Weepinbell
Flycatcher Pokémon
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.
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Strategy Overview
With the ability to run a physically based offensive set, Weepinbell differentiates itself from other prominent sun hyper offense Pokemon such as Tangela and Bellossom. While Tropius does compete with Weepinbell as a physical Chlorophyll sweeper, Weepinbell sports not only a higher Attack stat but also higher Base Power on its physical STAB move. However, Weepinbell is exceedingly frail, being 2HKOed even by neutral hits such as Mawile's Hidden Power Steel and Relicanth's Rock Slide. Weepinbell is also not particularly fast outside of sun, making it susceptible to being revenge killed. Weepinbell has an exceedingly difficult time breaking past certain Pokemon like Golbat and Pelipper, as its Poison + Ground coverage only covers so much. Lastly, Weepinbell does not fit on any team archetype outside of sun hyper offense, as it's otherwise outclassed by other Grass- and Poison-types such as Cacturne, Roselia, and Arbok.
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc