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Pokémon GO · #15 · Bug / Poison

Beedrill in Pokémon GO

Beedrill (#15) is a Bug / Poison-type Pokémon. In Pokémon GO its max CP is 2,087 at level 50, 1,846 at level 40 and 2,112 as a best buddy at level 51. Its highest-damage moveset is Poison Jab with Sludge Bomb. It takes extra damage from Fire, Flying, Psychic and Rock attacks.

TypeBug / Poison
Pokédex number#15
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina169 / 130 / 163
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 511,846 / 2,087 / 2,112
Max HP, level 50149
Buddy distance1 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight1 m / 29.5 kg

Beedrill evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Beedrill evolves from Kakuna for 50 Weedle Candy.

Beedrill is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Weedle · Kakuna · Beedrill

Beedrill CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

LevelCP 15/15/15CP 10/10/10HP 15/15/15Note
1579174592research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
201,054994106eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
251,3181,242118raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
301,5821,491130wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
351,7141,615135
401,8461,739140
451,9641,851145
502,0871,967149
512,1121,990150best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Beedrill best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Beedrill at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Beedrill gains from being hit left out.

Fast attackCharged attackDamage per second
Poison JabSludge Bomb9.9
Bug BiteSludge Bomb9.9Elite TM
InfestationSludge Bomb9.5
Poison JabX Scissor9.1
Bug BiteX Scissor8.9Elite TM

Fast attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergyTimePower / s
Bug BiteBug560.5 s10.0same type, ×1.2, Elite TM
InfestationBug9131 s9.0same type, ×1.2
Poison JabPoison1391 s13.0same type, ×1.2
Poison StingPoison460.5 s8.0same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergy costTimePower / s
Aerial AceFlying55332.5 s22.0
Drill RunGround85503 s28.3Elite TM
Fell StingerBug45332 s22.5same type, ×1.2
Sludge BombPoison85502.5 s34.0same type, ×1.2
X ScissorBug45331.5 s30.0same type, ×1.2

Beedrill weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Bug / Poison. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack typeDamage
Fire×1.6
Flying×1.6
Psychic×1.6
Rock×1.6
Fighting×0.39
Grass×0.39
Bug×0.625
Fairy×0.625
Poison×0.625

Beedrill CP calculator

CP 1,846 · HP 140

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.