Competitive Information for Bellsprout [Sun/Moon]
Grass / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Bellsprout? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Bellsprout is an extraordinary Grass and Poison-typed Pokemon. Bellsprout is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Bellsprout can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Bellsprout is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Buginium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 56 Hp / 252 Atk / 80 Def / 120 SpD
Moveset:
- Leech Life / Double-Edge
- Poison Jab
- Seed Bomb / Razor Leaf
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
Physical Sweeper Bellsprout (Chlorophyll)
Bellsprout is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Bellsprout's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Bellsprout's speed is doubled during sunny weather. Leech Life was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Razor Leaf is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
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Item: Grassium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 56 Hp / 80 Def / 252 SpA / 120 SpD
Moveset:
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Weather Ball
- Round / Snore
Special Sweeper Bellsprout (Chlorophyll)
Bellsprout is a fabulous Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Bellsprout's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Bellsprout's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Bellsprout recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Bellsprout must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Bellsprout? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Item: Grassium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 56 Hp / 252 Atk / 80 Def / 120 SpD
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Seed Bomb
- Leech Life / Double-Edge
- Poison Jab
- Knock Off / Sucker Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Bellsprout (Chlorophyll)
Bellsprout is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Bellsprout's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Bellsprout's speed is doubled during sunny weather. Leech Life was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Leech Life is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move (Bellsprout recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
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Item: Grassium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 56 Hp / 80 Def / 252 SpA / 120 SpD
Moveset:
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
- Weather Ball
- Round / Snore
Doubles Special Sweeper Bellsprout (Chlorophyll)
Bellsprout is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Bellsprout's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Bellsprout's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Bellsprout recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Acid is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Weather Ball is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (power doubles and type varies in each weather).
♦ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
♦ Snore is a special 50-base power Normal-type move (Bellsprout must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Bellsprout learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Bellsprout can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Bellsprout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status: Stun Spore, Toxic, Sleep Powder
Moves that boost Bellsprout's stats
- Curse
- Growth
- Rage
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Bellsprout
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Bellsprout in Sun and Moon
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