Is Beedrill Good in Crystal Playthrough?
Evolves early and falls off just as fast. Beedrill can't threaten any gym leader past Bugsy and the Poison typing adds weaknesses against Morty and Will. Crystal's expanded roster offers too many better options by mid-game.
Falkner's Pokemon outpace and outclass Kakuna here.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Morty's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Chuck's typing presses Beedrill's defenses.
Jasmine's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Janine's Pokemon outpace and outclass Beedrill here.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Brock's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Blaine's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Koga's Pokemon outpace and outclass Beedrill here.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Catch Weedle on Route 30 (walking, Lv 3, rare).
- STARTING (Lv 3)
- LV 3PoisonPoison Sting23100%35
Your Kakuna should hit Level 10 before you reach Bugsy, at typical leveling pace.
- After Falkner
- TM39NormalSwift60100%20
- HM01NormalCut5095%30
- After Bugsy
- TM49BugFury Cutter6095%20
- LV 20BugTwineedle38100%20
- After Whitney
- TM13NormalSnore50100%15
- LV 30DarkPursuit40100%20
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
How to Get Beedrill in Crystal
Beedrill tops out at moderate rates across 2 locations in early-game areas. Two different catch methods are in play here. The encounters below are sorted by rate so you can see exactly what you're working with.
Where To Catch Beedrill in C
To get Beedrill, start by catching Weedle through walking and headbutt encounters at Lv. 3-18. The chain covers 3 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Catch WeedleIlex ForestLv.5GrassRate 30%Morning/dayNational Park - Bug Catching ContestLv.7-18FloorRate 20%Ilex ForestLv.10Headbutting special treesRate 15%Route 30Lv.3GrassRate 5%Morning/dayRoute 31Lv.4GrassRate 5%Morning/dayNational ParkLv.10FloorRate 5%Morning/day
Step 2Catch or Evolve KakunaIlex ForestLv.7GrassRate 10%Morning/dayNational Park - Bug Catching ContestLv.9-18FloorRate 10%Ilex ForestLv.10Headbutting special treesRate 5%or evolve from Weedle (Step 1)
Step 3Beedrill ✓Ilex ForestLv.10Headbutting treesRate 5%National Park - Bug Catching ContestLv.12-15FloorRate 5%or evolve from Kakuna (Step 2)
Beedrill Weakness
Beedrill's Bug/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Beedrill's special bulk (base 80 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Beedrill Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Beedrill
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
 Magby Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
 Cyndaquil Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Quilava builds →Fire Blast 2x101-120%KO Rollout 2x24-29% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Kadabra builds →Psybeam 2x77-92% Fire Punch 2x59-69% | ||
Magby Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x136-160%KO Fire Punch 2x58-69% | ||
 Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Celebi builds →Future Sight 2x116-137%KO Ancient Power 2x63-76% | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x131-155%KO Fire Punch 2x55-65% | ||
Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Celebi builds →Future Sight 2x112-132%KO Ancient Power 2x61-73% | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x131-155%KO Fire Punch 2x55-65% | ||
Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Celebi builds →Future Sight 2x112-132%KO Ancient Power 2x61-73% | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x131-155%KO Fire Punch 2x55-65% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Celebi builds →Future Sight 2x112-132%KO Ancient Power 2x61-73% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
Magmar Fire | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x136-161%KO Fire Punch 2x57-67% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Typhlosion builds →Fire Blast 2x126-148%KO Rollout 2x30-35% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Houndoom builds →Fire Blast 2x127-150%KO Dream Eater 2x70-83% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | B | |
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodWhirl Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Lugia builds →Dream Eater 2x90-107%KO Aeroblast 2x149-175%KO | ||
In Crystal, Tyranitar can KO Beedrill with Rock Slide (157-185%). Charizard threatens a KO with Fire Blast (114-134%). Alakazam's Psychic also KOs at 113-133%.
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide 2x157-185%KO Earthquake69-82% Fire Blast 2x68-80% | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Charizard builds →Earthquake46-55% Fire Blast 2x114-134%KO Rock Slide 2x70-83% | ||
 Alakazam Psychic | B | |
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Beedrill View Alakazam builds →Psychic 2x113-133%KO | ||
Beedrill Evolutions
Beedrill is the final form in a three-stage chain from Weedle through Kakuna. Breeding this form produces Weedle eggs (quick to hatch). Evolving from Weedle gave Beedrill the biggest boost in Sp.Def (+60), bringing the total to 385 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Beedrill to get Weedle eggs easily using 23 partners from the Bug egg group.
C Beedrill Best Moveset
Bug and Poison TermStab remain offensively worthless in a format where neither type hits anything important. MoveSwords Dance can boost the Attack, but the types available to use it against don't justify the setup turn. Physical power without useful targeting.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Swords Dance
- Substitute
- Hidden Power Ground
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without TMs, Beedrill's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Normal and Dark coverage on top of Sludge Bomb and Fury Cutter for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
It uses sharp, poisonous stings to defeat prey, then takes the victim back to its nest for food.
Beedrill Crystal Guide
In Crystal, Beedrill has a 385 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Crystal's meta. It works best as a balanced. Sludge Bomb with Leftovers is the standard set.
Mega Evolution isn't available in Crystal, but Beedrill does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Beedrill hits 485 BST.
In Crystal, Beedrill fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 80 Attack. Base 75 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.
In Crystal, run Sludge Bomb, Swords Dance, Substitute, and Hiddenpowerground on Beedrill. Sludge Bomb is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Beedrill first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 19 games across 10 generations. It later gained a Mega form in Generation 6, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves