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Bellsprout マダツボミ Madatsubomi #069
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Grass Poison Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Flower Pokémon
Ability Chlorophyll Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #069 Johto #064 Hoenn #250 Sinnoh Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?". Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 2'4" Imperial 0.7 m Metric 2'4"/0.7 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 8.8 lbs. Imperial 4 kg Metric 8.8 lbs./4 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Green	Catch rate 255 (33.3%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Plant group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 84 Battle Exp.: 841*
External links {{Links/{{{generation}}}|pokefordex=bellsprout|ndex=069|name=Bellsprout }}

Bellsprout (Japanese: マダツボミ Madatsubomi) is a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

In the anime

Bellsprout's first major appearance was in The Fourth Round Rumble. This Bellsprout was unusually strong and managed to defeat Ash's Bulbasaur and Pikachu, but lost to Ash's Muk.

Another major appearance was in EP130. A kid from Earl's Pokémon Acadamy wanted to have Ash's Pikachu very badly. But in his efforts to catch it, he captured a Bellsprout instead.

A Bellsprout named "Scoopy" appeared in EP170. It was able run very fast and it could lift boulders.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red and Blue / Pokémon LeafGreen

A carnivorous Pokémon that traps and eats bugs. It appears to use its root feet to replenish moisture.

Pokémon Yellow

Prefers hot and humid places. It ensnares tiny insects with its vines and devours them.

Pokémon Gold

Even though its body is extremely skinny, it is blindingly fast when catching its prey.

Pokémon Silver

It plants its feet deep underground to replenish water. It can't escape its enemy while it's rooted.

Pokémon Crystal

If it notices anything that moves, it immediately flings its vine at the object.

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

A Bellsprout's thin and flexible body lets it bend and sway to avoid any attack, however strong it may be. From its mouth, it leaks a fluid that melts even iron.

Pokémon Emerald

A Bellsprout's thin and flexible body lets it bend and sway to avoid any attack, however strong it may be. From its mouth, it leaks a fluid that melts even iron.

Pokémon FireRed

Its bud looks like a human face. Because of the bud, it is rumored to be a type of legendary mandrake plant.

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

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By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

• Encore
• Ingrain
• Leech Life
• Magical Leaf
• Reflect
• Swords Dance
• Synthesis

Evolution

Trivia

Origin

Bellsprout and its evolutions may be based upon carnivorous pitcher plants.

Name origin

Bellsprout's name seems to be be a combination of bell, referring to its bell-like head, and sprout, referring to it being relatively young in its evolutionary line. Madatsubomi can be taken to mean まだ蕾, still (a) flower bud.

In other languages

• German: Knofensa
• French: Chetiflor
• Korean: 우츠동 Ucheudong

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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