Victreebel (Pokémon)

Victreebel ウツボット Utsubot
Artwork from FR/LG
Pronunciation	vick-tree-bell [1]
Types	Grass/Poison
Species	Flycatcher Pokémon
Kanto Dex National Dex	#071
Johto Dex	#066
Hoenn Dex	#252*
Sinnoh Dex	#—
Fiore Browser	R-006
Almia Browser	R-242
Height	5′07″ (1.7m)
Weight	34.2 lbs. (15.5kg)
Ability	Chlorophyll
Egg group	Plant
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	3 Atk
Exp. yield	191 base exp.
Lv. 100 at	1,059,860 exp.
Gender	50% ♀/50% ♂
Pokédex color	Green
Catch rate	45
Footprint
Body style
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Victreebel (Japanese: ウツボット Utsubot) is a dual-type Grass/Poison Pokémon.

It evolves from Weepinbell by Leaf Stone. It is the final form of Bellsprout.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 Related articles 9 Notes 10 External links

Biology

Physiology

Victreebel has the same shape as Weepinbell, only upside-down. There are four sharp teeth in Victreebel's mouth. Victreebel has a leaf covering its mouth that has a long, brown vine with a yellow tip growing out of it.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Victreebel lures prey into its mouth with sweet-smelling scents, then clamps down, trapping it.

Behavior

They can be found in small groups and are highly territorial. At the depths of the most dangerous jungles Victreebel live in huge colonies, and few Pokémon enter their territory and live to tell the tale. Victreebel horde food, usually small birds and rodents, and collect Leaf Stones to perform evolution rituals at night to help Weepinbell become more Victreebel.

Habitat

Victreebel live in forests, as well as tropical jungles and swamps where the ground is rich in nutrients. They can also occasionally be found in caves, near sources of underground water.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

It uses an incredibly sweet-smelling honey to attract bugs, and sometimes larger prey, ranging from small rodents to creatures almost as large as themselves. The prey is then swallowed whole and is slowly digested by powerful acids strong enough to melt steel.

In the anime

James had two separate Victreebel, both of which evolved from a Weepinbell. When the second Weepinbell evolved, both Victreebel fell in love with each other and ran away from James, never to return.

In the manga

Crystal from Pokémon Special manages to catch a Victreebel in her quest to fill the Pokédex. During the fight, Elm's Chikorita comes looking for Crystal, prompting Victreebel to sneakily use Chikorita as a living shield to defend itself from Arcanine's Fire-type attacks.

In the TCG

Main article: Victreebel (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
I	Red	Said to live in huge colonies deep in jungles, although no one has ever returned from there.
	Blue
	Yellow	Lures prey with the sweet aroma of honey. Swallowed whole, the prey is melted in a day, bones and all.
	Stadium	Attracts prey with sweet-smelling honey. Its prey include bugs, naturally, and even large animals on occasion.
II	Gold	Acid that has dissolved many prey becomes sweeter, making it even more effective at attracting prey.
	Silver	This horrifying plant Pokémon attracts prey with aromatic honey, then melts them in its mouth.
	Crystal	Once ingested into this Pokémon's body, even the hardest object will melt into nothing.
	Stadium 2	Acid that has dissolved many prey becomes sweeter, making it even more effective at attracting prey.
III	Ruby	Victreebel has a long vine that extends from its head. This vine is waved and flicked about as if it were an animal to attract prey. When an unsuspecting prey draws near, this Pokémon swallows it whole.
	Sapphire	Victreebel has a long vine that extends from its head. This vine is waved and flicked about as if it were an animal to attract prey. When an unsuspecting prey draws near, this Pokémon swallows it whole.
	Emerald	The long vine extending from its head is waved about as if it were a living thing to attract prey. When an unsuspecting victim approaches, it is swallowed whole.
	FireRed	Lures prey into its mouth with a honeylike aroma. The helpless prey is melted with a dissolving fluid.
	LeafGreen	Said to live in huge colonies deep in jungles, although no one has ever returned from there.
IV	Diamond	It pools in its mouth a fluid with a honeylike scent, which is really an acid that dissolves anything.
	Pearl	It pools in its mouth a fluid with a honeylike scent, which is really an acid that dissolves anything.
	Platinum	Currently unknown

Game locations

Gen	Game		Rarity	Location
I	Red	Blue	None	Evolve Weepinbell
	Yellow		None	Evolve Weepinbell
II	Gold	Silver	None	Evolve Weepinbell
	Crystal		None	Evolve Weepinbell
III	Ruby	Sapphire	None	Trade
	Emerald		None	Trade
	FireRed	LeafGreen	None	Evolve Weepinbell
	Colosseum		None	Trade
	XD		None	Evolve Weepinbell
IV	Diamond	Pearl	None	Evolve Weepinbell
	Platinum		None	Trade
	Pal Park			Forest

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Snap	Cave
Pokémon Trozei!	Endless Level 14 Forever Level 63 Pair Trozei Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue)	Evolve from Weepinbell
Pokémon Ranger	Lyra Forest
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness)	Evolve from Weepinbell
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Hippowdon Temple

Base stats

HP:	80
Attack:	105
Defense:	65
Special:	100
SpAtk:	100
SpDef:	60
Speed:	70

The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.

Type effectiveness

Weak to	Resistant to	Immune to	Normal effectiveness
Flying : 2×  Fire : 2×  Psychic : 2×  Ice : 2×	Fighting : ½×  Grass : ¼×  Water : ½×  Electric : ½×		Normal : 1×  Poison : 1×  Ground : 1×  Rock : 1×  Bug : 1×  Ghost : 1×  Steel : 1×  Dragon : 1×  Dark : 1×
Notes: In Generation I, the effectiveness of  Grass-type  moves is ¼×, and the effectiveness of  Bug-type  moves is 4×.

Learnset

Victreebel is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: I - II - III
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
Start	Stockpile	Normal	Status	—	—%	20	Tough	0
Start	Spit Up	Normal	Special	—	100%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
Start	Swallow	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	0
Start	Vine Whip	Grass	Physical	35	100%	15	Cool	3 ♥♥♥
Start	Sweet Scent	Grass	Status	—	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
Start	Razor Leaf	Grass	Physical	55	95%	25	Cool	3 ♥♥♥
Start	Sleep Powder	Grass	Status	—	75%	15	Smart	2 ♥♥
47	Leaf Storm	Grass	Special	140	90%	5	Cute	2 ♥♥
47	Leaf BladePt	Grass	Physical	90	100%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By TM/HM

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: I - II - III
TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	85%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM09	Bullet Seed	Grass	Physical	10	100%	30	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15	Smart	1 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
TM19	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	60	100%	10	Smart	1 ♥
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM22	SolarBeam	Grass	Special	120	100%	10	Cool	1 ♥
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100%	10	Tough	0
TM53	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	80	100%	10	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—%	30	Beauty	0
TM78	Captivate	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
TM83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM86	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	—	100%	20	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	1 ♥
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30	Cool	3 ♥♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By breeding

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: II - III
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Sunkern, Sunflora	Encore*	Normal	Status	—	100%	5	Cute	1 ♥
Tangela, Tangrowth Sunkern, Sunflora Roselia, Roserade Cacnea, Cacturne Carnivine Snover, Abomasnow	Ingrain	Grass	Status	—	—%	20	Smart	0
Paras, Parasect	Leech Life	Bug	Physical	20	100%	15	Smart	1 ♥
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Roselia, Roserade Tropius	Magical Leaf	Grass	Special	60	—%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
Exeggcute, Exeggutor Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20	Smart	2 ♥♥
Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Paras, Parasect Exeggcute, Exeggutor Tangela Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Bellossom Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Sunkern, Sunflora Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry Shroomish, Breloom Roselia Cacnea, Cacturne Tropius Tangrowth	Swords Dance*	Normal	Status	—	—%	30	Beauty	0
Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Chikorita, Bayleef , Meganium Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Sunkern, Sunflora Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry Roselia, Roserade Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra	Synthesis	Grass	Status	—	—%	5	Smart	0
Tangela, Tangrowth	Tickle	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Exeggcute, Exeggutor Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Sunkern, Sunflora Shroomish, Breloom Cherubi, Cherrim	Worry Seed	Grass	Status	—	100%	10	Beauty	2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon *Indicates a move only available by chain breeding

By tutoring

Generation III and IV Other generation learnsets: II - III
Game							Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15	Tough	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Gastro Acid	Poison	Status	—	100%	10	Beauty	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	20	100%	20	Smart	3 ♥♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Mimic	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100%	15	Smart	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Snore	Normal	Special	40	100%	15	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	5	Smart	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	1 ♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—%	30	Beauty	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Synthesis	Grass	Status	—	—%	5	Smart	0
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game, while a colored background indicates that the move is available.

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Jungle
Phrases
51%-100% HP	Nothing gets out of my mouth alive!
26%-50% HP	Listen, my HP's half gone.
1%-25% HP	I'm wilting... My own acid is consuming me...
Level Up	Yes, yes, I've leveled up!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 7	Minimum Experience: 62
Poké Assist:	Field Move: None	Maximum Experience: 96
Victreebel sloshes poison from its big mouth. Beware of the puddled poison!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -12%	IQ Group: G
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Cut x2

Evolution

Unevolved Base form Bellsprout  Grass   Poison

Level 21 First evolution Weepinbell  Grass   Poison

Leaf Stone Second evolution Victreebel  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
			Image:Spr 3e 071 s.gif
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
			Image:Spr 4p 071.png
			Image:Spr 4p 071 s.png

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

Trivia

• Because the game only allows for ten characters to make up a Pokémon's name, Victreebel's name only has one L. This problem also affects Feraligatr.
• Its green spots do not appear on its Generation II and III backsprites.
• In its Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue sprites, Victreebel had dozens of smaller dots on its body. This seems to have been dropped for fewer, larger dots.
• It is stated in the Diamond and Pearl Pokédex entries that the acid in Victreebel's mouth dissolves anything, but James was never affected whenever his Victreebel bit him. This might be because the acid dissolves t