Vine Whip (move)

Vine Whip つるのムチ Vine Whip

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Battles Type  Grass Category  Physical PP  25 (max. 24) Power  35 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to 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

Generations I to III

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

Generation IV and on

The PP of Vine Whip is now 15.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Ivysaur's Vine Whip in SSBB

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

Description

Games Description StadStad2 A Grass-type attack. The Pokémon uses its cruel whips to strike the opponent. GSC Whips the foe with slender vines. RSE Strikes the foe with slender, whiplike vines. FRLG The foe is struck with slender, whiplike vines. Colo.XD Strikes the target with slender, whiplike vines. DPPtHGSS The foe is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage. BWB2W2 The target is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage. Conq The enemy is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	13			10			10			9				9
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison	13			10			10			9				9
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison	--, 13			--, 10			--, 10			--, 9				--, 9
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	--			--			--			--				--
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	--			--			--			--				--
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison	no			--			--			--				--
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass		29	19			22			19				19	7
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			11				11
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			19				19	7
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			no				7
496		Servine	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			no				--, 7
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			no				--, 7
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			no				10
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

Vine Whip is the only move of Carnivine, Snivy, and Pansage.

In the anime

Bayleef	Bulbasaur	Snivy	Carnivine
The foe is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Bulbasaur	Two dark green vines come out of the sides of Bulbasaur's bulb and hit the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Bulbasaur	Challenge of the Samurai		Debut
Ash's Bulbasaur	Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village		None
Multiple Bulbasaur	Battle Aboard the St. Anne		None
Duplica's Ditto in the form of Bulbasaur	Ditto's Mysterious Mansion		Used via Transform
Multiple wild Bulbasaur	Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden		None
Mayor of Trovitopolis's Bulbasaur	The Mystery Menace		None
Mewtwo's Bulbasaurtwo	Mewtwo Returns		None
A Bulbasaur brought by Professor Oak	A Six Pack Attack!		None
May's Bulbasaur	Grass Hysteria!		None
A wild Bulbasaur	Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade		None
Venusaur	Several dark green vines come out from under the leaves on Venusaur's back and hit the opponent. Sometimes, it uses only two dark green vines
A wild Venusaur	Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden		None
Mewtwo's Venusaurtwo	Mewtwo Strikes Back		None
Drake's Venusaur	Enter the Dragonite		None
A Venusaur James borrowed from the Battle Park	One Trick Phony!		None
A wild Venusaur	Grass Hysteria!		None
Jeremy's Venusaur	Weekend Warrior		None
Spenser's Venusaur	Cutting the Ties That Bind!		None
May's Venusaur	Pruning a Passel of Pals!		None
Ivysaur	Two dark green vines come out of Ivysaur's bulb and hits the opponent.
Multiple wild Ivysaur	Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden		None
Pokémon League entrance exam instructor	The Ultimate Test		None
Assunta's Ivysaur	Friends to the End		None
Crystal's Ivysaur	Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!		None
Jimmy's Ivysaur	Judgment Day!		None
Victreebel	Victreebel uses the vine on its head to strike or ensnare the opponent, or Victreebel brings out two light-green vines from underneath the large leaves on its lower body and strikes the opponent with the vines.
James's Victreebel	Forest Grumps		None
Chikorita	Two green vines come from the bud necklace on Chikorita's neck and hits the opponent.
Casey's Chikorita	The Double Trouble Header		None
Ash's Chikorita	The Chikorita Rescue		None
Silver's Chikorita	The Search for the Legend		None
A Poké-Stylist's Chikorita	Arriving in Style!		None
A wild Chikorita	Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade		None
Sudowoodo	Two green vines come out from Sudowoodo's hands.
A wild Sudowoodo	Type Casting		Used via Mimic
Bellsprout	Two green vines come out from in between Bellsprout's leaves and body and strike the opponent multiple times.
Multiple wild Bellsprout	Pikachu and Pichu		None
Old Man Shuckle's Spoopy	A Better Pill to Swallow		None
Anthony's Bellsprout	You Said a Mouthful!		None
Roderick's Bellsprout	Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?		None
A wild Bellsprout	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		None
Bayleef	Two dark green vines come from under the leaves around Bayleef's neck and strike the opponent.
Ash's Bayleef	Current Events		None
Tangela	Tangela hits the opponent with two blue vines from its body.
Multiple wild Tangela	For Ho-Oh the Bells Tolls!		None
Officer Jenny's Tangela	Gulpin it Down		None
A Coordinator's Tangela	A Hurdle for Squirtle		None
Meganium	Two green vines come out from under the flower on Meganium's neck and strike the opponent.
Casey's Meganium	Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid		None
Jackson's Meganium	Tie One On!		None
Weepinbell	Weepinbell extends the brown vine on its head and hits the opponent with it.
James's second Weepinbell	Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid		None
A wild Weepinbell	Grass Hysteria!		None
Skitty	Skitty lifts its paw up and a white orb appears around it. Two dark green vines come out of the orb on its paw and hits the opponent.
May's Skitty	Pacifidlog Jam		Used via Assist
Carnivine	Two dark green or light green vines come out from under the leaves under Carnivine's head and hits the opponent with them.
James's Carnivine	Saving the World from Ruins!		None
Snivy	Two small pale yellow lights flash where the yellow collar and Snivy's green skin meet and a pair of green vines the same color as Snivy's skin comes out from in between them. Snivy then strikes the opponent with them. Sometimes, the flashes of light don't appear at all.
Ash's Snivy	Snivy Plays Hard to Catch!		None
Serperior	Two green vines the same color as Serperior's collar come out from in between its collar and its neck and hit the opponent one after the other.
Mako's Serperior	White—Victini and Zekrom Black—Victini and Reshiram		None

In the manga

In the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW manga

	Snivy
The user strikes the foe with blades made of energy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Snivy	Snivy strikes the foe with a blade of energy.
Monta's Snivy	PBW1		Debut

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

	Bulbasaur
The foe is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Bulbasaur	Bulbasaur releases four vines with thorns on them out from underneath the bulb on its back at the opponent.
Ash's Bulbasaur	I'm Your Venusaur		Debut
Ivysaur	Ivysaur releases two vines with thorns on them out from underneath the leaves on its body at the opponent.
A wild Ivysaur	I'm Your Venusaur		None

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Snivy	Bulbasaur	Venusaur	Pansage
The foe is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Bulbasaur	A single vine comes out of the hole of the bulb on Bulbasaur's back and strikes the opponent.
Red's Saur	Bulbasaur, Come Home!		Debut
Ivysaur	A single vine comes out of the side of the flower stem on Ivysaur's back and strikes the opponent.
Red's Saur	The Jynx Jinx		None
Tangela	A single vine rises off Tangela's body and strikes the opponent.
Erika's Angela	Meanwhile... Vileplume!		None
Victreebel	Victreebel uses the vine on its head to entangle the opponent. To kill its prey, it stabs it with the yellow dagger at the end of the vine.
Red's Victreebel	Long Live the Nidoking!		None
Crys's Victreebel	Three Cheers for Chikorita		None
Venusaur	Venusaur releases a single or multiple vines from in between the leaves and the flower on its back at the opponent and strikes the opponent with it.
Red's Saur	Drat That Dratini!		None
Snivy	Snivy releases a while vine from both the end of its tail and one of its hands and whips the opponent with it twice.
Cheren's Snivy	Welcome to Striaton City!!		None
Pansage	Pansage holds its tail in its hand and a white vine comes out from the middle of the end of its tail and Pansage hits the opponent with it.
Cilan's Pansage	Their First Gym Battle		None

In the Pokémon Get da ze! manga

	Venusaur
The foe is whipped with long vines by the user.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Venusaur	Venusaur grabs, throws, and whips the opponent with vines coming from its back.
Wild Venusaur	Fierce Foe - Venusaur!		Debut

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

	Bayleef
The user strikes the foe with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Bayleef	Bayleef strikes the foe with its vines coming out from the upper body.
Gold's Bayleef	Extreme Power!! The Friday Pokémon		Debut

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

	Venusaur
The user strikes the foe with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Venusaur	Venusaur sticks out a vine coming from its bulb.
Erika's Venusaur	A Tough Battle with the Powerful Venusaur!!		Debut
Pansage	Pansage strikes the foe with its vines.
Cilan's Pansage	Battle at the Handsome Restaurant!?		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Vine Whip is featured in the Generation III wireless mini-game, Pokémon Jump, where it is used by Venusaur.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 藤鞭 Téngbiān Danish Slyngpisk Dutch Roede Finnish Köynnössivallus/Rihmasivallus (OS) Piiskansivallus (M01) Piiskaisku (Master Quest) Rihmaisku (also used for String Shot) French Fouet Lianes German Rankenhieb Greek Κλιματσίδα Hindi लाताक की रस्सी Lataak Ki Rassi Indonesian Cambuk Merambat Italian Frustata Korean 굴채찍 Deonggul Chaejjik Norwegian Slyngepisk Polish Dzikie Pnącza Portuguese Brazil Chicote de Cipó Portugal Chicote de Hera Romanian Lujerul Bici Serbian Bičevanje Lozom Spanish Látigo Cepa

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