Physically Defensive
PUItem
Rocky Helmet / Heavy-Duty Boots / Leftovers
Rocky Helmet / Heavy-Duty Boots / LeftoversAbilityEffect Spore
NatureBold+Def/−Atk
TeraWater
EV spread
HP252
Def▲252
SpD4
Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.2 m
- Weight
- 18.6 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP221
Base stats
HP
75
Attack
80
Defense
85
Sp. Atk
110
Sp. Def
90
Speed
50
Total
490
Base Stat Total
Abilities
On this page — jump to a section
Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Vileplume
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Let's Go Pikachu
Sword
Shield
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
Leaf Stone
Sun Stone
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Vileplume can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
17 of 17
Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Petal Blizzard Inflicts regular damage. | Grass | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Acid Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Aromatherapy Cures the entire party of major status effects. | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Giga Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Grassy Terrain For five turns, heals all Pokémon on the ground for 1/16 max HP each turn and strengthens their Grass moves to 1.5× their power. | Grass | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 1 | Growth Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Mega Drain Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Moonblast Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Moonlight Heals the user by half its max HP. Affected by weather. | Fairy | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Petal Dance Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Sleep Powder Puts the target to sleep. | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 1 | Solar Beam Requires a turn to charge before attacking. | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Stun Spore Paralyzes the target. | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 1 | Sweet Scent Lowers the target’s evasion by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 15 | Poison Powder Poisons the target. | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
Breeding & egg moves
Vileplume can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
31 sprites & renders for Vileplume.
Across the games
More Grass-type Pokémon
Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.
#0251
All Grass-type Pokémon Celebi
PsychicGrass
Base total600
#0492Shaymin
Grass
Base total600
#0893Zarude
DarkGrass
Base total600
#1010Iron Leaves
GrassPsychic
Base total590
#0640Virizion
GrassFighting
Base total580
#0787Tapu Bulu
GrassFairy
Base total570
Community notes
No reader notes on Vileplume yet.
Cite this page
“Vileplume”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/vileplume.
Species data from PokéAPI.