In Crystal, Bellossom brings 480 BST to the table. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Crystal's meta. Giga Drain with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Bellossom weak to?

In Crystal, 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 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 Crystal, the core moveset is Giga Drain, Leech Seed, Moonlight, and Stun Spore. Giga Drain leads at 25% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

What counters Bellossom?

In Crystal, the best way to handle Bellossom: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Fire, Ice, and Poison-type attackers hit hardest.

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 stat exp 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

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

HealerHA

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 these dance together, their petals rub against each other, making pretty, relaxing sounds.

Crystal

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 II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

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 Crystal (Best Counters)

In Crystal, Skarmory's Drill Peck hits Bellossom for 57-67%. Forretress's Explosion hits Bellossom for 65-76%. Nidoking deals 39-46% with Ice Beam.

Skarmory SteelFlying	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Drill Peck RestRecovery CurseSetup WhirlwindUtility Damage vs Bellossom Drill Peck 2x 57-67% View Skarmory builds →
Forretress BugSteel	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves SpikesHazard Explosion Rapid Spin ToxicUtility Damage vs Bellossom Explosion 65-76% Rapid Spin 13-16% View Forretress builds →
Nidoking PoisonGround	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Beam Lovely Kiss Thunder Damage vs Bellossom Earthquake 22-25% Ice Beam 2x 39-46% Thunder 12-14% View Nidoking builds →
Jynx IcePsychic	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Ice Beam Lovely Kiss PsychicSTAB Thief Damage vs Bellossom Ice Beam 2x 76-90% Psychic 38-45% Thief 17-20% View Jynx builds →
Houndoom DarkFire	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Fire Blast CrunchSTAB PursuitSTAB Sunny Day Damage vs Bellossom Fire Blast 2x 89-105%KO Crunch 32-38% Pursuit 16-20% View Houndoom builds →

Crystal 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 23 partners from the Plant egg group. Notable egg moves include Flail, Razor Leaf, Swords Dance and 1 more.

Egg Groups

Plant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Crystal Bellossom Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Support

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Support Moveset

Giga DrainSTAB
Leech SeedSTAB
MoonlightRecovery
Stun SporeSTAB

Recommended Teammates

SnorlaxGood

StarmieGood

AerodactylGood

Moves

Breeding's the move. Flail and Razor Leaf 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

D2010020Grass

Lv 1

Petal Dance

B12010020Grass

Lv 1

Stun Spore

S—7530Grass

Lv 1

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 55

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

HM05

Flash

D—7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—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

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM12

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Razor Leaf

C559525Grass

Egg

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

Egg

Synthesis

D——5Grass

Tutor Moves

Bellossom can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Acid

—4010030Poison

Rem

Moonlight

S——5Normal

Rem

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Rem

Sleep Powder

B—7515Grass

Rem

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

How to Get Bellossom in Crystal

No wild encounters for Bellossom. The 3-stage chain runs through Oddish, which you can catch at solid rates from the locations below. Evolve through a special method once you've got the levels.

How to Obtain Bellossom in Crystal

Oddish is your first catch on the way to Bellossom. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 5-14 across 4 total spots in the chain.

Step 1Catch Oddish
Ilex Forest
Grass Lv.5-7 Forest
50%Early
Night
Route 24
Grass Lv.10-12 Route
50%Early
Night
Route 25
Grass Lv.10 Route
30%Early
Night
Train until Level 21
Step 2Catch or Evolve Gloom
Route 24
Grass Lv.14 Route
5%Early
Night
or evolve from Oddish (Step 1)
Sun Stone
Step 3Bellossom ✓

Bellossom Guide

In Crystal, Bellossom brings 480 BST to the table. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Crystal's meta. Giga Drain with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Crystal, 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 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 Crystal, the core moveset is Giga Drain, Leech Seed, Moonlight, and Stun Spore. Giga Drain leads at 25% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.
In Crystal, the best way to handle Bellossom: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Fire, Ice, and Poison-type attackers hit hardest.

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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