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- This article is about the Victreebel that James owned for most of the original series. For his second Victreebel, see James's second Victreebel.
James's Victreebel
コジロウのウツボット Kojirō's Utsubot
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James's Victreebel
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James's Victreebel (Japanese: コジロウのウツボット Kojirō's Utsubot) was the second Pokémon acquired by James of Team Rocket during his journey through Kanto.
History
James captured it as a Weepinbell and took it to a breeding center sometime between So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd and The Breeding Center Secret, in which he goes to retrieve it. He finds it has evolved into a Victreebel and is very pleased. 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.
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 command Arbok to send the flycatcher Pokémon flying. At the same time the Magikarp salesman realizes that James's Victreebel will not obey him, and he kicks it away. The two Victreebel meet, fall in love, and skip off into the forest.
James mentions Victreebel in Two Degrees of Separation! when his Carnivine bites down on his head.
James also briefly mentions his Victreebel in The Grass-Type is Always Greener when Gardenia mentions the species as one of her favorites.
Characteristics
This Victreebel has an affinity for James which it expresses by biting down on him whenever it is released from its Poké Ball (although on some occasions, it would instead attempt to bite Meowth, Jessie, or even Jessie's Arbok, presumably meaning it held affection for them, too). This starts the running gag of James's Pokémon attacking him almost whenever summoned.
Moves used
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| Using Sleep Powder
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| An × shows that the move cannot be legitimately known by this Pokémon in the games.
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| A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
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- Double-Edge was used in the Japanese version only.
Trivia
- Victreebel's main characteristic is its habit to bite James' head every time he takes it from its Poké Ball, this habit is shared with James's Carnivine, and similar to Cacnea's, which also hurts him.
- In the Latin American Spanish dub, Victreebel was given a nickname (Flor de Calabaza) as a comic relief. Carnivine was later given one too with the same purpose.
- Although Victreebel debuted in Kanto, it did not use any actual attacks until the anime was focused on the Orange Islands.
- 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 (Though it did say "bel" a few times in its debut episode, which was the only time it was voiced by Eric Stuart).
Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Weepinbell and Victreebel.
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| For a list of other Pokémon Team Rocket has commanded, see here and here
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