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This page is about the Victreebel that James owned for most of the original series. For his second Victreebel, see James's second Victreebel.

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James's Victreebel コジロウのウツボット Kojiro's Utsubot
James and Victreebel
Debuts in	The Breeding Center Secret
Caught at	Unknown
Gender	Unknown (most likely the opposite gender of James's second Victreebel)
Evolves in	The Breeding Center Secret
→ This Pokémon spent 1 episodes as Weepinbell
Traded in	Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid
James → Magikarp Salesman
Released in	Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid
Current location	Unknown
Voice actors
As Weepinbell	Japanese VA Rikako Aikawa	English VA Eric Stuart
As Victreebel	Japanese VA Rikako Aikawa	English VA Eric Stuart Rikako Aikawa

James's Victreebel (Japanese: コジロウのウツボット Kojiro's Utsubot) was the second Pokémon acquired by James of Team Rocket during his journey through Kanto. It is voiced by Eric Stuart as a Weepinbell and in its initial appearance and 愛河里花子 Rikako Aikawa in both Japanese and English and other appearances.

He captured it as a Weepinbell and took it to a breeding center sometime between Dig Those Diglett and The Breeding Center Secret, in which he goes to retrieve it. He finds it has evolved into a Victreebel and is very pleased. This Victreebel has an affinity for James which it expresses by biting down on him whenever it is released from its Poké Ball. This starts the running gag of James's Pokémon attacking him whenever summoned. Victreebel was used as James's secondary battling Pokémon during the latter half of Kanto, and throughout the Orange Islands. During Johto it became his primary combatant. Victreebel is well known for emitting a very high-pitched shriek when it is sent out, making it one of the few Pokémon that does not utter its own name.

In the episode Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid, James is pushed into trading his Victreebel for a Weepinbell by Jessie and Meowth after the Magikarp salesman cons them by saying they can use its Sweet Scent to capture Pokémon. Later in the episode the Weepinbell evolves and bites down on Jessie, this causes her to kick it away. At the same time the Magikarp salesman realizes that James's Victreebel will not obey him, and he abandons it. The two Victreebel meet, fall in love, and skip off into the forest.

Moves used

• Acid
• Razor Leaf
• Slam
• Sleep Powder
• Swords Dance
• Take Down
• Tackle
• Vine Whip
• Wrap
• Stun Spore

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Weepinbell and Victreebel.

Team Rocket's Pokémon
	Jessie's	James's
On hand:	Wobbuffet | Seviper	Mime Jr. | Carnivine
Released:	Arbok | Dustox	Weezing | Victreebel (2)
At home:		Growlie | Chimecho
In training:		Cacnea
Traded:	Lickitung	Victreebel (1)
Temporary:	Shellder | Magikarp | Charizard Croagunk	Gyarados | Hoppip | Aggron
Borrowed:	Weezing | Aipom | Cacnea Chimecho | Mime Jr. | Cacturne Banette | Carnivine	Dustox
Rented:		Pikachu | Ivysaur | Charizard
Temporary:	Hitmonlee | Mewtwo | Pikachu | Porygon Machamp | Rhydon | Kingler | Ursaring | Ditto | Voltorb
Others:	Meowth Persian | Delibird