#0416 · Sinnoh · Generation 4

Vespiquen

Beehive Pokémon · Bug/Flying-type

Vespiquen is a Bug/Flying-type Pokémon, the Beehive Pokémon, number 416 (#0416) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 38.5 kg.

Vespiquen is the Beehive Pokémon, a queen whose body doubles as a nursery: Combee grubs grow in the honeycomb cells under its gown-like abdomen, and the more pheromones it gives off, the bigger its swarm.

How to pronounce Vespiquen

Vespiquen is pronounced VES-pih-kween. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Vespiquen said out loud:

In Japanese it is ビークイン (Beequen).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Vespiquen has a striped yellow-and-black abdomen that flares out like a ballgown, an orange face with red eyes, and a big red gem on its forehead. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 38.5 kg. In Pokémon Horizons, one also raises a Ribombee in its abdomen.

Behaviour

Vespiquen commands the hive with pheromones, and the Pokédex says each colony has just one. Its Combee will risk their lives to defend it. The Legends: Arceus entry says it deals with intruders by eating them, but Bulbapedia adds that outsiders who help defend the hive may be rewarded.

Habitat

The Pokédex gives no habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it lives across Paldea's North, South and West Provinces and the East Paldean Sea, and appears in 4 star Tera Raid Battles.

Diet

Bulbapedia says it eats flowers and turns them into honey for its grubs, and one entry says it raises them on honey that Combee collect.

Powers

Its Abilities are Pressure and, hidden, Unnerve. It is the only known Pokémon that can learn Attack Order and Defend Order, both arriving at level 40 in Scarlet and Violet. With base Defense and Special Defense of 102 and Speed 40, it is tough and slow, and it can lay Spikes and Toxic Spikes by TM.

Name origin

Vespiquen may combine Latin vespa ('wasp') and 'queen'. The Japanese name is Beequen (ビークイン), from 'bee' and 'queen'.

Design inspiration

Bulbapedia sees a mix of queen bee and queen wasp. The red gem may mark royal status, and with the horns it resembles the headdresses of European noblewomen of the Late Middle Ages, for example the escoffion.

Evolution notes

Vespiquen evolves from a female Combee at level 21, with no other condition.

In the games

Vespiquen was introduced in Diamond and Pearl. In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon it is the queen of Nectar Meadow, and in Pokopia it swaps furniture for three jars of Honey. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Vespiquen first appeared in 'An Angry Combeenation!', ruling a vast swarm of Combee. In 'A Trainer and Child Reunion!', Aaron used one alongside a Drapion in his power demonstration.

Fun facts

• Before Generation VIII it had a third signature move, Heal Order, which gave it more signature moves than any other Pokémon in Generations V and VI.
• Vespiquen and Togetic tie for the lowest Speed of any Flying type, yet among all the slowest Pokémon of each type they are the fastest.
• In Super Mystery Dungeon, Nectar Meadow's Vespiquen feels the title of queen is closer to a manager's job.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Vespiquen (Pokémon) · Serebii: Vespiquen (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 70
• Attack: 80
• Defense: 102
• Sp. Atk: 80
• Sp. Def: 102
• Speed: 40

Vespiquen’s base stat total is 474. Its highest stat is Defense and Sp. Def.

Type matchups

What is Vespiquen weak to?

Vespiquen takes extra damage from Rock (4×), Fire (2×), Electric (2×), Ice (2×), Flying (2×) moves.

It resists Grass (¼×), Fighting (¼×), Bug (½×).

It is immune to Ground moves.

Evolution

What does Vespiquen evolve from?

Vespiquen evolves from Combee at level 21 (female).

Vespiquen is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Combee, Vespiquen.

Abilities

• Pressure: Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.
• Unnerve (hidden ability): Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries.

Moves

Moves Vespiquen learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

“Evo” means Vespiquen learns the move the moment it evolves: Slash.

TM moves (45)

Vespiquen can learn 45 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Scary Face, Protect, Acrobatics, Struggle Bug, Confuse Ray, Thief, Pounce, Facade, Aerial Ace, Hex, Swift, Fling, Venoshock, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, U-turn, Air Slash, Sleep Talk, Rest, Taunt, Spikes, Toxic Spikes, Power Gem, Substitute, X-Scissor, Helping Hand, Pollen Puff, Reversal, Sludge Bomb, Giga Impact, Hurricane, Bug Buzz, Hyper Beam, Tera Blast, Toxic, Spite, Bug Bite, Lunge, Dual Wingbeat, Endeavor, Skitter Smack, Psychic Noise.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 0% male, 100% female.
• Egg groups: Bug.
• Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Defense and 1 Sp. Def effort values.
• Base experience yield: 166.

Pokédex entries

Commands its subjects to build its hive. It will dispatch any interlopers who dare sneak into its nest and use them as nourishment for itself. (Legends: Arceus)

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

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

Its abdomen is a honeycomb for grubs. It raises its grubs on honey collected by Combee. (Diamond, Y, Alpha Sapphire)

It houses its colony in cells in its body and releases various pheromones to make those grubs do its bidding. (Black 2, White 2, X, Omega Ruby)

It releases various pheromones to make the grubs in its body do its bidding while fighting foes. (Platinum, Black, White)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Slowest Flying type: 40 Speed, shared with 1 other.
• Slowest Flying type in Gen 4: 40 Speed.
• Highest Defense among Bug types in Gen 4: 102.
• Taller than 58% of all Pokémon (1.2 m).
• Heavier than 60% of all Pokémon (38.5 kg).
• Base stat total 474, ranked #442 of 1,025.
• One of 13 Pokémon that are both Bug and Flying.
• One of 88 yellow Pokémon.
• Number 30 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 58 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 8 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Vespiquen (Pokémon), Serebii: Vespiquen (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (VES-pih-kween): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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