Weedle Pokémon Cards: Best Artwork, Key Releases, and Binder Ideas
Collect Weedle cards like a pro — from vintage base-set classics to the newest Art Rares and Special Illustration Rares.
2024-02-14
Popularity Rank: #503
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #479
2019 survey: #448
#503 / 1025
Pokédex details
National Dex
#0013
Height
0.3 m
Weight
3.2 kg
Capture rate
255 / 255
Generation
Gen I
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Hatch steps
3,825 steps
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium
Color
Brown
Habitat
Forest
Shape
Armor
What makes Weedle so likeable
The elevator pitch for Weedle: cute, recognizable, and worth a binder slot.
- From its Bulbapedia summary: it evolves into Kakuna starting at level 7, which evolves into Beedrill starting at level 10.
- Standing under half a meter tall, Weedle is tiny in the best possible way.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Weedle feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Weedle from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Chaos Rising
Common
Shining Revelry
One Shiny
Shining Revelry
One Diamond
Genetic Apex
One Diamond
151
Common
Chilling Reign
Common
Vivid Voltage
Common
Champion's Path
Common
Team Up
Common
Team Up
Common
Crimson Invasion
Common
Evolutions
Common
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Laying out a Weedle page that photographs well
A workable spread formula for Weedle — scene print, anchor card, supporting cast — without overthinking supplies.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Weedle #2 (Champion's Path) by Yuka Morii is essential — her signature clay-art style gives Weedle an irresistibly handcrafted charm.
Weedle #3 (Team Up) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Weedle binder page.
Weedle #1 (Crimson Invasion) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Weedle binder page.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Weedle mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Weedle chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Champion's Path
Common
Team Up
Common
Crimson Invasion
Common
Chaos Rising
Common
Shining Revelry
One Shiny
Shining Revelry
One Diamond
Genetic Apex
One Diamond
Right page
151
Common
Chilling Reign
Common
Vivid Voltage
Common
Team Up
Common
Evolutions
Common
Primal Clash
Common
McDonald's Collection 2014
None
Start with a background that echoes Weedle's bug and poison, then place your chase holo in the top-left anchor slot. Secondary copies can step down in rarity toward the edges so the spread breathes in photos.
Michi Method scene examples
Illustration picks when dedicated scene art is not cached yet — card frames may still show.
Scene wallpaper — Weedle
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Weedle
Scene wallpaper — Weedle
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Weedle
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Additional tips
- Weedle's cheerful base temperament invites playful sticker sleeves or washi — don't force a grimdark layout unless the art demands it.
- Keep a "swap tray" of mid-value Weedle duplicates beside the binder — trades move faster when the page is already curated.
- Lead with your strongest Weedle single, then echo it with a secondary spread featuring Beedrill, Kakuna, and Accelgor so the page reads as a story, not a checklist.
- Hunt bilingual or alt-language copies when Weedle lettering or embossing outshines the English print — especially if you trade with collectors who search native names.
Abilities, moves & metagame notes
Optional competitive context for Weedle. Display collectors can skip straight to the backstory below.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Weedle — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
40
Attack
35
Defense
30
Sp. Atk
20
Sp. Def
20
Speed
50
Total: 195
Players file Weedle around tier "Past" while Ability Shield Dust (Protects against incoming moves' extra effects.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Bug/Poison typings invite clash lighting or split backgrounds — lean into that tension on-page.
- Hidden Ability Run Away is the deep-cut hunt — call it out when you sell or trade so buyers know you are curating, not flipping random holos.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Weedle — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Weedle, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
Often found in forests, eating leaves. It has a sharp venomous stinger on its head.
Beware of the sharp stinger on its head. It hides in grass and bushes where it eats leaves.
Collectors still read Weedle, Kakuna, and Beedrill fastest left-to-right; matching illustration eras across those stages matters more than cramming every rarity onto one page.
A second dex beat (Lets Go Pikachu) frames Weedle as beware of the sharp stinger on its head.. Rotating that line on a sticky note beside the page keeps the spread feeling lived-in.
In the games, Weedle → Kakuna → Beedrill make up this evolution family — a natural arc to echo when you curate cards or binder spreads.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Hornliu
Spanish
Weedle
French
Aspicot
Italian
Weedle
Japanese
ビードル
Japanese (Romaji)
Beedle
Korean
뿔충이
Chinese (Simplified)
独角虫
Chinese (Traditional)
獨角蟲
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