Is Weepinbell Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Trade-only mid-stage. AbilityChlorophyll for sun speed is the same ability Gloom has natively in Hoenn. Victreebel's offensive edge doesn't justify the import.
Weepinbell resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Weepinbell has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Weepinbell's defenses.
Weepinbell trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Weepinbell trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Weepinbell's weaknesses hard.
Weepinbell trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Weepinbell resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Weepinbell has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Weepinbell trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Weepinbell has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Weepinbell's weaknesses hard.
Steven's team hits Weepinbell's weaknesses hard.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Fortree City
- 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 42GrassRazor LeafPower 83Accuracy 95%PP 25
How to Get Weepinbell in Ruby & Sapphire
Level a traded Bellsprout to 21 and it becomes Weepinbell. No wild ones grow in Hoenn.
How to Obtain Weepinbell in RS
- Step 1Obtain BellsproutCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Route 14, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER 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.
- Step 2Weepinbell ✓
- Step 3Evolve into Victreebel
How to Get Shiny Weepinbell in Ruby & Sapphire
Cape Brink in LeafGreen is the place to raise a shiny Weepinbell, so bring one up there and trade it across, since Hoenn never hosts the species. See every game where Shiny Weepinbell can be hunted
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Weepinbell Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Weepinbell
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Latios builds →Psychic 2x170-200%KO Ice Beam 2x119-141%KO Fly 2x60-71% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Latias builds →Psychic 2x147-173%KO Ice Beam 2x103-122%KO Fly 2x55-65% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x198-233%KO Fly 2x139-164%KO Ice Beam 2x135-159%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x227-267%KO Aerial Ace 2x65-77% | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x218-256%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x209-247%KO | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Metagross builds →Psychic 2x130-153%KO Aerial Ace 2x72-85% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x172-203%KO Fly 2x78-92% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x146-172%KO Fire Blast 2x90-106%KO Ice Beam 2x71-84% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Weepinbell View Grumpig builds →Psychic 2x124-147%KO Bounce 2x43-51% | ||
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | 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
Breeding
Breed with Weepinbell to get Bellsprout eggs easily using 35 partners from the Grass egg group. Notable egg moves include Encore, Ingrain, Leech Life and 4 more.
RS Weepinbell Best Moveset
Middle-stage Grass/Poison where AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed in sun. MoveSleep Powder and MoveSludge Bomb at middle-stage power. Victreebel improves the stats where the sun set actually threatens.
Best Build
Weepinbell best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Swords Dance
- Sludge Bomb
- Sleep Powder
- Double Edge
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 18 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor 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 Ruby & Sapphire Guide
No. Weepinbell isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in LeafGreen, then trade it over.
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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