Vine Whip (move)

Vine Whip つるのムチ Vine Whip

The foe is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.

Battles Type  Grass Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  35 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  0 A highly appealing move.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Vine Whip on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Vine Whip on Eevee's Movedex

Vine Whip (Japanese: つるのムチ Vine Whip) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I – III

Vine Whip inflicts damage, has no secondary effect, and has 10 PP.

Generation IV

The PP of Vine Whip increases to 15. All other effects are the same.

In the anime

Bulbasaur using Vine Whip

Venusaur using Vine Whip

Carnivine using Vine Whip

Pokémon

Bulbasaur. Two vines come out of Bulbasaur's bulb and hit the opponent.

• Used by Ash's Bulbasaur from Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village to present. Debut.
• Used by Duplica's Ditto in the form of Bulbasaur in Ditto's Mysterious Mansion.
• Used by many wild Bulbasaur in Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden.
• Used by the Mayor of Trovitopolis's Bulbasaur in The Mystery Menace.
• Used by May's Bulbasaur from Grass Hysteria until its evolution.

Venusaur. Several vines come out from under the leaves on its back and hit the opponent.

• Used by a wild Venusaur in Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden.
• Used by Mewtwo's Venusaur in Mewtwo Strikes Back.
• Used by Spenser's Venusaur in Ka Boom with a View.
• Used by May's Venusaur from Pruning a Passel of Pals to present.

Ivysaur. Two vines come out of Ivysaur's bulb and hits the opponent.

• Used by Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Ivysaur under the control of James in The Ultimate Test.
• Used by Assunta's Ivysaur in Friends to the End.

Chikorita. Two green vines come from its bud necklace and hit the opponent.

• Used by Ash's Chikorita from The Chikorita Rescue to Current Events.

Bayleef. Two green vines come from the plants on its neck and strike the opponent.

• Used by Ash's Bayleef from Current Events to present.

Victreebel. It uses its single vine to strike or ensnare the opponent.

• Used by James's Victreebel from The Breeding Center Secret to Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid.

Carnivine. Two green vines come out of its neck to strike its opponent.

• Used by James's Carnivine from Saving the World From Ruins! to present.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Vine Whip is Ivysaur's Special Up move.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	13
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison	13
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison	--, 13
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	--
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	--
114		Tangela	Grass		29Y
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	10
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison	10
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison	--, 10
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	--
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	--
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison	--
114		Tangela	Grass		19
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
152		Chikorita	Grass		Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel Tangela
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation III

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	10
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison	10
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison	--, 10
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	--
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	--
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison	--
114		Tangela	Grass		22
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
152		Chikorita	Grass		Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel Tangela
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	9
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison	9
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison	--, 9
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	--
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	--
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison	--
114		Tangela	Grass		19
455		Carnivine	Grass		11
465		Tangrowth	Grass		19
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
152		Chikorita	Grass		Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel Tangela, Tangrowth Carnivine
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

In other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Chicote de Cipó, Chicote de Vinha
• French: Fouet Lianes
• German: Rankenhieb
• Italian: Frustata
• Norwegian: Slyngepisk
• Spanish: Látigo Cepa
• Portuguese: Chicote de Cipó
• Roede: Roede
• Hindi: Lataak Ki Rasi

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