Is Weedle Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Routes 30 and 31 alongside Caterpie. Bug/Poison with AbilityShield Dust. Beedrill at level 10 evolves just as fast as Butterfree but lacks the Sleep Powder trick. Outclassed from the start.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Chuck's team hits Beedrill's weaknesses hard.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Beedrill trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Beedrill has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina'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.
Catchable
Catch Weedle on Route 30 (walking, Lv 3-4, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 3)
- LV 3PoisonPoison StingPower 23Accuracy 100%PP 35
- LV 15BugBug BitePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
How to Get Weedle in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Weedle floods the early routes much like Caterpie, common in Johto grass and on Headbutt trees, spanning levels 3 to 36 across National Park. It is the other half of the Bug-Catching Contest pair, so expect to see plenty during contest days.
6 locations to catch Weedle
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 3
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Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Where To Catch Weedle in HGSS
Weedle is where the line starts, caught through walking and headbutt encounters at Lv. 3-36. The chain covers 3 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Weedle ✓Ilex ForestLv.5-6GrassSoulSilverRate 60%DayRoute 30Lv.3-4GrassSoulSilverRate 50%MorningIlex ForestLv.5-6GrassSoulSilverRate 50%MorningNational ParkLv.10-12FloorSoulSilverRate 50%MorningViridian ForestLv.3GrassSoulSilverRate 40%Morning/dayRoute 30Lv.3-4GrassSoulSilverRate 35%DayRoute 31Lv.4-5GrassSoulSilverRate 35%DayRoute 2 - NorthLv.3-4GrassSoulSilverRate 31%DayRoute 2 - SouthLv.3-4GrassSoulSilverRate 31%DayIlex ForestLv.3-5Headbutting treesSoulSilverRate 30%Route 31Lv.4GrassSoulSilverRate 30%MorningNational ParkLv.10FloorSoulSilverRate 30%DayNational Park - Bug Catching ContestLv.7-18FloorRate 20%Before post-gameRoute 2 - NorthLv.3-4GrassSoulSilverRate 11%MorningRoute 2 - SouthLv.3-4GrassSoulSilverRate 11%MorningRoute 2 - NorthLv.4-5GrassSoulSilverRate 11%NightRoute 2 - SouthLv.4-5GrassSoulSilverRate 11%NightNational Park - Bug Catching ContestLv.24-36FloorRate 20%Post-game (Tue)
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into KakunaViridian ForestLv.3-5GrassSoulSilverRate 30%Morning/dayIlex ForestLv.5-6GrassSoulSilverRate 30%DayIlex ForestLv.6GrassSoulSilverRate 30%MorningNational ParkLv.10FloorSoulSilverRate 30%Morning/dayRoute 2 - NorthLv.5GrassSoulSilverRate 20%Morning/dayRoute 2 - SouthLv.5GrassSoulSilverRate 20%Morning/dayRoute 30Lv.4GrassSoulSilverRate 15%DayRoute 31Lv.5GrassSoulSilverRate 15%DayRoute 2 - NorthLv.3-7GrassSoulSilverRate 11%NightRoute 2 - SouthLv.3-7GrassSoulSilverRate 11%NightIlex ForestLv.3-5Headbutting treesSoulSilverRate 10%Route 30Lv.4GrassSoulSilverRate 10%MorningRoute 31Lv.5GrassSoulSilverRate 10%MorningNational Park - Bug Catching ContestLv.9-18FloorRate 10%Before post-gameRoute 47Lv.25-28Headbutting special treesSoulSilverRate 50%National Park - Bug Catching ContestLv.26-36FloorRate 10%Post-game (Tue)or evolve from Weedle (Step 1)
- Step 3Catch or Evolve into BeedrillIlex ForestLv.6-8Headbutting treesSoulSilverRate 10%Route 2 - NorthLv.7GrassSoulSilverRate 10%MorningRoute 2 - SouthLv.7GrassSoulSilverRate 10%MorningViridian ForestLv.7GrassSoulSilverRate 10%Morningor evolve from Kakuna (Step 2)
To plan your throws, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver catch rate calculator with Weedle preloaded.
How to Get Shiny Weedle in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Weedle turns up in Viridian Forest and the National Park, so breed it Masuda-style with a foreign parent at 1 in 1,638. Compare Shiny Weedle odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Weedle Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds calculator with Weedle already selected.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Weedle Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Weedle
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Camerupt builds →Fire Blast 2x365-430%KO Rock Slide 2x118-140%KO | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x349-412%KO Aerial Ace 2x104-123%KO | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
 Scyther Bug | C | |
 Magmar Fire | C | |
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Bronzong builds →Extrasensory 2x196-231%KO Rock Tomb 2x73-87% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Sudowoodo Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 36 Interact Encounter | ||
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Farfetch'd Normal | C | |
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x196-231%KO Confusion 2x88-104%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 48 breeding partners from the Bug egg group.
HGSS Weedle Best Moveset
Poison Sting and Bug Bite at stats barely above 30. The moveset has no offensive or defensive identity at this stage. AbilityShield Dust prevents secondary effects on attacks that won't land meaningfully anyway. Kakuna then Beedrill gives the line actual offensive moves.
Best Build
Weedle best EVs are Sp. Atk and Sp. Def
Utility Moveset
- Poison Sting
- String Shot
- Bug Bite
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Not a lot to pick from. Weedle gets Bug Bite and 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
Its poison stinger is very powerful. Its bright-colored body is intended to warn off its enemies.
It attacks using a two-inch poison barb on its head. It can usually be found under the leaves it eats.
Weedle HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, you can run Weedle through the first few routes without issues. 195 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Kakuna as fast as you can.
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 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
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