Danny's Beedrill

**Danny's Beedrill** was the first Pokémon captured by Danny, although it was the second acquired.

### Adventures in Kanto

He was spotted by Danny, a new trainer who had just left Pallet Town. Wanting to add another Pokémon to his team, he battled Weedle with his Charmander and succeeded at catching the Bug/Poison - type.

While Charmander had some trouble accepting Weedle into the group, Weedle himself was happy to be in a team. A little later on that same day, Danny and Richard found a wandering Abra and met the Abra's trainer, Marcel. Marcel didn't treat Abra right and Danny challenged the trainer for the right to train Abra. Marcel accepted and used Raticate, while Danny battled with Weedle.

After an uphill battle, Weedle managed to slow Raticate down with String Shot and defeat it with Poison Sting. Almost immediately after, Weedle evolved into Kakuna. In this stage, it couldn't express his feelings. This caused Danny to feel Kakuna wasn't ready for the battle against Raticate and resented him for it. This was the furthest from the truth though.

While travelling through Viridian City, the group was attacked by a large flock of Beedrill. Danny tried to save Kakuna, but the cocon broke open as the Pokémon evolved into Beedrill and helped chase away the larger flock. Beedrill wasn't used in Danny's gym battle against Brock, but did battle against Cyril and his Spearow later on. Despite the type disadvantage, it managed to tie it.

In Cerulean City, Danny chose Beedrill to battle against Misty in a gym battle. Despite putting up a fight, Misty's Staryu beat the Poison-type once he fell into the water. Despite wanting revenge, Beedrill put the team over his own wishes and gave his spot for the battle to Pidgey, who ended up beating Misty's Goldeen in the rematch. Bellsprout beats Misty's Starmie and Danny earns his third badge.

Beedrill once again participates in a gym battle in Vermillion City, where it went up against Lt. Surge's Electrode. It had trouble keeping up with the Rollout of Electrode, but after using Focus Energy and landing both a Poison Sting and Twineedle, the Gym Leader saw no other way out than to have Electrode explode. But, Beedrill survived the hit. When both Charmander and Raichu fainted during the next clash, the fact that Beedrill hadn't fainted gave Danny the match.

Just like the rest of his team, Beedrill wasn't captured during the Celadon City Takeover. He helped with taking back the Game Corner and went up against Dawson and his Golbat. After being confused by Supersonic, Beedrill flew to a wall and fell to the ground, severely injuring his wings in the process. Needing to be healed, Danny sent Beedrill to Professor Oak, in return for his Grimer. It wasn't until Rotten Apples and Frozen Bonds that Beedrill could fly again, but the Professor warned Danny that he couldn't use Beedrill in battle until the Indigo League would start.

## Personality and Characteristics

As a Weedle, he was a friendly Pokémon and loyal to his trainer. This changed when he evolved, as it was more difficult to show emotions. But another evolution reverted him back into the loyal and friendly Pokémon. Beedrill is a true battle-addict, and thus formed a rivalry with Bellsprout, who was the same way. Beedrill also saw himself as the second-in-command, but Bellsprout disputed that claim.

Unlike Bellsprout, Beedrill always put the team over his own wishes, as he voluntarily gave his spot against Misty away. He's also a caring Pokémon and friendly towards his team mates, even Bellsprout at times.