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vespiquen
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Vespiquen

Beehive Pokémon

BugFlying

Its abdomen is a honeycomb for grubs. It raises its grubs on honey collected by COMBEE.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 80
Defense 102
Sp. Atk 80
Sp. Def 102
Speed 40
Total 474

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Beehive Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 38.5 kg
Base Exp 166
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 0% ♂ / 100% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

vespiquen Front Front
vespiquen Back Back
vespiquen Front Shiny Front Shiny
vespiquen Back Shiny Back Shiny
vespiquen Official Art Official Art
vespiquen Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu
Bulky Bee
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 248
Def 8
SpD 252

Strategy Overview

Boasting three signature moves and two base stats over 100, Vespiquen stands out among the herd of forgettable flying bugs in UU. With Pressure, Roost, and more bulk than Spiritomb, Vespiquen would seem to be a solid defensive Pokemon. Unfortunately, Bug / Flying is a terrible defensive typing with a crippling 4x Rock weakness, and Vespiquen's low Speed makes it easy for opponents to take advantage of this. Furthermore, she must compete directly for a team slot with Articuno and Moltres, both of whom have similar bulk and much higher Speed.

Despite these flaws, Vespiquen can still be a successful counter to some powerful UU threats. Her signature move, Attack Order, is a great STAB attack that hits several common frail sweepers hard. Furthermore, her resistances to Ground, Fighting, Bug, and Grass give her many opportunities to safely switch in and start stalling.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc