Is Vileplume Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Leaf Stone on Gloom. Grass/Poison with AbilityChlorophyll. If imported, handles Clay and Marlon through Grass. AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sun. BW2 already has Roserade and Lilligant for this role.
Oddish trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Roxie's typing presses Oddish's defenses.
Oddish trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Oddish trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Oddish trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Skyla's team hits Oddish's weaknesses hard.
Drayden's typing presses Oddish's defenses.
Oddish has the type edge here and should clean up Marlon's team.
Shauntal's team hits Oddish's weaknesses hard.
Oddish trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Caitlin's team hits Oddish's weaknesses hard.
Oddish trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Iris's team hits Oddish's weaknesses hard.
Vileplume 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.
Vileplume 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.
Bellossom 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.
How to Get Vileplume in Black 2 & White 2
No wild encounters for Vileplume in Black 2 & White 2. Bring Oddish over from Red & Blue, Yellow, or Emerald, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Vileplume in B2W2
Step 1Obtain OddishLATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Route 12. 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 6. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 24. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Ruby & SapphireNot TradeableAppears in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Safari Zone. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Walking · Route 117. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Gloom- Step 3Vileplume ✓
Vileplume Weakness
Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic moves hit Vileplume 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 Vileplume Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Vileplume
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 2x94-111%KO | ||
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Mandibuzz builds →Fly 2x55-66% Incinerate 2x12-15% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x134-159%KO | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Mandibuzz builds →Fly 2x55-66% Incinerate 2x11-13% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Volcarona builds →Ember 2x45-53% Gust 2x29-35% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x138-163%KO | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 2x127-150%KO Gust 2x29-35% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
 Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x137-161%KO | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 2x126-149%KO Gust 2x29-34% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x157-185%KO Dream Eater 2x75-88% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x147-173%KO Psychic 2x64-75% Hurricane 2x84-99% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x136-161%KO Psychic 2x20-24% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Alakazam's Psychic hits Vileplume for 67-79%. Weavile's Ice Shard hits Vileplume for 53-63%. Salamence deals 66-77% with Outrage.
 Alakazam Psychic | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Alakazam builds →Focus Blast15-17% Psychic 2x67-79% Shadow Ball20-23% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Weavile builds →Ice Shard 2x53-63% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Salamence builds →Earthquake36-43% Outrage66-77% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Stunfisk builds →Discharge5-6% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Charizard builds →Flamethrower 2x58-68% Air Slash 2x48-57% Fire Blast 2x70-82% Focus Blast13-15% | ||
Vileplume Evolutions
You get Vileplume from Gloom using a Leaf Stone. It's one of 2 possible evolutions in this branching family, each requiring its own method. Breed through Oddish to get eggs. Both Vileplume and Bellossom hit 490 total stats from Oddish. The difference is how those stats are split. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
B2W2 Vileplume Best Moveset
Sun doubles the 50 Speed to 100 through AbilityChlorophyll, and 110 Sp. Atk fires Grass TermStab hard enough to threaten Water and Ground targets. The moveset answers rain teams that can't handle the Grass coverage, but MoveSleep Powder accuracy and sun dependency limit when it works.
Best Build
Vileplume best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Giga Drain
- Aromatherapy
- Sludge Bomb
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Vileplume misses out on After You and Charm. That's 10 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Petal Dance and Solar Beam, 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
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Vileplume Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Don't let Vileplume's 490 base stat total fool you. Chlorophyll is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a support. Giga Drain with Black Sludge is the standard set.
In Black 2 & White 2, watch for Arcanine (Fire), Lapras (Ice), and Aerodactyl (Flying) when using Vileplume. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Psychic-type attackers are also a problem.
In Black 2 & White 2, Run Chlorophyll on Vileplume. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Vileplume also gets Effect Spore, but they don't compare.
In Black 2 & White 2, Vileplume fills the support role. It's a special attacker with base 110 Sp. Atk. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Black 2 & White 2, run Giga Drain, Aromatherapy, Sludge Bomb, and Protect on Vileplume. Giga Drain is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the support role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Vileplume has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 21 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.
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- 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 7LGPE
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