Beedrill
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Best attacking moveset: Bug Bite and Sludge Bomb, worth 10.0 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Beedrill can learn 20 combinations. Bug Bite with Sludge Bomb does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
That set is legacy. Bug Bite is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Beedrill you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb, worth 10.0 damage per second.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infestation | Bug | 9 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Poison Jab | Poison | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Poison Sting | Poison | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Bug Bite Legacy | Bug | 5 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | 55 | 2.5s | -33 | |
| Fell Stinger | Bug | 45 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
| X Scissor | Bug | 45 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Drill Run Legacy | Ground | 85 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Beedrill has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,087 at level 50, 1,846 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,054 CP at level 20, or 1,318 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 994 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 169 attack · 130 defense · 163 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 1,000 Stardust and 1 Candy |
| Size | 1 m and 29.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Beedrill does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Fairy, Psychic.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 15.8 |
| Fairy | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 15.8 |
| Psychic | Bug Bite + X Scissor | 13.4 |
| Dark | Bug Bite + X Scissor | 13.4 |
| Rock | Bug Bite + Drill Run | 11.2 |
| Electric | Bug Bite + Drill Run | 11.2 |
| Fire | Poison Jab + Drill Run | 11.0 |
| Normal | Bug Bite + Sludge Bomb | 10.0 |
| Bug | Bug Bite + Sludge Bomb | 10.0 |
| Water | Bug Bite + Sludge Bomb | 10.0 |
| Ice | Bug Bite + Sludge Bomb | 10.0 |
| Dragon | Bug Bite + Sludge Bomb | 10.0 |
| Fighting | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 10.0 |
| Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 10.0 | |
| Poison | Poison Sting + Drill Run | 10.0 |
| Steel | Bug Bite + Drill Run | 10.0 |
| Ground | Bug Bite + X Scissor | 9.1 |
| Ghost | Poison Sting + Drill Run | 7.2 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Beedrill is actually for.
Counters: what beats Beedrill
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 50.2 |
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 43.2 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 41.6 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 38.4 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 38.1 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 37.8 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 37.6 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 37.2 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 37.1 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 37.0 |
Ranked by damage per second against Beedrill's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.