While Weedle is popular with kids, parents dread learning that their child’s first Pokémon friend is the kind that turns into a 3-foot hornet.

Weedle plunge their tail barb into the nearest surface to start their evolution. The cooling down as they approach evolution is important for the shell to be brittle enough to break out of.

Many have tried to train Beedrill to produce honey, only to learn that it probably shouldn’t be eaten. Fermentation makes a mead with a familiar impact and an even more familiar unpleasant buzzing.