Is Vileplume Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sunlight, turning Vileplume from slow tank to fast attacker under Groudon's AbilityDrought. In Ruby, this combination is powerful. In Sapphire, Vileplume is a standard Grass/Poison option for Brawly, Wallace, and the Water trainers.
Oddish has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Oddish has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Gloom's defenses.
Gloom trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Norman:
Winona's team hits Vileplume's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Winona:
Vileplume has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Tate & Liza:
Vileplume resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Wallace:
Vileplume has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Sidney:
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Phoebe:
Vileplume has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Glacia:
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Drake:
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Steven:
Catch Oddish
Catch Oddish on Route 110 (walking, Lv 13, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- LV 23PoisonAcidPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 39GrassPetal DancePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
Evolve Oddish to Gloom
Oddish evolves into Gloom at Level 21. Your Oddish should hit Level 21 before you reach Wattson, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 21)
- LV 21GrassStun SporePower —Accuracy 75%PP 30
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- LV 24PoisonAcidPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 44GrassPetal DancePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
Evolve Gloom to Vileplume
Gloom evolves into Vileplume with a Leaf Stone. You can pick up the Leaf Stone in Route 119.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 44GrassPetal DancePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
Evolve Gloom to Bellossom
Gloom evolves into Bellossom with a Sun Stone. You can usually obtain this item before you reach Norman.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28GrassMagical LeafPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 28GrassStun SporePower —Accuracy 75%PP 30
- After Norman
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Route 123
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 44GrassPetal DancePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 55GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Vileplume in Ruby & Sapphire
Vileplume has no wild spawn in Hoenn. Catch a wild Gloom, then use a Leaf Stone to reach Vileplume. A Sun Stone would send the same Gloom to Bellossom instead, so the stone you pick decides the branch.
Catch Oddish or Gloom at any of these 7 spots to eventually evolve into Vileplume.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 6How to Obtain Vileplume in RS
To get Vileplume, start by catching Oddish through walking encounters at Lv. 13-29. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 3Vileplume ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Oddish egg.
How to Get Shiny Vileplume in Ruby & Sapphire
With no wild Vileplume in Hoenn, start from a shiny Gloom on Route 121 or in the Safari Zone, then finish it with a Leaf Stone. Compare Shiny Vileplume odds across every game
Ruby & Sapphire Shiny Vileplume Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Ruby & Sapphire shiny odds for Vileplume.
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Vileplume Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Vileplume
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Latios builds →Psychic 2x93-109%KO Ice Beam 2x66-78% Fly 2x38-45% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Latias builds →Psychic 2x80-95% Ice Beam 2x57-67% Fly 2x33-40% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x109-128%KO Fly 2x86-102%KO Ice Beam 2x74-87% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x125-147%KO Aerial Ace 2x41-49% | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x120-141%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x115-135%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x95-112%KO Fly 2x48-57% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x90-106%KO Fire Blast 2x50-58% Ice Beam 2x39-47% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Metagross builds →Psychic 2x71-84% Aerial Ace 2x45-53% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Grumpig builds →Psychic 2x69-82% Bounce 2x27-32% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Salamence builds →Fly 2x79-93% Fire Blast 2x71-84% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
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. Vileplume trails Bellossom by 10 stats overall, though its HP grew by +30 from Oddish. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Vileplume to get Oddish eggs easily using 35 partners from the Grass egg group. Notable egg moves include Charm, Flail, Ingrain and 3 more.
RS Vileplume Best Moveset
Sun sweeping through AbilityChlorophyll doubling Speed, combined with MoveSleep Powder for threat control outside sun. MoveSludge Bomb for Poison TermStab and MoveGiga Drain for Grass damage with recovery. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Functions as Grass support with or without weather.
Best Build
Vileplume best EVs are HP and Speed
Wall Moveset
- Aromatherapy
- Giga Drain
- Leech Seed
- Sleep Powder
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Vileplume misses out on Charm and Flail. That's 6 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Petal Dance and Solar Beam, with Normal 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
All 18 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
VILEPLUME’s toxic pollen triggers atrocious allergy attacks. That’s why it is advisable never to approach any attractive flowers in a jungle, however pretty they may be.
VILEPLUME has the world’s largest petals. They are used to attract prey that are then doused with toxic spores. Once the prey are immobilized, this POKéMON catches and devours them.
Vileplume Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Vileplume is obtained in Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire by evolving Gloom using a Leaf Stone.
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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