Utility
Balanced
DTier
50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Speed and HP carry most of Weedle's stat budget. Sp. Atk's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Speed EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Low
HP40
D
Attack35
F
Defense30
F
Sp. Atk20
F
Sp. Def20
F
Speed50
D
Total195
Details
Catch Rate
Guaranteed255 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.3 m
1'00"Tiny
Weight3.2 kg
7.1 lbsFeather
Base XP39
Low Yield
Abilities
Shield Dust
Protects against incoming moves' extra effects.
Run AwayHA
Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Speed training source
Pokedex Entries

It eats its weight in leaves every day. It fends off attackers with the needle on its head.

Weedle Weakness

Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock moves hit Weedle for super-effective damage. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Standard number of weaknesses for the Bug/Poison typing.

Weedle Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Poison, Bug, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)Grass, Fighting
Type ChartAvg
4Weak
5Resist
0Immune
Score-1
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FireFlyingPsychicRock
½xResist
PoisonBugFairy
¼xResist
GrassFighting
0xImmune
None
STAB (4)
GrassPsychicDarkFairy
How to Beat Weedle in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Tyranitar can KO Weedle with Stone Edge (611-719%). Staraptor's Double-Edge also KOs at 309-363%.

Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark
A
Recommended Build
AbilitySand Stream
ItemChoice Band
NatureAdamant
Moves
  • CrunchSTAB
  • Stone Edge
  • Earthquake
  • Stealth Rock
Damage vs Weedle
Crunch
244-288%KO
Stone Edge 2x
611-719%KO
Earthquake
204-240%KO
View Tyranitar builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Three stages ahead. Weedle grows into Kakuna, then pushes on to Beedrill. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 200 total stats over Weedle. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Weedle
#013Weedle
7
Level 7
Kakuna
#014Kakuna
10
Level 10
Beedrill
#015Beedrill
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Weedle
BugPoison
Kakuna
BugPoison
Beedrill
BugPoison
HP
40
45+5
65+20
ATK
35
25-10
90+65
DEF
30
50+20
40-10
SP.ATK
20
25+5
45+20
SP.DEF
20
25+5
80+55
SPE
50
35-15
75+40
BST
195D-Tier
205D-Tier+10
395C-Tier+190
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Utility
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Weedle easily with 48 breeding partners from the Bug egg group.

Egg Groups
Bug
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
flygondrapionmasquerainvolbeatillumiseparasectvibravaskorupiparastrapinchsurskitshuckle
12 of 48·

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Weedle Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Not a lot to pick from. Weedle gets Bug Bite and Poison Sting for same-type damage, and limited coverage rounds things out. You're building around what's available rather than choosing from a deep bench.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Poison Sting
—1510035Poison
Lv 1
String Shot
——9540Bug
Lv 9
Bug Bite
D6010020Bug

TM Moves

Weedle can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Weedle doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Weedle can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Weedle Locations

Weedle starts showing up in endgame routes at moderate rates across 7 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.

Best Locations to Catch Weedle in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Walking encounters at Lv. 58-63 across 7 spots for Weedle. Sorted by progression so you can see what's reachable at your current point in the game.

Bogsunk Cavern
Grass Lv.58-63 Swamp
Post
Post-game
Grassland Cave
Grass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Riverbank Cave
Grass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Spacious Cave
Grass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Still-Water Cavern
Grass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Sunlit Cavern
Grass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Swampy Cave
Grass Lv.58-63 Swamp
Post
Post-game

Weedle Guide

  • Kakuna at level 7 is the mid-stage. Push through to Beedrill at level 10 for the final form. 195 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

  • Level 7 gets you Kakuna. Quick enough that Weedle barely slows you down.

  • For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, you can run Weedle through the first few routes without issues. 195 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Kakuna as fast as you can.

  • You can find Weedle in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

Game Availability

One of the original 151, Weedle has appeared in 19 games — most mainline games. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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