/464.46% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 20 | 108-138 | 41/413.59% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 20 | 108-138 | — | 29/294.03% |
| Total | 195 G/S/C 175 R/B/Y |
903-1083 795-945 |
86/872.04% | 65/652.04% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library