Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.2 m
- Weight
- 38.5 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender0.0% ♂ · 100.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time15 cycles · ~4,080 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP166
Base stats
HP
70
Attack
80
Defense
102
Sp. Atk
80
Sp. Def
102
Speed
40
Total
474
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
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Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Vespiquen
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
Black
White
Black 2
White 2
Isle of Armor (Sword)
Isle of Armor (Shield)
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Vespiquen can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
27 of 27
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Bug Bite If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry. | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Confuse Ray Confuses the target. | Ghost | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Gust Inflicts regular damage and can hit Pokémon in the air. | Flying | Special | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Poison Sting Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Struggle Bug Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Bug | Special | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Sweet Scent Lowers the target’s evasion by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 4 | 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 |
| 8 | Aromatic Mist Raises a selected ally’s Special Defense by one stage. | Fairy | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 9 | Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out. | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 11 | Pin Missile Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Bug | Physical | 25 | 95 | 20 |
| 12 | Fell Stinger Raises the user’s Attack by two stages if it KOs the target. | Bug | Physical | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 16 | Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 18 | Silver Wind Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Bug | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 20 | Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| 24 | Aromatherapy Cures the entire party of major status effects. | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 24 | Roost Heals the user by half its max HP. | Flying | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 28 | Air Slash Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Flying | Special | 75 | 95 | 15 |
| 29 | Heal Order Heals the user by half its max HP. | Bug | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 32 | Power Gem Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Rock | Special | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 36 | Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 40 | Attack Order Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Bug | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 40 | Defend Order Raises the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage. | Bug | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 41 | Captivate Lowers the target’s Special Attack by two stages if it’s the opposite gender. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 43 | Bug Buzz Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Bug | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 44 | Destiny Bond If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 52 | Recover Heals the user by half its max HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
Sprites & renders
19 sprites & renders for Vespiquen.
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Cite this page
“Vespiquen”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/vespiquen.
Species data from PokéAPI.