Victreebel (Pokémon)

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Victreebel (Japanese: ウツボット Utsubot) is a dual-type introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from when exposed to a Leaf Stone. It is the final form of .
==Biology==
Victreebel is a with a bell-shaped body. It has a gaping mouth with pink lips and two sharp teeth. Its semicircular eyes appear directly under its mouth and it has several dark green spots on its body. On either side of its body is a large green leaf. Covering Victreebel's mouth is a leaf with a long, brown, yellow-tipped vine growing out of it. The vine is flicked to mimic an animal in order to attract prey. Victreebel also produces a sweet scent to further aid in luring its victims. Acid that has dissolved numerous prey animals becomes sweeter and even more effective at attracting prey.
It can be found in small groups and is territorial. In the 22nd chapter of Pokémon Adventures, Victreebel hoards food, usually small birds and rodents, and collects Leaf Stones to perform Evolution rituals at night to help become more Victreebel. Being the result of exposure to an Evolution stone, Victreebel is rarely found in the wild, though they can be found in . As mentioned in Pokémon Sleep, Victreebel is known to sleep with its mouth open to draw in prey.Sleep Style Dex Very rarely, it forgets about luring in prey and instead chooses to sleep face down.
===Evolution===
Victreebel evolves from and is the final form of .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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Victreebel in the
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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.
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
======Generations I-V======
======Generation VI onward======
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====By a prior Evolution====
====Animated series-only moves====
Move	Type	Episode
 	 	Pikachu Re-Volts
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====James's Victreebel=====
James had two separate Victreebel (traded for each other in Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid), both of which evolved from while in his possession. His second Victreebel was expelled from the group by Jessie after it attacked her. It landed near James's first Victreebel, both Pokémon fell instantly in love, and they hopped off together into the forest.
=====Other=====
In Danger, Sweet as Honey!, stumbled upon a Victreebel on Honey Island and had a look inside its mouth. Knowing how dangerous it was, and tried to drag him away, but Victreebel woke up and bit Meowth instead. Pikachu and Axew managed to pull Meowth out, but Meowth was in the process.
In Thawing an Icy Panic!, Ramos's multiple Victreebel attacked when he accidentally broke the fence of Ramos's ranch. They were then stopped through the intervention of Ramos himself.
====Minor appearances====
Victreebel debuted in Pokémon Scent-sation!, where it was one of the Pokémon seen in the Celadon Gym.
A Victreebel appeared in The Kangaskhan Kid.
In The Battling Eevee Brothers, a Victreebel attended the evolution party in Stone Town.
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Victreebel was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
In The Power of One, multiple Victreebel sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
Multiple Victreebel appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
A Victreebel appeared in the opening intro of Celebi: The Voice of the Forest, which was reused for Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.
Multiple Victreebel appeared in Destiny Deoxys.
A Victreebel appeared in the opening of Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.
Multiple Victreebel appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
In the opening sequence of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, a Victreebel was in an 's field of flowers.
In Under the Pledging Tree!, a 's Victreebel attended the Coumarine City Festival.
In Alola, Kanto!, a Victreebel and a got into a fight with some and a , which had to break up.
A Victreebel appeared in a flashback in Enter Pikachu!.
In Breaking the Ice!, a Trainer's Victreebel fought in and lost a with Regina's , Mirche.
A Victreebel appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
A Victreebel appeared in Distant Blue Sky!.
===Pokémon Origins===
In File 3: Giovanni, 's Victreebel went up against Giovanni's and lost in one hit.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
A Victreebel appeared in The Discovery, under the ownership of . She used it to help her traverse Cerulean Cave by swinging over a ravine.
===POKÉTOON===
In Blossom's Dream, attempted to catch a Victreebel, but failed.
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
A Victreebel appeared in a flashback in Tale Of The Friendship Between Pikachu And Meowth.
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
A Victreebel appeared in How Do You Do, Pikachu?.
===Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl===
A Victreebel appeared in PDP01. It attacked with after she disturbed it while chasing after Ash's Pikachu.
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Long Live the Nidoking!, was caught by a Victreebel in the . In A Hollow Victreebel, he was to be used as food in an evolutionary ritual for several Bellsprout and Weepinbell. He used a Poké Flute and a Poké Doll to disrupt the ritual and escape. In the process, he captured a Victreebel, which he used to battle the that was after him. By morning, Red had several Safari Zone Pokémon, including multiple Victreebel.
Erika has a Victreebel, which first appeared as a Bellsprout during her with in Meanwhile... Vileplume!. It evolved into a Victreebel prior to Whacked by Marowak!.
In Three Cheers for Chikorita, managed to catch a Victreebel in her quest to fill the Pokédex. During the fight, Professor Elm's Chikorita came looking for Crystal, prompting Victreebel to sneakily use Chikorita as a living shield to defend itself from Arcanine's attacks.
A Victreebel appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
===Pokémon Zensho===
A Victreebel appeared in PZ05, under the ownership of a at Celadon Gym.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* In Generation I, Victreebel has the highest index number of all non-glitch Pokémon.
* Despite learning through , Victreebel and its pre-evolved forms could not learn it through TM until .
* In , Brassius has made a pitcher modeled after a Victreebel. This could be a pun because it is based off of a pitcher plant.
===Origin===
Victreebel may be based on carnivorous s. The blue lips in its coloration may reference how a pitcher plant's rim turns blue under .
====Name origin====
Victreebel may be a combination of victory, tree, and bell. The shortening of "bell" into bel is a result of the ten-character limit on English Pokémon names in Generation I.
Utsubot may be derived from 靫葛 utsubokazura (pitcher plant) and possibly ポット pot.
==In other languages==
==References==
==Related articles==
* James's Victreebel
==External links==
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