What does Weedle evolve into?

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.

At what level does Weedle evolve?

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

For Yellow, 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.

Where can you catch Weedle?

You can find Weedle in Yellow. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

Weedle - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

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

Base Stats

Low

HP40

Attack35

Defense30

Sp. Atk20

Sp. Def20

Speed50

Total195

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight3.2 kg

Base XP39

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

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

Beware of the sharp stinger on its head. It hides in grass and bushes where it eats leaves.

Yellow

Weedle Weakness

Fire, Flying, Psychic, Bug, and Rock moves hit Weedle for super-effective damage. 5 weaknesses means you'll want teammates that can handle the coverage gaps.

Weedle Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

2Resist

0Immune

Score-6

Gen I Type Chart

Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Psychic Bug Rock

½xResist

None

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Grass Poison Bug

How to Beat Weedle in Yellow (Best Counters)

In Yellow, Slowbro can KO Weedle with Surf (136-160%). Articuno threatens a KO with Blizzard (159-187%). Golem's Explosion also KOs at 233-274%.

Slowbro WaterPsychic	B
Recommended Build Moves AmnesiaUtility RestRecovery SurfSTAB Thunder Wave Damage vs Weedle Surf 136-160%KO View Slowbro builds →
Articuno IceFlying	B
Recommended Build Moves BlizzardSTAB AgilitySetup Hyper Beam Ice Beam Damage vs Weedle Blizzard 159-187%KO Hyper Beam 105-123%KO Ice Beam 130-153%KO View Articuno builds →
Golem RockGround	B
Recommended Build Moves EarthquakeSTAB Explosion Rock Slide Body Slam Damage vs Weedle Earthquake 140-165%KO Explosion 233-274%KO Rock Slide 2x 211-248%KO Body Slam 79-94% View Golem builds →
Charizard FireFlying	B
Recommended Build Moves Earthquake Fire Blast Swords Dance Hyper Beam Damage vs Weedle Earthquake 69-81% Fire Blast 2x 357-421%KO Hyper Beam 103-122%KO View Charizard builds →
Pinsir Bug	B
Recommended Build Moves Swords Dance Hyper Beam Submission Bind Damage vs Weedle Hyper Beam 145-171%KO Submission 19-23% Bind 15-18% View Pinsir builds →

Yellow Evolution

You'll evolve Weedle into Beedrill the traditional way. This Bug/Poison type doesn't breed despite having a chain ahead. The evolved forms gain up to 200 total stats over Weedle. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#013Weedle

Level 7

#014Kakuna

Level 10

#015Beedrill

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Weedle

BugPoison

Kakuna

BugPoison

Beedrill

BugPoison

45+5

65+20

ATK

25-10

90+65

DEF

50+20

40-10

SP.ATK

25+5

45+20

SP.DEF

25+5

80+55

SPE

35-15

75+40

BST

195D-Tier

205D-Tier+10

395C-Tier+190

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding not available · Introduced in Gen 2

Yellow Weedle Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 1 build content has limited support (no abilities, held items, or natures).

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

Moves

Not a lot to pick from. Weedle gets 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

D—9540Bug

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

How to Get Weedle in Yellow

No wild encounters for Weedle in Yellow. It's available in Red, Gold, or FireRed and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Weedle is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

RedWalking · Viridian Forest

Then trade to Yellow.

Also found in:

Gold Crystal FireRed

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 Yellow, 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 Yellow. 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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