Vine Whip
つるのムチ Vine Whip
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Type  Grass
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  35
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Vine Whip (Japanese: つるのムチ Vine Whip) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation IIII

Vine Whip inflicts damage, has no secondary effect, and has 10 PP.

Generation IVV

The PP of Vine Whip increases to 15. All other effects are the same.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

 
Ivysaur's Vine Whip in SSBB

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Vine Whip is Ivysaur's Special Up move.

Description

Games Description
A Grass-type attack. The Pokémon uses its cruel whips to strike the opponent.
Whips the foe with slender vines.
RSE Strikes the foe with slender, whiplike vines.
FRLG The foe is struck with slender, whiplike vines.
Strikes the target with slender, whiplike vines.
The foe is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.
The target is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.
Conq The enemy is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
001   Bulbasaur Grass Poison 13 10 10 9 9 ''''
002   Ivysaur Grass Poison 13 10 10 9 9 ''''
003   Venusaur Grass Poison --, 13 --, 10 --, 10 --, 9 --, 9 ''''
069   Bellsprout Grass Poison -- -- -- -- -- ''''
070   Weepinbell Grass Poison -- -- -- -- -- ''''
071   Victreebel Grass Poison   -- -- -- -- ''''
114   Tangela Grass Grass   29 19 22 19 19 7 ''''
455   Carnivine Grass Grass       11 11 ''''
465   Tangrowth Grass Grass       19 19 7 ''''
495   Snivy Grass Grass         7 ''''
496   Servine Grass Grass         --, 7 ''''
497   Serperior Grass Grass         --, 7 ''''
511   Pansage Grass Grass         10 ''''
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Type Father
II III IV V VI
152   Chikorita Grass Grass                                       
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In the anime


In the manga

In the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW manga


In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Get da ze! manga


In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

Trivia

  • Vine Whip is featured in the Generation III wireless mini-game, Pokémon Jump, where it is used by Venusaur.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 藤鞭 Téngbiān
  Danish Slyngpisk
  Dutch Roede
  Finnish Köynnössivallus/Rihmasivallus (OS)
Piiskansivallus (M01)
Piiskaisku (Master Quest)
Rihmaisku (also used for String Shot)
  French Fouet Lianes
  German Rankenhieb
  Greek Κλιματσίδα
  Hindi लाताक की रस्सी Lataak Ki Rassi
  Indonesian Cambuk Merambat
  Italian Frustata
  Korean 굴채찍 Deonggul Chaejjik
  Norwegian Slyngepisk
  Polish Dzikie Pnącza
Portuguese   Brazil Chicote de Cipó
  Portugal Chicote de Hera
  Romanian Lujerul Bici
  Serbian Bičevanje Lozom
  Spanish Látigo Cepa


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