Weepinbell (Japanese: ウツドン Utsudon) is a dual-type Grass/Poison Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from Bellsprout starting at level 21 and evolves into Victreebel when exposed to a Leaf Stone.
Biology
Weepinbell is a pitcher plant Pokémon with a yellow, bell-shaped body. Above Weepinbell's circular eyes are three small green spots and a small, brown hook-shaped stem. It has wide, gaping mouth with pink lips. On each side of its body is a large, green leaf.
Weepinbell camouflages itself as a plant in the forest whilst awaiting an unwary victim. When its prey draws near it sprays poison powder to immobilize the target before melting it with its internal acids. It oozes a neutralizing fluid that prevents these internal acids from melting its own body. It will also slice its prey too large to consume into pieces with its razor-sharp leaves. Weepinbell live in temperate forests and jungles where it hangs from tree branches by its stem to sleep. If it moves around during sleep, Weepinbell may slip and awaken to find itself on the ground. As mentioned in Pokémon Sleep, Weepinbell is known to sometimes sleep undisturbed, even after falling down to the ground .[1]
Evolution
Weepinbell evolves from Bellsprout and evolves into Victreebel.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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Held items
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
Stats
Base stats
Pokéathlon stats
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Evolution data
Sprites
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In the anime
Major appearances
James's Weepinbell
Throughout the original series, James had two separate Weepinbell, both of which evolved into Victreebel.
Other
In Pokémon Scent-sation!, Erika sent out a Weepinbell during her Gym battle against Ash. It battled Charmander but was defeated.
In The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!, Ramos used a Weepinbell in a Gym battle against Ash. It easily defeated Fletchinder and Hawlucha despite being at a type disadvantage against both. However, it lost to Frogadier despite having a type advantage.
Minor appearances
Weepinbell debuted in The School of Hard Knocks, under the ownership of Joe. It was used in a battle against Misty's Starmie and was knocked out with a single Water Gun despite resisting the move.
In Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village, a Weepinbell was in Melanie's care. It reappeared in a flashback in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!.
A Weepinbell appeared in Battle Aboard the St. Anne.
In Pokémon Scent-sation!, a Weepinbell was in the Celadon Gym, separate from the one Erika kept as one of her battling Pokémon.
In Pokémon Fashion Flash, two Weepinbell were on Scissor Street.
In A Chansey Operation, an injured Weepinbell was brought to the clinic after getting a Voltorb stuck in its mouth.
A Weepinbell appeared in The Breeding Center Secret.
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Weepinbell was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
A Valencia Island variant of Weepinbell appeared in Poké Ball Peril.
In The Power of One, a Weepinbell sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
A wild Weepinbell appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
In Beauty and the Breeder, a Pokémon Breeder's Weepinbell participated in a Pokémon breeding competition.
In The Grass Route, a Trainer's Weepinbell competed in the Grass Tournament.
In Throwing in the Noctowl, two Weepinbell were living at Wings Alexander's barn.
In the banned episode EP250, a Weepinbell lived in a forest outside the Ice Path.
In Gonna Rule The School!, the Pokémon Trainers' School lent a Weepinbell to the school's underage students for use in lessons.
In I Feel Skitty!, two Weepinbell lived in Eliza's garden.
In Grass Hysteria!, two Weepinbell lived at the Forbidden Forest.
In A Hurdle for Squirtle, a Coordinator's Weepinbell competed in the Saffron City Pokémon Contest.
In a flashback in Sweet Baby James, a Weepinbell was being looked after by Nanny and Pop-Pop.
In All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!, a Weepinbell was dressed up as a Sunkern for the Pokémon Dress-Up Contest.
A Weepinbell appeared in a flashback or a fantasy in The Forest Champion!.
A Trainer's Weepinbell appeared in Thawing an Icy Panic! and Under the Pledging Tree!. In the latter episode, it attended the Coumarine City Festival.
A Weepinbell appeared in A Fashionable Battle!.
A Weepinbell appeared in I Choose You!.
In Alola, Kanto!, a Weepinbell and a Victreebel got into a fight with some Gloom and a Vileplume, which Bulbasaur had to break up.
Three Trainers' Weepinbell appeared in A Little Rocket R & R!. One was at the market, while another was captured by the Matori Matrix but later freed by Ash and his friends.
A Weepinbell appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
A Weepinbell appeared in Distant Blue Sky!.
A Trainer's Weepinbell appeared in HZ048.
Pokédex entries
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In the manga
Magical Pokémon Journey
In Pikachu and Clefairy's Heroic Tales, Prince Sudowoodo of the Stone Kingdom has a group of Weepinbell which he uses as henchmen. He commands these Weepinbell to kidnap a Bellossom, who he intends to marry. However, they are stopped by Pikachu and Clefairy.
Pokémon Adventures
In A Hollow Victreebel, Red got dragged into an evolutionary ceremony by a wild Victreebel to serve as food in the Kanto Safari Zone. With the help of the Pidgebot that was assigned to him, and a few good items he carried around, the Weepinbell that were about to eat him for their evolution were distracted, and he was able to flee. By morning, Red had caught multiple Safari Zone Pokémon including several Weepinbell.
Multiple Weepinbell appeared in Bellsprout Rout. They were seen in Gold's imagination when he asked one of the monks if the third floor had Weepinbell there.
A Weepinbell appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
Sebastian, Platinum's resident butler, has a Weepinbell that he uses to drive burglars out of the Berlitz mansion. When Diamond accidentally sneaked in thinking that he walked into a large park, all of the Pokémon accomplished was getting his clothes wet, though it proved to be an adept battler. It first appeared in Well Met, Weepinbell.
A Weepinbell appeared in Pinsir Changes.
Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
A Trainer's Weepinbell appeared in Let's Fight For The Future!!.
Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All
A Weepinbell appeared in The Raining Crystal Ball.
A Weepinbell appeared in GDZ23.
A Weepinbell appeared in GDZ34.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
A Weepinbell appeared in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!, where it was one of the Pokémon that took part in a baseball match.
A Weepinbell appeared in The Thrill of a Perfect Score, Big Rampage at the Amusement Park!.
A Weepinbell appeared in Demanding Tests at the Pokémon School!.
Pokémon Zensho
A Weepinbell appeared in PZ05, under the ownership of a Gym Trainer at Celadon Gym.
In the TCG
Main article: Weepinbell (TCG)Trivia
Origin
Weepinbell may be based on carnivorous pitcher plants.
Name origin
Weepinbell may be a combination of weeping or weeping tree and bell.
Utsudon may be derived from 靫葛 utsubokazura (pitcher plant).
In other languages
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References
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External links
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