Is Weepinbell Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Weepinbell from a traded Bellsprout evolves with a Leaf Stone. The Grass/Poison coverage works against Wallace, but Hoenn's local options get there without the import step.
Bellsprout has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Bellsprout has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Bellsprout's defenses.
Weepinbell trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Weepinbell trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Victreebel resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Weepinbell 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. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 21.
You can pick up the Leaf Stone in Route 118. 1 other location is also available.
How to Get Weepinbell in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Weepinbell in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Bring Bellsprout over from Red & Blue, Yellow, or FireRed & LeafGreen, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Weepinbell in ORAS
Step 1Obtain BellsproutLATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Route 13. 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 24. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 32. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenNot TradeableAppears in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Route 14. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Weepinbell ✓
Step 3Evolve into Victreebel
Weepinbell Weakness
Type-wise, Weepinbell takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Standard number of weaknesses for the Grass/Poison typing.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
What is Weepinbell Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Weepinbell
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x85-100%KO Fire Fang 2x61-72% Ice Fang 2x61-72% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Chatot Normal | C | |
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x165-194%KO Aerial Ace 2x49-59% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x153-180%KO Aerial Ace 2x46-54% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x170-200%KO Aerial Ace 2x50-60% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x156-183%KO Aerial Ace 2x47-56% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Latios builds →Psychic 2x167-197%KO Fly 2x76-90% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Latias builds →Psychic 2x146-172%KO Fly 2x71-83% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x129-153%KO Fire Fang 2x64-75% Ice Fang 2x64-75% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Latios builds →Psychic 2x169-198%KO Fly 2x77-91% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Latias builds →Psychic 2x146-172%KO Fly 2x71-83% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x217-255%KO | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x209-246%KO | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Latios builds →Psychic 2x165-194%KO Fly 2x75-89% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Latias builds →Psychic 2x145-171%KO Fly 2x68-80% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x213-252%KO | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x205-242%KO | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x188-222%KO Ice Beam 2x113-133%KO Fly 2x77-91% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x298-351%KO Ice Beam 2x128-150%KO Aerial Ace 2x79-94% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Latias builds →Dream Eater 2x164-193%KO Ice Beam 2x98-116%KO Fly 2x70-83% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x223-263%KO Psychic 2x37-44% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Kyurem can KO Weepinbell with Ice Beam (199-235%). Staraptor threatens a KO with Double-Edge (130-153%). Gardevoir's Psychic also KOs at 196-231%.
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x199-235%KO | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Staraptor builds →Close Combat43-51% Double Edge130-153%KO U Turn51-60% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast52-61% Psychic 2x196-231%KO Shadow Ball58-69% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Charizard builds →Flamethrower 2x232-273%KO Air Slash 2x194-229%KO Dragon Pulse73-86% Fire Blast 2x284-334%KO | ||
Weepinbell Evolutions
Sitting between Bellsprout and Victreebel, Weepinbell is part of a chain that requires an evolution item. Not your typical level-up setup. HP has grown the most so far (+15), but there's still another 100 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Weepinbell to get Bellsprout eggs easily using 59 partners from the Plant egg group. Notable egg moves include Acid Spray, Belch, Bullet Seed and 12 more.
ORAS Weepinbell Best Moveset
Grass/Poison at 90 Attack. AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sun. The moveset fires at mid-stage power. Victreebel one evolution away adds Attack and puts AbilityChlorophyll sun strategies to actual competitive use.
Best Build
Weepinbell best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Weather Ball
- Solar Beam
- Sleep Powder
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Acid Spray and Belch give Weepinbell options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Dark coverage already covers a decent range on top of Solar Beam and Belch. The egg moves push it further.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Weepinbell has a large hook on its rear end. At night, the Pokemon hooks on to a tree branch and goes to sleep. If it moves around in its sleep, it may wake up to find itself on the ground.
Weepinbell Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
Weepinbell is meant to evolve into Victreebel. At 390 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
Chlorophyll is what you want on Weepinbell. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Gluttony) work on paper but Chlorophyll is what makes Weepinbell worth using.
At base 55 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Weepinbell is a special attacker with base 85 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Fragile, can't afford to take many hits.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, you can run Weepinbell through the first few routes without issues. 390 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Victreebel as fast as you can.
Game Availability
One of the original 151, Weepinbell has appeared in 20 games — most mainline games. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.
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 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