Is Weedle Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
AbilityShield Dust blocks secondary effects during the short grind to Beedrill. Same path as the originals: Viridian Forest catch, fast double evolution, disappointing final form. Kakuna at 7, Beedrill at 10. The ability doesn't change the destination.
Brock's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Misty's typing presses Beedrill's defenses.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Koga's typing presses Beedrill's defenses.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Lance's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Weedle on Route 2 (walking, Lv 4-5, rare).
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How to Get Weedle in FireRed & LeafGreen
Weedle pops up in 10 early-game grass spots across both versions. Common in some areas, rare in others, with no single best location standing out.
5 locations to catch Weedle
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 8Where To Catch Weedle in FRLG
To get Weedle, start by catching Weedle through walking encounters at Lv. 3-9. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 2Catch or Evolve into KakunaPattern BushLv.9GrassFireRedRate 20%Pattern BushLv.9GrassLeafGreenRate 20%Viridian ForestLv.4-6GrassFireRedRate 10%Viridian ForestLv.5GrassLeafGreenRate 5%or evolve from Weedle (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into BeedrillBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Beedrill egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.
Weedle Weakness
Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock moves hit Weedle for super-effective damage. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Standard number of weaknesses for the Bug/Poison typing.
| 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
What is Weedle Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Weedle
 Charmander Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x93-112%KO Aerial Ace 2x65-79% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x81-98% Confusion 2x81-98% | ||
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x93-112%KO Aerial Ace 2x65-79% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x81-98% Confusion 2x81-98% | ||
Zubat Poison | D | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x218-258%KO Aerial Ace 2x63-76% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x229-270%KO Aerial Ace 2x66-78% | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x423-498%KO Fly 2x140-165%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x168-198%KO Ancient Power 2x145-171%KO Fire Blast 2x150-176%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x498-587%KO Fly 2x166-196%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x379-446%KO Rock Slide 2x106-125%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x443-522%KO Fly 2x146-172%KO | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x175-206%KO Ancient Power 2x150-177%KO Fire Blast 2x157-186%KO | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Ho-oh builds →Overheat 2x458-539%KO Fly 2x211-248%KO Psychic 2x197-232%KO | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x599-705%KO Aerial Ace 2x136-161%KO Rock Tomb 2x115-135%KO | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Lugia builds →Psychic 2x250-294%KO Fly 2x154-182%KO | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x396-466%KO Fire Blast 2x350-413%KO Aerial Ace 2x104-124%KO Rock Tomb 2x87-103%KO | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x510-600%KO Fly 2x169-199%KO | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Gardevoir can KO Weedle with Psychic (280-330%).
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x280-330%KO Thunderbolt93-110%KO | ||
Weedle Evolutions
Three stages ahead. Weedle grows into Kakuna, then pushes on to Beedrill. Check the evolution methods below. For breeding, quick to hatch with a decent partner pool via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 200 total stats over Weedle. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Weedle easily with 37 breeding partners from the Bug egg group.
FRLG Weedle Best Moveset
Bug/Poison carrying AbilityShield Dust to block secondary move effects. Poison Sting as the best offensive option. No moveset worth discussing competitively.
Best Build
Weedle best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Poison Sting
- String Shot
Moves List
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.
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
Base Stats
Often found in forests and grasslands. It has a sharp, toxic barb of around two inches on top of its head.
Often found in forests, eating leaves. It has a sharp stinger on its head that injects poison.
Weedle FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Weedle can be caught in the wild at Viridian Forest, Route 2, Pattern Bush, and Route 24 in Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen.
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
- 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 6ORAS
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