Is Weedle Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not available in Ruby or Sapphire. Trade from FireRed or LeafGreen. Beedrill gains AbilitySwarm in Gen 3 but the stats are still too low to matter. The import isn't worth it.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Weedle here.
Weedle trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's Pokemon outpace and outclass Weedle here.
Flannery's team hits Weedle's weaknesses hard.
Norman's typing presses Weedle's defenses.
Winona's Pokemon outpace and outclass Weedle here.
Tate & Liza's Pokemon outpace and outclass Weedle here.
Wallace's typing presses Weedle's defenses.
Sidney's team hits Weedle's weaknesses hard.
Phoebe's Pokemon outpace and outclass Weedle here.
Glacia's typing presses Weedle's defenses.
Drake's Pokemon outpace and outclass Weedle here.
Steven's Pokemon outpace and outclass Weedle here.
Trade
Weedle cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5PoisonPoison StingPower 23Accuracy 100%PP 35
How to Get Weedle in Ruby & Sapphire
The bug routes in Hoenn run the Wurmple line, not the Kanto starters. Weedle has no spawn here, so it has to come in through a trade.
How to Obtain Weedle in RS
- Step 1Weedle ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Viridian Forest, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Viridian Forest. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · National Park · Bug-Catching Contest only, on Tuesdays, Thursdays. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Ilex Forest. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Kakuna
- Step 3Evolve into Beedrill
How to Get Shiny Weedle in Ruby & Sapphire
Weedle is missing from Ruby and Sapphire, so snag a shiny in Pattern Bush within FireRed or LeafGreen and trade it back. See every game where Shiny Weedle can be hunted
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
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Latios builds →Psychic 2x341-401%KO Fly 2x103-121%KO | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Latias builds →Psychic 2x296-348%KO Fly 2x94-111%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x458-539%KO Aerial Ace 2x112-132%KO Rock Tomb 2x94-111%KO | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x399-470%KO Fly 2x238-281%KO Ancient Power 2x136-161%KO | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x438-516%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x471-554%KO Rock Slide 2x120-141%KO | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x347-409%KO Fly 2x133-157%KO | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x252-296%KO Fire Blast 2x180-213%KO | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Aggron builds →Rock Tomb 2x131-155%KO Aerial Ace 2x104-124%KO Fire Blast 2x160-189%KO | ||
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | C | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weedle View Grumpig builds →Psychic 2x250-294%KO Bounce 2x73-87% | ||
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.
RS Weedle Best Moveset
No competitive stats or moves. AbilityShield Dust on a Pokemon that faints to any real attack. Beedrill at the end barely competes.
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
WEEDLE has an extremely acute sense of smell. It is capable of distinguishing its favorite kinds of leaves from those it dislikes just by sniffing with its big red proboscis (nose).
Weedle Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Weedle isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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
Winds & Waves
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