Mega Victreebel
Grass / Poison · Flycatcher Pokémon — first seen in Generation I.
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Base stats
| Stat | Base | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 80 | 270 | 364 |
| Attack | 125 | 229 | 383 |
| Defense | 85 | 157 | 295 |
| Sp. Attack | 135 | 247 | 405 |
| Sp. Defense | 95 | 175 | 317 |
| Speed | 70 | 130 | 262 |
Min and max are at level 100: the minimum is 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature, the maximum 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a beneficial nature. Shedinja's HP is always 1 whatever the formula says.
Type defences
Damage Mega Victreebel takes from each attacking type.
Evolution
Methods are the current official ones. A ROM hack may change them — trade evolutions especially; the guide table below says which do.
In the ROM hacks it evolves differently
Each guide's own line, in the words its creator published.
Other forms
Moves
Mega Victreebel is not in any of the 16 official games this site covers (Red & Blue through Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon), so there is no learnset here yet.
Where to find it in the official games
Not obtainable in the wild in any of the 16 official games this site covers. In those games it has to be evolved, traded or bred — or it belongs to a game whose data is not here yet.
Compare official Mega Victreebel with the ROM hacks →
In the 2 guides that include it
Changed in 2 of 2 guides: stats in 2, abilities in 1, evolution in 1.
Every ROM hack on this site that has Mega Victreebel, and what it did to it. Guides that changed something are first. Click one for that version's full page — locations, moveset and TMs.
| Guide | Type | Total | Abilities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazarus Evolves at Victreebite | Changed | GrassPoison | 590 +15 Defense, -10 Sp. Atk, +10 Sp. Def, -15 Speed | Corrosion + Corrosion |
| Elite Redux | Changed | GrassPoison | 630 +40 +20 HP, +10 Defense, +10 Sp. Def | Hyper Aggressive, Poison Absorb, Aroma Veil |
Pokédex entries
What each game says about it, in the games' own words.
| Red / Blue / LeafGreen / X | Said to live in huge colonies deep in jungles, although no one has ever returned from there. |
| Yellow | Lures prey with the sweet aroma of honey. Swallowed whole, the prey is melted in a day, bones and all. |
| Gold | ACID that has dis solved many prey becomes sweeter, making it even more effective at attracting prey. |
| Silver | This horrifying plant POKéMON at tracts prey with aromatic honey, then melts them in its mouth. |
| Crystal | Once ingested into this POKéMON's body, even the hardest object will melt into nothing. |
| Ruby / Sapphire | 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. |
| Emerald | 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. |
| FireRed | Lures prey into its mouth with a honeylike aroma. The helpless prey is melted with a dissolving fluid. |
| Diamond / Pearl / Platinum / Black / White | It pools in its mouth a fluid with a honeylike scent, which is really an acid that dissolves anything. |
| HeartGold | Acid that has dissolved many prey becomes sweeter, making it even more effective at attracting prey. |
| SoulSilver | This horrifying plant Pokémon attracts prey with aromatic honey, then melts them in its mouth. |
| Black 2 / White 2 | It pools in its mouth a fluid with a honey-like scent, which is really an acid that dissolves anything. |
| Y | Once ingested into this Pokémon’s body, even the hardest object will melt into nothing. |
| Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire | 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. |
Names in other languages
| Japanese | ウツボット |
| Japanese (Rōmaji) | Utsubot |
| German | Sarzenia |
| French | Empiflor |
| Spanish | Victreebel |
| Italian | Victreebel |
| Korean | 우츠보트 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 大食花 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 大食花 |
Official data here is present-day reference data from PokéAPI, not a snapshot of any one game's era — the Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived partway through the series, so a difference against an older game can belong to the series rather than to that ROM hack.