Is Vileplume Good in Yellow Playthrough?
Strong Grass-type option, but Yellow gives you more Grass competition than Red and Blue did. Between Venusaur from the Bulbasaur gift, Victreebel, and Exeggutor, the team slot is contested. Vileplume earns it if you didn't take the Bulbasaur gift.
Oddish resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Oddish has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Gloom trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Vileplume's weaknesses hard.
Vileplume has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Vileplume has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Vileplume has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Vileplume's weaknesses hard.
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Catch Oddish on Route 24 (walking, Lv 12-14, common).
- STARTING (Lv 12)
- LV 12GrassAbsorb30100%25
- After Misty
- HM01NormalCut5095%30
- LV 24PoisonAcid60100%30
- After Erika
- TM21GrassMega Drain60100%15
- TM10NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 33GrassPetal Dance180100%10
- LV 46GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- After Koga
- TM09NormalTake Down9085%20
Your Oddish should hit Level 21 before you reach Lt. Surge, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 21)
- LV 21GrassStun Spore—75%30
- After Misty
- HM01NormalCut5095%30
- LV 28PoisonAcid60100%30
- After Erika
- TM21GrassMega Drain60100%15
- TM10NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 38GrassPetal Dance180100%10
- After Koga
- TM09NormalTake Down9085%20
- LV 52GrassSolar Beam180100%10
You can usually obtain this item before you reach Erika.
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28GrassPetal Dance180100%10
- LV 28GrassSleep Powder—75%15
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody Slam85100%15
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM10NormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- After Sabrina
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- After Koga
- TM06PoisonToxic—90%10
- TM03NormalSwords Dance—100%20
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 Y
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 OddishRoute 24Lv.12-14GrassRate 30%Route 25Lv.12-14GrassRate 30%Route 12Lv.25-27GrassRate 30%Route 13Lv.25-27GrassRate 30%Route 14Lv.26-28GrassRate 30%Route 15Lv.26-28GrassRate 30%
Step 2Catch or Evolve GloomRoute 12Lv.29GrassRate 5%Route 13Lv.29GrassRate 5%Route 14Lv.30GrassRate 5%Route 15Lv.30GrassRate 5%Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.55CaveRate 10%Cerulean Cave - 2FLv.58CaveRate 5%or evolve from Oddish (Step 1)
Step 3Vileplume ✓
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Bug |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
- 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
What is Vileplume Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Vileplume
 Pidgeotto Normal | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Route 24 Gift) | ||
Pidgeotto Normal | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Route 24 Gift) | ||
Pidgeotto Normal | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Zubat Poison | D | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Lapras WaterIce | B | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x65-77% Psychic 2x41-49% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Pallet Town Old Rod) | ||
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Venomoth builds →Psychic 2x43-52% Leech Life 4x31-37% | ||
Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | S | |
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Lapras WaterIce | B | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x64-76% Psychic 2x41-49% | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Route 24 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Charizard builds →Fly 2x55-65% Ember 2x34-41% | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Route 24 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Charizard builds →Fire Blast 2x95-112%KO Fly 2x51-61% | ||
Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Vulpix (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | S | |
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Articuno builds →Blizzard 2x81-96% Sky Attack 2x107-126%KO | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodVictory Road Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Moltres builds →Fire Blast 2x110-130%KO Sky Attack 2x122-144%KO | ||
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Route 24 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Charizard builds →Fire Blast 2x98-116%KO Fly 2x54-64% | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x99-117%KO Fire Blast 2x87-103%KO Blizzard 2x81-95% | ||
Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Articuno builds →Blizzard 2x80-95% Sky Attack 2x106-125%KO | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodVictory Road Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Moltres builds →Fire Blast 2x110-130%KO Sky Attack 2x121-143%KO | ||
Dodrio Normal | B | |
Zapdos Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
In Yellow, Alakazam can KO Vileplume with Psychic (88-103%). Charizard threatens a KO with Fire Blast (88-104%).
 Alakazam Psychic | S | |
Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Alakazam builds →Psychic 2x88-103%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Recommended Build Moves
Damage vs Vileplume View Charizard builds →Earthquake25-29% Fire Blast 2x88-104%KO Hyper Beam37-43% | ||
Vileplume Evolutions
You get Vileplume from Oddish using a Leaf Stone. This Grass/Poison type hits 490 total but remains in the Undiscovered group. Evolving from Oddish gave Vileplume the biggest boost in Special (+35), bringing the total to 490 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Vileplume Best Moveset
Adequate 100 Special behind MoveSleep Powder and MoveMega Drain for the Grass support role. Venusaur covers the same ground faster with MoveRazor Leaf critical hits on top. Every job Vileplume handles, Venusaur handles first and harder.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Sleep Powder
- Mega Drain
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
Base Stats
Flaps its broad flower petals to scatter its poisonous pollen. The flapping sound is very loud.
Vileplume Yellow 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 0% 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
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
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