Is Bellsprout Good in Yellow Playthrough?
One of several Grass-type options in Yellow. Bellsprout is fragile but evolves into Victreebel with a Leaf Stone, which is the more offensive Grass choice compared to Vileplume. Depends on what your team needs.
Bellsprout resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Bellsprout has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Lt. Surge's typing presses Weepinbell's defenses.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Victreebel's weaknesses hard.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Catchable
Catch Bellsprout on Route 24 (walking, Lv 12-14, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 12)
- LV 12GrassVine WhipPower 53Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 26PoisonAcidPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- After Erika
- TM21GrassMega DrainPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Celadon Gym Leader Erika
- LV 33GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- LV 42NormalSlamPower 80Accuracy 75%PP 20
- After Sabrina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Pokémon Mansion
Evolve Bellsprout to Weepinbell
Bellsprout evolves into Weepinbell at Level 21. Your Bellsprout should hit Level 21 before you reach Lt. Surge, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 21)
- LV 21GrassVine WhipPower 53Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- LV 29PoisonAcidPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Erika
- TM21GrassMega DrainPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Celadon Gym Leader Erika
- LV 38GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- LV 49NormalSlamPower 80Accuracy 75%PP 20
- After Sabrina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Pokémon Mansion
Evolve Weepinbell to Victreebel
Weepinbell evolves into Victreebel with a Leaf Stone. You can buy the Leaf Stone at the Celadon Department Store on the 4th floor (₽2,100).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- LV 28GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- LV 28GrassStun SporePower —Accuracy 75%PP 30
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- After Sabrina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Pokémon Mansion
How to Get Bellsprout in Yellow
Bellsprout is the easy grass pick, common and steady on six routes. The odds hold even everywhere, so grab one wherever you happen to be walking.
6 locations to catch Bellsprout
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 5Where To Catch Bellsprout in Y
Bellsprout is the chain's first catch. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 12-58 across 12 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into WeepinbellRoute 12Lv.29GrassRate 5%Route 13Lv.29GrassRate 5%Route 14Lv.30GrassRate 5%Route 15Lv.30GrassRate 5%or evolve from Bellsprout (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into Victreebel
Not landing the catch? Calculate Bellsprout catch rates for Yellow by ball, status, and HP.
Bellsprout Weakness
Bug, Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic moves hit Bellsprout for super-effective damage. Bug hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Bellsprout's special bulk (base 70 Special) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Bug |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Bellsprout Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Bellsprout
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Route 24 Gift) | ||
 Pidgeotto Normal | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Zubat Poison | D | |
 Venonat BugPoison | D | |
 Spearow Normal | C | |
 Paras BugGrass | C | |
Bellsprout Evolutions
You'll evolve Bellsprout into Victreebel the traditional way. This Grass/Poison type doesn't breed despite having a chain ahead. The evolved forms gain up to 150 total stats over Bellsprout. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Bellsprout Best Moveset
MoveSleep Powder is the competitive contribution from a Grass/Poison pre-evolution with stats too low to follow up. The sleep buys one turn for the team. Victreebel makes better use of the same trick after two evolutions.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Solar Beam
- Sleep Powder
- Razor Leaf
- Vine Whip
Moves List
Without TMs, Bellsprout's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Normal coverage on top of Solar Beam and Razor Leaf for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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 14 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Prefers hot and humid places. It ensnares tiny insects with its vines and devours them.
Bellsprout Yellow Guide
In Yellow, 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 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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