Victreebel (Japanese: ウツボット Utsubot) is a dual-type Grass/Poison Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from Weepinbell when exposed to a Leaf Stone. It is the final form of Bellsprout.
Biology
Victreebel is a pitcher plant Pokémon with a bell-shaped body. It has a gaping mouth with pink lips and two sharp teeth. Its semicircular eyes appear directly under its mouth and it has several dark green spots on its body. On either side of its body is a large green leaf. Covering Victreebel's mouth is a leaf with a long, brown, yellow-tipped vine growing out of it. The vine is flicked to mimic an animal in order to attract prey. Victreebel also produces a sweet scent to further aid in luring its victims. Acid that has dissolved numerous prey animals becomes sweeter and even more effective at attracting prey.
It can be found in small groups and is territorial. In the manga, Victreebel hoards food, usually small birds and rodents, and collects Leaf Stones to perform evolution rituals at night to help Weepinbell become more Victreebel. Being the result of an evolution via Evolution stone, Victreebel is rarely found in the wild, though they can be found in temperate forests and jungles. As mentioned in Pokémon Sleep, Victreebel is known to sleep with its mouth open to draw in prey.[1] Very rarely, it forgets about luring in prey and instead chooses to sleep face down.
Evolution
Victreebel evolves from Weepinbell and is the final form of Bellsprout.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Generation I | | | Kanto
#071 | | Red(JPN) | (This entry was originally untranslated in English until it was reused in Pokémon FireRed.) | | Green | | Red(ENG) | Said to live in huge colonies deep in jungles, although no one has ever returned from there. | | Blue | | Yellow | Lures prey with the sweet aroma of honey. Swallowed whole, the prey is melted in a day, bones and all. | | Stadium | Attracts prey with sweet-smelling honey. Its prey include bugs, naturally, and even large animals on occasion. | | |
| Generation II | | | Johto
#066 | | Gold | Acid that has dissolved many prey becomes sweeter, making it even more effective at attracting prey. | | Silver | This horrifying plant Pokémon attracts prey with aromatic honey, then melts them in its mouth. | | Crystal | Once ingested into this Pokémon's body, even the hardest object will melt into nothing. | | Stadium 2 | Acid that has dissolved many prey becomes sweeter, making it even more effective at attracting prey. | | |
| Generation III | | Hoenn
#— | | Kanto
#071 | | Ruby | Victreebel has a long vine that extends from its head. This vine is waved and flicked about as if it were an animal to attract prey. When an unsuspecting prey draws near, this Pokémon swallows it whole. | | Sapphire | | Emerald | The long vine extending from its head is waved about as if it were a living thing to attract prey. When an unsuspecting victim approaches, it is swallowed whole. | | FireRed | Lures prey into its mouth with a honeylike aroma. The helpless prey is melted with a dissolving fluid. | | LeafGreen | Said to live in huge colonies deep in jungles, although no one has ever returned from there. | | |
| Generation IV | | Sinnoh
#— | | Johto
#066 | | Diamond | It pools in its mouth a fluid with a honeylike scent, which is really an acid that dissolves anything. | | Pearl | | Platinum | | HeartGold | Acid that has dissolved many prey becomes sweeter, making it even more effective at attracting prey. | | SoulSilver | This horrifying plant Pokémon attracts prey with aromatic honey, then melts them in its mouth. | | |
| Generation V | | | Unova
#— | | Black | It pools in its mouth a fluid with a honeylike scent, which is really an acid that dissolves anything. | | White | | Black 2 | It pools in its mouth a fluid with a honey-like scent, which is really an acid that dissolves anything. | | White 2 | | |
| Generation VI | | Kalos
Mountain #028 | | Hoenn
#— | | X | Said to live in huge colonies deep in jungles, although no one has ever returned from there. | | Y | Once ingested into this Pokémon's body, even the hardest object will melt into nothing. | | Omega Ruby | Victreebel has a long vine that extends from its head. This vine is waved and flicked about as if it were an animal to attract prey. When an unsuspecting prey draws near, this Pokémon swallows it whole. | | Alpha Sapphire | | |
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| Generation IX | | Paldea
#— | | Kitakami
#25 | | Blueberry
#— | | Scarlet | It lures prey into its mouth with a nectar-like aroma. The helpless prey is melted with a dissolving fluid. | | Violet | After dissolving many prey, this Pokémon's acid becomes sweeter. This makes it even easier to attract more prey. | | |
Game locations
In side games
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Held items
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
Stats
Base stats
Generations I-V
Generation VI onward
Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Victreebel
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Victreebel
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Victreebel
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Victreebel
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Victreebel
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Victreebel
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Victreebel
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Victreebel
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Victreebel
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger | Group: | | Poké Assist: | 
| Field move: | None | | Loops: 7 | Min. exp.: 62 | Max. exp.: 96 | Browser entry R-006
| | Victreebel sloshes poison from its big mouth. Beware of the puddled poison! | | |
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Pokémon Rumble Rush  | Walking Speed: 1.2 seconds | Base HP: 55 | | | Base Attack: 79 | Base Defense: 52 | Base Speed: 60 | | |
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Evolution data
Sprites
In the anime
Main series
Major appearances
James had two separate Victreebel (traded for each other in Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid), both of which evolved from Weepinbell while in his possession. His second Victreebel was expelled from the group by Jessie after it attacked her. It landed near James's first Victreebel, both Pokémon fell instantly in love, and they hopped off together into the forest.
Other
In Danger, Sweet as Honey!, Axew stumbled upon a Victreebel on Honey Island and had a look inside its mouth. Knowing how dangerous it was, Pikachu and Meowth tried to drag him away, but Victreebel woke up and bit Meowth instead. Pikachu and Axew managed to pull Meowth out, but Meowth was poisoned in the process.
In Thawing an Icy Panic!, Ramos's multiple Victreebel attacked Clemont when he accidentally broke the fence of Ramos's ranch. They were then stopped through the intervention of Ramos himself.
Minor appearances
Victreebel debuted in Pokémon Scent-sation!, where it was one of the Pokémon seen in the Celadon Gym.
A Victreebel appeared in The Kangaskhan Kid.
In The Battling Eevee Brothers, a Victreebel attended the evolution party in Stone Town.
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Victreebel was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
In The Power of One, multiple Victreebel sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
Multiple wild Victreebel appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
A Victreebel appeared in the opening intro of Celebi: The Voice of the Forest, which was reused for Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.
Multiple Victreebel appeared in Destiny Deoxys.
A Victreebel appeared in the opening of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
Multiple Victreebel appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
In the opening sequence of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, a Victreebel was in an Aroma Lady's field of flowers.
In Under the Pledging Tree!, a Trainer's Victreebel attended the Coumarine City Festival.
In Alola, Kanto!, a Victreebel and a Weepinbell got into a fight with some Gloom and a Vileplume, which Bulbasaur had to break up.
A Victreebel appeared in a flashback in Enter Pikachu!.
In Breaking the Ice!, a Trainer's Victreebel fought in and lost a battle with Regina's Glaceon, Mirche.
A Victreebel appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
A Victreebel appeared in Distant Blue Sky!.
Pokémon Origins
In File 3: Giovanni, Red's Victreebel went up against Giovanni's Rhyhorn and lost in one hit.
Pokémon Evolutions
A Victreebel appeared in The Discovery, under the ownership of Green. She used it to help her traverse Cerulean Cave by swinging over a ravine.
POKÉTOON
A Victreebel that Blossom attempted to catch appeared in Blossom's Dream.
In the manga
Ash & Pikachu
A Victreebel appeared in a flashback in Tale Of The Friendship Between Pikachu And Meowth.
Magical Pokémon Journey
A Victreebel appeared in How Do You Do, Pikachu?.
Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl
A Victreebel appeared in PDP01. It attacked Dawn with Vine Whip after she disturbed it while chasing after Ash's Pikachu.
Pokémon Adventures
In Long Live the Nidoking!, Red was caught by a wild Victreebel in the Safari Zone. In A Hollow Victreebel, he was to be used as food in an evolutionary ritual for several Bellsprout and Weepinbell. He used a Poké Flute and a Poké Doll to disrupt the ritual and escape. In the process, he captured a Victreebel, which he used to battle the Nidoking that was after him. By morning, Red had caught several Safari Zone Pokémon, including multiple Victreebel.
Erika has a Victreebel, which first appeared as a Bellsprout during her battle with Red in Meanvile Vileplume!. It evolved into a Victreebel prior to Whacked by Marowak!.
In Three Cheers for Chikorita, Crystal managed to catch a Victreebel in her quest to fill the Pokédex. During the fight, Professor Elm's Chikorita came looking for Crystal, prompting Victreebel to sneakily use Chikorita as a living shield to defend itself from Arcanine's Fire-type attacks.
A Victreebel appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
Pokémon Zensho
A Victreebel appeared in PZ05, under the ownership of a Gym Trainer at Celadon Gym.
In the TCG
- Main article: Victreebel (TCG)
Trivia
Origin
Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:
Victreebel may be based on carnivorous pitcher plants. The blue lips in its Shiny coloration may reference how a pitcher plant's rim turns blue under UV light.
Name origin
Victreebel may be a combination of victory, tree, and bell. The shortening of "bell" into bel is a result of the ten-character limit on English Pokémon names in Generation I.
Utsubot may be derived from 靫葛 utsubokazura (pitcher plant) and possibly ポット pot.
In other languages
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| More languages |  Hindi | विक्ट्रीबेल Victreebell | Transcription of English name |  Russian | Виктрибел Viktribel | Transcription of English name |  Thai | อุซึบ็อท Usuebot | Transcription of Japanese name | |
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References
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