Weepinbell has a yellow, bell-shaped body with a single green leaf on either side. It uses these razor-sharp leaves to slice up prey. It has a wide, gaping mouth with pink lips. Above Weepinbell's circular eyes is a pattern of three small green spots and a small hook-shaped stem.
Weepinbell camouflages itself as a plant in the forest whilst awaiting an unwary victim. When its prey draws near it sprays poison powder to immobilize the target before melting it with its internal acids. It oozes a neutralizing fluid that prevents these internal acids from melting its own body. Weepinbell live in forests where it hangs from tree branches by its stem to sleep. If it moves around during sleep, Weepinbell may slip and awaken to find itself on the ground.
Major appearances
Throughout the original series, James had two separate Weepinbell, both of which evolved into Victreebel.
Other
A Weepinbell appeared in Pokémon Scent-sation!, under the ownership of Erika. She sent it out against Ash during his Gym battle against her. It battled against Charmander but was soon defeated.
A Weepinbell appeared in The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!, under the ownership of Ramos. It was used in a Gym Battle against Ash and easily defeated Fletchinder and Hawlucha despite being at a type disadvantage against both. However, it lost to Frogadier despite having a type advantage.
Minor appearances
Weepinbell debuted in The School of Hard Knocks, under the ownership of Joe. Joe used Weepinbell against Misty's Starmie and lost despite a type advantage.
A Weepinbell appeared in Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village. It was one of the Pokémon in Melanie's care. It reappeared in a flashback in Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!.
A Weepinbell appeared in Battle Aboard the St. Anne, Pokémon Fashion Flash, The Breeding Center Secret, and The Power of One.
A Weepinbell appeared in A Chansey Operation, where it was one of the injured Pokémon brought to the clinic where it had a Voltorb stuck in its mouth.
A differently patterned Weepinbell appeared in Poké Ball Peril.
A Weepinbell was used in Bonitaville Beauty Contest in Beauty and the Breeder.
A Weepinbell appeared in The Grass Route, under the ownership of an unnamed Trainer competing in the Grass Tournament.
Two Weepinbell were among the Pokémon seen at Wings Alexander's barn in Throwing in the Noctowl.
A Weepinbell was one of the Pokémon seen in a forest outside the Ice Path in EP250.
A Weepinbell was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainers' School in Gonna Rule The School!.
A Weepinbell was seen in the greenhouse in Sweet Baby James, where it was being looked after by Nanny and Pop-Pop.
A Weepinbell appeared in All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!, where it was seen in the Pokémon Dress-Up Contest as a Sunkern.
A Weepinbell appeared in a flashback or a fantasy in The Forest Champion!.
A Trainer's Weepinbell appeared in Thawing an Icy Panic! and Under the Pledging Tree!.
A Weepinbell appeared in A Fashionable Battle!.
A Weepinbell appeared in I Choose You!.
A Weepinbell appeared in Alola, Kanto!, where it and a Victreebel got into a fight with some Gloom and a Vileplume, which Bulbasaur had to break up.
Pokédex entries
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XY058
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Weepinbell
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Serena's Pokédex
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Weepinbell, the Flycatcher Pokémon. Weepinbell looks like a plant and covers opponents with a poisonous powder in order to catch them.
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In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga
In Pikachu and Clefairy's Heroic Tales, Prince Sudowoodo of the Stone Kingdom has a group of Weepinbell which he uses as henchmen. He commands these Weepinbell to kidnap a Bellossom, who he intends to marry. However, they are stopped by Pikachu and Clefairy.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In A Hollow Victreebel, Red gets dragged into an evolutionary ceremony by a wild Victreebel to serve as food in the Kanto Safari Zone. With the help of Pidgebot 1 that was assigned to him, and a few good items he carried around, the Weepinbell that were about to eat him for their evolution were distracted, and he was able to flee. By morning Red had captured multiple Safari Zone Pokémon including several Weepinbell.
Multiple Weepinbell appeared in Gold's imagination when he asked one of the monks if the third floor had Weepinbell there in Bellsprout Rout.
In The Last Battle XIII a Weepinbell was one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest.
Sebastian, Platinum's resident butler, has a Weepinbell that he uses to drive burglars out of the Berlitz mansion. When Diamond accidentally sneaked in thinking that he walked into a large park, all the Pokémon accomplished was getting his clothes wet, though it proved to be an adept battler. It first appeared in Well Met, Weepinbell.
A Weepinbell appeared in Pinsir Changes.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
A Weepinbell is seen with Green during the baseball match that took place in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!.