Is Weepinbell Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Weepinbell with AbilityChlorophyll waits for a Leaf Stone. Handles Water trainers through Grass and contributes against Giovanni. Victreebel evolves whenever you have the stone. The mid-stage does the job well enough that the evolution isn't urgent. 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 Weepinbell in FireRed & LeafGreen
Eight grass spots in LeafGreen only, all in later areas. Weepinbell is rare or uncommon at every one, mirroring Gloom's pattern in FireRed.
8 locations to catch Weepinbell13 locations to catch Bellsprout
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Bellsprout at any of the 13 locations below, then level it up to 21 — it evolves into Weepinbell.
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Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6 Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Weepinbell in FRLG
To get Weepinbell, start by catching Bellsprout through walking encounters at Lv. 12-48. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
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 2Weepinbell ✓Route 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 3Evolve into VictreebelBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Victreebel egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.
Weepinbell Weakness
Type-wise, Weepinbell takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Standard number of weaknesses for the Grass/Poison typing.
| 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 Weepinbell Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Weepinbell
 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 Weepinbell View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x55-65% Aerial Ace 2x43-51% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x55-65% Confusion 2x45-55% | ||
 Zubat Poison | D | |
 Spearow Normal | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x55-65% Aerial Ace 2x43-51% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x55-65% Confusion 2x45-55% | ||
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 Weepinbell View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x116-138%KO Aerial Ace 2x40-47% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x206-244%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 Weepinbell View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x122-144%KO Aerial Ace 2x41-48% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x206-244%KO | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x124-147%KO Psychic 2x79-94% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x202-239%KO | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x220-259%KO Fly 2x83-98% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x253-298%KO Fly 2x98-116%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x209-246%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x226-266%KO Fly 2x85-101%KO | ||
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 2x136-161%KO Fly 2x87-103%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x297-350%KO Ice Beam 2x135-159%KO Aerial Ace 2x80-94% | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x196-231%KO Fire Blast 2x174-205%KO Ice Beam 2x138-163%KO Aerial Ace 2x61-72% | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Ho-oh builds →Overheat 2x227-267%KO Fly 2x123-145%KO Psychic 2x98-116%KO | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Lugia builds →Psychic 2x124-147%KO Fly 2x90-106%KO Ice Beam 2x88-103%KO | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x254-298%KO Fly 2x98-116%KO | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Charizard can KO Weepinbell with Fire Blast (245-289%). Gardevoir threatens a KO with Psychic (182-214%).
Charizard Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLeftovers NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Charizard builds →Fire Blast 2x245-289%KO | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x182-214%KO Thunderbolt30-35% | ||
Weepinbell Evolutions
Sitting between Bellsprout and Victreebel, Weepinbell is part of a chain that requires an evolution item. Not your typical level-up setup. HP has grown the most so far (+15), but there's still another 100 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Weepinbell 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 Weepinbell Best Moveset
Middle stage with AbilityChlorophyll for sun speed and 85 Sp. Atk for special Grass moves. One evolution from Victreebel's sun-boosted moveset. Stats still trailing competitive demands.
Best Build
Weepinbell best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Swords Dance
- Sludge Bomb
- Sleep Powder
- Double Edge
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Encore and Ingrain give Weepinbell options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Dark coverage already covers a decent range on top of Solar Beam and Sludge Bomb. The egg moves push it further.
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
Base Stats
The leafy parts act as cutters for slashing foes. It spits a fluid that dissolves everything.
It spits out POISONPOWDER to immobilize the enemy and then finishes it with a spray of ACID.
Weepinbell FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
- When should I use the Leaf Stone on Weepinbell?
Wait until Weepinbell reaches Lv. 54 before using the Leaf Stone. Evolving earlier permanently locks Weepinbell out of Slam, a move Victreebel cannot relearn.
- Lv. 54learns Slam
- Lv. 54+Use the Leaf Stone
- Is Weepinbell exclusive to LeafGreen or FireRed?
Weepinbell is exclusive to Pokemon LeafGreen. FireRed players have to trade for one.
See the Locations section above for where to find Weepinbell 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. - How do I evolve Weepinbell into Victreebel in FireRed & LeafGreen?
Game Availability
One of the original 151, Weepinbell has appeared in 20 games — most mainline games. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.
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