Is Weepinbell Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Only in Let's Go Eevee. Weepinbell carries the mid-game Grass duties until you find a Leaf Stone. Evolve to Victreebel as soon as possible.
Bellsprout has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Bellsprout has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Weepinbell trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Koga's team hits Victreebel's weaknesses hard.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Victreebel's weaknesses hard.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Victreebel has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Victreebel's weaknesses hard.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Victreebel trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Eevee team. In Let's Go Pikachu, Trace brings Jolteon Lv 57 in place of Raichu Lv 57.
Catch Bellsprout
In Let's Go Eevee, catch Bellsprout on Route 1 (walking, Lv 3-4). Let's Go Pikachu has no wild Bellsprout, so trade one in from Let's Go Eevee.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 3)
- LV 3GrassVine WhipPower 68Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Brock
- TMNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 22GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- LV 26PoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Erika
- TMGrassMega DrainPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Sabrina
- TMPoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMGrassSolar BeamPower 300Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Bellsprout to Weepinbell
Bellsprout evolves into Weepinbell at Level 21. Your Bellsprout should hit Level 21 before you reach Lt. Surge, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 21)
- LV 21GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- After Brock
- TMNormalHeadbuttPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 27GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
- After Erika
- TMGrassMega DrainPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 36PoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Sabrina
- TMPoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMGrassSolar BeamPower 300Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Weepinbell to Victreebel
Weepinbell evolves into Victreebel with a Leaf Stone. You can pick up the Leaf Stone in Route 2. 1 other location is also available.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 26)
- LV 26GrassPower WhipPower 180Accuracy 85%PP 10
- LV 26PoisonClear SmogPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 26BugLeech LifePower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Erika
- TMPoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
- TMGrassMega DrainPower 113Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Sabrina
- TMPoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMGrassSolar BeamPower 300Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Weepinbell in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Weepinbell appears at decent spawn rates across 5 spots in late-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
5 locations to catch Weepinbell10 locations to catch Bellsprout
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6Catch Bellsprout at any of the 10 locations below, then level it up to 21, and it evolves into Weepinbell.
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6Where To Catch Weepinbell in Let's Go
Bellsprout gets you Weepinbell sooner: catch it at the very start and evolve it at Lv 21. Wild Weepinbell first appears at Route 12 (after Badge 4).
- Step 1Catch BellsproutRoute 1Lv.3-4GrassLet's Go EeveeRate 30%Route 2 - Area 1Lv.3-4GrassLet's Go EeveeRate 20%Route 2 - Area 2Lv.3-8GrassLet's Go EeveeRate 20%Route 24Lv.7-12GrassLet's Go EeveeRate 20%Route 25Lv.9-14GrassLet's Go EeveeRate 20%Viridian ForestLv.3-6GrassLet's Go EeveeRate 10%Route 12Lv.31-36GrassLet's Go EeveeRate 15%Route 13Lv.33-38GrassLet's Go EeveeRate 15%Route 14Lv.33-38GrassLet's Go EeveeRate 15%Route 15Lv.33-38GrassLet's Go EeveeRate 15%Route 21Lv.37-42GrassLet's Go EeveeRate 10%
- Step 3Catch or Evolve into Victreebelor evolve from Weepinbell (Step 2)
How to Get Shiny Weepinbell in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Weepinbell is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Weepinbell odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Weepinbell Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
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 |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee with Weepinbell preloaded.
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
 Fearow Normal | C | |
 Pidgeot Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Pidgeot builds →Sky Attack 2x228-270%KO Heat Wave 2x72-84% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Flareon builds →Flare Blitz 2x206-242%KO | ||
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Charizard builds →Heat Wave 2x151-179%KO Wing Attack 2x74-88% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
 Rapidash Fire | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Rapidash builds →Fire Blast 2x138-162%KO | ||
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Butterfree builds →Air Slash 2x105-124%KO Psybeam 2x61-72% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodVermilion City Gift | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift | ||
 Farfetch'd Normal | D | |
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | C | |
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
Let's Go Weepinbell Best Moveset
90 Attack and 85 Sp. Atk at 55 Speed. Mixed Grass/Poison TermStab from the move slots has some output but the Speed means going second against anything that matters. One evolution from Victreebel and the offensive totals that compete.
Best Build
Bellsprout Candy
Mighty Candy+ATKNaughty raises Attack and lowers Sp. Def. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Red, then Green. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Weepinbell
- Bellsprout Candy
- Mighty Candy
Mighty Candy L
Mighty Candy XL
Bellsprout Candy raises every stat, but only Bellsprout, Weepinbell and Victreebel can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Weepinbell is Mighty Candy (Attack), and any Pokemon can eat it; Mighty Candy L needs level 30 and Mighty Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Emily battles with one level 70 Weepinbell that knows Poison Jab, Sludge Bomb and Growth. It takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Flying and Psychic moves. Win to earn the Weepinbell Master title. Find Emily in Pokemon Tower.
Moves List
Leveling does the heavy lifting. Weepinbell picks up Poison Jab and Slam along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add Normal coverage, but the foundation's already strong by then.
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 11 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When hungry, it swallows anything that moves. Its hapless prey is dissolved by strong acids.
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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