Beedrill is a Tier 3 raid boss. The ideal recommended group size is 1-3 for well-prepared trainers. Make sure you are armed with the correct moveset for your counters. It can be shiny from raids.
Beedrill can be caught in the following CP range:
- 994 CP to 1054 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
- 1242 CP to 1318 CP at Level 25, weather boosted during Rainy and Cloudy weather
Beedrill is a dual Bug/Poison-type Pokémon. This makes it weak to Fire, , Psychic, and Rock-type moves. It takes reduced damage from Fighting, Grass, Bug, Fairy, and Poison-type moves.
Top Beedrill Counters
Reminder: Mega-Evolved Pokémon give other Pokémon special bonuses when brought to a Raid Battle. While a Mega-Evolved Pokémon is on the battlefield, all Trainers’ Pokémon receive an attack boost to all their attacks and gain an additional attack boost if their attack types match the Mega-Evolved Pokémon’s type(s).
| # | Attacker | Fast Move | Charge Move | Faints | TTW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Mega Rayquaza
|
Air Slash | Dragon Ascent | 0 | 55s |
| 2. |
Mega Y Charizard
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 1 | 69s |
| 3. |
Shadow Mewtwo
|
Confusion Psychic | Psystrike Psychic | 2 | 61s |
| 4. |
Mega Salamence
|
Fire Fang Fire | Fly | 1 | 75s |
| 5. |
Shadow Salamence
|
Fire Fang Fire | Fly | 1 | 68s |
| 6. |
Mega Blaziken
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 1 | 66s |
| 7. |
Rayquaza
|
Air Slash | Dragon Ascent | 1 | 72s |
| 8. |
Mega Alakazam
|
Confusion Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 2 | 66s |
| 9. |
Shadow Heatran
|
Fire Spin Fire | Magma Storm Fire | 1 | 76s |
| 10. |
Shadow Moltres
|
Fire Spin Fire | Sky Attack | 1 | 75s |
| 11. |
Shadow Ho-Oh
|
Incinerate Fire | Brave Bird | 1 | 82s |
| 12. |
Apex Shadow Ho-Oh
|
Incinerate Fire | Brave Bird | 1 | 82s |
| 13. |
Mega Gallade
|
Confusion Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 2 | 74s |
| 14. |
Apex Shadow Lugia
|
Extrasensory Psychic | Aeroblast+ | 1 | 84s |
| 15. |
Mega Latios
|
Zen Headbutt Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 2 | 75s |
| 16. |
Mewtwo
|
Confusion Psychic | Psystrike Psychic | 2 | 73s |
| 17. |
Mega Gardevoir
|
Confusion Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 2 | 74s |
| 18. |
Shadow Chandelure
|
Fire Spin Fire | Overheat Fire | 2 | 74s |
| 19. |
Reshiram
|
Fire Fang Fire | Fusion Flare Fire | 1 | 79s |
| 20. |
Shadow Staraptor
|
Gust | Fly | 2 | 74s |
| 21. |
Shadow Rhyperior
|
Smack Down Rock | Rock Wrecker Rock | 1 | 81s |
| 22. |
Mega X Charizard
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 1 | 79s |
| 23. |
Salamence
|
Fire Fang Fire | Fly | 1 | 82s |
| 24. |
Mega Diancie
|
Rock Throw Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 2 | 77s |
| 25. |
Mega Pidgeot
|
Gust | Brave Bird | 1 | 82s |
| 26. |
Shadow Metagross
|
Xen Headbutt Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 2 | 81s |
| 27. |
Shadow Charizard
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 2 | 80s |
| 28. |
Primal Groudon
|
Mud Shot Ground | Fire Blast Fire | 1 | 91s |
| 29. |
Mega Aerodactyl
|
Rock Throw Rock | Rock Throw Rock | 1 | 89s |
| 30. |
Shadow Lugia
|
Extrasensory Psychic | Aeroblast | 1 | 90s |
Beedrill Overview
Beedrill
BugPoison
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| Max CP at Level 40 1846| Max CP at Level 50 2087 | |||||||||
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| ATK 169 | DEF 130 | HP 163 | |||||||
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Beedrill Moveset
Beedrill has access to this set of moves as a raid boss:
| Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
|---|---|
| Bug Bite* Bug | Arial Ace |
| Poison Jab Poison | Drill Run* Ground |
| Infestation Bug | Sludge Bomb Poison |
| X-Scissor Bug | |
| Fell Stinger Bug |
Legacy Elite Fast and Charge Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charge TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*).
Beedrill’s best moveset is Bug Bite and Sludge Bomb, with 12.30 DPS (damage per second) and 220.4 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Rain and Cloudy weather. You need an Elite Fast TM to teach Beedrill Bug Bite.
| Weather | Pro Attacker | Pro Beedrill |
| Sunny/Sunny | Boosts Super Effective Fire type attacks | – |
| Partly Cloudy | Boosts Super Effective Rock type attacks | – |
| Cloudy | LVL 25 Beedrill encounter | Boosts Poison type moves |
| Rainy | LVL 25 Beedrill encounter | Boosts Bug type moves |
| Snow | – | – |
| Fog | – | – |
| Windy | Boosts Super Effective and Psychic type attacks | Boosts type moves |
As this is a Tier 3 raid, the weather will not be crucial to defeating Beedrill. If you’re looking for the Level 25 encounter you will need Rainy or Cloudy weather. Otherwise, any weather other than Snow or Fog will boost your moves, so you should defeat Beedrill with no issues!
Beedrill can be shiny from T3 raids, let’s take a look at the shiny! It is an awesome green colour with some stand-out blue. Definitely a shiny worth looking for.
| Normal Sprite | Shiny Sprite |
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Happy raiding!
