Bellossom
Bellossom is a Grass-type Pokémon, the Flower Pokémon, number 182 (#0182) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 2 and comes from the Johto region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 5.8 kg.
Bellossom looks like a hula dancer in a grass skirt, and the Pokédex says its dance is a ritual to call out the sun. Its flowers are even lovelier if it evolved from a really smelly Gloom.
How to pronounce Bellossom
Bellossom is pronounced bel-OS-um. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Bellossom said out loud:
In Japanese it is キレイハナ (Kireihana).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Bellossom is a green plant with round blue eyes, red cheek markings and two bright red blooms on its head. Its green and yellow waist leaves look like a grass skirt. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 5.8 kg. The Pokédex says its petals make a pleasant ringing sound when it rubs them together, and that it closes them to sleep at night.
Behaviour
Bellossom gather and dance, especially when cloudy weather drags on or when the rainy season ends and warm sunlight draws them out. The Pokédex says it leaves the forest where it was born to form groups with other Bellossom, and the Scarlet entry says the Sun Stone has made it active by day.
Habitat
The Pokédex habitat is grassland, and one entry says it is plentiful in the tropics. In Scarlet and Violet it arrives by trade or in The Indigo Disk's Coastal Biome and Torchlit Labyrinth and 4-star Tera Raids, and Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.
Powers
Its Ability Chlorophyll doubles its Speed in strong sunlight, and the hidden Ability Healer can cure a status condition in an ally. It boosts its stats with Quiver Dance and attacks with Petal Dance, Giga Drain and Moonblast. With a base Special Defense of 100 and Defense of 95, it is sturdy.
Name origin
Bellossom may combine 'bell', 'belle' or the Spanish and Italian bello and bella ('beautiful') with 'blossom'. The Japanese name is Kireihana (キレイハナ), perhaps built from hana ('flower') plus kirei ('beautiful') and rei ('bell').
Design inspiration
Bellossom looks like a take on the stereotypical hula dancer, with a leaf skirt like a grass skirt and flowers like the plumeria worn in the hair. The red flowers recall Rafflesia keithii, tying it to Gloom, and its shape and ringing may nod to a bell. These are fan readings, not official statements.
Evolution notes
Gloom evolves into Bellossom when exposed to a Sun Stone.
In the games
Bellossom arrived in Gold and Silver, where the only way to get one was to evolve a Gloom, and it has no major story role.
In the anime
Bellossom first appeared in the anime series in 'Flower Power', where Bailey's pair, Belle and Bella, practised a dance for a Pokémon Exhibition. In 'Strategy Begins at Home!', Noelle's protective Bellossom teams up with Brock's Croagunk.
Fun facts
- In the Spaceworld '97 demo, an early design called Kireihana wore a ring of four flowers and was a Grass and Poison type.
- Despite the hula look, it is not native to Alola, though a Bellossom appears on the face board in Heahea City's tourist bureau.
- Bulbapedia calls it the only single-type Pokémon to evolve from a dual-type one.
Base stats
- HP: 75
- Attack: 80
- Defense: 95
- Sp. Atk: 90
- Sp. Def: 100
- Speed: 50
Bellossom’s base stat total is 490. Its highest stat is Sp. Def.
Type matchups
What is Bellossom weak to?
Bellossom takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Ice (2×), Poison (2×), Flying (2×), Bug (2×) moves.
It resists Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×), Ground (½×).
Evolution
What does Bellossom evolve from?
Bellossom evolves from Gloom (Sun Stone).
Bellossom is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom.
Abilities
- Chlorophyll: Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.
- Healer (hidden ability): Has a 30% chance of curing each adjacent ally of any major status ailment after each turn.
Moves
Moves Bellossom learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | Petal Blizzard | Grass | Physical | 90 |
| 1 | Acid | Poison | Special | 40 |
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 |
| 1 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — |
| 1 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — |
| 1 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — |
| 1 | Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 120 |
| 1 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — |
| 1 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 |
| 1 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Moonlight | Fairy | Status | — |
| 1 | Quiver Dance | Bug | Status | — |
| 1 | Grassy Terrain | Grass | Status | — |
| 1 | Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 95 |
“Evo” means Bellossom learns the move the moment it evolves: Petal Blizzard.
TM moves (41)
Bellossom can learn 41 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Charm, Protect, Acid Spray, Trailblaze, Facade, Magical Leaf, Fling, Venoshock, Endure, Sunny Day, Bullet Seed, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Drain Punch, Dazzling Gleam, Grass Knot, Rest, Swords Dance, Substitute, Giga Drain, Energy Ball, Encore, Play Rough, Helping Hand, Pollen Puff, Baton Pass, Grassy Terrain, Sludge Bomb, Giga Impact, Leaf Storm, Hyper Beam, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Toxic, Solar Blade, Uproar, Weather Ball, Grassy Glide, Endeavor, Petal Blizzard, Triple Axel.
Egg moves (9):After You, Flail, Ingrain, Leech Seed, Razor Leaf, Strength Sap, Synthesis, Teeter Dance, Tickle.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Grass.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 3 Sp. Def effort values.
- Base experience yield: 221.
Pokédex entries
Bellossom gather at times and appear to dance. They say that the dance is a ritual to summon the sun. (Gold, LeafGreen, Shield)
Plentiful in the tropics. When it dances, its petals rub together and make a pleasant ringing sound. (Silver, FireRed, SoulSilver, Sword)
A Bellossom grows flowers more beautifully if it has evolved from a smelly Gloom—the more stinky the better. At night, this Pokémon closes its petals and goes to sleep. (Alpha Sapphire)
When Bellossom gets exposed to plenty of sunlight, the leaves ringing its body begin to spin around. This Pokémon's dancing is renowned in the southern lands. (Ruby, Omega Ruby)
When the heavy rainfall season ends, it is drawn out by warm sunlight to dance in the open. (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2, Y)
Bellossom gather at times and seem to dance. They say that the dance is a ritual to summon the sun. (HeartGold, X)
Names around the world
| Japanese | キレイハナ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kireihana |
| French | Joliflor |
| German | Blubella |
| Spanish | Bellossom |
| Italian | Bellossom |
| Korean | 아르코 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 美丽花 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 美麗花 |
Trivia
- Highest Sp. Def among Grass types in Gen 2: 100, shared with 2 others.
- Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
- Heavier than 18% of all Pokémon (5.8 kg).
- Base stat total 490, ranked #338 of 1,025.
- One of 127 Grass-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 130 green Pokémon.
- Number 31 of 100 Pokémon introduced in Generation 2 (Johto).
- Part of an evolution family of 4 Pokémon.
- Can learn 62 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 9 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Bellossom (Pokémon), Serebii: Bellossom (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (bel-OS-um): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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