Weepinbell

#70 (Kanto)

#71 Victreebel ›

Pokémon type

Grass

Poison

Boosted in Sunny / Clear and Cloudy weather

Weepinbell weaknesses

Weepinbell is weak to Flying, Fire, Psychic and Ice-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Weepinbell is resistant to Fighting, Water, Electric and Fairy-type moves, and doubly resistant to Grass-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Weepinbell

The best moves for Weepinbell are Acid and Power Whip when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Acid

13.2DPS

Power Whip

43.2DPS

Defending

Acid

13.2DPS

Power Whip

43.2DPS

Trainer Battles

Acid

4EPT

Power Whip

2.16DPE

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Evolution

There are 4 Pokémon in the Bellsprout family, including 1 Mega Pokémon. Weepinbell evolves from Bellsprout for 25 Candy, and into Victreebel for 100 Candy, then temporarily into Mega Victreebel.

Evolving Mega Victreebel costs 300 Mega Energy the first time. Doing it again during the rest period that follows costs up to 60 Mega Energy, and less at higher Mega Levels.
Purified Pokémon cost less to evolve: Bellsprout for 22 Candy, Weepinbell for 90 Candy.

Game images

Weepinbell, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Weepinbell is a Grass & Poison Pokémon which evolves from Bellsprout. It is weak to Flying, Fire, Psychic and Ice moves. Weepinbell's best moveset is Acid & Power Whip and it has a Max CP of 1,822. Weepinbell evolves into Victreebel.

About

"Weepinbell has a large hook on its rear end. At night, the Pokémon hooks on to a tree branch and goes to sleep. If it moves around in its sleep, it may wake up to find itself on the ground."

Moves & Movesets

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Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Razor Leaf Elite TM	13	7	15.6
Acid	11	10	13.2
Bullet Seed	7	13	8.4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Power Whip	90	2	2.16
Sludge Bomb	85	2	2.04
Seed Bomb	55	3	2
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Bullet Seed	5	3	2	4.3
Acid	6	2	3.6	4
Razor Leaf Elite TM	9	2	5.4	2

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Power Whip	90	50	2.16
Sludge Bomb	80	50	1.92
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Seed Bomb	55	40	1.65
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Acid 13.2 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	9.9	100%
Razor Leaf Elite TM 15.6 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	9.8	98%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	9.6	97%
Razor Leaf Elite TM 15.6 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	9.5	96%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	9.5	95%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	9.1	91%
Razor Leaf Elite TM 15.6 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	9	90%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	8.9	90%
Razor Leaf Elite TM 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.3	84%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	8.3	84%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8	80%
Razor Leaf Elite TM 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.9	70%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	6.8	69%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.9	60%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4	40%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Acid 13.2 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	3.8	100%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	3.7	97%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	3.7	97%
Razor Leaf Elite TM 15.6 DPS	Power Whip 43.2 DPS	3.6	95%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	3.6	93%
Razor Leaf Elite TM 15.6 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	3.5	93%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	3.4	89%
Razor Leaf Elite TM 15.6 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	3.3	87%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Seed Bomb 33 DPS	3.2	84%
Razor Leaf Elite TM 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.6	68%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.4	64%
Razor Leaf Elite TM 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.1	54%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2	54%
Acid 13.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.7	46%
Bullet Seed 8.4 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.3	33%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Acid 4 EPT	Power Whip 2.16 DPE	14	12.2	100%
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Power Whip 2.16 DPE	12	11.4	93%
Acid 4 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	14	11.3	92%
Acid 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	11	90%
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	12	10.3	84%
Acid 4 EPT	Seed Bomb 1.65 DPE	10	10.2	83%
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.1	82%
Razor Leaf Elite TM 2 EPT	Power Whip 2.16 DPE	26	9.7	79%
Razor Leaf Elite TM 2 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	26	9.2	75%
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Seed Bomb 1.65 DPE	12	9.2	75%
Razor Leaf Elite TM 2 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	36	9.1	74%
Razor Leaf Elite TM 2 EPT	Seed Bomb 1.65 DPE	20	8.7	71%
Razor Leaf Elite TM 2 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	36	5.7	46%
Acid 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	4.2	34%
Bullet Seed 4.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	2.6	21%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Weepinbell counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Weepinbell Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Mewtwo (Shadow)

Psycho Cut

Psystrike

0.29
2
Reshiram (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.29
3
White Kyurem

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

0.3
4
Salamence (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fly

0.3
5
Moltres (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Fly

0.31

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo Y with Psycho Cut and Future Sight+.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		172
Defense		92
Stamina		163

Max HP

Level 40	140
Level 50	149

Average size

Height	1 m
Weight	6.4 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Purification cost

Stardust	3,000
Candy	3

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	690
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	921
Level 30 Max wild	1,381
Level 40	1,611
Level 50	1,822

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,151
Level 35 (wild)	1,496