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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 Kojiro's Utsubot

James and Victreebel

Debuts in The Breeding Center Secret Caught at Kanto Evolves in The Breeding Center Secret Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Traded in Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid Original Trainer James Traded for Magikarp salesman's Weepinbell Released in Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid Current location Unknown

→ This Pokémon spent between 1 and 8 episodes as Weepinbell.

Voice actor Japanese English As Weepinbell Rikako Aikawa Eric Stuart As Victreebel Rikako Aikawa Eric Stuart (EP057) 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.

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. 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 occassions, 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. 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 (Though it did say "bel" a few times in its debut episode, which was the only time it was voiced by Eric Stuart).

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 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 briefly mentions his Victreebel in The Grass-Type is Always Greener when Gardenia mentions the species as one of her favorites.

Moves used

• 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.

Related articles

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

Team Rocket's Pokémon
Travel with:	Meowth	Rotom Phone
	Jessie			James
On hand:	Wobbuffet	Seviper	Yanmega	Mime Jr.	Carnivine	Yamask
	Woobat	Frillish	Gourgeist	Amoonguss	Inkay	Morpeko
In training:				Cacnea
At home:				Growlie	Chimecho
Released:	Arbok	Dustox	Mimikyu	Weezing	Gyarados	Mareanie
Traded away:	Lickitung			Victreebel
Lived with (all three):	Bewear	Stufful
Worked with (all three):	Delibird	Pelipper
Temporarily owned:	Porygon Zero	Shellder	Magikarp	Hoppip	Second Victreebel
	Mawile
Befriended:	Blissey
Status unknown:	Starmie			Pidgey	Numel
For a list of other Pokémon Team Rocket has commanded, see here and here

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