Vine Whip (move)

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Vine Whip
つるのムチ Vine Whip
Vine Whip IX.png
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Type  Grass
Category  Physical
PP  25 (max. 40)
Power  45
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

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

Effect

Generation I to III

Vine Whip inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. Its PP is 10, and it has a power of 35.

Vine Whip can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 4 bonus appeal points if Growth was used in the previous turn.

Generations IV and V

The PP of Vine Whip is now 15.

Generation VI onwards

Vine Whip's power changed from 35 to 45 and its PP is now 25.

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.
DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
SV
The target is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
001 Bulbasaur Bulbasaur
GrassIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Monster Grass 13 10 10 9 9 9 7, 9SM
9USUM
5PE
3
002 Ivysaur Ivysaur
GrassIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Monster Grass 13 10 10 9 9 9 9SMUSUM
1, 5PE
1
003 Venusaur Venusaur
GrassIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Monster Grass 1, 13 1, 10 1, 10 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9SMUSUM
1, 5PE
1
069 Bellsprout Bellsprout
GrassIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Grass Grass 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1BDSP
070 Weepinbell Weepinbell
GrassIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Grass Grass 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1BDSP
071 Victreebel Victreebel
GrassIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Grass Grass 1 1 1 1 1 1 1BDSP
114 Tangela Tangela
GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass 29Y 19 22 19 19BW
7B2W2
7 7SMUSUM
15PE
16SwShBDSP
455 Carnivine Carnivine
GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass 11 11 11 11 11BDSP
465 Tangrowth Tangrowth
GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass 19 19BW
7B2W2
7 7 16SwShBDSP
495 Snivy Snivy
GrassIC Big.png Field Grass 7 7 7
496 Servine Servine
GrassIC Big.png Field Grass 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7
497 Serperior Serperior
GrassIC Big.png Field Grass 1, 7 1, 7 1, 7
511 Pansage Pansage
GrassIC Big.png Field Field 10 10 10
650 Chespin Chespin
GrassIC Big.png Field Field 5 1, 5 1
651 Quilladin Quilladin
GrassIC Big.png Field Field 5 1, 5 1
652 Chesnaught Chesnaught
GrassIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
Field Field 5 1, 5 1
669 Flabébé Flabébé
FairyIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 1 1 1
670 Floette Floette
FairyIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 1 1 1
670 Floette Floette
Eternal Flower
FairyIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1
672 Skiddo Skiddo
GrassIC Big.png Field Field 7 7 7
673 Gogoat Gogoat
GrassIC Big.png Field Field 7 1, 7 1
764 Comfey Comfey
FairyIC Big.png Grass Grass 1 3
893 Zarude Zarude
DarkIC Big.png
GrassIC Big.png
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 12 12
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 Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
152 Chikorita Chikorita
GrassIC Big.png Monster Grass BDSP
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 Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Vine Whip is a move with base power of 8, 15 PP and 88% accuracy. The user attacks enemy in the front.

In Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, the move's power has been changed to 6, and its PP to 20.

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★
Power: 24
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: None
Users: Carnivine   Snivy   Pansage
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Super Smash Bros. series

Ivysaur's Vine Whip in SSBB

Vine Whip is Ivysaur's Up Special move. It has tether functionality.

Pokémon GO

GO Grass.png Vine Whip
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 7
Energy boost 6
Duration 0.6 seconds
Damage window 0.35 - 0.6 seconds
Vine Whip GO.png
Trainer Battles
Power 5
Energy boost 8
Turns 2
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
BulbasaurIvysaurVenusaurBellsproutTangelaChikoritaMeganiumCarnivineTangrowthSnivyServineSerperiorPansageSimisageChespinQuilladinChesnaughtFlabébéFloetteFlorgesGogoatComfeyZarude
By Elite Fast TM
By GO Snapshot
Smeargle
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 10 → 7
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 7 → 8
    • Duration: 0.65 → 1.1 seconds
    • Damage window: 0.45 - 0.65 → 0.35 - 0.6 seconds
  • February 21, 2017
    • Power: 8 → 7
    • Energy boost: 7 → 6
    • Duration: 1.1 → 0.6 seconds

Pokémon Rumble Rush

GrassIC RR.png Vine Whip
★★
Attack power 13.24477
Charge time 0.76 seconds
Range type Arc (melee)
Number of hits 3
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None
Vine Whip Rumble Rush.png


Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Physical 1 20 24 100% An opponent No additional effect. Erika (Holiday 2020) & Comfey
Shauna & Chesnaught
Scottie/Bettie & Bellsprout/Weepinbell/Victreebel Egg
Scottie/Bettie & Tangela Egg
Rosa & Bulbasaur (in Victory Road)

Description

Games Description
MDRB
MDTDS
Inflicts damage on the target.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる
Conq. The enemy is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.
MDGtI It damages an enemy.
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy. It reaches up to 2 tiles away.
Monopoly: Pokémon Exclusive Kanto Edition When an opponent buys improvements, use a vine to steal one.


In the anime


In the manga

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W


The Electric Tale of Pikachu


Magical Pokémon Journey


Movie adaptations


Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Battle Stories


Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys


Pokémon Pocket Monsters


Mobilize!! Pokémon Ranger


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 藤鞭 Tàhngbīn *
藤條 Tàhngtíuh *
Mandarin 藤鞭 Téngbiān *
藤鞭出动 Téngbiān Chūdòng *
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Šlehavý útok
Úponkový bič (Diamond & Pearl series)
Denmark Flag.png Danish Slyngpisk
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Roede
Finland Flag.png Finnish Piiskaisku (Master Quest)
Rihmaisku (also used for String Shot)
Köynnössivallus/Rihmasivallus (OS)
Piiskansivallus (early season 1, M01)
Köynnösruoska*
France Flag.png French Fouet Lianes
Germany Flag.png German Rankenhieb
Greece Flag.png Greek Κλιματσίδα Klimatsída
India Flag.png Hindi लाताक की रस्सी Lataak Ki Rassi
Iceland Flag.png Icelandic Vine Whip*
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Cambuk Merambat
Italy Flag.png Italian Frustata
Stretta con liane*
South Korea Flag.png Korean 덩굴채찍 Deonggulchaejjik
Norway Flag.png Norwegian Piskangrep*
Slyngepisk*
Slyngplante-pisk*
Poland Flag.png Polish Dzikie Pnącze
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Chicote de Vinha (games, BW098-present, TCG, manga, The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Chicote de Cipó (early anime)
Chicote de Pinha (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Chicote (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Chicote de Hera
Romania Flag.png Romanian Lujerul Bici
Russia Flag.png Russian Виноградная лоза Vinogradnaya loza
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Bičevanje Lozom
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Látigo Cepa
Ramas (EP010-EP032)
Spain Flag.png Spain Látigo Cepa
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Vinpiska
Växtpiska*
Slingerpiska*
Thailand Flag.png Thai แส้เถาวัลย์
Turkey Flag.png Turkish Asma Kırbacı
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Roi Mây



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