No. 0070 · Generation I · Flycatcher Pokémon
ウツドンUtsudon · Possibly from 靫葛 utsubokazura, 'pitcher plant', perhaps with a touch of 鬱 utsu, 'melancholy'
The Flycatcher Pokémon · Grass/Poison type · first seen in Pokémon Red & Green (1996)
01Overview
Meet Weepinbell
Everything you need to know about the Flycatcher Pokémon — the creature behind the number.
Weepinbell is the Flycatcher Pokémon, the Grass/Poison middle stage of the Bellsprout line. Bellsprout becomes Weepinbell at level 21, and a Leaf Stone turns it into Victreebel. Where Bellsprout is all spindly stem, Weepinbell is a plump yellow bell with round eyes, a wide gaping mouth edged with pink lips and a broad green leaf on either side. A little brown hooked stem curls from the top of its head, and three small green spots sit above its eyes.
Think of it as a pitcher plant with an appetite. Weepinbell passes itself off as an ordinary forest plant and waits for something careless to wander close. Then it strikes: a cloud of poison powder to stop the victim in its tracks, followed by a spray of acid to finish the job. When hunger really bites, it will swallow anything that moves, and if a meal is too big for its mouth, it slices it up with its razor-sharp leaves and eats every last morsel.
“The leafy parts act as cutters for slashing foes. It spits a fluid that dissolves everything.”
Pokédex · Pokémon Red (Japan), Green (Japan), FireRed, X & Violet · 1996
All that acid has to live somewhere, and it lives inside Weepinbell. The Pokémon only avoids digesting itself because it also oozes a protective, neutralising fluid. It is a creature of temperate forests and jungles, and at night it hooks the large hook on its rear end over a tree branch and dozes, dangling like a bell. Restless sleepers pay for it: wriggle too much and Weepinbell may wake up on the ground. Some, Pokémon Sleep reveals, simply carry on snoozing where they land.
Its first home was Japan's Pokémon Green (and later the international Blue), on the routes linking Lavender Town to Fuchsia City. In Pokémon Yellow, Erika picks one for her Celadon Gym team, and Kalos Gym Leader Ramos relies on another in X and Y, a partnership that carries on in Pokémon Masters EX. On screen, Weepinbell has battled for Erika and Ramos and twice joined James of Team Rocket, both times growing into Victreebel.
Designed by Atsuko Nishida, Weepinbell pairs a cheerful shape with some genuinely menacing Pokédex entries. Even its name has a wistful streak: 'weeping' and 'bell' in English, and a Japanese name that may hint at melancholy. It is a hungry, droopy, faintly gloomy little plant, which is exactly why it sticks in the memory.
How big is Weepinbell?
At 1.0 m (3′03″) Weepinbell is about as tall as a four-year-old child, yet at 6.4 kg (14.1 lb) it weighs no more than a 14-pound bowling ball.
Evolution
02In the Pokédex's words
Weepinbell's Pokédex entries
15 different entries across 39 games, from 1996 to 2025. Here is how the Pokédex has described Weepinbell over the years, in the order the games came out.
Generation I
The leafy parts act as cutters for slashing foes. It spits a fluid that dissolves everything.
Kanto Pokédex
It spits out PoisonPowder to immobilize the enemy and then finishes it with a spray of Acid.
Kanto Pokédex
When hungry, it swallows anything that moves. Its hapless prey is melted inside by strong acids.
Kanto Pokédex
Armed with razor-sharp leaves, it uses toxic pollen to immobilize its enemy and melts the helpless foe with Acid.
Kanto Pokédex
Generation II
Even though it is filled with Acid, it does not melt because it also oozes a neutralizing fluid.
Johto Pokédex
If its prey is bigger than its mouth, it slices up the victim with sharp leaves, then eats every morsel.
Johto Pokédex
When it's hungry, it swings its razor-sharp leaves, slicing up any unlucky object nearby for food.
Johto Pokédex
Generation III
Weepinbell has a large hook on its rear end. At night, the Pokémon hooks on to a tree branch and goes to sleep. If it moves around in its sleep, it may wake up to find itself on the ground.
Hoenn Pokédex
At night, a Weepinbell hangs on to a tree branch with its hooked rear and sleeps. If it moves around in its sleep, it may wake up to find itself on the ground.
Hoenn Pokédex
Generation IV
A Pokémon that appears to be a plant. It captures unwary prey by dousing them with a toxic powder.
Sinnoh Pokédex
Even though it is filled with acid, it does not melt because it also oozes a protective fluid.
HeartGold & SoulSilver Pokédex
Generation VI
It spits out Poison Powder to immobilize the enemy and then finishes it with a spray of Acid.
Kalos Pokédex
Generation VII
When hungry, it swallows anything that moves. Its hapless prey is dissolved by strong acids.
Let's Go Pokédex
Generation VIII
This Pokémon has the appearance of a plant. It captures unwary prey by dousing them with a toxic powder.
Sinnoh Pokédex
Generation IX
It spits out Poison Powder to immobilize the enemy and then finishes it with a spray of acid.
Rotom Phone (Legends: Z-A)
03Stats, moves & where to find it
Weepinbell in the video games
Base stat total 390 · 24 core-series games · 25 spin-offs · every move it learns, generation by generation.
Base stats
Weepinbell's base stats have never changed: 65 HP, 90 Attack, 50 Defense, 85 Sp. Atk, 45 Sp. Def and 55 Speed, a total of 390. In Generation I it had a single Special stat of 85; when Gold and Silver split Special in two, Sp. Atk kept the 85 and Sp. Def was set at 45. Its base experience yield was 151 in Generations I–IV and has been 137 since Generation V. Base friendship was 70 in Generations II–VII and has been 50 since Generation VIII. It reaches level 100 at 1,059,860 Exp. (Medium Slow). In Pokémon GO its base stats are 172 Attack, 92 Defense and 163 Stamina.
Abilities
- Chlorophyllsince Gen III
In harsh sunlight, Weepinbell's Speed doubles. - GluttonyHidden abilitysince Gen V
Weepinbell eats a held pinch Berry once its HP falls to half, instead of waiting until it drops to a quarter.
Type matchups
How hard each attacking type hits a Grass/Poison Pokémon.
Generation I: Bug-type moves were 4× effective, because Bug was then super effective against Poison; from Generation II onwards Bug is neutral (2× against Grass, ½× against Poison). The Fairy resistance applies from Generation VI, when the Fairy type was introduced.
Training & breeding
- Catch rate
- 120
- Base friendship
- 50
- Base experience
- 137
- Growth rate
- Medium Slow
- EV yield
- 2 Attack
- Egg groups
- Grass
- Egg cycles
- 20
- Colour
- Green
- Gender ratio
- 50% male
- Body shape
- head and a base
Where to find Weepinbell
| Game | Year | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Red & Green | 1996 | Green: Routes 12, 13, 14 and 15. Red: trade one in |
| Blue (Japan) | 1996 | Not obtainable in-game – trade one in |
| Red & Blue | 1998 | Blue: Routes 12, 13, 14 and 15. Red: trade one in from BlueIn Celadon City Gym, a Lass (level 23) and a Cooltrainer (level 24) both battle with Weepinbell. |
| Yellow | 1998 | Routes 12, 13, 14 and 15; Cerulean CaveErika swaps the Victreebel she used in Red and Blue for a level 32 Weepinbell, alongside Tangela and Gloom. |
| Gold & Silver | 1999 | Routes 24, 25 and 44 |
| Crystal | 2000 | Route 44 |
| Ruby & Sapphire | 2002 | Not obtainable in-game – trade one in |
| FireRed & LeafGreen | 2004 | LeafGreen: Routes 12, 13, 14 and 15, Berry Forest, Bond Bridge, Cape Brink and Water Path. FireRed: trade one inIn Celadon City Gym, Lass Kay and Cooltrainer Mary each bring a Bellsprout and a Weepinbell. |
| Emerald | 2004 | Not obtainable in-game – trade one in |
| Diamond & Pearl | 2006 | Routes 224, 229 and 230One brought over from a Generation III game turns up in Pal Park's Forest area. |
| Platinum | 2008 | Routes 224 and 230 |
| HeartGold & SoulSilver | 2009 | Routes 24, 25 and 44; Johto Safari Zone (tall grass in the Swamp area once it has 8 Forest points)It can also be found on the Pokéwalker's Treehouse route. |
| Black & White | 2010 | White: evolve Bellsprout. Black: trade one in |
| Black 2 & White 2 | 2012 | Not obtainable in-game – trade or transfer one in |
| X & Y | 2013 | Routes 14, 16 and 19 (purple flowers); hordes in Route 19's yellow flowersCoumarine City Gym Leader Ramos uses a level 31 Weepinbell with Grass Knot, Acid, Poison Powder and Gastro Acid, between his Jumpluff and Gogoat. |
| Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire | 2014 | Not obtainable in-game – trade one in |
| Sun & Moon | 2016 | Evolve BellsproutWeepinbell is not part of the Alola Pokédex. |
| Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon | 2017 | Not obtainable in-game – trade or transfer one in |
| Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! | 2018 | Let's Go, Eevee!: Routes 12, 13, 14, 15 and 21. Let's Go, Pikachu!: trade one inErika's level 33 Weepinbell battles alongside Tangela and Vileplume, and her Gym Trainers Tamia and Mary use Weepinbell too. |
| Sword & Shield | 2019 | Not in the game |
| Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl | 2021 | Routes 224, 229 and 230; Grand Underground (Grassland Cave, Swampy Cave, Riverbank Cave, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern and Bogsunk Cavern) after obtaining the National Pokédex |
| Legends: Arceus | 2022 | Not in the game |
| Scarlet & Violet | 2022 | Trade one in (from version 2.0.1); The Teal Mask: Mossfell Confluence and 3★ Tera Raid Battles in KitakamiWeepinbell joined the Kitakami Pokédex with The Teal Mask expansion (2023). |
| Legends: Z-A | 2025 | Wild Zone 13 in the Rouge DistrictThe Mega Dimension expansion adds it to Hyperspace Lumiose's 3★ and 4★ Grass- and Poison-type wild zones, and to 5★ unknown zones via special scans. |
Sprites through the ages
Spin-offs & cameos
Super Smash Bros.
Weepinbell makes a cameo in the opening movie of Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001), as one of many Pokémon that pop up.
Pokémon GO
Weepinbell has been dangling about in Pokémon GO since launch day on 6 July 2016. It evolves from Bellsprout for 25 Bellsprout Candy and into Victreebel for 100, and it walks with you as a 3 km buddy. Shadow Weepinbell arrived on 7 November 2019, and Shiny Weepinbell became obtainable on 17 July 2020, when Shiny Bellsprout began appearing during Pokémon GO Fest 2020. It was a three-star raid boss from 16 to 23 August 2023, and it headlined the four-star raids that followed Bellsprout Community Day on 20 April 2024. Its moves have shifted over the years: Razor Leaf was dropped as a Fast Attack on 16 February 2017, when Bullet Seed was added, so Razor Leaf is now an Elite move; its regular line-up is Bullet Seed and Acid, plus Power Whip, Sludge Bomb and Seed Bomb.
Weepinbell is one of the Pokémon waiting to be photographed on the Cave course.
It never appears on the tables by itself: evolve a Bellsprout you've caught to fill in its Pokédex slot.
Weepinbell can battle in Stadium, which gives it its own Pokédex entry about razor-sharp leaves, toxic pollen and Acid.
Back for more battles, its Stadium 2 Pokédex entry changes with the Game Boy game you plug in: the acid-filled body or the leaf-slicing hunter.
A Shadow Weepinbell lurks in the Cipher Key Lair, ready to be snagged and purified.
Evolve a Bellsprout to get one; it lives in the Jungle friend area and boasts, "I can melt anything with the fluid in my mouth!"
Found in Lyra Forest, it offers a Poison-type Poké Assist. Its browser entry warns: "Weepinbell swallows unwary people and spits them back from where they came."
Weepinbell turns up in Mystifying Forest (1F–13F) and Mystery Jungle (1F–29F).
As well as Mystifying Forest and Mystery Jungle, it now haunts the trail up Sky Peak.
In Go For It! Light Adventure Squad, evolving a Bellsprout is the way to get one.
It turns up in the Treetops, at Sun-Dappled Bank and Soothing Shore.
It can be met on Safari Jungle's Stage 2, which opens on Tuesdays.
Weepinbell's L-Boost skill increases damage when you make an L-shaped match.
It lives at the Lookout Tree in the Leafy Expanse and in the Breezy Grasslands of Distortion Land.
Complete Weepinbell's Connection Orb mission to recruit it. True to its name, it says other Pokémon's kindness makes it weep with joy.
In GO since launch day, it evolves from Bellsprout for 25 Candy and has been a Shadow, a Shiny and a raid boss.
A ranged fighter that evolves from Bellsprout at level 21 and into Victreebel at level 36, with moves such as Razor Leaf, Sludge Bomb and Vine Whip.
Weepinbell can be found on the Charizard Sea and the Bulbasaur Sea.
Ramos & Weepinbell have been in the sync pair scouts since launch. A sync pair story starring Gardenia and Roserade lets Weepinbell evolve into Victreebel at level 30.
Weepinbell waits on Purity Forest's 26th to 31st floors.
A Dozing-type Ingredients specialist that likes Durin Berries and gathers Snoozy Tomatoes, Soft Potatoes and Large Leeks. Its sleep styles include Acid-Dripping Sleep and Suction Sleep.
Weepinbell is number 022 in Pokopia's Pokédex, sitting between Bellsprout and Victreebel.
Moves
Red and Blue's Weepinbell was a pitcher plant with a short, sharp list: Vine Whip, Growth and Wrap from the start, then PoisonPowder, Sleep Powder and Stun Spore, Acid at 29, Razor Leaf at 38 and a level-49 Slam. Gold and Silver tucked the sickly-sweet Sweet Scent into the middle, and Diamond and Pearl added Knock Off and the aptly gooey Gastro Acid before capping it all with Wring Out, while the physical/special split turned Acid special and Razor Leaf physical.
Sun and Moon finally handed it Poison Jab, and Let's Go trimmed the list back to its essentials. Weepinbell skipped Sword and Shield and Legends: Arceus, returned in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and reached Scarlet and Violet with The Teal Mask, where a level-58 Power Whip replaces Wring Out. Legends: Z-A reinvents it again with Toxic Spikes, Leech Life, Sludge Wave and a level-48 Leaf Storm. Along the way it collected a few curiosities, such as Morning Sun from a Shadow Weepinbell in Pokémon XD and Lovely Kiss from an event Bellsprout.
Signature moves
Weepinbell's oldest trick: every one of its level-up lists, from Red and Blue to Legends: Z-A, starts with this lash. It hit for 35 until X and Y raised it to 45, and its PP grew from 10 to 25 along the way.
The flycatcher's squeeze. A starting move in every main-series list from Red and Blue to Scarlet and Violet, and until Scarlet and Violet it was learnt a second time too: at 13 in Red and Blue, 11 from Gold and Silver on and 8 in Let's Go.
One of the three powders, with Poison Powder and Stun Spore, found in every Weepinbell level-up list. It comes at 18 in Red and Blue, 15 in Gold and Silver and 13 in nearly every game since Diamond and Pearl, Legends: Z-A included.
The dripping half of its Grass/Poison typing: learnt at 29 in Red and Blue and at 23 or 24 in most games since, while Let's Go teaches it from the start and again at 12. It counted as a physical attack until Diamond and Pearl made it special, and Legends: Z-A leaves it out.
Like Vine Whip, it is in every Weepinbell list from Red and Blue to Legends: Z-A: level 38 at first, 44 in Sun and Moon and Scarlet and Violet, and a speedy 10 in Legends: Z-A. It started out special and turned physical in Diamond and Pearl.
A venomous stab that arrived in Sun and Moon as both a level-47 move and TM84. It has been in every list since, from level 36 in Let's Go to 30 in Legends: Z-A, and is a TM in each of those games too.
The big vine. An egg move from Black and White to Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, passed down by Tangela, Tangrowth and Carnivine, it became Weepinbell's level-58 finale in Scarlet and Violet and is learnt at 44 in Legends: Z-A.
Complete learnsets
Generation I · Red, Green, Blue & Yellow10 level-up · 14 TM/HM
In Red, Green, Blue and Yellow Weepinbell has a single shared level list. It grows wild on Routes 12 to 15 in the international Blue and in Yellow, which adds Cerulean Cave, while Red and the Japanese Blue have none to catch. It starts with Vine Whip, Growth and Wrap, learns Wrap again at 13, works through PoisonPowder (15), Sleep Powder (18) and Stun Spore (23), and then hits harder with Acid at 29, Razor Leaf at 38 and a level-49 Slam. Its 13 TMs and HM01 Cut include Swords Dance, Mega Drain, SolarBeam, Reflect and Double-Edge. Move categories still follow type here, so Acid counts as physical while Vine Whip and Razor Leaf are special. Flash, Leech Life and Lovely Kiss, all learnable in Gold and Silver, can come back through the Time Capsule.
By level-up
| RGBY | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vine Whip | Grass | Special | 35 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 13 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 15 | PoisonPowder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 18 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 23 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 29 | Acid | Poison | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 38 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Special | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 49 | Slam | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM03 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM09 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| TM10 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| TM20 | Rage | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| TM21 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM31 | Mimic | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM33 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM34 | Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM50 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Flash | Gen II (HM) |
| Leech Life | Gen II (breeding) |
| Lovely Kiss | Gen II (event Bellsprout) |
Generation II · Gold, Silver & Crystal12 level-up · 20 TM/HM · 5 egg
Gold and Silver have wild Weepinbell on Kanto's Routes 24 and 25 and on Johto's Route 44; Crystal keeps only Route 44. The level list is reshuffled: Growth comes again at 6 and Wrap at 11, Sleep Powder now leads the three powders (15, 17, 19), Acid arrives sooner at 24, the sickly-sweet Sweet Scent is new at 33, and Razor Leaf (42) and Slam (54) come later. Its 18 TMs plus Cut and Flash bring Giga Drain, Sludge Bomb, Sunny Day and the mysterious ???-type Curse. Breeding adds five egg moves: Encore (chain breeding through the Hoppip line), Leech Life, Reflect, Synthesis and Swords Dance, which only a father that learned it from the old Red and Blue TM can pass on. Lovely Kiss and Sweet Kiss turn up only on Bellsprout handed out at the New York City Pokémon Center, which keep them after evolving, and seven Red and Blue TM moves can come forward through the Time Capsule.
By level-up
| GSC | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vine Whip | Grass | Special | 35 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 6 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 11 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 15 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 17 | PoisonPowder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 19 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 24 | Acid | Poison | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 33 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 42 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Special | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 54 | Slam | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM03 | Curse | ??? | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Varies | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM12 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM13 | Snore | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM19 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| TM20 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM34 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM35 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Physical | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| HM05 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 70 | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 | Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff (chain breeding needed) |
| Leech Life | Bug | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 | Paras, Parasect |
| Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Exeggcute, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium |
| Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Paras, Parasect and 4 more (the father must have learned it from the TM in Red, Blue or Yellow) |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Hoppip, Skiploom and 2 more |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovely Kiss | Normal | Status | — | 75 | 10 | Bellsprout · event |
| Sweet Kiss | Normal | Status | — | 75 | 10 | Bellsprout · event |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen I (TM) |
| Mega Drain | Gen I (TM) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Substitute | Gen I (TM) |
| Take Down | Gen I (TM) |
Generation III · Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen (plus Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness)12 level-up · 18 TM/HM · 7 egg · 8 tutor · 1 event
LeafGreen is the only Generation III handheld game with wild Weepinbell: Routes 12 to 15 and, on the Sevii Islands, Berry Forest, Bond Bridge, Cape Brink and the Water Path. Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and Colosseum have none, but Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness hides a level-32 Shadow Weepinbell in the Cipher Key Lair whose regular moves include Morning Sun, a move Weepinbell cannot learn any other way. The level-up list is the same as in Gold and Silver. Bullet Seed, Facade, Secret Power and Thief join the 16 TMs, Ingrain and Magical Leaf the seven egg moves, and the tutors of FireRed and LeafGreen, Emerald and XD offer eight moves between them, from Double-Edge to Swords Dance. Teeter Dance is reserved for a Bellsprout from Japan's Egg Pokémon Present distribution. Categories still follow type.
By level-up
| RSE/FRLG | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vine Whip | Grass | Special | 35 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 6 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 11 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 15 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 17 | PoisonPowder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 19 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 24 | Acid | Poison | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 33 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 42 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Special | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 54 | Slam | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM09 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Special | 10 | 100 | 30 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Varies | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM19 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Physical | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Special | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| HM05 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 70 | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 | Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff (chain breeding needed) |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | Tangela, Sunkern, Sunflora, Roselia, Cacnea, Cacturne |
| Leech Life | Bug | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 | Paras, Parasect |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Bellossom, Roselia, Tropius |
| Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Exeggcute, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium |
| Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom, Paras and 25 more |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Hoppip, Skiploom and 5 more |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Mimic | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Snore | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | Emerald |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | Emerald, XD |
| Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | FRLG, Emerald |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Morning Sun | Shadow Weepinbell in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness (Cipher Key Lair) |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teeter Dance | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Bellsprout · event |
Generation IV · Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver15 level-up · 27 TM/HM · 10 egg · 7 tutor
Diamond and Pearl have Weepinbell on Routes 224, 229 and 230 and Platinum on Routes 224 and 230, while HeartGold and SoulSilver bring back Routes 24, 25 and 44 and add the Swamp area of the Johto Safari Zone; it also turns up in Pal Park's Forest area and on the Pokéwalker's Treehouse route. The physical/special split makes Acid special and Vine Whip and Razor Leaf physical. The level list gains Knock Off (27), Gastro Acid (35) and a level-47 Wring Out finale, with Razor Leaf at 39 and Slam at 41. The 26 TMs and HM01 Cut add Energy Ball, Grass Knot, Natural Gift and Captivate, and Swords Dance is a TM again. Tickle and Worry Seed are new egg moves, with Weather Ball from Roserade in HeartGold and SoulSilver only. Platinum and HeartGold/SoulSilver tutors teach Gastro Acid, Knock Off, Seed Bomb, Snore, Sucker Punch and Synthesis, and HeartGold and SoulSilver add Worry Seed.
By level-up
| DPPt/HGSS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 35 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 7 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 11 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 13 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 15 | PoisonPowder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 17 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 23 | Acid | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 27 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| 29 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 35 | Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 39 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 41 | Slam | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
| 47 | Wring Out | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM09 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 10 | 100 | 30 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM19 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| TM53 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM70 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM78 | Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM83 | Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 | Hoppip (chain breeding needed) |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth, Sunkern, Sunflora, Roselia, Roserade, Cacnea, Cacturne and 3 more |
| Leech Life | Bug | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 | Paras, Parasect |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Roselia, Roserade, Tropius |
| Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Paras, Parasect and 36 more |
| Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Hoppip, Skiploom and 11 more |
| Tickle | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth |
| Weather Ball | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 | Roserade |
| Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff and 6 more |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Pt, HGSS |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 | Pt, HGSS |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 | Pt, HGSS |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Pt, HGSS |
| Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | HGSS |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Double-Edge | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Morning Sun | Gen III (Shadow Weepinbell in Pokémon XD) |
| Teeter Dance | Gen III (event Bellsprout) |
Generation V · Black, White, Black 2 & White 215 level-up · 23 TM/HM · 13 egg · 10 tutor
Unova has no wild Weepinbell: in White it comes from evolving a Bellsprout, and Black, Black 2 and White 2 have none at all. The level list is unchanged from Diamond and Pearl, though Wrap's accuracy rises to 90. Venoshock and Round are new TMs and Reflect is a TM once more, while Bullet Seed and the now 75-power Giga Drain become egg moves alongside newcomers Clear Smog, Natural Gift and Power Whip, for 13 in all. Black 2 and White 2 tutors teach ten moves, including Bind and Bug Bite. A Bellsprout from the Pokémon Dream World can arrive knowing Seed Bomb and keeps it when it evolves.
By level-up
| BW/B2W2 | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 35 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90 | 20 |
| 7 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 11 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90 | 20 |
| 13 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 15 | PoisonPowder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 17 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 23 | Acid | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 27 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| 29 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 35 | Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 39 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 41 | Slam | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
| 47 | Wring Out | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM09 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM33 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM53 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM70 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 25 | 100 | 30 | Exeggcute, Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff, Sunflora |
| Clear Smog | Poison | Special | 50 | — | 15 | Foongus, Amoonguss |
| Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 | Hoppip, Cottonee (chain breeding needed) |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | Oddish, Gloom, Tangela, Tangrowth, Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff, Sunkern and 14 more |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth, Sunkern, Sunflora, Roselia, Cacnea, Cacturne, Carnivine and 7 more |
| Leech Life | Bug | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 | Paras, Parasect |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Bellossom, Roselia, Roserade, Tropius, Cherubi and 1 more |
| Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Oddish, Gloom, Exeggcute, Tangela, Tangrowth, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium and 2 more |
| Power Whip | Grass | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 | Tangela, Tangrowth, Carnivine, Ferrothorn |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Hoppip, Skiploom and 11 more |
| Tickle | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth |
| Weather Ball | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 | Roserade |
| Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Exeggcute, Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff, Sunkern and 4 more |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bind | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 | B2W2 |
| Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | B2W2 |
| Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 10 | B2W2 |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | B2W2 |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 | B2W2 |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | B2W2 |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | B2W2 |
| Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | B2W2 |
From its pre-evolution
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Learnt as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Bellsprout · Dream World · BW |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen III (tutor) |
| Endure | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Morning Sun | Gen III (Shadow Weepinbell in Pokémon XD) |
| Secret Power | Gen III–IV (TM) |
| Sucker Punch | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Teeter Dance | Gen III (event Bellsprout) |
Generation VI · X, Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire15 level-up · 28 TM/HM · 15 egg · 8 tutor
X and Y have Weepinbell on Routes 14, 16 and 19 in the purple flowers, plus horde encounters in Route 19's yellow flowers; Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have none. Both pairs share one level list, the same as before, but Vine Whip now hits for 45 with 25 PP and Knock Off for 65. Infestation, Nature Power and Confide join the TM list, and Secret Power is TM94 in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire only. Acid Spray (from Ferroseed) and Belch (from Cacnea) are new egg moves, both needing chain breeding, and every tutor move is an Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire extra.
By level-up
| XY/ORAS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 45 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90 | 20 |
| 7 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 11 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90 | 20 |
| 13 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 15 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 17 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 23 | Acid | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 27 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 29 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 35 | Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 39 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 41 | Slam | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
| 47 | Wring Out | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 | |
| TM09 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM22 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| TM33 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM53 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM70 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| TM83 | Infestation | Bug | Special | 20 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM94 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | ORAS |
| TM96 | Nature Power | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Spray | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 | Ferroseed (chain breeding needed) |
| Belch | Poison | Special | 120 | 90 | 10 | Cacnea (chain breeding needed) |
| Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 25 | 100 | 30 | Exeggcute, Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff, Sunflora |
| Clear Smog | Poison | Special | 50 | — | 15 | Foongus, Amoonguss |
| Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 | Hoppip, Cottonee (chain breeding needed) |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | Oddish, Gloom, Paras, Parasect, Tangela, Tangrowth, Hoppip, Skiploom and 15 more |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth, Sunkern, Sunflora, Roselia, Cacnea, Cacturne, Carnivine and 9 more |
| Leech Life | Bug | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 | Paras, Parasect |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Bellossom, Roselia, Roserade, Tropius, Cherubi and 1 more |
| Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Oddish, Gloom, Exeggcute, Tangela, Tangrowth, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium and 4 more |
| Power Whip | Grass | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 | Tangela, Tangrowth, Carnivine, Ferrothorn |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Hoppip, Skiploom and 11 more |
| Tickle | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth |
| Weather Ball | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 | Roserade |
| Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Exeggcute, Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff, Sunkern and 4 more |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bind | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 | ORAS |
| Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 10 | ORAS |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | ORAS |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 | ORAS |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | ORAS |
| Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | ORAS |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bug Bite | Gen V (tutor) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen III (tutor) |
| Endure | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM) |
| Morning Sun | Gen III (Shadow Weepinbell in Pokémon XD) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Sucker Punch | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Teeter Dance | Gen III (event Bellsprout) |
Generation VII · Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon16 level-up · 26 TM/HM · 16 egg · 8 tutor
In Sun and Moon Weepinbell comes from evolving a Bellsprout, while Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon have none to find. Poison Jab arrives, at level 47 and as TM84, pushing Slam to 54 and Wring Out to a level-58 finale. With HMs gone, Cut and Flash become transfer-only moves. Strength Sap is an egg move in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon only, and the now 80-power Leech Life can only come from a parent that learned it in an earlier generation. All eight tutor moves are Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon extras. Sixteen older moves can still arrive through Pokémon Bank, Morning Sun and Teeter Dance among them.
By level-up
| SM/USUM | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 45 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90 | 20 |
| 7 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 11 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90 | 20 |
| 13 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 15 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 17 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 24 | Acid | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 29 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 32 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 39 | Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 44 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 47 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 54 | Slam | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
| 58 | Wring Out | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 5 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM09 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM33 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM53 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM83 | Infestation | Bug | Special | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| TM84 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM96 | Nature Power | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Spray | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 | Ferroseed (chain breeding needed) |
| Belch | Poison | Special | 120 | 90 | 10 | Cacnea (chain breeding needed) |
| Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 25 | 100 | 30 | Exeggcute, Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff, Sunflora |
| Clear Smog | Poison | Special | 50 | — | 15 | Foongus, Amoonguss |
| Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 | Hoppip, Sunkern, Cottonee (chain breeding needed) |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | Oddish, Gloom, Paras, Parasect, Tangela, Tangrowth, Hoppip, Skiploom and 18 more |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth, Sunkern, Sunflora, Roselia, Cacnea, Cacturne, Carnivine and 13 more |
| Leech Life | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | Paras, Parasect, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel (only from a parent that learned it in an earlier generation) |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Bellossom, Roselia, Roserade, Tropius, Cherubi and 2 more |
| Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Oddish, Gloom, Exeggcute, Tangela, Tangrowth, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium and 5 more |
| Power Whip | Grass | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 | Tangela, Tangrowth, Carnivine, Ferrothorn |
| Strength Sap | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Morelull, Shiinotic |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Hoppip, Skiploom and 14 more |
| Tickle | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth |
| Weather Ball | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 | Roserade |
| Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Exeggcute, Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff, Sunkern and 4 more |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bind | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 | USUM |
| Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 10 | USUM |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | USUM |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 | USUM |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | USUM |
| Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | USUM |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Bug Bite | Gen V (tutor) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Curse | Gen II (TM) |
| Cut | Gen I–VI (HM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Endure | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM) |
| Flash | Gen II–III (HM), Gen IV–VI (TM) |
| Mega Drain | Gen I (TM) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Morning Sun | Gen III (Shadow Weepinbell in Pokémon XD) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Secret Power | Gen III–IV (TM), Gen VI (TM, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire) |
| Sucker Punch | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Take Down | Gen I (TM) |
| Teeter Dance | Gen III (event Bellsprout) |
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!13 level-up · 11 TM/HM
Weepinbell is a Let's Go, Eevee! exclusive, found on Routes 12 to 15 and 21; Let's Go, Pikachu! players have to trade for one. The list is rebuilt for these games: Acid joins the starting moves and comes again at 12, Growth returns at 4 and Wrap at 8, the three powders follow at 16 to 18, and Razor Leaf (27), Poison Jab (36) and Slam (45) finish it off. There is no Knock Off, Sweet Scent, Gastro Acid or Wring Out here. Its 11 TMs include Headbutt, Reflect, a 75-power Mega Drain and a 200-power Solar Beam. These games have no breeding or move tutors.
By level-up
| LGPE | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 45 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90 | 20 |
| 1 | Acid | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 4 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 8 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90 | 20 |
| 12 | Acid | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 16 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 17 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 18 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 27 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 36 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 45 | Slam | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM05 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM07 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM08 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM09 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM12 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM26 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| TM27 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM45 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 200 | 100 | 10 |
| TM52 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM53 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
Generation VIII · Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (not in Sword & Shield or Legends: Arceus)15 level-up · 22 TM/HM · 13 egg
Weepinbell sits out Sword and Shield entirely, and Legends: Arceus too, so Generation VIII means Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl: Routes 224, 229 and 230, plus the Grand Underground's caves once you have the National Pokédex. The level list follows Sun and Moon but drops Wring Out, leaving Slam at 54 as the finale. Its 22 TMs bring back Bullet Seed, Giga Drain, Cut (TM93) and Flash, though Toxic is not among them. Of the 13 egg moves, Acid Spray, Clear Smog, Leech Life and Strength Sap can only come from a Bellsprout, Weepinbell or Victreebel found in the Grand Underground already knowing them, while Belch and Encore need chain breeding. There are no tutor moves.
By level-up
| BDSP | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 45 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90 | 20 |
| 7 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 11 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90 | 20 |
| 13 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 15 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 17 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 24 | Acid | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 29 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 32 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 39 | Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 44 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 47 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 54 | Slam | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM09 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 25 | 100 | 30 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM19 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| TM22 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM33 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| TM53 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM70 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM84 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM93 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Spray | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 | Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel (a parent found in the Grand Underground already knowing it) |
| Belch | Poison | Special | 120 | 90 | 10 | Cacnea, Cacturne (chain breeding needed) |
| Clear Smog | Poison | Special | 50 | — | 15 | Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel (a parent found in the Grand Underground already knowing it) |
| Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 | Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff (chain breeding needed) |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth, Sunkern, Sunflora, Roselia, Roserade, Cacnea, Cacturne and 3 more |
| Leech Life | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel (a parent found in the Grand Underground already knowing it) |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Bellossom, Roselia, Roserade, Tropius, Cherubi and 1 more |
| Power Whip | Grass | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 | Tangela, Tangrowth, Carnivine |
| Strength Sap | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel (a parent found in the Grand Underground already knowing it) |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium and 14 more |
| Tickle | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth |
| Weather Ball | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 | Roserade |
| Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff and 8 more |
Generation IX · Scarlet & Violet (Version 2.0.1+ / The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero)14 level-up · 37 TM/HM · 7 egg
Weepinbell joined Scarlet and Violet with Version 2.0.1, so any copy can trade for one, and with The Teal Mask, the first part of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, it grows wild at Kitakami's Mossfell Confluence and appears in 3★ Tera Raid Battles there. The level list drops the repeat Growth and Wrap, and Power Whip becomes a level-58 finale, the slot Wring Out held in Sun and Moon. The 37 TMs range from Trailblaze, Pounce and Lunge to Leaf Storm, Grassy Glide, Sludge Wave and Tera Blast, and old egg moves such as Acid Spray, Encore, Leech Life, Magical Leaf and Weather Ball are TMs now. Sucker Punch is a new egg move, Tickle needs chain breeding through Lotad, and Strength Sap can only be copied with a Mirror Herb.
By level-up
| SV | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 45 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 | 90 | 20 |
| 13 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 15 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 17 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 24 | Acid | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 29 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| 32 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 39 | Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 44 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 47 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 54 | Slam | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
| 58 | Power Whip | Grass | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM007 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM013 | Acid Spray | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| TM018 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| TM020 | Trailblaze | Grass | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| TM021 | Pounce | Bug | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| TM025 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM032 | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM033 | Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM045 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| TM047 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM049 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM056 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 25 | 100 | 30 |
| TM066 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| TM070 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM071 | Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM074 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM081 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM083 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| TM085 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM088 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM095 | Leech Life | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM103 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM111 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| TM119 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM122 | Encore | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 |
| TM137 | Grassy Terrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM148 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM159 | Leaf Storm | Grass | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 |
| TM168 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM171 | Tera Blast | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM175 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM181 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 100 | 20 |
| TM182 | Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM185 | Lunge | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM193 | Weather Ball | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| TM194 | Grassy Glide | Grass | Physical | 55 | 100 | 20 |
| TM214 | Sludge Wave | Poison | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Smog | Poison | Special | 50 | — | 15 | Foongus, Amoonguss |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | Sunflora, Cacnea, Cacturne, Snover, Abomasnow, Foongus, Amoonguss, Phantump and 3 more |
| Strength Sap | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | No parent passes it down: hold a Mirror Herb to copy it from another Pokémon |
| Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 | Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry, Cacnea, Cacturne |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Alolan Exeggutor, Chikorita, Bayleef and 17 more |
| Tickle | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Lotad (chain breeding needed) |
| Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Alolan Exeggutor, Sunkern, Sunflora and 5 more |
Pokémon Legends: Z-A (incl. Mega Dimension)16 level-up · 17 TM/HM
Weepinbell lives in Lumiose City's Rouge District and Wild Zone 13, and with the Mega Dimension DLC in the 3★ and 4★ Grass- and Poison-type wild zones of Hyperspace Lumiose. Legends: Z-A tables work differently: each move shows the level it is learned (Learn), the level it becomes a Plus Move (Plus), its power and its cooldown (CD), with no accuracy or PP. The list is new: Wrap, Acid, Slam, Sweet Scent and Gastro Acid are gone, and Infestation, Magical Leaf, Toxic Spikes, Leech Life, Sludge Wave, Power Whip and a level-48 Leaf Storm arrive, with Lunge available only from the Move Reminder. Growth is Grass-type here, and Bullet Seed (15), Trailblaze (40) and Seed Bomb (35) have their own power values. Its 17 TMs include Toxic Spikes and Acid Spray. There is no breeding and there are no tutors.
By level-up
| Learn | Plus | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rem. | 10 | Lunge | Bug | Physical | 80 | 9 |
| 1 | 10 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 45 | 6 |
| 1 | 10 | Growth | Grass | Status | — | 15 |
| 8 | 11 | Infestation | Bug | Special | 20 | 6 |
| 10 | 13 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 6 |
| 13 | 16 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 10 |
| 15 | 18 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 10 |
| 17 | 20 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 10 |
| 19 | 22 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 10 |
| 23 | 26 | Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | 6 |
| 26 | 29 | Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | — | 7 |
| 30 | 33 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 8 |
| 33 | 36 | Leech Life | Bug | Physical | 80 | 9 |
| 40 | 43 | Sludge Wave | Poison | Special | 95 | 8 |
| 44 | 47 | Power Whip | Grass | Physical | 120 | 12 |
| 48 | 51 | Leaf Storm | Grass | Special | 130 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Cooldown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM007 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 10 |
| TM017 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | 15 |
| TM026 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 | 8 |
| TM030 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | 15 |
| TM031 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | 12 |
| TM035 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | 12 |
| TM040 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 15 | 6 |
| TM042 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 9 |
| TM045 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 | 10 |
| TM064 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 12 |
| TM077 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 8 |
| TM085 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | 10 |
| TM089 | Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | — | 7 |
| TM109 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 7 |
| TM112 | Acid Spray | Poison | Special | 40 | 7 |
| TM115 | Trailblaze | Grass | Physical | 40 | 6 |
| TM128 | Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 35 | 7 |
04On screen
Weepinbell in the anime
Debut EP009The School of Hard Knocks · First major role EP026Pokémon Scent-sation! · Its appearances on screen, and 5 other trainers who raised one.
Weepinbell has never travelled with Ash, yet it keeps turning up at the moments that matter. Its very first appearance saw a Pokémon Tech student's Weepinbell flattened by a single Water Gun from Misty's Starmie, and Erika chose one to take on Charmander at the Celadon Gym, only for Flamethrower to turn its Razor Leaf into a hail of fireballs. Kalos evened the score: Ramos's Weepinbell poisoned and beat both Fletchinder and Hawlucha before Frogadier's Aerial Ace finally broke through.
Its starring role, though, belongs to Team Rocket. James's first Weepinbell went into Butch and Cassidy's dodgy breeding centre and came out as the head-hugging Victreebel that stayed at his side through the Orange Islands and Johto. Years later the Magikarp salesman swapped that Victreebel for a second Weepinbell, which promptly evolved, swallowed Jessie and went off into the forest with its lovestruck predecessor. Elsewhere, Weepinbell have dressed up as Sunkern and squabbled with the Oddish family at Professor Oak's Laboratory – and one even needed help to get a Voltorb out of its mouth.
Other trainers’ Weepinbell
First seen: EP057The Breeding Center Secret
Evolved: EP057The Breeding Center Secret
James caught his first Weepinbell off-screen during his travels in Kanto, then left it at a breeding centre without realising the place was a scam run by Butch and Cassidy. When he came back for it in The Breeding Center Secret, it had already evolved into Victreebel, which greeted him by wrapping itself around his head – the start of a long-running gag of James's Pokémon attacking their Trainer the moment they are sent out (EP057). As Victreebel it became James's main battler in the Orange Islands and stayed with him through Johto, until the Magikarp salesman talked Jessie and Meowth into trading it away for another Weepinbell (EP261).
First seen: EP261Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid
Evolved: EP261Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid
When Team Rocket crash-landed on the Magikarp salesman, he offered them a Weepinbell that knew Sweet Scent, convincing Jessie and Meowth that it was just the thing for catching Pokémon. They made James trade away his Victreebel for it, leaving him heartbroken, but the Sweet Scent worked – Elekid, Larvitar, Casey's Meganium and Pikachu all came running. In the battle that followed, Weepinbell knocked out Phanpy with Vine Whip, then evolved into Victreebel without a Leaf Stone and swallowed Jessie. Once free, Jessie had Arbok send it flying; in mid-air it met James's old Victreebel, which the salesman had just kicked away, and the two fell in love and went off into the forest together.
- EP261Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid · vs Phanpy Won
First seen: XY058The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!
Ramos's Weepinbell was the middle act of his Coumarine Gym battle with Ash, and it very nearly stole the show. Despite a type disadvantage against both Fletchinder and Hawlucha, it dodged Flame Charge and High Jump Kick, poisoned both with Poison Powder and beat each of them with Slam – Hawlucha only after a Razor Leaf, Slam and Grass Knot combination. Frogadier finally found the answer, shielding itself from Poison Powder with a gas mask made of Frubbles and smashing through Grass Knot with Aerial Ace. Ash went on to beat Gogoat and win the Plant Badge.
- XY058The Green, Green Grass Types of Home! · vs Fletchinder Won
- XY058The Green, Green Grass Types of Home! · vs Hawlucha Won
- XY058The Green, Green Grass Types of Home! · vs Frogadier Lost
First seen: EP026Pokémon Scent-sation!
Erika's Weepinbell fought the second round of her three-on-three match with Ash, after Tangela had paralysed Bulbasaur. It opened with Razor Leaf, but Charmander's Flamethrower set the leaves alight and sent them flying back as fireballs, and while Weepinbell was busy dodging, Skull Bash knocked it out. It turns up again in a flashback in Bad to the Bone, losing a Gym battle to Otoshi's Marowak (EP073). The Celadon Gym keeps a second Weepinbell too: it sits beside one of Erika's Gloom while a caretaker wipes the Gloom's drool, and is recalled to its Poké Ball when the Gym catches fire.
- EP026Pokémon Scent-sation! · vs Charmander Lost
- EP073Bad to the Bone · vs Marowak Lost
First seen: EP009The School of Hard Knocks
Joe was a Pokémon Tech student who had studied Misty's Gym on the school's battle simulator and boasted that he was stronger than a Trainer with two Badges. Stung, Misty demanded a real battle, and Joe sent out Weepinbell, sure his Grass type had the edge over her Water Pokémon. Starmie knocked it out with a single Water Gun – a move Weepinbell actually resists – and Giselle scolded Joe for forgetting how much real battle experience counts.
- EP009The School of Hard Knocks · vs Starmie Lost
Ash & Weepinbell
Ash has never owned a Weepinbell, but he has had to find a way past several. At the Celadon Gym, Charmander turned Erika's Razor Leaf into a shower of fireballs and finished her Weepinbell with Skull Bash (EP026). In Johto, James's brand-new Weepinbell knocked out Phanpy with Vine Whip, then evolved on the spot and swallowed Jessie (EP261). And at the Coumarine Gym, Ramos's Weepinbell poisoned and beat both Fletchinder and Hawlucha before Frogadier's Aerial Ace finally brought it down (XY058).
Featured episodes
- EP047A Chansey OperationAn injured Weepinbell is brought to the clinic with a Voltorb stuck in its mouth, and Misty and Jessie end up pulling together to try to get it out.
- AG047I Feel Skitty!At Eliza's greenhouse, James is so taken with a pair of Weepinbell – a nod to his old Victreebel – that he gets distracted from Team Rocket's plan, and Jessie refuses to change it for him.
- AG144A Hurdle for SquirtleIn the battle rounds of the Saffron City Contest, May's Squirtle knocks out a Coordinator's Weepinbell with Tackle.
- DP033All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!At the Pokémon Dress-Up Contest, a Trainer's Weepinbell dresses up as a Sunkern, and its impression earns a perfect score in the first round.
- SM042Alola, Kanto!During the Pokémon School's visit to Professor Oak's Laboratory, the Bellsprout and Oddish families are squabbling until Ash's Bulbasaur tries to calm them down.
More appearances
- EP010Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village A Weepinbell is among the Pokémon Melanie cares for in the Hidden Village; it appears again in a flashback in Bulbasaur… the Ambassador! (EP225).
- EP028Pokémon Fashion Flash Trainers' Weepinbell are among the Pokémon on Scissor Street.
- EP083Poké Ball Peril An alternately coloured Weepinbell, one of Valencia Island's local variants, appears.
- EP169Beauty and the Breeder A competitor's Weepinbell takes part in the Pokémon Beauty Contest.
- EP178The Grass Route A Trainer's Weepinbell competes in the Grass Tournament.
- EP223Throwing in the Noctowl Two Weepinbell are among the Pokémon Wings Alexander keeps at his barn.
- EP250The Ice Cave! In this episode, which was never dubbed into English, a Weepinbell lives in a forest outside the Ice Path.
- AG015Gonna Rule the School! The Pokémon Trainers' School keeps a Weepinbell that it lends to its younger students for lessons.
- AG073Grass Hysteria! Weepinbell are among the wild Grass types of the Forbidden Forest, where May meets her Bulbasaur.
- AG147Sweet Baby James In a flashback, James's grandparents Nanny and Pop-Pop are looking after a Weepinbell.
- XY059Under the Pledging Tree! A Trainer's Weepinbell, also seen in Thawing an Icy Panic! (XY057), attends the Coumarine City festival.
Anime gallery
Anime trivia
- Joe boasted that his Grass-type Weepinbell had a clear advantage over Misty's Starmie (EP009) – but Starmie's Psychic type is also strong against Weepinbell's Poison type, so in truth both sides held a type advantage.
- James's first Weepinbell evolved off-screen: he left it at Butch and Cassidy's breeding centre and got it back as a Victreebel (EP057).
- Weepinbell normally needs a Leaf Stone to evolve, yet James's second Weepinbell became a Victreebel in the middle of a battle without one (EP261).
- Weepinbell is one of several Valencia Island Pokémon, Paras among them, shown with unusual local colouring in Poké Ball Peril (EP083).
- In Grass Hysteria! (AG073), the Forbidden Forest's Weepinbell are drawn well below their official 1 m: an aggressive one is no taller than a Gloom, and others fleeing Team Rocket stand just 0.4 m (1'03") tall.
- Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture after A Dairy Tale Ending (EP159) is devoted to Weepinbell. His senryū reads 'Mitemitai, kuchi wo musunda Utsudon wo' – 'I want to see a Weepinbell with its lips pursed.'
- The English dub of All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go! (DP033) reuses old 4Kids-era recordings of Eric Stuart for Weepinbell's voice.
“Weepinbell, the Flycatcher Pokémon. Weepinbell looks like a plant and covers opponents with a poisonous powder in order to catch them.”
Serena's Pokédex · XY058
05On the big screen
Weepinbell in the movies
and 1 special featuring Weepinbell.
Weepinbell hasn't had a real part in a Pokémon film. Weepinbell are in the casts of the Pikachu shorts Pikachu's Vacation (1998) and Pikachu's Rescue Adventure (1999) and of the films The Power of One (1999) and I Choose You! (2017), but none of them gives it a scene of its own. Away from the TV series, a Weepinbell strolls past the Pichu Brothers' rooftop lookout clutching an invitation to Meowth's party in the Pokémon Channel special Pichu Bros. in Party Panic (2003).
TV specials
- Pichu Bros. in Party Panic (2003)
This Pokémon Channel special opens with a mystery: Smoochum has spotted Pokémon carrying crescent-shaped cards with food drawn in the middle. The Pichu Brothers and their friends Magby, Teddiursa and Wooper head up onto a rooftop to keep watch, and down below a Weepinbell strolls past with a Magmar, cards in hand. The cards turn out to be invitations to a party Meowth is throwing, and only invited guests get the fruit.
06Trading Card Game · every card
Weepinbell in the Pokémon TCG
19 cards since 1999, oldest first. Tap any card to see it full size.
Weepinbell first sprouted in Japan's Pokémon Jungle expansion in March 1997 and reached English players in Jungle in June 1999. Since then it has turned up wherever Bellsprout and Victreebel go, with 15 English artworks so far, each a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon bridging the gap between seedling and pitcher plant. Its moves stay true to its Pokédex lore, so expect poison powder, slicing leaves and plenty of acid. Over the years it has Burned, Poisoned and lulled foes to sleep, and even dissolved their Energy. Erika has put her name to three of them: two in Gym Heroes in 2000 and one in Ascended Heroes in 2026. Its HP has crept up from 70 on its debut to 90 today, and in Battle Styles it gained an Ability, Dangerous Mucus. It's a dependable middle stage, not a superstar.
The art has changed just as much. Kagemaru Himeno's 1999 painting even slipped a real-world bird into the scene, and Japan's vending-machine sheet added a one-off card by Yukiko Baba. Ken Sugimori and Atsuko Nishida drew Erika's original pair. Miki Tanaka has drawn it twice, once for Aquapolis in 2003 and again for Celestial Storm in 2018. The 2003 art came back again in Pokémon TCG Pocket's Genetic Apex. Modern sets brought fresh styles from Mizue, Mina Nakai, otumami, Shibuzoh. and Jerky, the last of these in the nostalgic 151 set. Most recently, LINNE drew a brand-new Erika's Weepinbell, and Pocket's Mega Rising added a gleaming Shiny version by MAHOU.
Cards to know
- Jungle 48/64 — Weepinbell's original card, painted by Kagemaru Himeno, with a real-world bird sitting on it.
- Gym Heroes 48/132 (Erika's Weepinbell) — Flytrap pulls an opponent's Benched Pokémon into the Active Spot and then bites it, just like a flycatcher.
- Aquapolis 65/147 → Celestial Storm 2/168 — Miki Tanaka drew Weepinbell twice with the same two attacks, for Aquapolis and Celestial Storm. The 2003 art came back again in TCG Pocket's Genetic Apex.
- Triumphant 53/102 — Corrode Target asks you to 'Filp' a coin: a typo on the English print.
- Battle Styles 002/163 — A Weepinbell with an Ability: Dangerous Mucus Burns and Poisons the opposing Active Pokémon the moment it evolves.
- Ascended Heroes 005/217 (Erika's Weepinbell) — Erika's Weepinbell is back, now drawn by LINNE and printed in two Mirror Holofoil versions, one with Grass Energy symbols and one with Poké Balls.
Every English-language card
Japan-exclusive cards
Pokémon TCG Pocket
Digital card games
- Pokémon Trading Card Game (Game Boy Color): Weepinbell (Jungle 48 art, Kagemaru Himeno), card B12, from the Evolution booster pack; one copy each is in the Jungle Deck, Water Beetle Deck and Flower Garden Deck. The Flower Garden Deck is also what Grass Club member Kristin plays against you.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Weepinbell (Jungle 48 art, Kagemaru Himeno), card C10, Uncommon, in the Island of Fossil pack; Grass Club members Heather (Steady Increase Deck, 3 copies) and Brittany (Poison Curse Deck, 2) use it, and so does Aaron, a technician in Dr. Mason's lab (Brick Walk Deck, 2).
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Weepinbell (Vending Expansion Sheet 3 art, Yukiko Baba), card F05, Uncommon, in the Sky Flying Pokémon pack; it is in the National Park Deck (2) and Aaron's Brick Walk Deck (1).
- Pokémon Play It! Version 2 (PC): Jungle Weepinbell 48 is in the card pool, and the ready-made Royalty Deck runs two copies.
The artists behind the cards
- Miki Tanaka — 2 artworks (Aquapolis 65, Celestial Storm 2), plus the Aquapolis art reused in TCG Pocket's Genetic Apex
- Ken Sugimori — 2 (Erika's Weepinbell in Gym Heroes 49, Legends Awakened 127)
- One artwork each: Kagemaru Himeno (Jungle), Yukiko Baba (Vending Expansion Sheet 3, Japan only), Atsuko Nishida (Erika's Weepinbell, Gym Heroes 48), Tomokazu Komiya, Katsura Tabata, Midori Harada, Mizue, Mina Nakai, otumami, Shibuzoh., Jerky, LINNE (Erika's Weepinbell, Ascended Heroes); TCG Pocket's Shiny Rare by MAHOU
07On the page & beyond
Weepinbell in manga, books & other media
From the earliest manga to story books and songs.
In print, Weepinbell is at its best when it gets to be a little sinister. Its Pokémon Adventures debut, A Hollow Victreebel, has a crowd of Bellsprout and Weepinbell cheering as Red is strung up to feed their Evolution ceremony deep in the Safari Zone, until a blast on the Poké Flute wakes the sleepers and Red escapes with a bagful of new catches. Years later the Diamond & Pearl chapters named a chapter after it, Well Met, Weepinbell, in which the Berlitz family butler's trusty Weepinbell uses Gastro Acid to switch off a Lickilicky's Own Tempo, the first half of a neat tag-team trick. Magical Pokémon Journey made a gang of Weepinbell the henchmen of a lovesick Prince Sudowoodo in Pikachu and Clefairy's superhero dream. On the bookshelf, the 1999 story book of Pokémon Snap has Todd knock a Weepinbell into a pool to make it evolve into Victreebel.
Manga
Books
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08Did you know?
Weepinbell trivia
Name origins, design secrets and the facts that make Weepinbell such a fan favourite.
What’s in a name?
Weepinbell's English name is a neat little pun: 'weeping' plus 'bell', a perfect fit for a droopy, bell-shaped plant. Its Japanese name, Utsudon, may come from 靫葛 utsubokazura, the Japanese word for the pitcher plant, and may also carry 鬱 utsu, meaning depression or melancholy, so both names share a faintly mournful mood. Other languages take it in different directions: French Boustiflor mixes boustifaille, slang for a feast or food in general, with flore (flora); German Ultrigaria comes from Utricularia, the bladderworts; and Chinese 口呆花 combines 'mouth', 'simple-minded' and 'flower', with a nod in Mandarin to 口袋 kǒudài, 'pocket'. Spanish, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese simply keep the English name.
Design origins
Weepinbell looks like a carnivorous pitcher plant brought to life. The plump, bell-shaped body is the pitcher, the wide pink-lipped mouth its opening, and the acid sloshing inside echoes the digestive fluid real pitcher plants use to break down the insects that tumble in. Atsuko Nishida designed it, along with Bellsprout and Victreebel. Development held a surprise: in the Spaceworld '97 demo of Gold and Silver, Weepinbell appears to have had an alternate evolution called Tsubomitto (ツボミット), reached with a Poison Stone, which never made it into the finished games.
Names around the world
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ウツドン Utsudon | From 靫葛 utsubokazura (pitcher plant); may also involve 鬱 utsu (depression, melancholy) |
| French | Boustiflor | From boustifaille (slang for a feast, or food in general) and flore (flora) |
| Spanish | Weepinbell | Same as the English name |
| German | Ultrigaria | From Utricularia (the bladderworts) |
| Italian | Weepinbell | Same as the English name |
| Korean | 우츠동 Uchudon | Transcription of the Japanese name |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 口呆花 Kǒudāihuā | From 口 kǒu (mouth), 口袋 kǒudài (pocket), 呆 dāi (simple-minded) and 花 huā (flower) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 口呆花 Háudāaifā | From 口 háu (mouth), 呆 dāai (simple-minded) and 花 fā (flower) |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Weepinbell | Same as the English name |
| Russian | Випинбелл Vipinbell | Transcription of the English name |
| Thai | อุซึดง Usuedong | Transcription of the Japanese name |
| Hindi | वीपिनबेल Weepinbell | Transcription of the English name |
Did you know?
- In the Spaceworld '97 demo of Gold and Silver, Weepinbell seems to have had a second evolution, Tsubomitto (ツボミット), triggered by a Poison Stone.
- The whole Bellsprout line learned Leech Life through breeding from Gold and Silver onwards; Scarlet and Violet made it a TM.
- Catch a Weepinbell in Red or Blue and trade it to Gold, Silver or Crystal, and it arrives holding a Berry.
- In Pokémon Yellow, Erika's line-up of Tangela, Weepinbell and Gloom replaces the Victreebel, Tangela and Vileplume she uses in Red and Blue.
09Quizzes, archive & further reading
More Weepinbell
Test yourself
Professor Oak's Kanto Quiz: BeginnerProfessor Oak has a few questions before you set foot in the tall grass. How well do you know the region where it all began?Take the quiz →
Who's That Pokémon? Kanto: BeginnerIt's the classic challenge! Can you name these original 151 Pokémon from their silhouettes alone?Take the quiz →
Indigo League Anime: IntermediateGrab your cap and set off on Ash's very first adventure. How much do you remember from the Indigo League days?Take the quiz →
Pokémon TCG: IntermediateShuffle up and draw! From the very first booster packs to the digital age, how well do you know the Pokémon Trading Card Game?Take the quiz →
Pokémon General Knowledge: IntermediateReady to dig deeper? Test what you know about where Pokémon came from, the people behind it and its many spin-offs.Take the quiz →
Pokémon General Knowledge: BeginnerFancy yourself a Pokémon fan? Warm up with these fun questions about the games, the anime and everything in between.Take the quiz →From the archive: Gengar’s Online Pokédex
Before this page, Pokémon Dungeon was home to Gengar’s Online Pokédex, the classic fan Pokédex for Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver & Crystal by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter). Its Weepinbell entry is preserved in full, with its original art, moves and locations.
Further reading
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