Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.0 m
- Weight
- 29.5 kg
Alternate forms (2)
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP178
Base stats
HP
65
Attack
90
Defense
40
Sp. Atk
45
Sp. Def
80
Speed
75
Total
395
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Beedrill
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Silver
Crystal
XD: Gale of Darkness
HeartGold
Black
Black 2
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Let's Go Eevee
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Beedrill can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
21 of 21
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bug Bite If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry. | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Fury Attack Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 1 | Harden Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Poison Sting Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | String Shot Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | Bug | Status | — | 95 | 40 |
| 11 | Fury Cutter Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns. | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95 | 20 |
| 14 | Laser Focus Guarantees a critical hit with the user’s next move. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 16 | Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 17 | Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out. | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | Twineedle Hits twice in the same turn. Has a chance to poison the target. | Bug | Physical | 25 | 100 | 20 |
| 23 | Venoshock Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned. | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 25 | Rage If the user is hit after using this move, its Attack rises by one stage. | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| 26 | Assurance Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 29 | Toxic Spikes Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in. | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 30 | Pin Missile Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Bug | Physical | 25 | 95 | 20 |
| 31 | Outrage Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 35 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 35 | Poison Jab Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 41 | Endeavor Lowers the target’s HP to equal the user’s. | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 |
| 44 | Fell Stinger Raises the user’s Attack by two stages if it KOs the target. | Bug | Physical | 50 | 100 | 25 |
Sprites & renders
30 sprites & renders for Beedrill.
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Cite this page
“Beedrill”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/beedrill.
Species data from PokéAPI.