Bellsprout マダツボミ Madatsubomi
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Height
2'04" Imperial
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0.7 m Metric
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2'04"/0.7 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
8.8 lbs. Imperial
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4.0 kg Metric
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8.8 lbs./4.0 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 0
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Atk 1
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Def 0
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Sp.Atk 0
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Sp.Def 0
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Speed 0
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Base Exp.: 84
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Battle Exp.: 841*
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Bellsprout (Japanese: マダツボミ Madatsubomi) is a dual-type Grass/Poison Pokémon.
It evolves into Weepinbell starting at level 21, which evolves into Victreebel when exposed to a Leaf Stone.
Biology
Physiology
Bellsprout has a very skinny, stem-like body with roots that resemble feet and are used similarly. Bellsprout has a pair of green leaves, and a yellow head shaped like a bell with pink lips.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Despite their small size, Bellsprout are versatile. Their stem is long, thin and very flexible, making then capable of swerving rapidly to avoid many attacks it is weak to or move with blinding speed to capture prey. They can use their roots to replenish moisture and health from the ground if they get hit. They can also channel their roots through the ground to trip foes. They can also use their feet as insulator.
Behavior
Bellsprout is adept at using vines to capture its prey of small insects. With blinding speed, it ensnares prey with its vines and devours it. If Bellsprout notices anything that moves, it will immediately fling its vine at the object.
Habitat
Bellsprout prefers hot and humid places, living in forests as well as tropical jungles and swamps where the ground is rich in nutrients. They are common in Kanto and Johto, but can be found in Sinnoh as well.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Bellsprout traps and eats insects and sometimes takes in nutrients from the soil.
In the anime
Major appearances
Bellsprout's first major appearance was in The Fourth Round Rumble, as Jeanette Fisher's Pokémon. This Bellsprout was unusually strong and managed to defeat Ash's Bulbasaur and Pikachu, but lost to Ash's Muk.
Another major appearance was in A Bout With Sprout. A boy called Zackie from Earl Dervish's Pokémon academy wanted to have Ash's Pikachu very badly. In his efforts to catch it, he captured a Bellsprout instead. This Bellsprout later saved the day when Team Rocket was causing trouble at the Sprout Tower.
A Bellsprout named "Spoopy" appeared in A Better Pill to Swallow as Old Man Shuckle's Pokémon. It was able run very fast and it could lift boulders.
Minor appearances
A Bellsprout was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Gonna Rule The School!.
A Bellsprout appeared in The Ribbon Cup Caper at the ship’s Pokémon Center.
A Bellsprout appeared in The Saffron Con as a Pokémon owned by a Coordinator that was taken by Team Rocket.
It also appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part One.
Another Bellsprout appeared in Promoting Healthy Tangrowth.
Bellsprout appeared in Zoroark: Master of Illusions as a few of the many local Pokémon who lives in Crown City. A Bellsprout worked with several other Pokémon in surrounding Zorua at the park to attack him, angry at Zorua for what Zoroark did to the city. Before a fight broke out, Bellsprout, along with the other Pokémon, were calmed by Celebi.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Bellsprout makes a cameo in the Red, Green & Blue arc in ...But Fearow Itself! when Red remembers capturing one.
Later, Erika of the Celadon Gym is seen in possession of a Bellsprout, who, despite its small size, was able to daze the fully-evolved Poli by mimicking its DoubleSlap.
A sextet of Bellsprout is seen in Volume 8 during Gold's visit to Sprout Tower. Gold is attacked by the monks and their Bellsprout in an attempt to convince him to join their group. The excellent teamwork of the Bellsprout manages to make short work of Gold's Aipom, only to lose to Gold's Cyndaquil when it incinerates them from below.
In the TCG
- Main article: Bellsprout (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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Generation I
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Red
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A carnivorous Pokémon that traps and eats bugs. It appears to use its root feet to replenish moisture.
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Blue
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Yellow
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Prefers hot and humid places. It ensnares tiny insects with its vines and devours them.
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Stadium
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A kind of bug-eating plant that hunts small insects. It uses its roots as feet for walking.
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Generation II
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Gold
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Even though its body is extremely skinny, it is blindingly fast when catching its prey.
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Silver
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It plants its feet deep underground to replenish water. It can't escape its enemy while it's rooted.
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Crystal
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If it notices anything that moves, it immediately flings its vine at the object.
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Stadium 2
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Even though its body is extremely skinny, it is blindingly fast when catching its prey.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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A Bellsprout's thin and flexible body lets it bend and sway to avoid any attack, however strong it may be. From its mouth, it leaks a fluid that melts even iron.
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Sapphire
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Emerald
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FireRed
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Its bud looks like a human face. Because of the bud, it is rumored to be a type of legendary mandrake plant.
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LeafGreen
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A carnivorous Pokémon that traps and eats bugs. It appears to use its root feet to replenish moisture.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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It prefers hot and humid environments. It is quick at capturing prey with its vines.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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Even though its body is extremely skinny, it is blindingly fast when catching its prey.
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SoulSilver
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It plants its feet deep underground to replenish water. It can't escape its enemy while it's rooted.
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Generation V
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Black
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It prefers hot and humid environments. It is quick at capturing prey with its vines.
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White
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Black 2
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White 2
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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Sapphire
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Emerald
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FireRed
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LeafGreen
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Common
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Routes 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, and 25, Berry Forest, Bond Bridge, Cape Brink, Water Path (LeafGreen only)
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Colosseum
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XD
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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50
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110 - 157
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210 - 304
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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35
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36 - 95
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67 - 185
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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Total: 300
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 70.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Bellsprout
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Bellsprout
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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PP
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This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
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- A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Bellsprout can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Bellsprout cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Bellsprout
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Bellsprout
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
Origin
Bellsprout and its evolutions may be based upon carnivorous pitcher plants, particularly the Nepenthes genus.
Name origin
Bellsprout's name seems to be be a combination of bell, referring to its bell-like head, and sprout, referring to it being relatively young in its evolutionary line. Madatsubomi can be taken to mean まだ蕾, still (a) flower bud.
In other languages
External links
Notes
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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.
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