Is Victreebel Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Leaf Stone evolution with AbilityChlorophyll that never sees sunlight in FRLG. Victreebel hits hard from both sides: Grass attacks use the Special stat, Poison coverage uses physical Attack. Both numbers are strong. Handles Misty, Giovanni, and Lorelei through Grass coverage. LeafGreen only.
Bellsprout resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Bellsprout has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Weepinbell trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Weepinbell trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Victreebel resists most of Lorelei's coverage and hits back hard.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Victreebel's weaknesses hard.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Bellsprout on Route 24 (walking, Lv 12-14, common).
- STARTING (Lv 12)
- LV 12GrassVine Whip68100%25
- After Erika
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- LV 37GrassRazor Leaf8395%25
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Bellsprout should hit Level 21 before you reach Lt. Surge, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 21)
- LV 21GrassVine Whip68100%25
- After Erika
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- LV 42GrassRazor Leaf8395%25
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
You can pick up the Leaf Stone in Safari Zone. 2 other locations are also available.
- STARTING (Lv 29)
- LV 29GrassRazor Leaf8395%25
- LV 29GrassSleep Powder—75%15
- After Erika
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Victreebel in FireRed & LeafGreen
Leaf Stone on Weepinbell. LeafGreen exclusive chain since both Bellsprout and Weepinbell are version-locked. No wild Victreebel.
Catch Bellsprout or Weepinbell at any of these 13 spots to eventually evolve into Victreebel.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Bellsprout
- 2
- 3Evolve VictreebelUse Leaf Stone
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Badge 8How to Obtain Victreebel in FRLG
The path to Victreebel starts with Bellsprout at Lv. 12-48 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch BellsproutRoute 24Lv.12-14GrassLeafGreenRate 25%Route 25Lv.12-14GrassLeafGreenRate 25%Route 5Lv.13-16GrassLeafGreenRate 25%Route 6Lv.13-16GrassLeafGreenRate 25%Route 12Lv.22-26GrassLeafGreenRate 35%Route 13Lv.22-26GrassLeafGreenRate 35%Route 14Lv.22-26GrassLeafGreenRate 35%Route 15Lv.22-26GrassLeafGreenRate 35%Cape BrinkLv.30-32GrassLeafGreenRate 30%Route 7Lv.19-22GrassLeafGreenRate 20%Berry ForestLv.30GrassLeafGreenRate 10%Bond BridgeLv.31GrassLeafGreenRate 20%Water PathLv.44GrassLeafGreenRate 10%
Step 2Catch or Evolve WeepinbellRoute 12Lv.28-30GrassLeafGreenRate 5%Route 13Lv.28-30GrassLeafGreenRate 5%Route 15Lv.28-30GrassLeafGreenRate 5%Route 14Lv.30GrassLeafGreenRate 5%or evolve from Bellsprout (Step 1)
Step 3Victreebel ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Victreebel egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.
Victreebel Weakness
Victreebel's Grass/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. The Grass/Poison typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Victreebel Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Victreebel
 Charmander Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x39-48% Aerial Ace 2x32-39% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x39-48% Confusion 2x32-39% | ||
 Zubat Poison | D | |
 Spearow Normal | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x39-48% Aerial Ace 2x32-39% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x39-48% Confusion 2x32-39% | ||
Zubat Poison | D | |
Spearow Normal | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x78-93% Aerial Ace 2x30-36% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x137-161%KO | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x79-93% Aerial Ace 2x30-36% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x137-161%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x84-99% Psychic 2x53-62% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x132-156%KO | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x143-168%KO Fly 2x62-74% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x166-195%KO Fly 2x74-87% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x138-163%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x148-174%KO Fly 2x64-75% | ||
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 2x90-106%KO Fly 2x66-77% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x192-227%KO Ice Beam 2x88-103%KO Aerial Ace 2x59-69% | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x128-151%KO Fire Blast 2x113-133%KO Ice Beam 2x90-106%KO Aerial Ace 2x45-54% | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Ho-oh builds →Overheat 2x147-173%KO Fly 2x91-107%KO Psychic 2x64-75% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Lugia builds →Psychic 2x81-96% Fly 2x67-79% Ice Beam 2x56-67% | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x165-194%KO Fly 2x73-86% | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Arcanine can KO Victreebel with Overheat (140-164%).
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureLonely Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Arcanine builds →Extreme Speed40-48% Overheat 2x140-164%KO | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Meganium builds →Giga Drain5-6% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Roselia builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityKeeneye ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Sableye builds →Knock Off15-18% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Politoed builds →Ice Beam 2x68-80% Hydro Pump21-24% Thief23-27% | ||
Victreebel Evolutions
Victreebel evolved from Bellsprout's chain using an evolution item. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Bellsprout eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Bellsprout pushed Victreebel to 490 total stats. Sp.Def saw the largest single gain at +40. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Victreebel to get Bellsprout eggs easily using 35 partners from the Plant egg group. Notable egg moves include Encore, Ingrain, Leech Life and 4 more.
FRLG Victreebel Best Moveset
105 Attack goes mostly unused because Grass moves are special in this format, pushing the moveset toward 100 Sp. Atk instead. AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sun for sweeping. MoveSolar Beam skips the charge turn under sun, and MoveSleep Powder creates free turns. Strong in sun, nearly useless without it.
Best Build
Victreebel best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Solar Beam
- Sunny Day
- Sleep Powder
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Encore and Ingrain from the egg pool give Victreebel something extra. Pair those with Solar Beam and Sludge Bomb for STAB and Normal and Dark coverage for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Lures prey into its mouth with a honeylike aroma. The helpless prey is melted with a dissolving fluid.
Said to live in huge colonies deep in jungles, although no one has ever returned from there.
Victreebel FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
- Why can't I find Victreebel in FireRed?
Victreebel is exclusive to Pokemon LeafGreen. FireRed players have to trade for one.
See the Locations section above for where to find Victreebel in LeafGreen.
How to trade in FireRed and LeafGreen
GBA cartridges: You need a Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable and both players' FireRed/LeafGreen cartridges. Trade at the Cable Club on the 2nd floor of any Pokemon Center, which opens up shortly after Oak gives you the Pokedex.Nintendo Switch (2026 release): Trading uses local wireless only. There is no online play, and no Nintendo Switch Online subscription is required. Both players head to the Pokemon Wireless Club on the 2nd floor of any Pokemon Center, then step into a Union Room. Up to four other players can join. Available once you have the Pokedex from Professor Oak.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Victreebel appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Victreebel have the longest track record of availability in the series.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves