Victreebel has the same shape as Weepinbell, only upside-down. Its semicircular eyes appear directly under its mouth and it has several dark green spots on its body. There are four sharp teeth in Victreebel's mouth. Covering its mouth, Victreebel has a leaf with a long, brown, yellow-tipped vine growing out of it.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Victreebel lure prey into their mouth with sweet-smelling scents, then clamp down, trapping the prey.
Behavior
They can be found in small groups and are highly territorial. At the depths of the most dangerous jungles Victreebel live in huge colonies, and few Pokémon enter their territory and live to tell the tale. Victreebel horde food, usually small birds and rodents, and collect Leaf Stones to perform evolution rituals at night to help Weepinbell become more Victreebel.
Victreebel live in forests, as well as tropical jungles and swamps where the ground is rich in nutrients. They can also occasionally be found in caves, near sources of underground water. Its range is basically the same as Bellsprout and Weepinbell's range.
It uses an incredibly sweet-smelling honey to attract bugs, and sometimes larger prey, ranging from small rodents to creatures almost as large as themselves. The prey is then swallowed whole and is slowly digested by powerful acids strong enough to melt steel.
James had two separate Victreebel (traded for each other in Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid), both of which evolved from Weepinbell while in his possession. His second Victreebel was expelled from the group by Jessie after it attacked her. It landed near his first Victreebel, both Pokémon fell instantly in love, and they hopped off together into the forest. They have not been seen since.
In round 22, Red was kidnapped by a Victreebel into a hidden Victreebel colony in the Safari Zone, where Victreebel wanted to use Red as food for its youngsters. Red managed to escape and caught Victreebel.
Crystal manages to catch a Victreebel in her quest to fill the Pokédex. During the fight, Elm's Chikorita comes looking for Crystal, prompting Victreebel to sneakily use Chikorita as a living shield to defend itself from Arcanine's Fire-type attacks.
Erika also has a Victreebel which first appeared as a Bellsprout during her battle with Red in Meanvile Vileplume!.
Victreebel has a long vine that extends from its head. This vine is waved and flicked about as if it were an animal to attract prey. When an unsuspecting prey draws near, this Pokémon swallows it whole.
The long vine extending from its head is waved about as if it were a living thing to attract prey. When an unsuspecting victim approaches, it is swallowed whole.
Victreebel and its pre-evolutions are based upon carnivorous pitcher plants.
Name origin
Victreebel seems to be a combination of victory (corrupted to make a pun on tree) and bell (referring to its bell-like shape). The maximum number of characters possible to make up a Pokémon's name is ten, and this is likely the reason for the misspelling of bell as bel.
Utsubot is derived from 靫葛 utsubokazura (pitcher plant). It may also be based on 壷 tsubo (jar) or ポット pot (relative to bot), referring to its shape.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
For other sprites and images, please see Victreebel images on Bulbagarden Archives.
