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beedrill
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Beedrill

Poison Bee Pokémon

BugPoison

It has three poisonous stingers on its forelegs and its tail. They are used to jab its enemy repeatedly.

Base Stats

HP 65
Attack 90
Defense 40
Sp. Atk 45
Sp. Def 80
Speed 75
Total 395

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Swarm Sniper (Hidden)

Held Items

Forms

Evolution Chain

kakuna Kakuna Lv. 7
beedrill Beedrill Lv. 10

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Poison Bee Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 29.5 kg
Base Exp 178
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

beedrill Front Front
beedrill Back Back
beedrill Front Shiny Front Shiny
beedrill Back Shiny Back Shiny
beedrill Official Art Official Art
beedrill Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Suicide Lead
Item
Focus Sash
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

While Beedrill has a handful of good attributes such as a decent Attack and the ability to set up Toxic Spikes and Tailwind, its poor Speed, pitiful bulk, and bad offensive and defensive typing leave much to be desired. It is hopelessly outclassed by Qwilfish as a Toxic Spikes setter thanks to its access to Taunt, better overall stats, better typing, larger support movepool, and more useful abilities. As a suicide lead, Omastar and Lycanroc have much stronger offenses, larger Speed stats, and provide stronger support, such as two entry hazards with Omastar and access to Taunt with Lycanroc. Beedrill also faces competition as a Bug-type from Scyther and Pinsir thanks to their stronger offenses, larger bulk, and more beneficial abilities.

Most Used Moves

U-turn
73.5%
Knock Off
53.8%
Sunny Day
40.5%
Roost
25.6%

Most Used Items

Heat Rock
40.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc