Is Victreebel Good in Red & Blue Playthrough?
Hits harder than Vileplume on both the physical and special side. Victreebel is the more offensive Grass option in Blue version, while Vileplume is bulkier. Both do the job against Giovanni and Water trainers. Pick whichever fits your team's style.
Bellsprout resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Bellsprout has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Weepinbell trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's typing presses Weepinbell's defenses.
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 resists most of Lorelei's coverage and hits back hard.
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 trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Catch Bellsprout
Catch Bellsprout on Route 24 (walking, Lv 12-14, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 12)
- LV 12GrassVine WhipPower 53Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- LV 26PoisonAcidPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 30
- 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
- After Sabrina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Pokémon Mansion
- LV 49NormalSlamPower 80Accuracy 75%PP 20
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 29)
- LV 29GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- LV 29GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- LV 29GrassStun 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 Victreebel in Red & Blue
A Leaf Stone on a Weepinbell makes Victreebel, with nothing to catch in the wild. The Bellsprout line is Blue exclusive, so Red trainers import one first.
Catch Bellsprout or Weepinbell at any of these 9 spots to eventually evolve into Victreebel.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Bellsprout
- 2
- 3Evolve VictreebelUse Leaf Stone
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Badge 6How to Obtain Victreebel in RB
To get Victreebel, start by catching Bellsprout through walking encounters at Lv. 12-26. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Catch Bellsprout
- Step 2Catch or Evolve WeepinbellRoute 12Lv.28-30GrassBlueRate 5%Route 13Lv.28-30GrassBlueRate 5%Route 14Lv.30GrassBlueRate 5%Route 15Lv.30GrassBlueRate 5%or evolve from Bellsprout (Step 1)
- Step 3Victreebel ✓
Victreebel Weakness
Victreebel's Grass/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Bug, Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. Bug hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The Grass/Poison typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Victreebel's special bulk (base 100 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 Victreebel Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Victreebel
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x96-113%KO Fire Blast 2x85-100%KO Blizzard 2x78-92% | ||
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Articuno builds →Blizzard 2x77-92% Sky Attack 2x127-149%KO | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodVictory Road Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Moltres builds →Fire Blast 2x106-125%KO Sky Attack 2x145-170%KO | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Aerodactyl builds →Sky Attack 2x151-177%KO Fire Blast 2x39-46% | ||
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Pidgeot Normal | C | |
 Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | S | |
 Lapras WaterIce | B | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Lapras builds →Blizzard 2x70-83% Psychic 2x39-46% | ||
 Dragonite Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Victreebel View Dragonite builds →Fire Blast 2x59-69% Blizzard 2x54-64% | ||
Victreebel Evolutions
The Grass/Poison-type Victreebel caps Bellsprout's chain at 520 stats. No daycare options for this one. The evolution from Bellsprout pushed Victreebel to 520 total stats. Special saw the largest single gain at +70. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
RB Victreebel Best Moveset
100 Attack with MoveSleep Powder and MoveWrap locking that locks opponents for 2-5 turns unable to act or switch. Sleep into Wrap is devastating, shutting down anything that can't avoid the initial sleep. The moves create a win condition from two moves alone.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Razor Leaf
- Wrap
- Sleep Powder
- Stun Spore
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The level-up pool is slim, so TMs matter here. Victreebel's Normal coverage all comes from technical machines, built on top of Solar Beam and Razor Leaf for same-type damage. Double-Edge and Hyper Beam are the payoff moves.
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 16 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Said to live in huge colonies deep in jungles, although no one has ever returned from there.
Victreebel Red & Blue Guide
In Red & Blue, 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 9 generations. Gen 1 originals like Victreebel have the longest track record of availability in the series.
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
Winds & Waves
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