In Crystal, Victreebel works as an attacker with 490 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Crystal's meta. Swords Dance with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Victreebel weak to?

In Crystal, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Lapras (Ice), and Aerodactyl (Flying) when using Victreebel. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Psychic-type attackers are also a problem.

What role does Victreebel play in battle?

Victreebel is a mixed attacker with base 105 Attack and 100 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the attacker role.

What counters Victreebel?

For Crystal, Victreebel has answers, but so do you. Faster attackers outpace it. Anything with a super-effective STAB move and decent speed can revenge kill.

How do you use Victreebel in battle?

In Crystal, use Victreebel as an attacker. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling,

Victreebel - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Attacker

CTier

70Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Everything pushes toward mixed damage here. Victreebel's Attack does the work, Defense pays the price. But you're still getting 3 Attack stat exp per KO. Tough to catch, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP80

Attack105

Defense65

Sp. Atk100

Sp. Def70

Speed70

Total490

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.7 m

Weight15.5 kg

Base XP221

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

GluttonyHA

Makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP.

EV Yield

HPAtk+3DefSpASpDSpe

Strong Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

Once ingested into this POKéMON’s body, even the hardest object will melt into nothing.

Crystal

Victreebel Weakness

Victreebel's Grass/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. The Grass/Poison typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.

Victreebel Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Fighting
0.25x (Resist)	Grass

Type ChartVulnerable

4Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-3

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Flying Psychic

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Water Ground Rock Grass

How to Beat Victreebel in Crystal (Best Counters)

In Crystal, Skarmory's Drill Peck hits Victreebel for 68-81%. Jynx threatens a KO with Ice Beam (98-116%). Alakazam's Psychic also KOs at 113-133%.

Skarmory SteelFlying	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Drill Peck RestRecovery CurseSetup WhirlwindUtility Damage vs Victreebel Drill Peck 2x 68-81% View Skarmory builds →
Jynx IcePsychic	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Ice Beam Lovely Kiss PsychicSTAB Thief Damage vs Victreebel Ice Beam 2x 98-116%KO Psychic 2x 98-116%KO Thief 22-26% View Jynx builds →
Alakazam Psychic	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves PsychicSTAB RecoverRecovery Fire Punch Ice Punch Damage vs Victreebel Psychic 2x 113-133%KO View Alakazam builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Fire Blast CrunchSTAB PursuitSTAB Sunny Day Damage vs Victreebel Fire Blast 2x 115-136%KO Crunch 42-49% Pursuit 21-25% View Houndoom builds →
Arcanine Fire	C
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Extreme Speed Fire Blast FlamethrowerSTAB Crunch Damage vs Victreebel Extreme Speed 30-35% Fire Blast 2x 106-125%KO Flamethrower 2x 87-103%KO Crunch 26-31% View Arcanine builds →

Crystal Evolution

Victreebel evolved from Bellsprout's chain using an evolution item. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Bellsprout eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Bellsprout pushed Victreebel to 490 total stats. Sp.Def saw the largest single gain at +40. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#069Bellsprout

Level 21

#070Weepinbell

Leaf Stone

#071Victreebel

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Bellsprout

GrassPoison

Weepinbell

GrassPoison

Victreebel

GrassPoison

65+15

80+15

ATK

90+15

105+15

DEF

50+15

65+15

SP.ATK

85+15

100+15

SP.DEF

45+15

70+25

SPE

55+15

70+15

BST

300D-Tier

390D-Tier+90

490C-Tier+100

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Victreebel to get Bellsprout eggs easily using 23 partners from the Plant egg group. Notable egg moves include Encore, Leech Life, Reflect and 2 more.

Egg Groups

Plant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Crystal Victreebel Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Utility Moveset

Swords Dance
Sludge BombSTAB
Sleep PowderSTAB
Body Slam

Recommended Teammates

ElectabuzzDecent

JumpluffDecent

ExeggutorDecent

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Encore and Leech Life from the egg pool give Victreebel something extra. Pair those with Solar Beam and Sludge Bomb for STAB and Normal and Bug coverage for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Razor Leaf

C559525Grass

Lv 1

Sleep Powder

A—7515Grass

Lv 1

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 1

Vine Whip

—4510025Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

HM05

Flash

D—7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

B751005Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

S9010010Poison

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM12

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Encore

C—1005Normal

Egg

Leech Life

—2010010Bug

Egg

Reflect

C——20Psychic

Egg

Swords Dance

S——30Normal

Egg

Synthesis

D——5Grass

Tutor Moves

Victreebel can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Acid

—4010030Poison

Rem

Growth

C——20Normal

Rem

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Rem

Slam

—807520Normal

Rem

Stun Spore

B—7530Grass

Rem

Wrap

—158520Normal

How to Get Victreebel in Crystal

No wild encounters for Victreebel. The 3-stage chain runs through Bellsprout, which you can catch at decent rates from the locations below. Evolve through a special method once you've got the levels.

How to Obtain Victreebel in Crystal

The path to Victreebel starts with Bellsprout at Lv. 5-24 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Bellsprout
Route 31
Grass Lv.5 Route
20%Early
Route 36
Grass Lv.5 Route
20%Early
Route 32
Grass Lv.7 Route
20%Early
Route 24
Grass Lv.10 Route
5%Early
Route 25
Grass Lv.10 Route
5%Early
Route 44
Grass Lv.22 Route
20%Mid
Train until Level 21
Step 2Catch or Evolve Weepinbell
Route 44
Grass Lv.24 Route
10%Mid
or evolve from Bellsprout (Step 1)
Leaf Stone
Step 3Victreebel ✓

Victreebel Guide

In Crystal, Victreebel works as an attacker with 490 BST behind it. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Crystal's meta. Swords Dance with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Crystal, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Lapras (Ice), and Aerodactyl (Flying) when using Victreebel. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Psychic-type attackers are also a problem.
Victreebel is a mixed attacker with base 105 Attack and 100 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the attacker role.
For Crystal, Victreebel has answers, but so do you. Faster attackers outpace it. Anything with a super-effective STAB move and decent speed can revenge kill.
In Crystal, use Victreebel as an attacker. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling,

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Victreebel appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Victreebel have the longest track record of availability in the series.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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