Special
Balanced
CTier
50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

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
Above
HP75
C
Attack80
C
Defense95
B
Sp. Atk90
B
Sp. Def100
B
Speed50
D
Total490
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging45 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.4 m
1'04"Tiny
Weight5.8 kg
12.8 lbsFeather
Base XP221
High Yield
Abilities
ChlorophyllTop Pick
Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.
HealerHA
Has a 30% chance of curing each adjacent ally of any major status ailment after each turn.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpD+3Spe
Strong Special Defense training target
Pokedex Entries

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

Bellossom Weakness

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

Bellossom Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)Water, Electric, Grass, Ground
Type ChartFragile
5Weak
4Resist
0Immune
Score-6
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FireIcePoisonFlyingBug
½xResist
WaterElectricGrassGround
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (3)
WaterGroundRock
How to Beat Bellossom in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Weavile deals 36-42% with Ice Shard.

Heatran
Heatran
FireSteel
S
Recommended Build
AbilityFlashfire
ItemLeftovers
NatureTimid
Moves
  • Earth Power
  • Magma Storm
  • Stealth Rock
  • TauntUtility
View Heatran builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

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. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

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 45 partners from the Plant egg group. Notable egg moves include After You, Charm, Flail and 8 more.

Egg Groups
Plant
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
11moves
Breed With (best first)
venusaurmeganiumtorterraroseradeludicoloshiftryabomasnowjumpluffbreloomcacturnecherrimivysaur
12 of 45·

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Bellossom Best Moveset

Bellossom runs Quiver Dance to boost before sweeping. Chlorophyll and Modest nature shape the build, with max Sp. Atk without Speed EVs to capitalize after one turn of setup, plus Fairy coverage to back it up.

Best Build

Experimental
Ability
Chlorophyll
Item
Big Root
Best Nature for Bellossom
Modest+SPA

Bellossom best EVs are Defense and Sp. Atk

EVs

Special Tank Moveset

  • Quiver Dance
  • Giga DrainSTAB
  • Strength SapSTAB
  • MoonblastCoverage

Recommended Teammates

Heatran
HeatranGood
Xatu
XatuGood

Moves

Breeding's the move. After You and Charm give Bellossom options it can't learn any other way, and Poison and Fairy coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Petal Dance and Solar Beam. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Absorb
—2010025Grass
Lv 1
Acid
—4010030Poison
Lv 1
Giga Drain
S7510010Grass
Lv 1
Grassy Terrain
———10Grass
Lv 1
Growth
C——20Normal
Lv 1
Mega Drain
—4010015Grass
Lv 1
Moonblast
S9510015Fairy
Lv 1
Moonlight
C——5Fairy
Lv 1
Petal Blizzard
C9010015Grass
Lv 1
Petal Dance
B12010010Grass
Lv 1
Poison Powder
D—7535Poison
Lv 1
Quiver Dance
S——20Bug
Lv 1
Sleep Powder
C—7515Grass
Lv 1
Stun Spore
C—7530Grass
Lv 1
Sweet Scent
——10020Normal
Lv 1
Toxic
C—9010Poison

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM09
Bullet Seed
D2510030Grass
TM93
Cut
—509530Normal
TM21
Dazzling Gleam
C8010010Fairy
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM60
Drain Punch
C7510010Fighting
TM58
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM53
Energy Ball
B9010010Grass
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM70
Flash
——10020Normal
TM56
Fling
——10010Dark
TM19
Giga Drain
S7510010Grass
TM68
Giga Impact
C150905Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
D—10020Grass
TM15
Hyper Beam
B150905Normal
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM20
Safeguard
C——25Normal
TM82
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM36
Sludge Bomb
C9010010Poison
TM22
Solar Beam
S12010010Grass
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM75
Swords Dance
C——20Normal
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
After You
D——15Normal
Egg
Charm
C—10020Fairy
Egg
Flail
D—10015Normal
Egg
Ingrain
———20Grass
Egg
Leech Seed
C—9010Grass
Egg
Nature Power
D——20Normal
Egg
Razor Leaf
—559525Grass
Egg
Strength Sap
S—10010Grass
Egg
Synthesis
S——5Grass
Egg
Teeter Dance
D—10020Normal
Egg
Tickle
D—10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Bellossom can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Bellossom in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Bellossom doesn't appear wild. Catch Oddish instead, it shows up at moderate rates. Evolve it through a special method to get Bellossom. The 3-stage chain is mapped in the step cards below.

How to Obtain Bellossom in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Oddish is your first catch on the way to Bellossom. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 18-63 across 40 total spots in the chain.

  1. Oddish
    Step 1Catch Oddish
    Route 230
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.18-23 Route
    11%Mid
    Route 230
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.18-23 Route
    11%Mid
    Route 229
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.20-22 Route
    5%Mid
    Route 229
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.20-22 Route
    5%Mid
    Bogsunk Cavern
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp
    Post
    Post-game
    Bogsunk Cavern
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp
    Post
    Post-game
    Grassland Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Grassland Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Riverbank Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Riverbank Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Spacious Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Spacious Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Still-Water Cavern
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Still-Water Cavern
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Sunlit Cavern
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Sunlit Cavern
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Swampy Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp
    Post
    Post-game
    Swampy Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp
    Post
    Post-game
  2. Gloom
    Step 2Catch or Evolve Gloom
    Route 229
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.51-52 Route
    30%Post
    Day
    Route 229
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.51-52 Route
    30%Post
    Day
    Route 230
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.50 Route
    20%Post
    Route 230
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.50 Route
    20%Post
    Route 229
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.51 Route
    20%Post
    Morning/night
    Route 229
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.51 Route
    20%Post
    Morning/night
    Bogsunk Cavern
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp
    Post
    Post-game
    Bogsunk Cavern
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp
    Post
    Post-game
    Grassland Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Grassland Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Riverbank Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Riverbank Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Spacious Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Spacious Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Still-Water Cavern
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Still-Water Cavern
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Sunlit Cavern
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Sunlit Cavern
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
    Post
    Post-game
    Swampy Cave
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp
    Post
    Post-game
    Swampy Cave
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp
    Post
    Post-game
    Route 224
    Shining PearlGrass Lv.53 Route
    5%Post
    Route 224
    Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.53 Route
    5%Post
    or evolve from Oddish (Step 1)
  3. Bellossom
    Step 3Bellossom ✓

Bellossom Guide

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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. Quiver Dance with Bigroot is the standard set.

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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.

  • 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. Speed tells the real story. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.

  • For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, the core moveset is Quiver Dance, Giga Drain, Strengthsap, and Moonblast. Quiver Dance leads at 25% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Since Gold & Silver, Bellossom has been in 18 games. Requiring an item-based evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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