In Ruby & Sapphire, Bellossom looks average on paper at 480 BST. But Chlorophyll is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier on our tier list. Leech Seed with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Bellossom weak to?

In Ruby & Sapphire, Bellossom's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Cloyster (Ice), and Nidoking (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What is the best ability for Bellossom?

Bellossom gets Chlorophyll and Healer. But Chlorophyll is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

What role does Bellossom play in battle?

Bellossom is a special attacker with base 90 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.

What are the best moves for Bellossom?

For Ruby & Sapphire, the core moveset is Leech Seed, Giga Drain, Stun Spore, and Hiddenpowerice. Leech Seed leads at 24% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

Bellossom - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

CTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Bellossom's spread. It leans mixed with Sp. Def out front. And you'll get 3 Sp. Def EVs per KO for it. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP75

Attack80

Defense85

Sp. Atk90

Sp. Def100

Speed50

Total480

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.4 m

Weight5.8 kg

Base XP221

Abilities

ChlorophyllTop Pick

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

HealerHANot in game

Has a 30% chance of curing each adjacent ally of any major status ailment after each turn.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+3Spe

Strong Special Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

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.

Bellossom Weakness

Type-wise, Bellossom takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug. The Grass typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.

Bellossom Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Grass, Ground

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-6

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Poison Flying Bug

½xResist

Water Electric Grass Ground

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Water Ground Rock

How to Beat Bellossom in Ruby & Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Ruby & Sapphire, Aerodactyl's Double-Edge hits Bellossom for 41-48%. Forretress's Explosion hits Bellossom for 39-46%. Charizard's Fire Blast also KOs at 90-106%.

Aerodactyl RockFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityRockhead ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Rock Slide Double Edge Hidden Power Flying Damage vs Bellossom Earthquake 17-20% Rock Slide 38-45% Double Edge 41-48% View Aerodactyl builds →
Forretress BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves SpikesHazard Rapid Spin Explosion Earthquake Damage vs Bellossom Rapid Spin 8-10% Explosion 39-46% Earthquake 8-9% View Forretress builds →
Charizard FireFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLeftovers NatureHasty Moves Fire Blast Hidden Power Grass SubstituteUtility Focus Punch Damage vs Bellossom Fire Blast 2x 90-106%KO View Charizard builds →
Regice Ice	B
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Ice Beam Thunderbolt Explosion Thunder Wave Damage vs Bellossom Ice Beam 2x 70-82% Thunderbolt 12-14% Explosion 30-35% View Regice builds →
Venusaur GrassPoison	C
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Leech Seed Sleep Powder Giga Drain Sludge Bomb Damage vs Bellossom Giga Drain 14-16% Sludge Bomb 2x 36-43% View Venusaur builds →

Ruby & Sapphire Evolution

Bellossom is one of 2 ways Gloom's chain can end. This one takes the item path, while the siblings go different directions. Breed through Oddish to get eggs. Vileplume has 10 more total stats, but Bellossom makes up for it with a stronger Sp.Def gain (+35 from Oddish). View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

4 Forms

#043Oddish

Level 21

#044Gloom

#045VileplumeLeaf Stone

#182BellossomSun Stone

Stat Comparison 4 Stages

Oddish

GrassPoison

Gloom

GrassPoison

Vileplume

GrassPoison

Bellossom

Grass

60+15

75+15

ATK

65+15

80+15

DEF

70+15

85+15

95+25

SP.ATK

85+10

110+25

90+5

SP.DEF

75+10

90+15

100+25

SPE

40+10

50+10

BST

320D-Tier

395D-Tier+75

490B-Tier+95

490C-Tier+95

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

Attacker

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Bellossom to get Oddish eggs easily using 35 partners from the Plant egg group. Notable egg moves include Charm, Flail, Ingrain and 3 more.

Egg Groups

Plant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Ruby & Sapphire Bellossom Best Moveset

the remaining moves keeps opponents guessing about Bellossom's real targets. Leftovers provides passive recovery each turn while flexible EVs and Bold nature handle the stat profile. Chlorophyll ties it together.

Best Build

Experimental

Wall

Ability

Chlorophyll

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Bellossom

Bold+DEF

Bellossom best EVs are Defense and HP

EVs

Def

SpA

SpD

Wall Moveset

Leech SeedSTAB
Giga DrainSTAB
Stun SporeSTAB
Hidden Power Ice

Recommended Teammates

BreloomGood

JumpluffGood

RoseliaGood

Moves

Breeding's the move. Charm and Flail give Bellossom options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Poison coverage already covers a decent range on top of Petal Dance and Solar Beam. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010020Grass

Lv 1

Magical Leaf

—60—20Grass

Lv 1

Stun Spore

S—7530Grass

Lv 1

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 44

Petal Dance

—12010020Grass

Lv 55

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM09

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

S751005Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM20

Safeguard

D——25Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

B——5Fire

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Charm

——10020Normal

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Ingrain

———20Grass

Egg

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Egg

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

Egg

Synthesis

D——5Grass

Tutor Moves

Bellossom can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Bellossom in Ruby & Sapphire

Can't catch Bellossom directly. Start with Oddish at solid rates from the locations below, then evolve through a special method. The 3-stage chain from Oddish to Bellossom is where the leveling time goes.

How to Obtain Bellossom in Ruby & Sapphire

To get Bellossom, start by catching Oddish through walking encounters at Lv. 13-31. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Oddish
Route 110
RubyGrass Lv.13 Route
10%Early
Route 110
SapphireGrass Lv.13 Route
10%Early
Route 117
RubyGrass Lv.13 Route
10%Early
Route 117
SapphireGrass Lv.13 Route
10%Early
Safari Zone - Southeast
RubyGrass Lv.25-27 Facility
40%Mid
Safari Zone - Southeast
SapphireGrass Lv.25-27 Facility
40%Mid
Safari Zone - Southwest
RubyGrass Lv.25-27 Facility
40%Mid
Safari Zone - Southwest
SapphireGrass Lv.25-27 Facility
40%Mid
Route 119
RubyGrass Lv.24-27 Route
30%Mid
Route 119
SapphireGrass Lv.24-27 Route
30%Mid
Safari Zone - Northeast
RubyGrass Lv.27-29 Facility
30%Mid
Safari Zone - Northeast
SapphireGrass Lv.27-29 Facility
30%Mid
Safari Zone - Northwest
RubyGrass Lv.27-29 Facility
30%Mid
Safari Zone - Northwest
SapphireGrass Lv.27-29 Facility
30%Mid
Route 120
RubyGrass Lv.25-27 Route
25%Mid
Route 120
SapphireGrass Lv.25-27 Route
25%Mid
Route 121
RubyGrass Lv.26-28 Route
15%Mid
Route 121
SapphireGrass Lv.26-28 Route
15%Mid
Route 123
RubyGrass Lv.26-28 Route
15%Mid
Route 123
SapphireGrass Lv.26-28 Route
15%Mid
Train until Level 21
Step 2Catch or Evolve Gloom
Safari Zone - Northeast
SapphireGrass Lv.29-31 Facility
15%Mid
Safari Zone - Northeast
RubyGrass Lv.29-31 Facility
15%Mid
Safari Zone - Northwest
SapphireGrass Lv.29-31 Facility
15%Mid
Safari Zone - Northwest
RubyGrass Lv.29-31 Facility
15%Mid
Safari Zone - Southeast
SapphireGrass Lv.25 Facility
5%Mid
Safari Zone - Southeast
RubyGrass Lv.25 Facility
5%Mid
Safari Zone - Southwest
SapphireGrass Lv.25 Facility
5%Mid
Safari Zone - Southwest
RubyGrass Lv.25 Facility
5%Mid
Route 121
RubyGrass Lv.28 Route
5%Mid
Route 121
SapphireGrass Lv.28 Route
5%Mid
Route 123
RubyGrass Lv.28 Route
5%Mid
Route 123
SapphireGrass Lv.28 Route
5%Mid
or evolve from Oddish (Step 1)
Sun Stone
Step 3Bellossom ✓

Bellossom Guide

In Ruby & Sapphire, Bellossom looks average on paper at 480 BST. But Chlorophyll is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier on our tier list. Leech Seed with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Bellossom's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Cloyster (Ice), and Nidoking (Poison), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Flying and Bug-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
Bellossom gets Chlorophyll and Healer. But Chlorophyll is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Bellossom is a special attacker with base 90 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.
For Ruby & Sapphire, the core moveset is Leech Seed, Giga Drain, Stun Spore, and Hiddenpowerice. Leech Seed leads at 24% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Since Gold & Silver, Bellossom has been in 18 games. Requiring an item-based evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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