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Missingno. けつばん Ketsuban #???
Art by Ken Sugimori from Red and Green
Type Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Glitch Pokémon
Ability ----- ----- Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 Unknown
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn — Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 0'0" Imperial 0.0 m Metric 0'0"/0.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 0.0 lbs. Imperial 0.0 kg Metric 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Unknown	Catch rate Unknown
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Undiscovered group 1 cycles* (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 0 Battle Exp.: 1*
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[[Category:{{{type1}}}-type Pokémon|{{{ndex}}}]] Vileplume (Japanese: ラフレシア Ruffresia) is a dual-type Grass/Poison Pokémon.

It evolves from Gloom via Leaf Stone. It is one of the final forms of Oddish.

Biology

Physiology

Vileplume has the Prussian Blue colored body like it's pre-evolutions but the aspect changed is that it now has a much larger "flower" on its head and slightly somewhat different than Gloom's flower, which still resembles a Rafflesia flower.

Gender differences

A female has fewer, but bigger, spots on its petals.

Special abilities

Vileplume scatters toxic spores and releases noxious gases. Its toxic pollen sometimes triggers atrocious allergy attacks. It also has the world's large petals which it uses to attract prey.

Behavior

Habitat

Vileplume live in grassy plains, and can also be found in tropical areas such as jungles and swamps, where the ground is rich in nutrients.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Major appearances

Its first major appearance was in Holy Matrimony. The walking rafflesia flower was under the ownership of James's fiancee, Jessiebelle. Prior to the flashback when James ran away from home, it was once an Oddish.

A differently patterned Vileplume appeared in Poké Ball Peril.

Groups of Vileplume and Bellossom were feuding with each other in Whichever Way the Wind Blows.

Nicolette used a Vileplume to battle May's Munchlax in May's Egg-Cellent Adventure.

Minor appearances

Vileplume first appeared making cameo appearances in Pokémon Scent-sation, being one of the Pokémon owned by the attendants at the Celadon Gym.

One was seen at a party in The Battling Eevee Brothers.

In Mewtwo Strikes Back, a Vileplume owned by Neesha was among the Pokémon that were captured and cloned by Mewtwo. The Vileplume clone was seen again in Mewtwo Returns.

Ash, Tracey and Jessie were affected by a Vileplume's Stun Spore in The Stun Spore Detour.

A Vileplume appeared at the start of Leave It To Brocko!. It was running through the forest throughout the night after being woken with a shock when a Nuzleaf fell out of its tree, hitting the Vileplume on its head.

A Vileplume also appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part One.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Vileplume is one of the Pokémon owned by Erika in Pokémon Adventures.

In the TCG

Main article: Vileplume (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

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Learnset

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By leveling up

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By TM/HM

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By breeding

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By tutoring

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Side game data

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Evolution

Unevolved Oddish  Grass  Poison

Level 21 →

First evolution Gloom  Grass  Poison

Leaf Stone →

Second evolution Vileplume  Grass  Poison

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Vileplume images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Vileplume shares the same species name with Bellsprout and Bellossom. They are all known as Flower Pokémon.
• Vileplume is one of the few Pokémon that appeared in the anime with an alternate coloration that was not its shiny coloration.
• Despite the fact that Vileplume can learn the move Synthesis and has Chlorophyll as its sole ability, a rafflesia arnoldii, the flower it is based on, can't use photosynthesis and is incapable of forming chlorophyll.
• Vileplume stars in an e-Reader application, Sweet Scent.
• Vileplume's Ruby and Sapphire and Emerald sprites as well as its backsprite shows Vileplume's petals colored light red, this was changed in the Firered and Leafgreen Versions.

Origin

Vileplume, like Gloom, is based on the the rafflesia arnoldii, a foul-smelling flower known as the world's most poisonous plant. This Pokémon more strongly resembles the flower than Gloom, which may represent the budding stage of the rafflesia. Vileplume's flower also looks alike to several other genus of rafflesia, notably cantleyi, keithii, pricei, panchoana and speciosa, of which the petal shape is a closest match. The female sprite in Diamond/Pearl/Platinum may be based on Rafflesia hasseltii, its petals have distinctively larger blotches than other genus of Rafflesia.

Name origin

Vileplume's name comes from a combination of vile and plume. Its Japanese name is a corruption of the word rafflesia.

In other languages

• German: Giflor - From Gift (poison) and flor (flower).
• French: Rafflesia - From the flower of the same name.
• Korean: 라플레시아 Rapeullesia
• Chinese (Taiwan and Hong Kong): 霸王花 (Ba Wang Hua) - Chinese name of Rafflesia arnoldii which it is based upon.

External links

Notes

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