In Legends: Arceus, Vespiquen works as a trick room with 474 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Legends: Arceus's meta. Attackorder with Buginiumz is the standard set.

What is Vespiquen weak to?

In Legends: Arceus, Vespiquen's biggest threats include Golem (Rock), Charizard (Fire), and Raikou (Electric), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Golem is the most dangerous since Rock moves deal 4x damage. Ice and Flying-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 40 Speed, Vespiquen won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

What role does Vespiquen play in battle?

Vespiquen is leaning toward the physical side (base 80 Attack). Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 40 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the trick room role.

What counters Vespiquen?

In Legends: Arceus, the best way to handle Vespiquen: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Rock, Fire, and Electric-type attackers hit hardest.

Vespiquen - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Trick Room

CTier

40Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Vespiquen's built to absorb hits, not race for knockouts. Balanced defenses with Defense doing the heavy lifting. And the 1.06M XP medium-slow curve means it won't take forever to bring up, worth 2 Defense and Sp. Def EVs.

Base Stats

Above

HP70

Attack80

Defense102

Sp. Atk80

Sp. Def102

Speed40

Total474

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.2 m

Weight38.5 kg

Base XP166

Abilities

PressureTop Pick

Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.

UnnerveHARare

Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpD+1Spe

Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

Commands its subjects to build its hive. It will dispatch any interlopers who dare sneak into its nest and use them as nourishment for itself.

Legends: Arceus

Vespiquen Weakness

Vespiquen is weak to Rock, Fire, Electric, Ice, and Flying. Watch out for Rock attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Ground-type moves entirely.

Vespiquen Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Rock
2x (Weak)	Fire, Electric, Ice, Flying
0.5x (Resist)	Bug
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting
0x (Immune)	Ground

Type ChartVulnerable

5Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score-4

4xCritical

Rock

2xWeak

Fire Electric Ice Flying

½xResist

Bug

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (5)

Grass Psychic Dark Fighting Bug

How to Beat Vespiquen in Legends: Arceus (Best Counters)

Bastiodon RockSteel	C
Available Move Moves Ancient PowerLv. 5 Damage vs Vespiquen Ancient Power 4x 109-130%KO View Bastiodon builds →
Rampardos Rock	C
Available Move Moves Ancient PowerLv. 5 Damage vs Vespiquen Ancient Power 4x 109-130%KO View Rampardos builds →
Sudowoodo Rock	C
Available Move Moves RolloutLv. 1 Damage vs Vespiquen Rollout 4x 87-104%KO View Sudowoodo builds →
Graveler RockGround	C
Available Move Moves RolloutLv. 1 Damage vs Vespiquen Rollout 4x 87-104%KO View Graveler builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Move Moves RolloutLv. 1 Damage vs Vespiquen Rollout 4x 65-78% View Onix builds →

Legends: Arceus Evolution

Vespiquen is what Combee becomes. Breed it for Combee eggs (quick to hatch). A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolution from Combee pushed Vespiquen to 474 total stats. Defense saw the largest single gain at +60. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#415Combee

Level 21 ♀

#416Vespiquen

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Combee

BugFlying

Vespiquen

BugFlying

70+40

ATK

80+50

DEF

102+60

SP.ATK

80+50

SP.DEF

102+60

SPE

40-30

BST

244D-Tier

474C-Tier+230

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Arceus Vespiquen Best Moveset

This is a pure walling set. Buginiumz provides extra utility so Vespiquen sticks around, and the Careful nature reinforces special wall. The moveset handles sustain while Pressure does work passively.

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

The offense anchors on Bug Buzz and X-Scissor, with Normal and Rock coverage and more adding reach. It's a workable movepool for Vespiquen that handles most situations. Bug Buzz and Giga Impact give it enough punch where it matters.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Gust

D4010035Flying

Lv 6

Struggle Bug

C5010020Bug

Lv 11

Pin Missile

D259520Bug

Lv 18

Silver Wind

C601005Bug

Lv 25

Slash

D7010020Normal

Lv 29

Air Slash

C759515Flying

Lv 34

Power Gem

C8010020Rock

Lv 43

Bug Buzz

C9010010Bug

Lv 52

Recover

C——10Normal

TM Moves

Vespiquen can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Vespiquen doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Aerial Ace

C60—20Flying

Tutor

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

Tutor

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

Tutor

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Tutor

Power Shift

———10Normal

Tutor

Rest

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

Tutor

Swift

D60—20Normal

Tutor

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

How to Get Vespiquen in Legends: Arceus

decent spawn rates for Vespiquen across 3 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Where To Catch Vespiquen in Legends: Arceus

The path to Vespiquen starts with Combee at walking via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Combee
Aipom Hill
Grass
Uncommon
Cloudpool Ridge
Grass Sky
Uncommon
Cottonsedge Prairie
Grass
Uncommon
Droning Meadow
Grass
Uncommon
Grueling Grove
Grass Forest
Uncommon
Lake Valor
Grass Water
Uncommon
Ramanas Island
Grass Water
Uncommon
The Heartwood
Grass
Uncommon
Train until Level 21
Step 2Vespiquen ✓
Cottonsedge Prairie
Grass
Uncommon
Droning Meadow
Grass
Uncommon
Lake Valor
Grass Water
Uncommon
or evolve from Combee (Step 1)

Vespiquen Guide

In Legends: Arceus, Vespiquen works as a trick room with 474 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Legends: Arceus's meta. Attackorder with Buginiumz is the standard set.
In Legends: Arceus, Vespiquen's biggest threats include Golem (Rock), Charizard (Fire), and Raikou (Electric), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Golem is the most dangerous since Rock moves deal 4x damage. Ice and Flying-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 40 Speed, Vespiquen won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Pressure is the go-to ability for Vespiquen. It increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one. Its hidden ability Unnerve can work in specific setups.
Vespiquen is leaning toward the physical side (base 80 Attack). Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 40 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. Fits the trick room role.
In Legends: Arceus, the best way to handle Vespiquen: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Rock, Fire, and Electric-type attackers hit hardest.

Game Availability

Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Vespiquen appears in 13 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through wild encounters.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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