Vespiquen (Pokmon) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia.

Vespiquen (Japanese: ビークイン Beequen) is a dual-type Bug/Flying Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

It evolves from a female Combee starting at level 21. Male Combee are not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Biology

Vespiquen is a bee-like Pokémon with a typical insect-like, three-part body, i.e. divided into an abdomen, thorax, and head. It has a yellow- and black-striped abdomen, which flares out from a thin, waist-like protrusion under its thorax in a manner that resembles an elegant ballgown. Underneath the expansive abdomen are seven orange, honeycomb-like cells that serve as a nest for baby Combee; the centermost cell, however, surrounds what appears to be a slender, yellow, more insect-like abdomen, which is often obscured by the ‘gown’ part of its abdomen. Vespiquen has black arms that each consist of two thin, conical segments. Each arm ends in two small, orange claws. It flies with a pair of relatively small wings, each of which consists of two stacked, translucent teardrop segments. Vespiquen's arms and wings attach to its round thorax, which is yellow on the front, black on the back, and orange on each side where its arms attach. A curved line on its back, between its orange shoulders, separates its thorax and waist. Vespiquen's head consists of its face and horns. Its orange face has intimidating red eyes; yellow mandibles that protrude from its face and connect to its horns; and a large, red gem on its forehead. Vespiquen's horns are yellow near its face and black at the tips, and with the gem, they resemble historical headpieces or crowns worn by European royal and noble women in the Late Middle Ages, such as the escoffion.

Similar to queen bees in real life, Vespiquen is a female-only species. Vespiquen is the sole queen of a hive of Combee, which it commands by releasing pheromones. The more pheromones Vespiquen produces, the more Combee it will have in its hive. As queen, Vespiquen gives birth to and raises Combee grubs, feeding on flowers to make honey for its progeny; it also controls and protects its hive. It is far more powerful than its Combee, and it will only take direct action if its Combee are unable to protect the hive; even so, the Combee will defend their Vespiquen even to the point of death. Vespiquen will destroy and feed on any outsiders it catches sneaking into its hive. However, if outsiders prove themselves to a Vespiquen by defending its hive, it may repay these acts of kindness with a reward.

Vespiquen is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the moves Attack Order, Defend Order, and Heal Order.

Evolution

Vespiquen evolve from female Combee.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Game data

NPC appearances

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

By breeding

By a prior evolution

Side game data

Evolution data

Sprites

In the anime

Major appearances

Vespiquen debuted in An Angry Combeenation! as the ruler of a huge colony of Combee.

In A Trainer and Child Reunion!, Aaron used a Vespiquen alongside a Drapion during his power demonstration. She was later targeted by Team Rocket.

Minor appearances

A Vespiquen appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

In A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!, a Vespiquen scared Serena before being chased off by Fennekin's Ember.

In Fly! Wattrel!!, a Vespiquen scared Roy and his Fuecoco after Fuecoco scared a group of Combee.

A Vespiquen appeared in HZ044.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

A Trainer's Vespiquen appeared in Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas.

A Vespiquen was used by a pair of Roughnecks on Iron Island in Vexing Vespiquen & Unmanageable Mothim I. It reappeared in a flashback in Cleaning Up Grimer.

A Vespiquen appeared in the Wild Area in Zap!! A Rising Beam of Light.

In the TCG

Trivia

• Vespiquen is tied with Togetic for the lowest base Speed stat of all Flying-type Pokémon.
  • Among all Pokémon to be the slowest of their respective types, Vespiquen (and Togetic) are the fastest.
• Vespiquen can create Max Honey when Dynamaxed.
  • However, unlike its pre-evolved form, Combee, it cannot produce Honey (i.e. it cannot be caught with Honey as a held item).
• Prior to Generation VIII, Vespiquen had three signature moves: Attack Order, Defend Order, and Heal Order. Heal Order is not available to Vespiquen from Generation VIII onwards.
  • Upon its introduction in Generation IV, Vespiquen is tied with Porygon for the highest number of signature moves of any Pokémon.
  • In Generation V & Generation VI, Vespiquen has the highest number of signature moves of any Pokémon.
  • In Generation VII (in Alola), Vespiquen is tied with Alolan Marowak for the highest number of signature moves of any non-Legendary Pokémon. It is also tied with Alolan Marowak & Necrozma for the second-highest number of signature moves overall, behind only Zygarde and Necrozma (in its Dusk Mane and Dawn Wings forms).

Origin

Conceptually, Vespiquen seems to be a cross between a queen bee and a queen wasp—perhaps a honey wasp—while simultaneously drawing inspiration from beehives and umbrella paper wasp nests, as well as real-world queens. The red gem on its forehead may serve as jewelry emphasizing its royal status.

Name origin

Vespiquen may be a combination of vespa (Latin for wasp) and queen.

Beequen may be a combination of bee and queen.

In other languages

More languages Hindi रानीबी Ranibee From रानी rani and bee Russian Веспиквен Vespikven Transcription of English name Thai บีควิน Bikwin Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

External links

ncG1vNJzZmiapaGvorzEnaCaZpKquaOtxpqpnZ2eY7umwI6woKShX4uytLzIqqyepo9dnbC3hHxqXnlporyvdQ%3D%3D