Special
Balanced
490Average
50Slow
CTier

Bellossom's stats are solid on their own, but Chlorophyll is what pushes it over the line. It doubles its Speed in sun. 5 type weaknesses to keep in mind. Known as the Flower Pokemon. Flexible enough to run physical or special sets.

Bellossom's built to absorb hits, not race for knockouts. Balanced defenses with Sp. Def doing the heavy lifting. And the 1.06M XP medium-slow curve means it won't take forever to bring up, worth 3 Sp. Def EVs.

Base Stats
490Above
HP75
C
Attack80
C
Defense95
B
Sp. Atk90
B
Sp. Def100
B
Speed50
D
Total490
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Bellossom yields +3 SpD
HPAtkDefSpASpD+3Spe
Details
Catch45Challenging•Medium Slow1.06M XP•0.4m / 1'04"•5.8kg / 12.8 lbs•221Base XP
Pokedex Entries

When the heavy rainfall season ends, it is drawn out by warm sunlight to dance in the open.

Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl

Bellossom Weakness

Fragile

Type-wise, Bellossom takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. The Grass typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.

4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
FireIcePoisonFlyingBug
½xResisti
WaterElectricGrassGround
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
None
STAB (3)i
WaterGroundRock
5Weak
4Resist
0Immune
Scorei-6
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesVulnerable
Abilities
ChlorophyllDoubles Speed during strong sunlight.
HealerHAHas a 30% chance of curing each adjacent ally of any major status ailment after each turn.

Bellossom is one of 2 ways Gloom's chain can end. This one takes the item path, while the siblings go different directions. Breed through Oddish to get eggs. Bellossom and Vileplume share the same 490 total stats, but they're distributed differently. Check the comparison below to see where each one specializes.

How to Evolve

4 Forms
Oddish
#043Oddish
21
Level 21
Gloom
#044Gloom
Vileplume
#045VileplumeLeaf Stone
Bellossom
#182BellossomSun Stone
Stat Comparison 4 Stages
Oddish
GrassPoison
Gloom
GrassPoison
Vileplume
GrassPoison
Bellossom
Grass
HP
45
60+15
75+15
75+15
ATK
50
65+15
80+15
80+15
DEF
55
70+15
85+15
95+25
SP.ATK
75
85+10
110+25
90+5
SP.DEF
65
75+10
90+15
100+25
SPE
30
40+10
50+10
50+10
BST
320D-Tier
395D-Tier+75
490B-Tier+95
490C-Tier+95
ROLE
Balanced
Trick Room
Attacker
Balanced
TYPE
Special
Special
Special
Mixed
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed with Bellossom to get Oddish eggs easily using 89 partners from the Plant egg group.

Egg Groups
Plant
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
venusaurmeganiumtorterraroseradeserperiorludicoloshiftryabomasnowwhimsicottjumpluffbreloomcacturne
12 of 89·

Click Baton Pass, bring in a teammate, repeat. Bellossom's pivot game is backed by Leftovers for passive recovery each turn and HP-heavy investment EVs. Chlorophyll works in the background while utility options covers bad matchups.

Best Build

Wall
Ability
Chlorophyll
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Nature
Calm+SPD
EVs

Best Bellossom Moveset

  • Baton Pass
  • IngrainUtility
  • Quiver Dance
  • Giga DrainSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Drifblim
DrifblimGood
Espathra
EspathraDecent
Clefable
ClefableDecent
All 17 games

Most of Bellossom's flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Leaf Storm and Solar Blade, but Poison and Fairy and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Absorb
2010025Grass
Lv 1
Acid
4010030Poison
Lv 1
Giga Drain
7510010Grass
Lv 1
Grassy Terrain
——10Grass
Lv 1
Growth
——20Normal
Lv 1
Mega Drain
4010015Grass
Lv 1
Moonblast
9510015Fairy
Lv 1
Moonlight
——5Fairy
Lv 1
Petal Dance
12010010Grass
Lv 1
Poison Powder
—7535Poison
Lv 1
Quiver Dance
——20Bug
Lv 1
Sleep Powder
—7515Grass
Lv 1
Stun Spore
—7530Grass
Lv 1
Sweet Scent
—10020Normal
Lv 1
Toxic
—9010Poison

TM Moves

Src
TM13
Acid Spray
4010020Poison
TM132
Baton Pass
——40Normal
TM56
Bullet Seed
2510030Grass
TM02
Charm
—10020Fairy
TM79
Dazzling Gleam
8010010Fairy
TM73
Drain Punch
7510010Fighting
TM122
Encore
—1005Normal
TM205
Endeavor
—1005Normal
TM47
Endure+4
——10Normal
TM119
Energy Ball
9010010Grass
TM25
Facade
7010020Normal
TM43
Fling
—10010Dark
TM111
Giga Drain
7510010Grass
TM152
Giga Impact
150905Normal
TM81
Grass Knot
—10020Grass
TM194
Grassy Glide
5510020Grass
TM137
Grassy Terrain
——10Grass
TM130
Helping Hand+5
——20Normal
TM163
Hyper Beam
150905Normal
TM159
Leaf Storm
130905Grass
TM33
Magical Leaf
60—20Grass
TM206
Petal Blizzard
9010015Grass
TM127
Play Rough
909010Fairy
TM131
Pollen Puff
9010015Bug
TM07
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM85
Rest
——5Psychic
TM71
Seed Bomb
8010015Grass
TM70
Sleep Talk
——10Normal
TM148
Sludge Bomb
9010010Poison
TM168
Solar Beam
12010010Grass
TM190
Solar Blade
12510010Grass
TM103
Substitute
——10Normal
TM49
Sunny Day
——5Fire
TM88
Swords Dance
——20Normal
TM171
Tera Blast
8010010Normal
TM175
Toxic
—9010Poison
TM20
Trailblaze
5010020Grass
TM212
Triple Axel
209010Ice
TM191
Uproar
9010010Normal
TM45
Venoshock
6510010Poison
TM193
Weather Ball
5010010Normal

Egg Moves

Bellossom doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Bellossom can't learn any Tutor moves
All 17 games

Bellossom can't be caught in Scarlet & Violet. Transfer Oddish from Red, Yellow, or Emerald and evolve through the 3-stage chain to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Bellossom in Scarlet & Violet

  1. Oddish
    Step 1Obtain Oddish

    Also found in:

    RedYellowGoldCrystalRubyEmerald
  2. Gloom
    Step 2Evolve into Gloom

    Also found in:

    RedYellowGoldCrystalRubyEmerald
  3. Bellossom
    Step 3Bellossom ✓

  • Bellossom looks average on paper at 490 BST. But Chlorophyll is why it sees play — build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier on our tier list.

  • Bellossom's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Cloyster (Ice), and Nidoking (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

  • Gloom evolves into Bellossom using a Sun Stone. Bellossom is the final evolution in a 4-stage line starting from Oddish. At 490 BST, it's got solid stats to work with.

  • Bellossom gets Chlorophyll and Healer. But Chlorophyll is the one that matters — it's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

  • Bellossom is a special attacker with base 90 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. But the speed tells the real story — base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.

  • Bellossom appears in 17 games, including Gold & Silver, Crystal, and Ruby & Sapphire.

Since Gold & Silver, Bellossom has been in 17 games. Requiring an item-based evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.