#045
Vileplume
Flower Pokémon
GrassPoison
Flaps its broad flower petals to scatter its poisonous pollen. The flapping sound is very loud.
Base Stats
HP 75
Attack 80
Defense 85
Sp. Atk 110
Sp. Def 90
Speed 50
Total 490
Type Effectiveness
Weak to
Resistant to
Abilities
Chlorophyll Effect Spore (Hidden)
Held Items
Evolution Chain
Moves
Locations
Details
Category Flower Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 18.6 kg
Base Exp 221
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Plant
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Front ♀
Back ♀
Front Shiny ♀
Back Shiny ♀
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
ru Usage: 0.4%
Strength Sap
Item
Poisonium Z / Black Sludge
Ability
Effect Spore
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4
Strategy Overview
While Vileplume has a unique move in Strength Sap and access to Effect Spore to allow it to barely check common physical attackers like Zygarde-10%, Virizion, and Golisopod, it is largely outclassed as a defensive Grass-type by Tangela, which has much higher bulk thanks to Eviolite, a better defensive ability in Regenerator, and access to moves like Knock Off and Leech Seed.
Most Used Moves
Common Teammates
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc