Bellsprout
Bellsprout is a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon, the Flower Pokémon, number 69 (#0069) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 1 and comes from the Kanto region. It is 0.7 m tall and weighs 4 kg.
Bellsprout is the Flower Pokémon, a skinny little plant that is blindingly fast when it snaps up prey. Its bud looks so much like a human face that people have rumoured it to be a legendary mandrake.
How to pronounce Bellsprout
Bellsprout is pronounced BEL-sprowt. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Bellsprout said out loud:
In Japanese it is マダツボミ (Madatsubomi).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Bellsprout is 0.7 m tall and weighs 4 kg. Its head is a yellow bell with pink lips and small black eyes, a thin brown stem for a body, and a green leaf on each side. Its roots look like feet and work as feet. The stem is long and so flexible that it can sway aside from even strong attacks.
Behaviour
Bellsprout reacts the instant it senses movement nearby, lashing out with its thin vines. To rehydrate it plants its roots deep in the ground, and while rooted it cannot run from an attacker.
Habitat
It prefers hot, humid places, and Bulbapedia puts it in temperate forests and jungles.
Diet
It traps and eats small bugs with its vines, according to the early Pokédex entries.
Powers
Its Abilities are Chlorophyll, which doubles its Speed in strong sunlight, and the hidden Gluttony, which makes it eat a held Berry sooner. It spits a corrosive fluid that the Pokédex says can melt iron, and learns Vine Whip, Acid, Sleep Powder and Poison Powder. Its base Attack of 75 is decent for a first stage, but its Defense is only 35.
Name origin
Bellsprout may combine 'bell' and 'sprout'. The Japanese name is Madatsubomi (マダツボミ), possibly from mada tsubomi ('still in bud').
Design inspiration
Atsuko Nishida designed Bellsprout and its relatives. Carnivorous pitcher plants, especially the Nepenthes genus, may have inspired it, as may bellflowers. The mandrake, a plant with a man-shaped root, fits the Pokédex rumour about its bud.
Evolution notes
Bellsprout evolves into Weepinbell at level 21.
In the games
Since Generation I it has been a Blue exclusive among the international Red and Blue pair. In Scarlet and Violet it is not wild in Paldea, but it can be traded in, and The Teal Mask DLC adds it to Kitakami. In Legends: Z-A it appears across several districts of Lumiose City and in Wild Zones 5 and 10, and the Mega Dimension DLC adds it to Hyperspace Lumiose.
In the anime
In 'The Fourth Round Rumble', Jeanette Fisher's Bellsprout defeated Ash's Bulbasaur and Pikachu, then fell to Muk. Goh catches a Bellsprout in Journeys, in 'Beyond Chivalry… Aiming to be a Leek Master!'.
Fun facts
- In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, a Bellsprout leads Team Flame, though as a Grass type it cannot touch the flames.
- Bulbapedia notes that Bellsprout shares the lowest base Special Defense of any Grass type, 30, with Sunkern and Seedot.
- Oddish is its Red-version twin: both Grass and Poison types evolve at level 21, and their second evolutions both need a Leaf Stone.
Base stats
- HP: 50
- Attack: 75
- Defense: 35
- Sp. Atk: 70
- Sp. Def: 30
- Speed: 40
Bellsprout’s base stat total is 300. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Bellsprout weak to?
Bellsprout takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Ice (2×), Flying (2×), Psychic (2×) moves.
It resists Grass (¼×), Water (½×), Electric (½×), Fighting (½×), Fairy (½×).
Evolution
How does Bellsprout evolve?
Bellsprout evolves into Weepinbell at level 21.
The whole family: Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel.
- Weepinbell evolves into Victreebel (Leaf Stone).
Abilities
- Chlorophyll: Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.
- Gluttony (hidden ability): Makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP.
Moves
Moves Bellsprout learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 45 |
| 7 | Growth | Normal | Status | — |
| 11 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 |
| 13 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — |
| 15 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — |
| 17 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — |
| 23 | Acid | Poison | Special | 40 |
| 27 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 |
| 29 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — |
| 35 | Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | — |
| 39 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 |
| 41 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 |
| 47 | Slam | Normal | Physical | 80 |
| 52 | Power Whip | Grass | Physical | 120 |
TM moves (34)
Bellsprout can learn 34 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Protect, Acid Spray, Thief, Trailblaze, Pounce, Facade, Magical Leaf, Venoshock, Endure, Sunny Day, Bullet Seed, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Reflect, Grass Knot, Poison Jab, Rest, Swords Dance, Leech Life, Substitute, Giga Drain, Energy Ball, Encore, Grassy Terrain, Sludge Bomb, Leaf Storm, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Toxic, Knock Off, Lunge, Weather Ball, Grassy Glide, Sludge Wave.
Egg moves (7):Clear Smog, Ingrain, Strength Sap, Sucker Punch, Synthesis, Tickle, Worry Seed.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Grass.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 255 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 1 Attack effort value.
- Base experience yield: 60.
Pokédex entries
Bellsprout's thin and flexible body lets it bend and sway to avoid any attack, however strong it may be. From its mouth, this Pokémon spits a corrosive fluid that melts even iron. (Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire)
Prefers hot and humid places. It ensnares tiny bugs with its vines and devours them. (Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!)
Its bud looks like a human face. Because of the bud, it is rumored to be a type of legendary mandrake plant. (FireRed, Y)
Even though its body is extremely skinny, it is blindingly fast when catching its prey. (Gold, HeartGold, X)
It prefers hot and humid environments. It is quick at capturing prey with its vines. (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2)
It plants its feet deep underground to replenish water. It can't escape its enemy while it's rooted. (Silver, SoulSilver)
Names around the world
| Japanese | マダツボミ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Madatsubomi |
| French | Chétiflor |
| German | Knofensa |
| Spanish | Bellsprout |
| Italian | Bellsprout |
| Korean | 모다피 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 喇叭芽 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 喇叭芽 |
Trivia
- Taller than 34% of all Pokémon (0.7 m).
- Heavier than 13% of all Pokémon (4 kg).
- Base stat total 300, ranked #856 of 1,025.
- One of 14 Pokémon that are both Grass and Poison.
- One of 130 green Pokémon.
- Number 69 of 151 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 53 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 255: about 33.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 11 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: Bellsprout (Pokémon), Serebii: Bellsprout (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (BEL-sprowt): 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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