Is Vileplume Good in Red & Blue Playthrough?
The best Grass-type in Red version if you didn't start with Bulbasaur. Vileplume hits hard on the special side and handles Giovanni and Water-type trainers throughout the game. Slow though, and it competes directly with Venusaur for the Grass slot on your team. If you already have Venusaur, there's no reason to run both.
Oddish resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Oddish has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Gloom trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's typing presses Gloom's defenses.
Koga's typing presses Vileplume's defenses.
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Vileplume has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Vileplume has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Vileplume has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Agatha's Pokemon outpace and outclass Vileplume here.
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Catch Oddish
Catch Oddish on Route 24 (walking, Lv 12-14, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 12)
- LV 12GrassAbsorbPower 30Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Misty
- HM01NormalCutPower 50Accuracy 95%PP 30S.S. Anne
- LV 24PoisonAcidPower 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 33GrassPetal DancePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 46GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Oddish to Gloom
Oddish evolves into Gloom at Level 21. Your Oddish should hit Level 21 before you reach Lt. Surge, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 21)
- LV 21GrassStun SporePower —Accuracy 75%PP 30
- After Misty
- HM01NormalCutPower 50Accuracy 95%PP 30S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- LV 28PoisonAcidPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Erika
- TM21GrassMega DrainPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Celadon Gym Leader Erika
- LV 38GrassPetal DancePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 52GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Gloom to Vileplume
Gloom evolves into Vileplume 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 29GrassPetal DancePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 29GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- 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
- After Sabrina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Pokémon Mansion
- After Koga
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Prize for defeating Fuchsia Gym Leader Koga
- TM03NormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30Silph Co.
How to Get Vileplume in Red & Blue
A Leaf Stone on a Gloom yields Vileplume, which has no wild form. The whole Oddish line is Red exclusive, so Blue trainers sort out the trade long before the stone.
Catch Oddish or Gloom at any of these 9 spots to eventually evolve into Vileplume.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 6How to Obtain Vileplume in RB
To get Vileplume, start by catching Oddish through walking encounters at Lv. 12-26. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Catch Oddish
- Step 2Catch or Evolve GloomRoute 12Lv.28-30GrassRedRate 5%Route 13Lv.28-30GrassRedRate 5%Route 14Lv.30GrassRedRate 5%Route 15Lv.30GrassRedRate 5%or evolve from Oddish (Step 1)
- Step 3Vileplume ✓
Vileplume Weakness
Bug, Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic moves hit Vileplume for super-effective damage. Bug hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
| 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 Vileplume Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Vileplume
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x99-117%KO Fire Blast 2x87-103%KO Blizzard 2x81-95% | ||
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Articuno builds →Blizzard 2x80-95% Sky Attack 2x106-125%KO | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodVictory Road Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Moltres builds →Fire Blast 2x110-130%KO Sky Attack 2x121-143%KO | ||
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Aerodactyl builds →Sky Attack 2x126-149%KO Fire Blast 2x40-48% | ||
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Pidgeot Normal | C | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | S | |
 Dragonite Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Dragonite builds →Fire Blast 2x61-72% Blizzard 2x56-66% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | B | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Lapras builds →Blizzard 2x73-86% Psychic 2x40-48% | ||
Vileplume Evolutions
You get Vileplume from Oddish using a Leaf Stone. This Grass/Poison type hits 490 total but remains in the Undiscovered group. Evolving from Oddish gave Vileplume the biggest boost in Special (+35), bringing the total to 490 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
RB Vileplume Best Moveset
100 Special and MoveSleep Powder for the sleep utility every competitive Grass-type relies on. Slower than Venusaur with a similar movepool and less effective TermCoverage. The weaker of the two fully evolved Grass options.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Sleep Powder
- Mega Drain
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without TMs, Vileplume's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Normal coverage on top of Petal Dance and Solar Beam 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 16 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The larger its petals, the more toxic pollen it contains. Its big head is heavy and hard to hold up.
Vileplume Red & Blue Guide
In Red & Blue, use Vileplume as an attacker. Splits damage between physical and special. Not the fastest,
Game Availability
Vileplume 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
Winds & Waves
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