The Essentials on Vileplume
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic Table
- Resistances
- ×¼ Grass · ×½ Water, Electric, Fighting, Fairy
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Stats
- Total 480 · top stat: Special Attack (100) Detail
- In Current Games
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 64 in the Blueberry Pokédex
- Pokémon Champions: playable
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny, Shadow
- Other Names
- Rafflesia in French · ラフレシア, Ruffresia in Japanese · Giflor in German All Languages
Overview
Vileplume is a Grass and Poison-type Pokémon, No. 45 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 1. Category: Flower Pokémon. Height: 1.2 m, weight: 18.6 kg.
Vileplume evolves from Gloom and does not evolve further.
Ability: Chlorophyll. Hidden Ability: Effect Spore. Vileplume is weak to Fire, Ice, Flying and Psychic-type moves (×2 damage).
Generation
Generation 1
Red / Blue / Yellow
National No.
#045
National Pokédex
Category
Flower Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
75
255
Attack
80
255
Defense
85
255
Special Attack
100
255
Special Defense
90
255
Speed
50
255
Total
480
Min HP (Lv. 100)
260
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
354
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Grass / Poison). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 4 types
Fire
×2
Ice
×2
Flying
×2
Psychic
×2
Normal (×1) — 9 types
Normal
×1
Poison
×1
Ground
×1
Bug
×1
Rock
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Steel
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 4 types
Water
×½
Electric
×½
Fighting
×½
Fairy
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 1 type
Grass
×¼
Abilities
Ability 1
Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in harsh sunlight.
Contact with the Pokémon may inflict poison, sleep, or paralysis on the attacker.
Vileplume Evolution
Level 21
#044
Gloom
Grass
Poison
Leaf Stone
#045
Vileplume
Grass
Poison
Sun Stone
#182
Bellossom
Grass
Vileplume Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Grass · Poison
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Vileplume Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
—
Petal Blizzard
Grass
Phys.
100%
90
15
1
Acid
Poison
Spec.
100%
40
30
1
Aromatherapy
Grass
Stat
—
—
5
1
Grassy Terrain
Grass
Stat
—
—
10
1
Growth
Normal
Stat
—
—
20
1
Petal Dance
Grass
Spec.
100%
120
10
1
Sweet Scent
Normal
Stat
100%
—
20
1
Giga Drain
Grass
Spec.
100%
75
10
1
Mega Drain
Grass
Spec.
100%
40
15
1
Stun Spore
Grass
Stat
75%
—
30
1
Sleep Powder
Grass
Stat
75%
—
15
1
Poison Powder
Poison
Stat
75%
—
35
1
Moonblast
Fairy
Spec.
100%
95
15
1
Moonlight
Fairy
Stat
—
—
5
1
Toxic
Poison
Stat
90%
—
10
1
Absorb
Grass
Spec.
100%
20
25
69
Solar Beam
Grass
Spec.
100%
120
10
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Grass
Gender
♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Special Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Vileplume
Available in 5 games, 5 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Let’s Go, Pikachu!
Shield
Sword
Scarlet
Violet
Generation VII
Let’s Go, Pikachu! 1 encounter
Available
▼
Tall grass
(1)
Sea Route 21
Lv. 37-42 100%
Generation VIII
Shield 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Sword 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Wild Area / Galar
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Terarium / Area Zero
(1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Terarium / Area Zero
(1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Let’s Go, Pikachu!
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Sword
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Shield
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Vileplume in Pokémon GO
- 2,559Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 1,462Perfect CP in Raids
- 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Sword
“It has the world’s largest petals. With every step, the petals shake out heavy clouds of toxic pollen.”
Red
“The larger its petals, the more toxic pollen it contains. Its big head is heavy and hard to hold up.”
Blue
“The larger its petals, the more toxic pollen it contains. Its big head is heavy and hard to hold up.”
Yellow
“Flaps its broad flower petals to scatter its poisonous pollen. The flapping sound is very loud.”
Gold
“It has the world's largest petals. With every step, the petals shake out heavy clouds of toxic pollen.”
Silver
“The bud bursts into bloom with a bang. It then starts scattering allergenic, poi sonous pollen.”
Crystal
“By shaking its big petals, it scat ters toxic pollen into the air, turning the air yellow.”
Ruby
“VILEPLUME’s toxic pollen triggers atrocious allergy attacks. That’s why it is advisable never to approach any attractive flowers in a jungle, however pretty they may be.”
Sapphire
“VILEPLUME has the world’s largest petals. They are used to attract prey that are then doused with toxic spores. Once the prey are immobilized, this POKéMON catches and devours them.”
Emerald
“In seasons when it produces more pollen, the air around a VILEPLUME turns yellow with the powder as it walks. The pollen is highly toxic and causes paralysis.”
FireRed
“Its petals are the largest in the world. It fiendishly scatters allergy-causing pollen from its petals.”
LeafGreen
“The larger its petals, the more toxic pollen it contains. Its big head is heavy and hard to hold up.”
Diamond
“Its petals are the largest in the world. As it walks, it scatters extremely allergenic pollen.”
Pearl
“Its petals are the largest in the world. As it walks, it scatters extremely allergenic pollen.”
Platinum
“Its petals are the largest in the world. As it walks, it scatters extremely allergenic pollen.”
HeartGold
“It has the world’s largest petals. With every step, the petals shake out heavy clouds of toxic pollen.”
SoulSilver
“The bud bursts into bloom with a bang. It then starts scattering allergenic, poisonous pollen.”
Black
“Its petals are the largest in the world. As it walks, it scatters extremely allergenic pollen.”
White
“Its petals are the largest in the world. As it walks, it scatters extremely allergenic pollen.”
Black 2
“Its petals are the largest in the world. As it walks, it scatters extremely allergenic pollen.”
White 2
“Its petals are the largest in the world. As it walks, it scatters extremely allergenic pollen.”
X
“The larger its petals, the more toxic pollen it contains. Its big head is heavy and hard to hold up.”
Y
“It has the world’s largest petals. With every step, the petals shake out heavy clouds of toxic pollen.”
Omega Ruby
“Vileplume’s toxic pollen triggers atrocious allergy attacks. That’s why it is advisable never to approach any attractive flowers in a jungle, however pretty they may be.”
Alpha Sapphire
“Vileplume has the world’s largest petals. They are used to attract prey that are then doused with toxic spores. Once the prey are immobilized, this Pokémon catches and devours them.”
Let’s Go, Pikachu!
“Flaps its broad flower petals to scatter its poisonous pollen. The flapping sound is very loud.”
Let’s Go, Eevee!
“Flaps its broad flower petals to scatter its poisonous pollen. The flapping sound is very loud.”
Shield
“The larger its petals, the more toxic pollen it contains. Its big head is heavy and hard to hold up.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Rafflesia
🇬🇧 English
Vileplume
🇯🇵 漢字
ラフレシア
🇯🇵 Kana
ラフレシア
🇯🇵 Romaji
Ruffresia
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Giflor
🇪🇸 Español
Vileplume
🇮🇹 Italiano
Vileplume
🇰🇷 한국어
라플레시아
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
霸王花
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
霸王花
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Fleur
🇬🇧 EN
Flower Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
フラワーポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Blumen-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Vileplume
What type is Vileplume?
Vileplume is a Grass and Poison-type Pokémon.
Can Vileplume still evolve?
Vileplume is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Gloom, it does not evolve further.
What are Vileplume's weaknesses?
Vileplume is weak to Fire, Ice, Flying and Psychic-type moves (×2 damage).
What is Vileplume's Hidden Ability?
Vileplume's Hidden Ability is Effect Spore. Its regular Ability is Chlorophyll.
Is Vileplume available in Pokémon Champions?
Yes, Vileplume is playable in Pokémon Champions.
Can you get a Shiny Vileplume in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Vileplume is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
