Weedle

No. 0013 · Gen 1

Weedle weakness and type

Hit WEEDLE with Fire, Flying, Psychic and Rock for 2× damage.

Moves against Weedle

2×Super effective
½×Not very effective
¼×Barely scratches it

In Pokémon GO: Fire deals 1.6× instead of 2×. GO chart

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Abilities

  • Shield DustNo change to type matchups
  • Run AwayNo change to type matchups

Base stats

  • HP40
  • Attack35
  • Defense30
  • Sp. Atk20
  • Sp. Def20
  • Speed50
  • Total195

Best nature

AdamantHits harder and drops Sp. Atk, which it won’t use.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Weedle gives 1 Speed EV.

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How Weedle evolves

WeedleBugPoison
All evolutions

What Weedle can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
BugBug Bitesame typePhysical60
ElectricElectrowebSpecial55
PoisonPoison Stingsame typePhysical15

Type counters to Weedle

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.