Vespiquen • Generation VIII Pokédex • Marriland.com

Vespiquen's Type

BUG

FLYING

Vespiquen's Pokédex #s

National #: 416

Galar #: 117

Armor #: 204

Crown #: --

Sinnoh #: 54

Vespiquen's Base Stats

HP:: 70

Attack:: 80

Defense:: 102

Sp. Atk:: 80

Sp. Def:: 102

Speed:: 40

Total:: 474

Misc. Info

Height:: 3'11" (1.2m)

Weight:: 84.9 lbs. (38.5 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Bug

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,059,680

EV Yield:: 1 Defense, 1 Sp. Def

Base EXP:: 166

Catch Rate:: 45

Base Happiness:: 70

Vespiquen's Abilities

Here are what abilities Vespiquen can possibly have, along with their effects.

Pressure: Moves that target Vespiquen consume 1 PP more than normal.

Unnerve: No opposing Pokémon can consume any Berries while Vespiquen is on the field.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Vespiquen's weakness and resistance is to various types.

4×: ROCK

2×: FIRE

ELECTRIC

ICE

FLYING

½: BUG

¼: GRASS

FIGHTING

immune: GROUND

Vespiquen's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Vespiquen evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Combee: starting form

Vespiquen: at level 20 (Female only)

Vespiquen's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Vespiquen can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Vespiquen learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
Evo.	Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
1	Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
1	Struggle Bug 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Sp. Atk by one stage.	BUG	50	100%	20	Nearby Enemies
1	Bug Bite Does double damage if the target has a Berry and then Vespiquen consumes that Berry immediately.	BUG	60	100%	20	One Target
1	Sweet Scent Lowers all nearby enemies' Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	Nearby Enemies
1	Gust Does double damage against targets using Bounce, Fly, or Sky Drop.	FLYING	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Poison Sting Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	15	100%	35	One Target
1	Confuse Ray Confuses the target.	GHOST	--	100%	10	One Target
4	Fury Cutter Each consecutive hit increases Fury Cutter's power by 40.	BUG	40	95%	20	One Target
8	Aromatic Mist Raises an ally's Special Defense by one stage.	FAIRY	--	--	20	Ally
12	Fell Stinger If the target is knocked out by Fell Stinger, it raises Vespiquen's Attack by two stages.	BUG	50	100%	25	One Target
16	Fury Swipes Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	18	80%	15	One Target
20	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
24	Aromatherapy Heals all major status conditions for your entire party.	GRASS	--	--	5	All Allies
28	Air Slash Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	FLYING	75	95%	15	One Target
32	Power Gem Damages the target.	ROCK	80	100%	20	One Target
36	Toxic Badly poisons the target. 100% accuracy if used by a Poison-type Pokémon.	POISON	--	90%	10	One Target
40	Attack Order Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	BUG	90	100%	15	One Target
40	Defend Order Raises Vespiquen's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.	BUG	--	--	10	User
44	Destiny Bond If Vespiquen is knocked out before its next action, the attacking Pokémon is knocked out.	GHOST	--	--	5	User

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Vespiquen can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM07	Pin Missile Hits the target two to five times in a row.	BUG	25	95%	20	One Target
TM08	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM09	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM16	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
TM21	Rest Vespiquen restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM23	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Vespiquen from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM34	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM37	Beat Up Hits once for each conscious Pokémon in the party, doing damage based on its Attack.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Vespiquen is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM40	Swift Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	60	--	20	Nearby Enemies
TM42	Revenge Attacks last; if damaged this turn, hits for double damage.	FIGHTING	60	100%	10	One Target
TM56	U-turn Forces Vespiquen to switch out after dealing damage.	BUG	70	100%	20	One Target
TM58	Assurance Does double damage if the target was already damaged this turn.	DARK	60	100%	10	One Target
TM59	Fling Throws Vespiquen's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM73	Cross Poison 10% chance of poisoning the target. Higher crit rate. (+1 stage.)	POISON	70	100%	20	One Target
TM74	Venoshock Damage is doubled if the target is already poisoned.	POISON	65	100%	10	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM77	Hex Deals double damage if the target is affected by a major status condition.	GHOST	65	100%	10	One Target
TM78	Acrobatics Damage is doubled if Vespiquen has no held item when this attack hits.	FLYING	55	100%	15	One Target
TM95	Air Slash Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	FLYING	75	95%	15	One Target

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Vespiquen can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Vespiquen's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR21	Reversal Does more damage when Vespiquen's HP is low.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	15	One Target
TR22	Sludge Bomb Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	90	100%	10	One Target
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Vespiquen's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR35	Uproar Lose control for up to 5 turns. While the Uproar is active, no Pokémon can be asleep.	NORMAL	90	100%	10	Random Enemy
TR54	Toxic Spikes Sets down 1 layer of Toxic Spikes. 1 layer poisons foes when they are sent out; 2 layers badly poisons.	POISON	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TR60	X-Scissor Damages the target.	BUG	80	100%	15	One Target
TR61	Bug Buzz 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	BUG	90	100%	10	One Target
TR63	Power Gem Damages the target.	ROCK	80	100%	20	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Vespiquen can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Dual Wingbeat Hits the target two times in a row.	FLYING		40	90%	10	One Target

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Vespiquen learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
Evo.	Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
1	Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
1	Struggle Bug 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Sp. Atk by one stage.	BUG	50	100%	20	Nearby Enemies
1	Bug Bite Does double damage if the target has a Berry and then Vespiquen consumes that Berry immediately.	BUG	60	100%	20	One Target
1	Sweet Scent Lowers all nearby enemies' Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	Nearby Enemies
1	Gust Does double damage against targets using Bounce, Fly, or Sky Drop.	FLYING	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Poison Sting Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	15	100%	35	One Target
1	Confuse Ray Confuses the target.	GHOST	--	100%	10	One Target
4	Fury Cutter Each consecutive hit increases Fury Cutter's power by 40.	BUG	40	95%	20	One Target
8	Aromatic Mist Raises an ally's Special Defense by one stage.	FAIRY	--	--	20	Ally
12	Fell Stinger If the target is knocked out by Fell Stinger, it raises Vespiquen's Attack by two stages.	BUG	50	100%	25	One Target
16	Fury Swipes Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	18	80%	15	One Target
20	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
24	Aromatherapy Heals all major status conditions for your entire party.	GRASS	--	--	5	All Allies
28	Air Slash Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	FLYING	75	95%	15	One Target
32	Power Gem Damages the target.	ROCK	80	100%	20	One Target
36	Toxic Badly poisons the target. 100% accuracy if used by a Poison-type Pokémon.	POISON	--	90%	10	One Target
40	Attack Order Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	BUG	90	100%	15	One Target
40	Defend Order Raises Vespiquen's Defense and Special Defense by one stage.	BUG	--	--	10	User
44	Destiny Bond If Vespiquen is knocked out before its next action, the attacking Pokémon is knocked out.	GHOST	--	--	5	User

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Vespiquen can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM06	Toxic Badly poisons the target. 100% accuracy if used by a Poison-type Pokémon.	POISON	--	90%	10	One Target
TM11	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM15	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM17	Protect Protects Vespiquen from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM18	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM32	Double Team Raises Vespiquen's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM36	Sludge Bomb Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	90	100%	10	One Target
TM40	Aerial Ace Doesn't miss the target.	FLYING	60	--	20	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Vespiquen is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Vespiquen restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM46	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM51	Roost Heals Vespiquen's HP by 50% and removes its Flying-type for the rest of the turn.	FLYING	--	--	10	User
TM56	Fling Throws Vespiquen's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM62	Bug Buzz 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	BUG	90	100%	10	One Target
TM68	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM70	Flash Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
TM81	X-Scissor Damages the target.	BUG	80	100%	15	One Target
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Vespiquen's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM89	U-turn Forces Vespiquen to switch out after dealing damage.	BUG	70	100%	20	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Vespiquen's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM93	Cut Damages the target.	NORMAL	50	95%	30	One Target
TM97	Defog Lowers the target's evasion by one stage. Removes effects on the enemy's field such as Light Screen, Reflect, etc.	FLYING	--	--	15	One Target

Vespiquen's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Vespiquen's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Vespiquen's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Vespiquen is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	250	281	313	344	70
Attack	165	196	228	259	80
Defense	209	240	272	303	102
Sp. Atk	165	196	228	259	80
Sp. Def	209	240	272	303	102
Speed	85	116	148	179	40
Total					474

Where to Find Vespiquen in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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If you're looking for where to find Vespiquen, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Vespiquen in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Vespiquen

There's a special wandering Vespiquen near the entrance to the Wild Area from the station.

Catchable during Dynamax Adventures in Crown Tundra (DLC), level 65.

Getting Vespiquen By Evolution

Evolves from female Combee at level 21.

Location information on where to find Vespiquen in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Vespiquen

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

It skillfully commands its grubs in battles with its enemies. The grubs are willing to risk their lives to defend Vespiquen.

Shield

Vespiquen that give off more pheromones have larger swarms of Combee attendants.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X Omega Ruby

It houses its colony in cells in its body and releases various pheromones to make those grubs do its bidding.

Y Alpha Sapphire

Its abdomen is a honeycomb for grubs. It raises its grubs on honey collected by Combee.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White

It releases various pheromones to make the grubs in its body do its bidding while fighting foes.

Black 2 White 2

It houses its colony in cells in its body and releases various pheromones to make those grubs do its bidding.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond

Its abdomen is a honeycomb for grubs. It raises its grubs on honey collected by COMBEE.

Pearl

When endangered, grubs from its six-cell honeycomb strike back. There is only one in a colony.

Platinum

It releases various pheromones to make the grubs in its body do its bidding while fighting foes.

HeartGold SoulSilver

It raises grubs in the holes in its body. It secretes pheromones to control COMBEE.