In Yellow, Vileplume has a 490 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Yellow's meta. It works best as an attacker. Sleep Powder anchors the moveset.

What is Vileplume weak to?

In Yellow, watch for Pinsir (Bug), Arcanine (Fire), and Lapras (Ice) when using Vileplume. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Pinsir is the most dangerous since Bug moves deal 4x damage. Flying and Psychic-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.

What role does Vileplume play in battle?

In Yellow, Vileplume fills the attacker role. It's a mixed attacker with base 80 Attack and 100 Special. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

What are the best moves for Vileplume?

In Yellow, run Sleep Powder, Megadrain, Swords Dance, and Toxic on Vileplume. Sleep Powder is the most common pick at 20% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.

What counters Vileplume?

For Yellow, Vileplume has answers, but so do you. Faster attackers outpace it. Anything with a super-effective STAB move and decent speed can revenge kill.

Vileplume - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

Attacker

CTier

50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Vileplume's spread isn't flashy. Special leads, Speed trails, 4 stats clear the bar. Tough to catch and worth 3 Special stat exp, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP75

Attack80

Defense85

Sp. Atk100

Sp. Def100

Speed50

Total490

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging45 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height1.2 m

Weight18.6 kg

Base XP221

Abilities

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

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

Effect SporeHA

Has a 30% chance of inflcting either paralysis, poison, or sleep on attacking Pokémon on contact.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+3SpDSpe

Strong Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

Flaps its broad flower petals to scatter its poisonous pollen. The flapping sound is very loud.

Yellow

Vileplume Weakness

Bug, Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic moves hit Vileplume for super-effective damage. Bug hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.

Vileplume Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Bug
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Fighting
0.25x (Resist)	Grass

Type ChartFragile

5Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-7

Gen I Type Chart

Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split

4xCritical

Bug

2xWeak

Fire Ice Flying Psychic

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Water Ground Rock Grass Bug

How to Beat Vileplume in Yellow (Best Counters)

In Yellow, Cloyster's Blizzard hits Vileplume for 72-85%. Dragonite deals 55-65% with Blizzard.

Cloyster WaterIce	A
Recommended Build Moves Explosion ClampSTAB BlizzardSTAB RestRecovery Damage vs Vileplume Explosion 68-80% Clamp 6-7% Blizzard 2x 72-85% View Cloyster builds →
Slowbro WaterPsychic	B
Recommended Build Moves AmnesiaUtility RestRecovery SurfSTAB Thunder Wave Damage vs Vileplume Surf 17-20% View Slowbro builds →
Dragonite DragonFlying	B
Recommended Build Moves Wrap Hyper Beam Blizzard AgilitySetup Damage vs Vileplume Wrap 6-7% Hyper Beam 54-64% Blizzard 2x 55-65% View Dragonite builds →
Charizard FireFlying	B
Recommended Build Moves Earthquake Fire Blast Swords Dance Hyper Beam Damage vs Vileplume Earthquake 25-29% Fire Blast 2x 88-104%KO Hyper Beam 37-43% View Charizard builds →
Pinsir Bug	B
Recommended Build Moves Swords Dance Hyper Beam Submission Bind Damage vs Vileplume Hyper Beam 51-60% Submission 14-16% Bind 5-7% View Pinsir builds →

Yellow Evolution

You get Vileplume from Oddish using a Leaf Stone. This Grass/Poison type hits 490 total but remains in the Undiscovered group. Both Vileplume and Bellossom hit 490 total stats from Oddish. The difference is how those stats are split. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#043Oddish

Level 21

#044Gloom

Leaf Stone

#045Vileplume

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Oddish

GrassPoison

Gloom

GrassPoison

Vileplume

GrassPoison

60+15

75+15

ATK

65+15

80+15

DEF

70+15

85+15

SP.ATK

85+10

110+25

SP.DEF

75+10

90+15

SPE

40+10

50+10

BST

320D-Tier

395D-Tier+75

490B-Tier+95

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

Attacker

TYPE

Special

Breeding not available · Introduced in Gen 2

Yellow Vileplume Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 1

Item

Not in Gen 1

Nature

Not in Gen 1

Utility Moveset

Sleep PowderSTAB
Mega DrainSTAB
Swords Dance
ToxicUtility

Recommended Teammates

SnorlaxDecent

CharizardDecent

StarmieDecent

Moves

Without TMs, Vileplume's movepool is bare bones. With them, you get Normal coverage on top of Petal Dance and Solar Beam for STAB. The natural kit handles basics, but TMs are doing the real work.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Acid

B4010030Poison

Lv 1

Petal Dance

B12010020Grass

Lv 1

Sleep Powder

S—7515Grass

Lv 1

Stun Spore

B—7530Grass

Lv 15

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Lv 17

Stun Spore

B—7530Grass

Lv 19

Sleep Powder

S—7515Grass

TM Moves

TM34

Bide+1

———10Normal

TM08

Body Slam

B8510015Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM10

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

B150905Normal

TM21

Mega Drain

S4010010Grass

TM31

Mimic

———10Normal

TM20

Rage

—2010020Normal

TM33

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM50

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM03

Swords Dance

A——30Normal

TM09

Take Down

—908520Normal

TM06

Toxic

A—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Vileplume doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Vileplume can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Vileplume in Yellow

No wild encounters for Vileplume. 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 Vileplume in Yellow

To get Vileplume, start by catching Oddish through walking encounters at Lv. 12-58. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Oddish
Route 24
Grass Lv.12-14 Route
35%Early
Route 25
Grass Lv.12-14 Route
35%Early
Route 12
Grass Lv.25-27 Route
35%Mid
Route 13
Grass Lv.25-27 Route
35%Mid
Route 14
Grass Lv.26-28 Route
35%Mid
Route 15
Grass Lv.26-28 Route
35%Mid
Train until Level 21
Step 2Catch or Evolve Gloom
Route 12
Grass Lv.29 Route
5%Mid
Route 13
Grass Lv.29 Route
5%Mid
Route 14
Grass Lv.30 Route
5%Mid
Route 15
Grass Lv.30 Route
5%Mid
Cerulean Cave - 1F
Grass Lv.55 Cave
10%Post
Cerulean Cave - 2F
Grass Lv.58 Cave
5%Post
or evolve from Oddish (Step 1)
Leaf Stone
Step 3Vileplume ✓

Vileplume Guide

In Yellow, Vileplume has a 490 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Yellow's meta. It works best as an attacker. Sleep Powder anchors the moveset.
In Yellow, watch for Pinsir (Bug), Arcanine (Fire), and Lapras (Ice) when using Vileplume. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Pinsir is the most dangerous since Bug moves deal 4x damage. Flying and Psychic-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
In Yellow, Vileplume fills the attacker role. It's a mixed attacker with base 80 Attack and 100 Special. Base 50 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Yellow, run Sleep Powder, Megadrain, Swords Dance, and Toxic on Vileplume. Sleep Powder is the most common pick at 20% usage. This set covers the attacker role with a mix of damage and utility.
For Yellow, Vileplume has answers, but so do you. Faster attackers outpace it. Anything with a super-effective STAB move and decent speed can revenge kill.

Game Availability

Vileplume has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 21 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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