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victreebel
#071

Victreebel

Flycatcher Pokémon

GrassPoison

It pools in its mouth a fluid with a honeylike scent, which is really an acid that dissolves anything.

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 105
Defense 65
Sp. Atk 100
Sp. Def 70
Speed 70
Total 490

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Flycatcher Pokémon
Height 1.7 m
Weight 15.5 kg
Base Exp 221
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Plant

Sprites

victreebel Front Front
victreebel Back Back
victreebel Front Shiny Front Shiny
victreebel Back Shiny Back Shiny
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victreebel Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Mixed Sun Sweeper
Moves
Leaf Blade / Power Whip
Weather Ball / Hidden Power Fire
Sludge Bomb / Sleep Powder
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Rash
EVs
Atk 172
SpA 140
Spe 196

Strategy Overview

Victreebel is, and always has been, one of the most powerful sun sweepers in the game. It has probably the best mixed offensive spread of any Chlorophyll user, setting it apart from the likes of Sawsbuck, Shiftry, and Tangrowth. With access to the newly buffed Growth, excellent moves such as Power Whip and Weather Ball, and with the latest, most powerful Chlorophyll user, Venusaur, now in OU, Victreebel has become an even better choice for your UU sun team. However, as always, Victreebel is held back by its frailty, as well as by the fact that the aforementioned excellent moves are illegal together. On top of this, sun teams themselves are hardly reliable. However, don't let this make you think that Victreebel is not a threat--take Victreebel lightly and you could quickly find your team in tatters.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc