Is Bellossom Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Grass with AbilityChlorophyll doubling Speed in sun. Bellossom evolves from Gloom via Sun Stone. Handles Juan and Wallace's Water teams. Less offensive than Vileplume but slightly more durable on the Special side. Most players choose Vileplume for the harder hit.
Oddish resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Oddish has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Oddish trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Gloom trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Bellossom trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Norman:
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Winona's team hits Bellossom's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Winona:
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Bellossom has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Tate & Liza:
Vileplume resists most of Juan's coverage and hits back hard.
Bellossom resists most of Juan's coverage and hits back hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Juan:
Vileplume has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Bellossom trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Sidney:
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Bellossom trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Phoebe:
Vileplume has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Bellossom has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Glacia:
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Drake's team hits Bellossom's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Drake:
Vileplume has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Bellossom has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Wallace:
Catch Oddish on Route 110 (walking, Lv 13, uncommon).
- After Brawly
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- LV 23PoisonAcid60100%30
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
- After Winona
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- LV 39GrassPetal Dance180100%10
- After Juan
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
Your Oddish should hit Level 21 before you reach Flannery, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 21)
- LV 21GrassStun Spore—75%30
- After Brawly
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
- After Winona
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- LV 44GrassPetal Dance180100%10
- After Juan
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
You can usually obtain this item before you reach Norman.
- STARTING (Lv 29)
- LV 29GrassMagical Leaf90100%20
- LV 29GrassStun Spore—75%30
- After Brawly
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb90100%10
- After Winona
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- LV 44GrassPetal Dance180100%10
- After Juan
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 55GrassSolar Beam180100%10
You can pick up the Leaf Stone in Route 119.
- After Brawly
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- After Norman
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
- After Winona
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- LV 44GrassPetal Dance180100%10
- After Juan
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
How to Get Bellossom in Emerald
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.
Catch Oddish or Gloom at any of these 7 spots to eventually evolve into Bellossom.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 6How to Obtain Bellossom in E
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 OddishRoute 117Lv.13-14GrassRate 40%Route 110Lv.13GrassRate 10%Safari Zone - SouthwestLv.25-27FloorRate 40%Safari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari BallsRoute 119Lv.24-27GrassRate 30%Safari Zone - SoutheastLv.25-27FloorSafari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari BallsSafari Zone - NortheastLv.27-29FloorSafari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari BallsSafari Zone - NorthwestLv.27-29FloorRate 30%Safari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari BallsRoute 120Lv.25-27GrassRate 25%Route 121Lv.26-28GrassRate 15%Route 123Lv.26-28GrassRate 15%
Step 2Catch or Evolve GloomSafari Zone - NortheastLv.29-31FloorRate 15%Safari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari BallsSafari Zone - NorthwestLv.29-31FloorRate 15%Safari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari BallsSafari Zone - SoutheastLv.25FloorRate 5%Safari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari BallsSafari Zone - SouthwestLv.25FloorRate 5%Safari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari BallsRoute 121Lv.28GrassRate 5%Route 123Lv.28GrassRate 5%or evolve from Oddish (Step 1)
Step 3Bellossom ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Bellossom egg.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Grass, Ground |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Bellossom Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Bellossom
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x48-57% Gust 2x16-19% | ||
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Zubat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x48-57% Leech Life 2x10-13% | ||
 Taillow Normal | C | |
 Torchic Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Torchic builds →Ember 2x27-33% Peck 2x16-19% | ||
 Cyndaquil Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodLittleroot Town Gift | ||
Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x49-58% Gust 2x14-18% | ||
Oddish GrassPoison | C | |
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Combusken builds →Ember 2x29-35% Peck 2x19-23% | ||
 Gulpin Poison | C | |
Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Zubat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x45-55% Wing Attack 2x32-39% Leech Life 2x8-10% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x67-79% Wing Attack 2x44-53% Leech Life 2x11-13% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Combusken builds →Flamethrower 2x64-76% Peck 2x20-24% | ||
 Seviper Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Seviper builds →Sludge Bomb 2x78-92% Flamethrower 2x48-57% | ||
 Volbeat Bug | C | |
 Swalot Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Swalot builds →Sludge Bomb 2x62-73% Ice Beam 2x38-46% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x94-111%KO Peck 2x19-23% | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x68-80% Wing Attack 2x46-56% Leech Life 2x11-14% | ||
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x94-111%KO Sludge Bomb 2x46-56% | ||
Seviper Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Seviper builds →Sludge Bomb 2x78-93% Flamethrower 2x48-58% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x94-112%KO Aerial Ace 2x33-39% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Golbat builds →Sludge Bomb 2x67-79% Wing Attack 2x47-56% Leech Life 2x11-14% | ||
Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Quilava builds →Overheat 2x92-109%KO Aerial Ace 2x26-31% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x116-138%KO Aerial Ace 2x42-49% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Typhlosion builds →Overheat 2x116-138%KO Aerial Ace 2x32-38% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x116-138%KO Sludge Bomb 2x48-57% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Altaria builds →Fire Blast 2x47-56% Fly 2x48-57% Ice Beam 2x37-44% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x116-138%KO Aerial Ace 2x42-49% | ||
Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Typhlosion builds →Overheat 2x116-138%KO Aerial Ace 2x32-38% | ||
Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x116-138%KO Sludge Bomb 2x48-57% | ||
Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Altaria builds →Fire Blast 2x47-56% Fly 2x48-57% Ice Beam 2x37-44% | ||
Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x100-117%KO Fly 2x86-102%KO Ice Beam 2x68-81% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x115-135%KO Aerial Ace 2x41-49% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x90-106%KO Fire Blast 2x45-53% Ice Beam 2x36-43% | ||
Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Typhlosion builds →Overheat 2x114-134%KO Aerial Ace 2x30-36% | ||
In Emerald, Blaziken's Fire Blast hits Bellossom for 73-86%.
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemSalacberry NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Bellossom View Blaziken builds →Fire Blast 2x73-86% | ||
Bellossom Evolutions
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
E Bellossom Best Moveset
Bellossom fills a Grass support role with AbilityChlorophyll for sun speed and MoveSleep Powder for status control. The moveset fires 90 Sp. Atk Grass TermStab modestly, but 50 Speed outside sun and competition from Vileplume and Venusaur limit where Bellossom fits on competitive teams.
Best Build
Bellossom best EVs are Defense and HP
Wall Moveset
- Leech Seed
- Giga Drain
- Stun Spore
- Hidden Power Ice
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Its flower petals deepen in color through exposure to sunlight. When cloudy weather persists, it does a dance that is thought to be a ritual for summoning the sun.
Bellossom Emerald Guide
In Emerald, 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.
Bellossom gets Chlorophyll. 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 Emerald, the core moveset is Leech Seed, Giga Drain, Stun Spore, and Hiddenpowerice. Leech Seed leads at 0% 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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves