#045 vileplume
Flower Pocket Monster — The larger its petals, the more toxic pollen it contains. Its big head is heavy and hard to hold up.
Base stats
Profile
- Height
- 1.2 m
- Weight
- 18.6 kg
- Capture rate
- 45 / 255
- Growth
- medium-slow
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Egg groups
- plant
- Base EXP
- 221
How hard is it to catch
Its capture rate of 45 is an input to the formula, not a chance — so here is what that number is actually worth with each ball you can get, thrown the way the game throws: at a wild you have already beaten.
| Ball | Chance | With a type medal | Gold per catch |
|---|---|---|---|
Poké Ball
(×0.65)
|
1.9% | 3.8% | 9,478 |
Great Ball
(×1.5)
|
4.4% | 8.8% | 12,321 |
Ultra Ball
(×2.0)
|
5.8% | 11.7% | 18,482 |
Every throw is an independent roll, and a miss spends the ball anyway. The medal column is a maxed type medal for this species' type — the one multiplier here you can grow. A shiny is far harder than any of these, and only the Master Ball ignores the roll entirely.
Gold per catch is the ball's shop price divided by its chance — what an average catch costs you. A stronger ball is usually not the cheaper one: what it buys is fewer throws, which on a hunt you leave running is time and bag space rather than money.
Moves
Learned by leveling up
| Level | Move | Type | Class | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
special
SpD -1
Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
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special | 40 |
| 1 |
special
Cast 1.5s
Self-confuse
Hits hard; 20% chance to leave the user confused.
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special | 120 |
| 1 |
status
sleep
Cast 1.5s
Puts the target to sleep.
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status | — |
| 1 |
status
paralysis
Cast 1.5s
Paralyzes the target.
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status | — |
| 15 |
status
poison
Poisons the target.
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status | — |
Learned by TM / HM
| Move | Type | Class | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
physical
Bide
Stores damage for 2 s, then strikes back for twice the total.
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physical | — |
physical
paralysis 30%
Has a chance to paralyze the target. Hits a Minimized target without fail, for double damage.
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physical | 85 |
physical
Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
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physical | 50 |
physical
Recoil 33%
Cast 1.5s
User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
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physical | 120 |
status
EVA +1
Raises the user’s evasion by one stage.
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status | — |
special
Cast 1.5s
An enormous blast. Needs a long time before it can be used again.
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special | 150 |
special
Drain 50%
Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
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special | 40 |
status
Mimic
Borrows the target’s last used move into this slot. Once the borrowed move has been used and finished its cooldown, the slot goes back to Mimic.
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status | — |
physical
Rage
For 8 s, the user's Attack rises by one stage each time it is hit.
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physical | 20 |
status
Halves physical
Halves incoming physical damage for 20 s.
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status | — |
status
Channel 6s
Full heal + sleep
The user sleeps for 6 s, recovering 100% of its max HP as it sleeps. Waking early keeps only the HP already restored.
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status | — |
special
Cast 1.5s
Charges for 1.5 s, then strikes.
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special | 120 |
status
Substitute
Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
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status | — |
status
ATK +2
Raises the user’s Attack by two stages.
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status | — |
physical
Recoil 25%
User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
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physical | 90 |
status
poison
Poisons the target, draining its HP for 16 s.
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status | — |
Where to catch
| Zone | Levels | Spawn weight |
|---|---|---|
| Cerulean Cave (Profundezas) | 68–78 | 100 |
Poké Ball
Great Ball
Ultra Ball