Is Bellsprout Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from FireRed or LeafGreen. AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sunlight, same as Oddish but Oddish is already available locally. No reason to import when Hoenn's Grass options include Breloom, Ludicolo, and Vileplume.
Bellsprout resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Bellsprout has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Bellsprout's defenses.
Bellsprout trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Bellsprout's defenses.
Winona's team hits Bellsprout's weaknesses hard.
Bellsprout trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Bellsprout has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Bellsprout trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Bellsprout's weaknesses hard.
Bellsprout trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Bellsprout's weaknesses hard.
Steven's team hits Bellsprout's weaknesses hard.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- LV 23PoisonAcidPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 37GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
How to Get Bellsprout in Ruby & Sapphire
Oddish and the Shroomish line cover the grass-poison niche in Hoenn, so Bellsprout never appears. A trade is the only way to begin the Victreebel line.
How to Obtain Bellsprout in RS
- Step 1Bellsprout ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Route 14, then trade to the current game via link cable.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.
- Step 2Evolve into Weepinbell
- Step 3Evolve into Victreebel
How to Get Shiny Bellsprout in Ruby & Sapphire
Bellsprout never sprouts in Hoenn's grass, so raise a shiny in LeafGreen near Cape Brink and trade it across. See every game where Shiny Bellsprout can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Bellsprout Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Bellsprout
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Latios builds →Psychic 2x249-293%KO Ice Beam 2x175-206%KO Fly 2x86-102%KO | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Latias builds →Psychic 2x215-253%KO Ice Beam 2x151-178%KO Fly 2x78-92% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x291-343%KO Fly 2x199-235%KO Ice Beam 2x198-233%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x334-393%KO Aerial Ace 2x94-111%KO | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x319-375%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x308-363%KO | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Metagross builds →Psychic 2x191-225%KO Aerial Ace 2x104-123%KO | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x253-298%KO Fly 2x112-132%KO | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x209-246%KO Fire Blast 2x132-156%KO Ice Beam 2x104-123%KO | ||
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellsprout View Grumpig builds →Psychic 2x182-214%KO Bounce 2x61-73% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
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 35 breeding partners from the Grass egg group. Pass egg moves like Encore, Ingrain, Leech Life and 4 more to offspring.
RS Bellsprout Best Moveset
Grass/Poison pre-evolution with AbilityChlorophyll doubling Speed in sun. MoveSleep Powder is the competitive contribution. Stats too low for the sun sweep. Victreebel handles both roles.
Best Build
Bellsprout best EVs are Sp. Atk and Defense
Special Attacker Moveset
- Wrap
- Vine Whip
- Growth
- Sleep Powder
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Bellsprout misses out on Encore and Ingrain. That's 7 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Solar Beam and Sludge Bomb, 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
All 18 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
BELLSPROUT’s thin and flexible body lets it bend and sway to avoid any attack, however strong it may be. From its mouth, this POKéMON spits a corrosive fluid that melts even iron.
Bellsprout Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Bellsprout isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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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