Is Weepinbell Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Bellsprout evolves at level 21. AbilityChlorophyll still active. Leaf Stone for Victreebel as soon as one is available. The middle stage does its job without standing out.
Falkner's team hits Bellsprout's weaknesses hard.
Bugsy's typing presses Bellsprout's defenses.
Bellsprout trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Victreebel resists most of Pryce's coverage and hits back hard.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Victreebel resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Victreebel resists most of Misty's coverage and hits back hard.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Janine's team hits Victreebel's weaknesses hard.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Koga's team hits Victreebel's weaknesses hard.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catch Bellsprout
Catch Bellsprout on Route 31 (walking, Lv 3, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- LV 7NormalGrowthPower —Accuracy 100%PP 40
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- LV 23PoisonAcidPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
- LV 39GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- LV 41NormalSlamPower 80Accuracy 75%PP 20
Evolve Bellsprout to Victreebel
Weepinbell evolves into Victreebel with a Leaf Stone. You can receive the Leaf Stone from an NPC in Route 34. 2 other locations are also available.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 19)
- LV 19GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- LV 19GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 47GrassLeaf StormPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
- LV 47GrassLeaf BladePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
How to Get Weepinbell in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Weepinbell shows up wild on a few routes in the teens to mid 20s, common to rare depending where you look. Evolve a Bellsprout at level 21 if you would rather skip the hunt for the middle stage.
3 locations to catch Weepinbell8 locations to catch Bellsprout
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Bellsprout at any of the 8 locations below, then level it up to 21 — it evolves into Weepinbell.
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Badge 6 Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Weepinbell in HGSS
Bellsprout gets you Weepinbell sooner: catch it at the very start and evolve it at Lv 21. Wild Weepinbell first appears at Route 44 (after Badge 7).
- Step 1Catch BellsproutRoute 24Lv.8-10GrassRate 60%MorningSafari Zone - ForestLv.15-17FloorRate 40%Morning/dayRoute 24Lv.8GrassRate 35%DayRoute 32Lv.6GrassRate 30%Morning/dayRoute 25Lv.10GrassRate 30%Morning/dayRoute 5Lv.13GrassRate 30%Morning/dayRoute 6Lv.13GrassRate 30%Morning/daySafari Zone - ForestLv.15-17FloorRate 30%NightRoute 31Lv.3GrassRate 20%Route 32Lv.6GrassRate 20%NightRoute 5Lv.14GrassRate 20%NightRoute 6Lv.14GrassRate 20%NightRoute 24Lv.8GrassRate 5%NightRoute 25Lv.14GrassRate 5%NightRoute 44Lv.22GrassRate 20%
- Step 2Weepinbell ✓Route 24Lv.12-14GrassRate 15%Morning/dayRoute 24Lv.12GrassRate 10%NightRoute 25Lv.10GrassRate 5%NightRoute 25Lv.14GrassRate 5%Morning/dayor evolve from Bellsprout (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into Victreebel
Not landing the catch? Calculate Weepinbell catch rates for HeartGold & SoulSilver by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Weepinbell in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Weepinbell dangles on Route 44, though a shiny comes faster from Masuda breeding with a foreign parent. Compare Shiny Weepinbell odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Weepinbell Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver with Weepinbell preloaded.
Weepinbell Weakness
Type-wise, Weepinbell takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. 4 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 |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Weepinbell Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Weepinbell
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Typhlosion builds →Fire Blast 2x189-223%KO Aerial Ace 2x49-58% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x176-208%KO Aerial Ace 2x59-70% | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Magmar Fire | C | |
 Scyther Bug | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Scyther builds →Wing Attack 2x89-105%KO | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Altaria builds →Fly 2x93-110%KO Fire Blast 2x90-106%KO Ice Beam 2x71-84% | ||
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 45 partners from the Grass egg group. Notable egg moves include Encore, Ingrain, Leech Life and 7 more.
HGSS Weepinbell Best Moveset
Split offensive stats at 90 Attack and 85 Sp. Atk let the moveset go physical or special depending on the target. AbilityChlorophyll in sun doubles the 55 Speed. Needs a Leaf Stone to reach Victreebel's full power.
Best Build
Weepinbell best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Weather Ball
- Solar Beam
- Protect
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Encore and Ingrain 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 Sludge Bomb. 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
All 19 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Even though it is filled with acid, it does not melt because it also oozes a protective fluid.
If its prey is bigger than its mouth, it slices up the victim with sharp leaves, then eats every morsel.
Weepinbell HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Weepinbell plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Timid is the go-to nature for Weepinbell. That's +Speed / -Attack. Pair it with 24 Def / 252 SpA / 232 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
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 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
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