bellossom

Bellossom is a Pokémon introduced in Generation II.

Type: Grass

Abilities:

• Chlorophyll: Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in sunny weather, allowing Bellossom to outspeed many opponents and take advantage of the sun for strategic moves.
• Healer (Hidden Ability): Has a 30% chance of healing an ally's status condition in Double Battles, providing support and utility in team battles.

Physical Characteristics:

• Bellossom is a small, bipedal Pokémon resembling a humanoid flower, adorned with a skirt of overlapping petals that suggest a vibrant, tropical flower.
• It has a pair of red flowers on its head, adding to its floral appearance and giving it a cheerful and bright look.
• The Pokémon's body is primarily green, with a few yellow markings that enhance its plant-like features and help it blend into lush environments.

Behavior and Habitat:

• Bellossom is known for its joyful and serene demeanor, often seen dancing and spinning in meadows and gardens to celebrate sunny days.
• Prefers warm, sunny habitats where it can bask in the sunlight, such as open fields and lush grasslands.
• It is believed that the more beautiful its petals, the more popular it becomes among its peers, often leading to friendly competitions.

In Battle:

• Bellossom is more of a defensive Pokémon, with solid Special Defense and access to recovery moves like Giga Drain and Synthesis, allowing it to sustain itself in battle.
• Primarily uses Grass-type moves like Leaf Storm and Petal Dance, which can deal significant damage to Water, Ground, and Rock types.
• Its weaknesses include Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison, and Bug-type moves, requiring careful team planning to cover these vulnerabilities.

Evolution:

• Evolves from Gloom when exposed to a Sun Stone, diverging from its alternative evolution into Vileplume with a Leaf Stone.
• The use of the Sun Stone triggers a transformation that enhances its beauty and floral traits, emphasizing its elegance over raw power.

Interesting Facts:

• Bellossom is unique among its evolutionary line for losing the Poison type, becoming purely a Grass type, which changes its resistances and weaknesses.
• Often depicted in the Pokémon anime as part of cheerful and lively scenes, adding to its reputation as a symbol of happiness and beauty.
• In various Pokémon games, Bellossom is associated with sunny weather mechanics, often appearing in areas or battles where sunlight plays a crucial role.

Level Up

TM/HM

Breeding

Tutor

Other

• Soulsilver: Plentiful in the tropics. When it dances, its petals rub together and make a pleasant ringing sound.
• Gold: BELLOSSOM gather at times and appear to dance.They say that the dance is a ritual to summon the sun.
• Silver: Plentiful in the tropics. When it dances, its petalsrub together and make a pleasant ringing sound.
• Crystal: When these dance together, their petals rub againsteach other, making pretty, relaxing sounds.
• Ruby: When BELLOSSOM gets exposed to plenty of sunlight, the leaves ringing its body begin to spin around.This Pokémon’s dancing is renowned in the southern lands.
• Sapphire: A BELLOSSOM grows flowers more beautifully if it has evolved from a smelly GLOOM - the stinkier the better.At night, this Pokémon closes its petals and goes to sleep.
• Emerald: Its flower petals deepen in color through exposure to sunlight. When cloudy weather persists, it does a dance that is thought to be a ritual for summoning the sun.
• Firered: Plentiful in the tropics. When it dances, its petals rub together and make a pleasant ringing sound.
• Leafgreen: BELLOSSOM gather at times and appear to dance. They say that the dance is a ritual to summon the sun.
• Diamond: When the heavy rainfall season ends, it is drawn out by warm sunlight to dance in the open.
• Pearl: When the heavy rainfall season ends, it is drawn out by warm sunlight to dance in the open.
• Platinum: When the heavy rainfall season ends, it is drawn out by warm sunlight to dance in the open.
• Heartgold: BELLOSSOM gather at times and seem to dance. They say that the dance is a ritual to summon the sun.
• Black: When the heavy rainfall season ends, it is drawn out by warm sunlight to dance in the open.
• White: When the heavy rainfall season ends, it is drawn out by warm sunlight to dance in the open.
• Black-2: When the heavy rainfall season ends, it is drawn out by warm sunlight to dance in the open.
• White-2: When the heavy rainfall season ends, it is drawn out by warm sunlight to dance in the open.
• X: Bellossom gather at times and seem to dance. They say that the dance is a ritual to summon the sun.
• Y: When the heavy rainfall season ends, it is drawn out by warm sunlight to dance in the open.
• Omega-Ruby: When Bellossom gets exposed to plenty of sunlight, the leaves ringing its body begin to spin around. This Pokémon’s dancing is renowned in the southern lands.
• Alpha-Sapphire: A Bellossom grows flowers more beautifully if it has evolved from a smelly Gloom—the more stinky the better. At night, this Pokémon closes its petals and goes to sleep.
• Sword: Plentiful in the tropics. When it dances, its petals rub together and make a pleasant ringing sound.
• Shield: Bellossom gather at times and appear to dance. They say that the dance is a ritual to summon the sun.