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Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I

#070 Weepinbell

GrassPoison

SpeciesFlycatcher Pokémon
Japanese nameUtsudon
PronunciationWEEP-IN-BELL
Height3′ 3″ 0.99 m
Weight14.0 lb 6.30 kg
Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%

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Name meaning

Combination of WEEPING (plants whose stems normally hang down are said to be “weeping”) and BELL. “plant that is bell-shaped whose stems hang down”

Evolution

BellsproutLevel 21WeepinbellLeaf StoneVictreebel

Weepinbell in the original Gengar’s Pokédex — Weepinbell as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

RedBlue	It spits out POISONPOWDER to immobilize the enemy and then finishes it with a spray of ACID.
Yellow	When hungry, it swallows anything that moves. Its hapless prey is melted inside by strong acids.
Stadium	Armed with razor-sharp leaves, it uses toxic pollen to immobilize its enemy and melts the helpless foe with Acid.
GoldStadium 2	Even thought it is filled with ACID, it does not melt because it also oozes a neutralizing fluid.
Silver	If its prey is bigger than its mouth, it slices up the victim with sharp leaves, then eats every morsel.
Crystal	When it’s hungry, it swings its razor-sharp leaves, slicing up any unlucky object nearby for food.

Where to find Weepinbell

Game	Where to find it	Time	Rarity
Blue	Routes 12, 13, 14, 15	NA	Few/Evolve
Red	Trade from Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, or Crystal / Evolve from Bellsprout	NA	Evolve
Yellow	Unknown Dungeon, Routes 12, 13, 14, 15	NA	Few/Evolve
Gold	Routes 24, 25, 44	Any	Many/Evolve
Silver	Routes 24, 25, 44	Any	Many/Evolve
Crystal	Route 44	Any	Many/Evolve

How to catch

	Ground	Evolve
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
Flying×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
Flying1st: 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	Start	Growth	Normal	Status
Start	Start	Wrap	Normal	Physical
Start	Start	Poison Powder	Poison	Status
Start	Start	Sleep Powder	Grass	Status
23	Start	Stun Spore	Grass	Status
29	24	Acid	Poison	Physical
—	33	Sweet Scent	Normal	Status
38	42	Razor Leaf	Grass	Special
49	54	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

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	65	303-333	24/4546.02%	21/4250.00%
Attack	90	248-278	11/4975.80%	11/4574.19%
Defense	50	168-198	37/5525.82%	32/4424.20%
Speed	55	178-208	32/4732.66%	30/4229.14%
Special Attack G/S/C	85	238-268	13/4675.80%	—
Special Defense G/S/C	45	158-188	34/4118.41%	—
Special R/B/Y	85	238-268	—	12/2970.86%
Total	390 G/S/C 345 R/B/Y	1293-1473 1135-1285	41/8742.07%	29/6550.00%

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