Is Bellsprout Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Transfer only. Grass/Poison with AbilityChlorophyll. Victreebel at Leaf Stone. BW2 has Roselia and Petilil natively for Grass. Not a needed import.
Bellsprout trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Roxie's typing presses Bellsprout's defenses.
Bellsprout trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Bellsprout trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Bellsprout trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Skyla's team hits Bellsprout's weaknesses hard.
Drayden's typing presses Bellsprout's defenses.
Bellsprout has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Bellsprout trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Bellsprout trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Bellsprout trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Bellsprout trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Iris's team hits Bellsprout's weaknesses hard.
Bellsprout cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Bellsprout in Black 2 & White 2
No wild encounters for Bellsprout in Black 2 & White 2. Bring Bellsprout over from Red & Blue, Yellow, or FireRed & LeafGreen, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Bellsprout in B2W2
- Step 1Bellsprout ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Route 13. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Route 24. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 24. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 32. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenNot TradeableAppears in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Route 12. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Weepinbell
Step 3Evolve into Victreebel
Bellsprout Weakness
Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic moves hit Bellsprout for super-effective damage. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. 4 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Bellsprout Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Bellsprout
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Growlithe builds →Flame Wheel 2x88-106%KO | ||
Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Pidove Normal | C | |
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Braviary builds →Wing Attack 2x142-167%KO | ||
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Darumaka builds →Fire Punch 2x135-159%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 2x208-245%KO | ||
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Mandibuzz builds →Fly 2x122-143%KO Incinerate 2x28-34% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
 Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x153-181%KO Air Cutter 2x122-143%KO | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x300-354%KO | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Mandibuzz builds →Fly 2x122-144%KO Incinerate 2x28-34% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x135-159%KO Aerial Ace 2x83-98% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x314-370%KO | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x311-366%KO | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x424-499%KO Dream Eater 2x202-238%KO | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x398-468%KO Psychic 2x171-201%KO Hurricane 2x228-268%KO | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x320-376%KO Psychic 2x54-64% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Braviary builds →Brave Bird 2x285-336%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Alakazam can KO Bellsprout with Psychic (184-217%). Weavile threatens a KO with Ice Shard (89-105%). Salamence's Outrage also KOs at 111-130%.
 Alakazam Psychic | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Alakazam builds →Focus Blast41-48% Psychic 2x184-217%KO Shadow Ball54-64% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Weavile builds →Ice Shard 2x89-105%KO | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Salamence builds →Earthquake61-73% Outrage111-130%KO | ||
Bellsprout Evolutions
Bellsprout is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Weepinbell first, then eventually reaches Victreebel. For breeding, average hatch time with plenty of partners via one egg group. The evolved forms gain up to 190 total stats over Bellsprout. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Bellsprout easily with 57 breeding partners from the Plant egg group. Pass egg moves like Bullet Seed, Clear Smog, Encore and 10 more to offspring.
B2W2 Bellsprout Best Moveset
Grass/Poison at 75 Attack and 70 Sp. Atk can't threaten anything at these Speed and bulk levels. AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sun, but the moveset needs Victreebel's power to make sun investment worthwhile. Stats below competitive viability at every position.
Best Build
Bellsprout best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Utility Moveset
- Growth
- Weather Ball
- Sludge Bomb
- Energy Ball
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Bellsprout misses out on Bullet Seed and Clear Smog. That's 13 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Solar Beam and Power Whip, with Normal and Dark coverage rounding things out.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It prefers hot and humid environments. It is quick at capturing prey with its vines.
Bellsprout Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Bellsprout does the job early-game if you need a Grass/Poison type on your team. Evolve it into Weepinbell before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Bellsprout has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 20 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.
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