In X & Y, Beedrill has a 395 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in X & Y's meta. It works best as a balanced. Xscissor with Life Orb is the standard set.

Does Beedrill mega evolve?

In X & Y, yes. Mega Beedrill hits 495 BST, a solid jump from the base 395. Hold the Mega Stone, trigger it in battle, and it lasts the whole fight. One Mega per team.

What is Beedrill weak to?

In X & Y, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Dodrio (Flying), and Starmie (Psychic) when using Beedrill. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Rock-type attackers are also a problem.

What is the best ability for Beedrill?

Swarm strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. That's the one you want on Beedrill. Sniper is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.

What role does Beedrill play in battle?

In X & Y, Beedrill fills the balanced role. It's leaning toward the physical side (base 90 Attack). Base 75 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.

Beedrill - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

CTier

75Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Beedrill's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Defense trails, 2 stats clear the bar. Tough to catch and worth 3 Attack and Sp. Def EVs, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP65

Attack90

Defense40

Sp. Atk45

Sp. Def80

Speed75

Total395

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight29.5 kg

Base XP178

Abilities

Swarm

Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

SniperHATop Pick

Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpD+1Spe

Strong Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

It has three poisonous stingers on its forelegs and its tail. They are used to jab its enemy repeatedly.

Beedrill Weakness

Beedrill's Bug/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. It resists 5 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.

Beedrill Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
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

Fire Flying Psychic Rock

½xResist

Poison Bug Fairy

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Psychic Dark Fairy

How to Beat Beedrill in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Zapdos's Heat Wave hits Beedrill for 74-87%. Tyranitar's Stone Edge also KOs at 312-368%.

Heatran FireSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Stealth Rock Lava Plume Earth Power TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Zapdos ElectricFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemSitrus Berry NatureTimid Moves Heat Wave TailwindUtility ThunderboltSTAB RoostRecovery Damage vs Beedrill Heat Wave 2x 74-87% Thunderbolt 52-62% View Zapdos builds →
Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves Stone Edge PursuitSTAB CrunchSTAB Superpower Damage vs Beedrill Stone Edge 2x 312-368%KO Pursuit 63-74% Crunch 125-147%KO Superpower 31-37% View Tyranitar builds →
Latios DragonPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Draco Meteor ProtectPriority PsyshockSTAB TailwindUtility Damage vs Beedrill Draco Meteor 123-145%KO Psyshock 2x 153-180%KO View Latios builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemPetayaberry NatureTimid Moves Heat Wave ProtectPriority Air Slash OverheatSTAB Damage vs Beedrill Heat Wave 2x 123-145%KO Air Slash 2x 97-114%KO Overheat 2x 167-197%KO View Charizard builds →

X & Y Evolution

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 395 stats. 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

Very Easy

Breed with Beedrill to get Weedle eggs easily using 68 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)

X & Y Beedrill Best Moveset

U-turn keeps your team's momentum going. Beedrill doesn't need to stay in long, Life Orb provides extra damage on every hit for a health trade and max Attack and Speed EVs make every visit count. Xscissor threatens on the way out. Sniper adds passive value.

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Sweeper

Ability

Sniper

Item

Life OrbPOWER

Best Nature for Beedrill

Adamant+ATK

Beedrill best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Atk

Spe

Physical Sweeper Moveset

X ScissorSTAB
U TurnSTAB
Aerial Ace
ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

AmoongussGood

ChandelureGood

Moves

Without TMs, Beedrill's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Normal and Dark coverage and more on top of Sludge Bomb and Poison Jab for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Fury Attack

—158520Normal

Lv 10

Fury Attack

—158520Normal

Lv 13

Focus Energy

D——30Normal

Lv 16

Twineedle

—2510020Bug

Lv 19

Rage

—2010020Normal

Lv 22

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Lv 25

Toxic Spikes

C——20Poison

Lv 28

Pin Missile

D259520Bug

Lv 31

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 34

Assurance

D6010010Dark

Lv 37

Poison Jab

A8010020Poison

Lv 40

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Lv 45

Fell Stinger

A5010025Bug

TM Moves

TM62

Acrobatics

D5510015Flying

TM40

Aerial Ace

S60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM54

False Swipe

—4010040Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM83

Infestation

D2010020Bug

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

A8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

TM19

Roost

C——10Flying

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM76

Struggle Bug

D5010020Bug

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM89

U-turn

S7010020Bug

TM09

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

TM81

X-Scissor

S8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Beedrill doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Beedrill can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Bug Bite

C6010020Bug

Rem

Harden

———30Normal

Rem

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Rem

String Shot

——9540Bug

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Air Cutter

D609525Flying

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 4

Defog

C——15Flying

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Fury Cutter

D409520Bug

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

Ominous Wind

—601005Ghost

Gen 4

Silver Wind

D601005Bug

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

How to Get Beedrill in X & Y

You're catching Weedle first, not Beedrill. Weedle appears at solid rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 3-stage chain with evolution methods between each stage.

How to Obtain Beedrill in X & Y

The path to Beedrill starts with Weedle at Lv. 2-4 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Weedle
Santalune Forest
XGrass Lv.2-3 Forest
CommonEarly
Santalune Forest
YGrass Lv.2 Forest
RareEarly
Route 2
XGrass Lv.3-4 Route
RareEarly
Train until Level 7
Step 2Catch or Evolve Kakuna
Santalune Forest
Grass Lv.4 Forest
RareEarly
or evolve from Weedle (Step 1)
Train until Level 10
Step 3Beedrill ✓

Beedrill Guide

In X & Y, Beedrill has a 395 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in X & Y's meta. It works best as a balanced. Xscissor with Life Orb is the standard set.
In X & Y, yes. Mega Beedrill hits 495 BST, a solid jump from the base 395. Hold the Mega Stone, trigger it in battle, and it lasts the whole fight. One Mega per team.
In X & Y, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Dodrio (Flying), and Starmie (Psychic) when using Beedrill. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Rock-type attackers are also a problem.
Swarm strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. That's the one you want on Beedrill. Sniper is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses.
In X & Y, Beedrill fills the balanced role. It's leaning toward the physical side (base 90 Attack). Base 75 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.

Game Availability

Beedrill first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 19 games across 10 generations. It later gained a Mega form in Generation 7, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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