Is Beedrill Good in Gold & Silver Playthrough?
Slightly better in Gen 2 than Gen 1 thanks to improved Bug moves, but still limited. Beedrill is fast and hits OK physically, though the typing still holds it back. Most teams replace it before Goldenrod City.
Falkner's Pokemon outpace and outclass Kakuna here.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
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 trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Janine's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Blaine's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Koga's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Lance's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Catch Kakuna
Catch Kakuna on Route 30 (walking, Lv 4, uncommon).
Evolve Kakuna to Beedrill
Kakuna evolves into Beedrill at Level 10. Your Kakuna should hit Level 10 before you reach Bugsy, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Falkner
- TM39NormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Union Cave
- HM01NormalCutPower 50Accuracy 95%PP 30Ilex Forest
- After Whitney
- TM13NormalSnorePower 40Accuracy 100%PP 15Moomoo Farm
- LV 30DarkPursuitPower 40Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Gift from an officer in the Route 43 gate
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a fisherman in a house at Lake of Rage
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Celadon Game Corner
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 5Prize for defeating Erika
How to Get Beedrill in Gold & Silver
Wild Beedrill is a Silver thing, 25 encounters that are rare wherever they turn up and mostly need a headbutt. Evolving Kakuna at level 10 skips the hunt. Gold limits it to the National Park.
Wild Beedrill may be holding when caught:
Poison Barb (2% chance) Powers up poison-type moves. (HOLD)13 locations to catch Beedrill15 locations to catch Kakuna
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Kakuna at any of the 15 locations below, then level it up to 10 — it evolves into Beedrill.
Badge 1 Badge 2 Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6 Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Beedrill in GS
Kakuna gets you Beedrill sooner: catch it at the very start and evolve it at Lv 10. Wild Beedrill first appears at Azalea Town (after Badge 1).
- Step 1Catch WeedleAzalea TownLv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 65%Ilex ForestLv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 65%Lake of RageLv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 65%Route 34Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 65%Route 35Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 65%Route 36Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 65%Route 37Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 65%Route 38Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 65%Route 39Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 65%Route 26Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 65%Route 27Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 65%Ilex ForestLv.5-6GrassSilverRate 60%DayRoute 30Lv.3-4GrassSilverRate 50%MorningIlex ForestLv.5-6GrassSilverRate 50%MorningAzalea TownLv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 50%Ilex ForestLv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 50%Lake of RageLv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 50%National ParkLv.10-12FloorSilverRate 50%MorningRoute 34Lv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 50%Route 35Lv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 50%Route 36Lv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 50%Route 37Lv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 50%Route 38Lv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 50%Route 39Lv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 50%Route 26Lv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 50%Route 27Lv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 50%Route 30Lv.3-4GrassSilverRate 35%DayRoute 31Lv.4-5GrassSilverRate 35%DayRoute 2Lv.3GrassSilverRate 30%Morning/dayRoute 31Lv.4GrassSilverRate 30%MorningNational ParkLv.10FloorSilverRate 30%DayNational Park - Bug Catching ContestLv.7-18FloorRate 20%Bug-Catching Contest only, on Tuesdays, Thursdays
- Step 2Catch or Evolve KakunaIlex ForestLv.5-6GrassSilverRate 30%DayIlex ForestLv.6GrassSilverRate 30%MorningNational ParkLv.10FloorSilverRate 30%Morning/dayRoute 2Lv.5GrassSilverRate 20%Morning/dayRoute 30Lv.4-5GrassSilverRate 15%DayRoute 31Lv.5-6GrassSilverRate 15%DayAzalea TownLv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 15%Ilex ForestLv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 15%Lake of RageLv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 15%Route 34Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 15%Route 35Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 15%Route 36Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 15%Route 37Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 15%Route 38Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 15%Route 39Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 15%Route 26Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 15%Route 27Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 15%Route 30Lv.4GrassSilverRate 10%MorningRoute 31Lv.5GrassSilverRate 10%MorningNational Park - Bug Catching ContestLv.9-18FloorRate 10%Bug-Catching Contest only, on Tuesdays, Thursdaysor evolve from Weedle (Step 1)
- Step 3Beedrill ✓Route 2Lv.7GrassSilverRate 10%MorningAzalea TownLv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 5%Azalea TownLv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 5%Ilex ForestLv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 5%Ilex ForestLv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 5%Lake of RageLv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 5%Lake of RageLv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 5%Route 34Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 5%Route 34Lv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 5%Route 35Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 5%Route 35Lv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 5%Route 36Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 5%Route 36Lv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 5%Route 37Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 5%Route 37Lv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 5%Route 38Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 5%Route 38Lv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 5%Route 39Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 5%Route 39Lv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 5%Route 26Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 5%Route 26Lv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 5%Route 27Lv.10Headbutting treesSilverRate 5%Route 27Lv.10Headbutting special treesSilverRate 5%National Park - Bug Catching ContestLv.12-15FloorRate 5%Bug-Catching Contest only, on Tuesdays, Thursdaysor evolve from Kakuna (Step 2)
Not landing the catch? Calculate Beedrill catch rates for Gold & Silver by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Beedrill in Gold & Silver
Beedrill fills the uncommon Headbutt-tree slot around Ilex Forest and Azalea Town, so keep striking trunk after trunk until the rarer bug finally turns up shiny. Compare Shiny Beedrill odds across every game
Gold & Silver Shiny Beedrill Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Breed w/ Shiny Parent, about 1 in 64 on each try.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breed w/ Shiny Parent: Eggs inherit stats from a shiny parent, so about 1 in 64 hatch shiny. A shiny Ditto helps every egg, and any other shiny parent (the red Gyarados works) helps only eggs of the opposite gender.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 7-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 19-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 45-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 147-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Gold & Silver with Beedrill preloaded.
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
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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.
GS Beedrill Best Moveset
Neither Bug nor Poison TermStab threatens the top tiers offensively. MoveSwords Dance boosts the Attack, but the types behind the boosted hits don't have targets worth hitting. Better Sp. Def from the stat split adds some defensive value, though not enough.
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.
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
15 of 21 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It can take down any opponent with its powerful poison stingers. It sometimes attacks in swarms.
It has three poison barbs. The barb on its tail secretes the most powerful poison.
Beedrill Gold & Silver Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Gold & Silver, but Beedrill does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Beedrill hits 485 BST.
Yes. Wild Beedrill in Gold & Silver can hold Poison Barb (2%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Poison Barb.
In Gold & Silver, use Beedrill as a balanced. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling,
Game Availability
Beedrill first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 19 games across 9 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 7Let's Go
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
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