Shiny Bellsprout, evolution chart, 100% perfect IV stats, and Victrebel’s best moveset in Pokémon Go
Everything to get the most out of December Community Day!
Bellsprout, the Flower Pokémon, is back for the December 2024 Community Day. Now, when you think Flower you might think something pretty, like Flabébé, Florges or pretty much anything with a traditional flower on it. Bellsprout laughs at this idea, and reminds you that pitcher plants have flowers too. It's not the bit you can see - Bellsprout doesn't have a flower - but that's seemingly not important.
Bellsprout, Weepinbell and its final evolution Victreebel famously lack flowers, so we're not sure where that categorisation came from. Still, we're not here to Vorthos what is effectively a juvenile pitcher plant (not a flower); we're here to find out if it is any good in Pokémon Go, from Raids to Go Battle League. If you're still hunting for a perfect 100% IV Bellsprout, the December Community Day is the one of the best ways to do so!
So, what is a Community Day? For the uninitiated, this is a reoccurring Pokémon Go event that celebrates a specific Pokémon, while boosting shiny rates and offering an exclusive move, along with a whole host of other bonuses.
Bellsprout will be spawning en masse throughout the event and is the best chance you'll have for catching a shiny Bellsprout with 100% perfect IV stats and, if you achieve this feat, it's a good idea to know its evolution Victreebel's best moveset.
Even if you're not fussed on this month's Community Day, there are multiple other bonuses that may get you out and about playing Pokémon Go, including double catch Stardust and double catch Candy!
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Bellsprout 100% perfect IV stats in Pokémon Go
'Perfect', of course, means two things in Pokémon Go. First, there's the maxed out, 100% IV version, which is the 15/15/15 you're looking for your 4* Pokédex, raids and Master League. Yet, because of how CP is calculated using these three stats, a perfect IV Pokémon is usually only ever the best version of itself in the Master League, raids and Go Rocket battles.
Of course, you can't see the IV of a Pokémon without catching it first, so it helps to know the CPs that a perfect Bellsprout will spawn at.
If you're at Level 30 (or above), you'll ideally be looking for the following CPs for a perfect 15/15/15 Bellsprout:
The wild CP value aligns with your Trainer Level until you reach Level 30 and, due to the majority of the player base now being above this level, we've kept to these values for the sake of simplicity. These values will, however, be different if you're currently below Level 30.
If you want to run Victreebel in Go Battle League, you're looking for different stats:
- A perfect Great League Victreebel is 1/15/15, reaching 1497 CP at Level 23
- A perfect Ultra League Victreebel is 0/15/12, reaching 2499 CP at Level 48.5
- A perfect Master League Victreebel is 15/15/15, reaching 2748 CP at Level 50
Bellsprout evolution chart: What does Bellsprout evolve into?
Bellsprout follows a fairly linear evolution through its design from a juvenile to fully mature pitcher plant. To achieve this, you need 25 Bellsprout Candy to evolve your Bellsprout into Weepinbell, and then a further 100 Bellsprout Candy to get yourself a Victreebel.
It seems a little disrespectful to call this design on the nose, given its lack of a nose, but it lacks a flower and that didn't stop the Pokémon company, so I guess we're not holding back either.
You can read more about these three Pokémon below.
- Bellsprout: No matter what Bellsprout is doing, if it detects movement nearby, it will immediately react by reaching out with its thin vines.
- Weepinbell: Even though it is filled with acid, it does not melt because it also oozes a protective fluid.
- Victreebel: It lures prey into its mouth with a nectar-like aroma. The helpless prey is melted with a dissolving fluid.
So, Bellsprout is attracted to movement -- that doesn't say much more than it's slightly more intelligent than the average plant. The fact that Weepinbell is basically a stomach is the first real nod to its inspiration, although we're obliged to point out that pitcher plants do not contain acid, but a fluid with proteases (enzymes that break down proteins) and microorganisms that help break down its prey.
As for Victreebel? That seems pretty accurate -- a real pitcher plant can break down a salamander in just a few weeks. It doesn't, however, need the teeth since it doesn't bite or chew its food. They're mostly there for effect, though again that's not needed. To quote that one guy from Family Guy, "Damn nature, you scary".
Victreebel's moves and best moveset recommendation
Victreebel is solid in Great League, a liability in Master League and a naff raid attacker. But this comes with the heavy caveat that Shadow Victreebel is the one you want to run, and you can only get that with a Super Rocket Radar, as it's the Pokémon you get for taking down the Decoy Grunt.
As with most glass cannons, we want to lean into the glassiness with the Shadow version, hitting harder as a result. It's here for a good time, not a long time.
Running Magical Leaf, Leaf Blade and Acid Spray, this Grass/Poison type has decent Fast move pressure and a reasonable standing in Great League. Today's Community Day Move, Magical Leaf, is a minor upgrade from our previous recommendation, Razor Leaf. It doesn't hit as hard, but it does generate 60% more energy per hit, helping you get to your spammy Charged moves faster.
If you want to see the full move set, here it is:
Victreebel Fast Moves
- Razor Leaf (Grass)
- Acid (Poison)
Victreebel Charged Moves
- Leaf Blade (Grass)
- Sludge Bomb(Poison)
- Leaf Tornado (Grass)
- Solar Beam (Grass)
- Acid Spray (Poison)
- Magical Leaf (Grass)
- Return (Normal)
So what do match-ups look like?
In Great League, you beat anything that's slightly wet, plus Annihilape, which is good to know. However, you lose against Talonflame (obviously), Skarmory, Lickitung, Galarian Stunfisk and Dragonair.
Victreebel is in a similar position in Ultra League, where its glassiness is less of an issue, but the competition gets a lot stronger. You still beat the Water types, but lose to Talonflame, Giratina Altered, Cobalion, Cresselia and Steelix.
Master League, however, is a different story - at a max CP of 2748, your glassy Victreebel will shatter against a featherlight tough. Don't run Victreebel in Master League.
The Dual Destiny Season is here! It brings the Holiday Part 2 event with it. You can now catch Dynamax Pokémon through Max Battles. First, however, you need to visit Power Spots to collect Max Particles and complete the To the Max! quest. Don't forget to try out Routes, Gift Exchange and Party Play while you're hunting down rare Pokémon, fighting in the Go Battle League or competing in PokéStop Showcases.
What does shiny Bellsprout look like?
Shiny Bellsprout is a pretty obvious one, swapping its green leaves for an autumnal yellow! Matching the bulb that forms its head, this is quite a handsome shiny! Shiny Bellsprout was released in July 2020, as part of the annual summer event.
Shiny Weepinbell skips winter for spring, going for a greenish tint instead of yellow, pink lips instead of red, and a lighter green pair of leaves. This is a nice nod to the fact that the Pokémon is still growing, and is yet to evolve into shiny Victreebel.
That said, shiny Victreebel absolutely punts it by taking the green body of shiny Weepinbell and the autumnal leaves of shiny Bellsprout. For no apparent reason, it swaps red lips for blue, making for an altogether confused shiny.
Thanks to Reddit user rivalius13 for the image above.
Other December Community Day bonuses
Community Days in Pokémon Go always come with a string of bonuses, and December Community Day is no different.
Some of these bonuses are always the same - like increased spawns and increased shiny rates. However, there is a rotating set of other bonuses that come with Community Days, such as double or triple catch Candy, Stardust or XP.
A full list of December Community Day bonuses can be found below:
Bonus 1: Double Catch XP
Bonus 2: Double Catch Stardust
Bonus 3: Double Catch Candy
Bonus 4: Double catch Candy XL chance for players Level 31 and above
Bonus 5: Hatch distance halved for any eggs placed in Incubators during event hours
Bonus 5: Lure Modules activated during the event will last three hours
Bonus 6: Incense activated during the event will last three hours (doesn't include Daily Adventure Incense)
Bonus 7: Between 2pm to 10pm (local hours), you can make one additional Special Trade to make it a maximum of three for the day
Bonus 8: Between 2pm to 10pm (local hours), Trades require 50% less Stardust.
Bonus 9: Event-themed stickers earned by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts or purchased from the in-game store
Bonus 10: Event-exclusive field research tasks with rewards including Pokémon encounters, Stardust and Great Balls. Joining up with your local Pokémon Go community might also lead you to finding rare event-exclusive tasks which reward Pokémon with Special Background encounters
Bonus 11: PokéStop Showcases
Bonus 12: Event-exclusive 2km eggs which can hatch the following Pokémon
- Slowpoke
- Galarian Slowpoke
- Poliwag
- Togepi
- Wooper
- Paldean Wooper
- Timburr
- Axew
- Chespin
- Fennekin
- Froakie
- Grubbin
- Noibat
Bonus 13: Free Timed Research running from 9am (local time) on Saturday 21st December to 9pm (local time) on Sunday 22nd December, which will reward you with a Rainy Lure Module and Unova Stones
Bonus 14: Community Day Continued Timed Research running until Saturday 4th January at 9am (local time), which will reward you with daily encounters with 2024 Community Day Pokémon who have Special Backgrounds. Must log into Pokémon Go during December Community Day event hours to claim
Bonus 15: The Special Background for Pokémon featured during 2024 Community Days
Exclusive move for evolutions: Exclusive moves will be available for the Community Day Pokémon when evolving from 9am (local time) on Saturday 21st December to 9pm (local time) on Sunday 22nd December
Good luck finding a perfect Bellsprout!