Weepinbell
Weepinbell is a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon, the Flycatcher Pokémon, number 70 (#0070) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 1 and comes from the Kanto region. It is 1 m tall and weighs 6.4 kg.
Weepinbell is the Flycatcher Pokémon, a plant that hangs from branches by a hook on its rear and sprays poison powder on whatever wanders too close. It is full of acid yet never melts, because it oozes a protective fluid.
How to pronounce Weepinbell
Weepinbell is pronounced WEE-pin-bel. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Weepinbell said out loud:
In Japanese it is ウツドン (Utsudon).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Weepinbell is 1.0 m tall and weighs 6.4 kg, with a yellow bell-shaped body, a wide mouth with pink lips, round eyes and a large green leaf on each side. A hooked stem rises over its eyes. The Pokédex says its leaves work as cutters, and that it slices up prey too big for its mouth before eating every morsel.
Behaviour
Weepinbell disguises itself as an ordinary plant and waits for prey to wander close. Then it sprays Poison Powder to freeze the victim and finishes it with a splash of acid. At night it hooks itself over a tree branch to sleep, and if it moves about it may wake up on the ground.
Habitat
Bulbapedia places it in temperate forests and jungles.
Diet
It eats whatever moves within reach, dissolving prey in its strong acid.
Powers
Its Abilities are Chlorophyll and the hidden Gluttony. It matches its Pokédex lore with Poison Powder and Acid, and adds Sleep Powder and Razor Leaf. Base Attack 90 and Special Attack 85 make it a balanced middle stage.
Name origin
Weepinbell may combine 'weeping' and 'bell'. The Japanese name is Utsudon (ウツドン), possibly from utsubokazura ('pitcher plant') and perhaps utsu, meaning depression or melancholy.
Design inspiration
Weepinbell appears to be based on carnivorous pitcher plants.
Evolution notes
Weepinbell evolves from Bellsprout at level 21, and a Leaf Stone turns it into Victreebel.
In the games
A Generation I original, Weepinbell is not wild in Scarlet and Violet's Paldea but can be traded in, and The Teal Mask DLC adds it to Mossfell Confluence in Kitakami. In Legends: Z-A it appears in Wild Zone 13 of Rouge District, and the Mega Dimension DLC adds it to Hyperspace Lumiose.
In the anime
Weepinbell debuted in 'The School of Hard Knocks' under a Trainer named Joe, and fell to one Water Gun from Misty's Starmie despite resisting it. Erika's Weepinbell fought Ash's Charmander in 'Pokémon Scent-sation!'.
Fun facts
- The Spaceworld '97 demo suggests Weepinbell once had a different evolution called Tsubomitto (ツボミット), which evolved using a Poison Stone.
- In the Horizons anime, Brassius makes a mug shaped like a Weepinbell.
- Pokémon Sleep notes that Weepinbell sometimes sleeps on undisturbed even after falling to the ground.
Base stats
- HP: 65
- Attack: 90
- Defense: 50
- Sp. Atk: 85
- Sp. Def: 45
- Speed: 55
Weepinbell’s base stat total is 390. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Weepinbell weak to?
Weepinbell 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
What does Weepinbell evolve from?
Weepinbell evolves from Bellsprout at level 21.
How does Weepinbell evolve?
Weepinbell evolves into Victreebel (Leaf Stone).
The whole family: Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel.
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 Weepinbell learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 45 |
| 1 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — |
| 13 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — |
| 15 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — |
| 17 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — |
| 24 | Acid | Poison | Special | 40 |
| 29 | Knock Off | Dark | Physical | 65 |
| 32 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — |
| 39 | Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | — |
| 44 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 |
| 47 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 |
| 54 | Slam | Normal | Physical | 80 |
| 58 | Power Whip | Grass | Physical | 120 |
TM moves (37)
Weepinbell can learn 37 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Protect, Acid Spray, Thief, Trailblaze, Pounce, Facade, Swift, Magical Leaf, Venoshock, Endure, Sunny Day, Bullet Seed, Body Slam, 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, Bug Bite, 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: 120 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 2 Attack effort values.
- Base experience yield: 137.
Pokédex entries
When hungry, it swallows anything that moves. Its hapless prey is dissolved by strong acids. (Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!)
Weepinbell has a large hook on its rear end. At night, the Pokémon 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. (Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire)
It spits out Poisonpowder to immobilize the enemy and then finishes it with a spray of Acid. (Red, Blue, LeafGreen, Y)
The leafy parts act as cutters for slashing foes. It spits a fluid that dissolves everything. (FireRed, X)
A Pokémon that appears to be a plant. It captures unwary prey by dousing them with a toxic powder. (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2)
If its prey is bigger than its mouth, it slices up the victim with sharp leaves, then eats every morsel. (Silver, SoulSilver)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ウツドン |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Utsudon |
| French | Boustiflor |
| German | Ultrigaria |
| Spanish | Weepinbell |
| Italian | Weepinbell |
| Korean | 우츠동 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 口呆花 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 口呆花 |
Trivia
- Taller than 47% of all Pokémon (1 m).
- Heavier than 19% of all Pokémon (6.4 kg).
- Base stat total 390, ranked #646 of 1,025.
- One of 14 Pokémon that are both Grass and Poison.
- One of 130 green Pokémon.
- Number 70 of 151 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 56 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 120: about 15.7% 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: Weepinbell (Pokémon), Serebii: Weepinbell (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (WEE-pin-bel): 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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