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 愛河里花子 Rikako Aikawa in both Japanese and English.

He captured it as a Weepinbell and took it to a breeding center sometime prior to 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 it's Poké Ball. This starts the running gag of James's Pokémon attacking him 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.

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 kick it away. At the same time the Magikarp salesman realizes that James's Victreebel will not obey him, and he abandons it. The two Victreebel meet, fall in love, and skip off into the forest.

Attacks used

• Acid
• Razor Leaf
• Slam
• Sleep Powder
• Tackle
• Vine Whip

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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