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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I
#069 Bellsprout
GrassPoison
- SpeciesFlower Pokémon
- Japanese nameMadatsubomi
- PronunciationBELL-SPROUT
- Height2′ 4″ 0.71 m
- Weight9.0 lb 4.05 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
A SPROUT (plant) shaped like a BELL
Evolution
BellsproutLevel 21WeepinbellLeaf Stone
Victreebel
Pokédex entries
| RedBlue | A carnivorous Pokémon that traps and eats bugs. It uses its root feet to soak up needed moisture. |
|---|---|
| Yellow | Prefers hot and humid places. It ensnares tiny insects with its vines and devours them. |
| Stadium | A kind of bug-eating plant that hunts small insects. It uses its roots as feet for walking. |
| GoldStadium 2 | Even thought its body is extremely skinny, it is blindingly fast when catching its prey. |
| Silver | It plants its feet deep underground to replenish water. It cant escape its enemy while its rooted. |
| Crystal | If it notices anything that moves, it immediately flings its vine at the object. |
Where to find Bellsprout
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Routes 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, 25 | NA | Many |
| Red | Must trade from Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, or Crystal | NA | None |
| Yellow | Routes 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, 25 | NA | Many |
| Gold | Routes 5, 6, 24, 25, 31, 32, 44 | Any | Many |
| Silver | Any | Many | |
| Crystal | Routes 24, 25, 31, 32, 36, 44 | Any | Many |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R/B | |||||||||||
| Yellow | ✓ | ||||||||||
| G/S | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×2
- Water×0.5
- Electric×0.5
- Grass×0.25
- Ice×2
- Fighting×0.5
- Poison×1
- Ground×1
- ×2
- Psychic×2
- BugG/S/C ×1R/B/Y × 4
- Rock×1
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×1
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 5 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 5 : 4 (125%).
- This Pokémon has less weaknesses in GSC than RBY, and in RBY it has a 4x weakness to BUG. Better defense ratio in GSC.
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Water1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Grass1st: Bad 2nd: Good
- Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Poison1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- Ground1st: Good 2nd: Bad
- 1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Bug1st (GSC): Bad 2nd (GSC): Normal 1st (RBY): Bad 2nd (RBY): Good
- Rock1st: Good 2nd: Bad
- Ghost1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Dragon1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Dark1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Steel1st: Bad 2nd: No Effect
- Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 advantages and 12 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 1:3 (~33.33%).
- Red, Blue & Yellow: 5 advantages and 10 disadvantages out of 30 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| R/B/Y | G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Vine Whip | Grass | Special |
| Start | 6 | Growth | Normal | Status |
| 13 | 11 | Wrap | Normal | Physical |
| 15 | 17 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status |
| 18 | 15 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status |
| 21 | 19 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status |
| 26 | 23 | Acid | Poison | Physical |
| — | 30 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status |
| 33 | 37 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Special |
| 42 | 45 | Slam | Normal | Physical |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
None.
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM12Sweet Scent
- TM13Snore
- TM17Protect
- TM19Giga Drain
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM22Solarbeam
- TM27Return
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM36Sludge Bomb
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- HM01Cut
- HM05Flash
TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow
- TM03Swords Dance
- TM06Toxic
- TM09Take Down
- TM10Double-Edge
- TM20Rage
- TM21Mega Drain
- TM22Solarbeam
- TM31Mimic
- TM32Double Team
- TM33Reflect
- TM34Bide
- TM44Rest
- TM50Substitute
- HM01Cut
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Plant Pokémon group 1 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Bellsprout Family
- Bulbasaur Family
- Chikorita Family
- Exeggcute Family
- Hoppip Family
- Oddish Family
- Paras Family
- Sunkern Family
- Tangela
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Encore | First, mate a male Clefairy/Clefable or Togetic with Encore (via pre-evolved forms) with a female from Hoppip Family. Then, mate a male Hoppip offspring (with Encore) to female from the Bellsprout Family. |
| Leech Life | Mate with a male from Paras Family. |
| Reflect | Mate with a male from Chikorita or Exeggcute Family. |
| Swords Dance | Teach RBY TM03 (Swords Dance) to a Pokémon from the Bellsprout, Bulbasaur, Oddish, Paras, or Tangela Family. Trade that Pokémon into GSC and, if male, mate with female from Bellsprout Family. |
| Synthesis | Mate with a male from Bulbasaur, Chikorita, Hoppip, or Sunkern Family. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank | R/B/Y rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 50 | 273-303 | 32/4527.43% | 29/4230.85% |
| Attack | 75 | 218-248 | 19/4955.96% | 19/4553.98% |
| Defense | 35 | 138-168 | 47/5512.54% | 39/4410.60% |
| Speed | 40 | 148-178 | 40/4715.87% | 37/4213.57% |
| Special Attack G/S/C | 70 | 208-238 | 22/4655.96% | — |
| Special Defense G/S/C | 30 | 128-158 | 39/418.08% | — |
| Special R/B/Y | 70 | 208-238 | — | 15/2950.00% |
| Total | 300 G/S/C 270 R/B/Y |
1113-1293 985-1135 |
65/8714.72% | 46/6518.41% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library