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Beedrill, a Bug and Poison type Pokémon, official artwork

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Beedrill: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Beedrill is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Attack (90) and Sp. Def (80), with a base stat total of 395.

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What is Beedrill weak to?

How much damage Beedrill takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFireFlyingPsychicRock
0.5×ResistsBugFairyPoison
0.25×ResistsFightingGrass

Beedrill takes super-effective damage from Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock. It resists Bug, Fairy, Poison, Fighting, Grass.

Best moveset for Beedrill

Beedrill has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • OutrageDragon120
  • Solar BeamGrass120
  • Sludge BombPoison90

Best nature for Beedrill

Adamant. Beedrill is a physical attacker (90 Attack vs 45 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • SwarmAt 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Bug attacks.
  • SniperIf this Pokemon strikes with a critical hit, the damage is multiplied by 1.5.

Evolution line

Weedle
Kakuna
Beedrill
Full learnset (81 moves; tap to expand)

Beedrill is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Skull BashNormal130100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Drill RunGround8095%Physical
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
X-ScissorBug80100%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Air CutterFlying6095%Special
AssuranceDark60100%Physical
Brutal SwingDark60100%Physical
Bug BiteBug60100%Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
Ominous WindGhost60100%Special
RoundNormal60100%Special
Silver WindBug60100%Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
ElectrowebElectric5595%Special
CutNormal5095%Physical
Fell StingerBug50100%Physical
PaybackDark50100%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Struggle BugBug50100%Special
False SwipeNormal40100%Physical
Fury CutterBug4095%Physical
Mega DrainGrass40100%Special
PursuitDark40100%Physical
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
PeckFlying35100%Physical
Pin MissileBug2595%Physical
TwineedleBug25100%Physical
InfestationBug20100%Special
RageNormal20100%Physical
Fury AttackNormal1585%Physical
BideNormal?-Physical
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Natural GiftNormal?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
AttractNormal-100%Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
CaptivateNormal-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
CurseGhost--Status
DefogFlying--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
FlashNormal-100%Status
Focus EnergyNormal--Status
Laser FocusNormal--Status
MimicNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoostFlying--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
String ShotBug-95%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
Sweet ScentNormal-100%Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
TailwindFlying--Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Toxic SpikesPoison--Status