03/28/24, 18:48
#070 | Weepinbell | Pokédex Strategy Moves Database | Tentacool | #072 |
This article gives you ideas of how to use Victreebel in battle in the Pokémon Black, Pokémon White and Pokemon B2W2 Games. It lists popular movesets used by competitive battlers, as well as a description on how to use each set to help you understand why the moves were chosen. These popular sets are usually the best to use in battle and so reading this guide will help you in your team building.
Gen 4: OverviewVictreebel can be used on Sunny Day teams or just regular NU teams. Sets depend which team your running.
Ability | Nature | Item | HP | Atk. | Def. | SpAtk. | SpDef. | Speed | |
Chlorophyll | Modest | heat rock / life orb | 120 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 0 | 136 | |
There are no current set statistics analysed |
The main goal of this set is to obviously get sunny day up. Sleep Powder a slower poke then you that might be troublesome late on. Then Sunny Day, after sunny day is up you can start demolishing your opponent’s team with a stab Solar Beam and having speed faster than electrodes. Pretty scary huh? Hidden Power Ice is meant for Altaria. Hidden Power Fire is good for hitting steels and other grass types, and gets an extra boost in the sun. Though it leaves you open for Fire types to come in and abuse the sun. While Sludge Bomb just hits other things that Solar Beam can’t hit for neutral damage. But with Sludge Bomb steels can wall you easily. So there are plusses and minuses with either one you choose.
Ability | Nature | Item | HP | Atk. | Def. | SpAtk. | SpDef. | Speed | |
Chlorophyll | Modest | leftovers | 76 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 0 | 180 | |
There are no current set statistics analysed |
This set is a fragile special sweeper with mediocre speed. Energy Ball/ Grass Knot and Sludge Bomb for stab, Sleep Powder for putting something that can wall you to sleep or have a fast sweeper crippled by Stun Spore. HP Ice for the Altaria’s or Growth to boost up your special attack. You need to have reasonably good prediction for this set to work out.
Ability | Nature | Item | HP | Atk. | Def. | SpAtk. | SpDef. | Speed | |
Chlorophyll | Modest | choice specs | 76 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 0 | 180 | |
There are no current set statistics analysed |
Give Victreebel Choice Specs if you don’t want to set up with Growth. Having a decent 492 Special Atk. is pretty nice but with a meager 221 speed. But having a nice stab Leaf Storm and Sludge Bomb make up for it. Hidden Power Ice explains itself and Sleep Powder is placed there for mostly a filler and being able to sleep something.
Ability | Nature | Item | HP | Atk. | Def. | SpAtk. | SpDef. | Speed | |
Chlorophyll | Adamant / Naughty | focus sash / life orb / leftovers | 6 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 | |
There are no current set statistics analysed |
First Sleep Powder or just automatically Swords Dance and go on from there. If you do have Sleep Powder sleep a poke. They switch out and you get a Swords Dace up. Then you Swords Dance again if you can. They attack you, sash activates. Now if the sun is up and you have +4 attack you’ll be looking at a Victreebel with 478 speed and 1356 attack. This is one of the most dangerous Victreebel sets and for good reason. Hidden Power Fire is for the steels walling you. And Synthesis is healing up from Life Orb damage or from your opponents attacks. Even without the sun shining this set is pretty lethal.
Ability | Nature | Item | HP | Atk. | Def. | SpAtk. | SpDef. | Speed | |
Chlorophyll | Adamant | leftovers | 6 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 | |
There are no current set statistics analysed |
A great set that might need a little luck to work. First you Substitute on a status move or something that wont break the sub. Then Encore and then they’re most likely to switch out and you get a free SD up. So now you have +2 attack and a sub up. You can go for another or just straight out attack. If you hate having only a grass move as your only then you can go for sucker punch cause they have to break the sub.
Ability | Nature | Item | HP | Atk. | Def. | SpAtk. | SpDef. | Speed | |
Chlorophyll | Modest / Adamant | leftovers | 76 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 0 | 180 | |
There are no current set statistics analysed |
It’s hard to use this poke for support with not the greatest defenses. Though this poke can abuse Knock Off and can put a poke to sleep. Energy Ball and Sludge Bomb are just there for type coverage. You could take one of his moves to have “double status” but its best to have two moves so that Victreebel isn’t easily walled.
The Sunny Day set is most popular, with Sunny Day/ Solar Beam/ Sleep Powder/ Hidden Power [Fire]. Good with setting the sun and probably an essential poke to a Sunny Day team.
Other OptionsThere are not that many options for this venus flytrap plant. You could do Rest/Sleep Talk/ Energy Ball/ Sludge Bomb but with its weak defenses its not going to really help. If Heatran or other Fire pokes pose a problem to you, then just slap on a HP ground.
Usual CountersFire Pokes wall it in general. Heatran fully walls almost every move in its arsenal. Steels can take it down if it doesn’t carry Hidden Power Fire. Flying and Psychic can pose a threat to Victreebel also. With its weak defenses anything super effective can take this guy out.
OpinionCan be a threat to any team but needs to have a good time to set up. This poke can’t really be used for being a wall with its meek defenses and have to be careful for this thing not to take a costly hit. If you plan well and use this poke to its full advantages then you have one tough Victreebel.