Is Bellsprout Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Postgame Routes 230 and 224 only. Grass/Poison arriving after the credits. Roserade, Torterra, and Tangrowth already own the Grass slot in Platinum. Victreebel at Leaf Stone doesn't change that.
Bellsprout resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Bellsprout trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Bellsprout trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Bellsprout trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Bellsprout has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Bellsprout trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Bellsprout trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Bellsprout's weaknesses hard.
Aaron's team hits Victreebel's weaknesses hard.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Flint's team hits Victreebel's weaknesses hard.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Jupiter's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Cynthia's team hits Victreebel's weaknesses hard.
Catchable
Catch Bellsprout on Route 224 (walking, Lv 49, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 49)
- LV 49GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- LV 49NormalGrowthPower —Accuracy 100%PP 40
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- TUTORDarkSucker PunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 212
- After Crasher Wake
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 209
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Item ball on B2F of the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Bellsprout to Victreebel
Weepinbell evolves into Victreebel with a Leaf Stone. You can pick up the Leaf Stone in Floaroma Meadow. 2 other locations are also available. Use the Leaf Stone in the post-game, after you beat Cynthia.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 50)
- LV 50GrassLeaf StormPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
- LV 50GrassLeaf BladePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Item ball on B2F of the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TUTORGrassSeed BombPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Bellsprout in Platinum
Bellsprout shows up common on two late routes at levels 47 to 49, but only in the morning and daytime. Walk those same routes at night and it stays out of the grass entirely.
2 locations to catch Bellsprout
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Bellsprout in Pt
The line opens with Bellsprout at Lv. 47-49 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Weepinbellor evolve from Bellsprout (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into VictreebelBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Bellsprout egg.
Not landing the catch? Calculate Bellsprout catch rates for Platinum by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Bellsprout in Platinum
Bellsprout sprouts in the morning grass of Route 224 and Route 230, common enough to chain to 40 for a shiny. Compare Shiny Bellsprout odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Bellsprout Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Platinum with Bellsprout preloaded.
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
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodStark Mountain Interact Encounter | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x334-393%KO Dream Eater 2x159-187%KO | ||
 Azelf Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodLake Valor Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Azelf builds →Future Sight 2x319-375%KO Fire Blast 2x212-250%KO | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x319-375%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x319-375%KO Aerial Ace 2x83-98% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x308-363%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Mesprit Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Mesprit builds →Future Sight 2x275-325%KO Ice Beam 2x146-172%KO | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x373-439%KO Air Slash 2x201-237%KO | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Jynx builds →Dream Eater 2x249-293%KO Ice Beam 2x235-277%KO | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Staraptor builds →Brave Bird 2x280-330%KO | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Ninetales builds →Overheat 2x259-305%KO Dream Eater 2x124-146%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 a decent partner pool 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 45 breeding partners from the Grass egg group. Pass egg moves like Encore, Ingrain, Leech Life and 6 more to offspring.
Pt Bellsprout Best Moveset
Grass/Poison with 30 Sp. Def as the glaring weakness. The moveset has MoveSleep Powder for utility, but stats in the 30-75 range can't do anything competitive. Victreebel is the competitive form.
Best Build
Bellsprout best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Utility Moveset
- Weather Ball
- Sludge Bomb
- Solar Beam
- Growth
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Bellsprout misses out on Encore and Ingrain. That's 9 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Solar Beam and Energy Ball, 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
25 of 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It prefers hot and humid environments. It is quick at capturing prey with its vines.
Bellsprout Platinum Guide
In Platinum, Bellsprout has 300 BST and evolves into Weepinbell. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Bellsprout is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Bellsprout becomes available after the main story is complete in Platinum.
Game Availability
Bellsprout has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 20 titles across all 9 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 7Let's Go
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
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