Vine Whip

つるのムチ Vine Whip

Generation:	I

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	35
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	10 (Gen. I, II, III) / 15 (Gen. IV)/ 25 (Gen. V), max: ?
Affects:	Selected Target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contests (RS E)

Type:
Appeal:	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DP Pt)

Type:
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Vine Whip is a Grass-type move that was introduced in Generation I.

Description[]

Games	Description
	A Grass-type attack. The Pokémon uses its cruel whips to strike the opponent.
GS C	Whips the foe with slender vines.
RS E	Strikes the foe with slender, whiplike vines.
XD	Strikes the target with slender, whiplike vines.
FRLG	The foe is struck with slender, whiplike vines.
DP Pt HGSS	The foe is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS	The target is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.
SM USUM PE	The opponent is struck with slender, whiplike vines that inflict damage.

Effect[]

In Battle[]

Vine Whip deals damage.

Contests[]

A highly appealing move.

Super Contests[]

A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Learnset[]

Generation I[]

By Leveling Up[]

Pokémon	type	Level
By Leveling Up
Bulbasaur	Grass/Poison	13
Ivysaur	Grass/Poison	13
Venusaur	Grass/Poison	1 or 13
Bellsprout	Grass/Poison	1
Weepinbell	Grass/Poison	1
Tangela	Grass	29 Y
Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

Generation II[]

By Leveling Up[]

Pokémon	type	Level
By Leveling Up
Bulbasaur	Grass/Poison	10
Ivysaur	Grass/Poison	10
Venusaur	Grass/Poison	1 or 10
Bellsprout	Grass/Poison	1
Weepinbell	Grass/Poison	1
Tangela	Grass	19
Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding[]

Pokémon	type	Father
By Breeding
Chikorita	Grass	Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel Tangela
Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation III[]

By Leveling Up[]

Pokémon	type	Level
By Leveling Up
Bulbasaur	Grass/Poison	10
Ivysaur	Grass/Poison	10
Venusaur	Grass/Poison	1 or 10
Bellsprout	Grass/Poison	1
Weepinbell	Grass/Poison	1
Tangela	Grass	22
Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding[]

Pokémon	type	Father
By Breeding
Chikorita	Grass	Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel Tangela
Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation IV[]

By Leveling Up[]

Pokémon	type	Level
By Leveling Up
Bulbasaur	Grass/Poison	9
Ivysaur	Grass/Poison	9
Venusaur	Grass/Poison	1 or 9
Bellsprout	Grass/Poison	1
Weepinbell	Grass/Poison	1
Tangela	Grass	19
Carnivine	Grass	11
Tangrowth	Grass	19
Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding[]

Pokémon	type	Father
By Breeding
Chikorita	Grass	Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel Tangela, Tangrowth Carnivine
Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation V[]

By Leveling Up[]

Pokémon	type	Level
By Leveling Up
Bulbasaur	Grass/Poison	9
Ivysaur	Grass/Poison	9
Venusaur	Grass/Poison	1 or 9
Bellsprout	Grass/Poison	1
Weepinbell	Grass/Poison	1
Tangela	Grass	19
Carnivine	Grass	11
Tangrowth	Grass	19
Snivy	Grass	7
Servine	Grass	1 or 7
Serperior	Grass	1 or 7
Pansage	Grass	10
Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding[]

Pokémon	type	Father
By Breeding
Chikorita	Grass	Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel Tangela, Tangrowth Carnivine Snivy, Servine, Serperior
Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation VI[]

By Leveling Up[]

Pokémon	type	Level
By Leveling Up
Bulbasaur	Grass/Poison	9
Ivysaur	Grass/Poison	9
Venusaur	Grass/Poison	1, 9
Bellsprout	Grass/Poison	1
Weepinbell	Grass/Poison	1
Tangela	Grass	7
Carnivine	Grass	11
Tangrowth	Grass	7
Snivy	Grass	7
Servine	Grass	1, 7
Serperior	Grass	1, 7
Pansage	Grass	10
Chespin	Grass	5
Quilladin	Grass	5
Chesnaught	Grass/Fighting	5
Flabébé	Fairy	1
Floette	Fairy	1
Skiddo	Grass	7
Gogoat	Grass	7
Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding[]

Pokémon	type	Father
By Breeding
Chikorita	Grass	Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel Tangela, Tangrowth Carnivine Snivy, Servine, Serperior
Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Gallery[]

Main games

Main series

Pokémon Adventures

v · d · e List of Grass-type moves

Generation I · Generation II · Generation III · Generation IV · Generation V · Generation VI · Generation VII · Generation VIII · Generation IX

A	Absorb Apple Acid Aromatherapy

B	Branch Poke Bullet Seed

C	Chloroblast Cotton Guard Cotton Spore

D	Drum Beating

E	Energy Ball

F	Flower Trick Forest's Curse Frenzy Plant

G	Giga Drain Grass Knot Grass Pledge Grass Whistle Grassy Glide Grassy Terrain Grav Apple

H	Horn Leech

I	Ingrain Ivy Cudgel

J	Jungle Healing

L	Leaf Blade Leaf Storm Leaf Tornado Leafage Leech Seed

M	Magical Leaf Matcha Gotcha Mega Drain

N	Needle Arm

P	Petal Blizzard Petal Dance Power Whip

R	Razor Leaf

S	Sappy Seed Seed Bomb Seed Flare Sleep Powder Snap Trap Solar Beam Solar Blade Spicy Extract Spiky Shield Spore Strength Sap Stun Spore Synthesis Syrup Bomb

T	Trailblaze Trop Kick

V	Vine Whip

W	Wood Hammer Worry Seed

See also	Bug-type Dark-type Dragon-type Electric-type Fairy-type Fighting-type Fire-type Flying-type Ghost-type Ground-type Ice-type Normal-type Poison-type Psychic-type Rock-type Steel-type Water-type

Moves

v · d · e List of moves introduced in Generation I

Bug-type · Dark-type · Dragon-type · Electric-type · Fairy-type · Fighting-type · Fire-type · Flying-type · Ghost-type · Grass-type · Ground-type · Ice-type · Normal-type · Poison-type · Psychic-type · Rock-type · Steel-type · Water-type

A	Absorb Acid Acid Armor Agility Amnesia Aurora Beam

B	Barrage Barrier Bide Bind Bite Blizzard Body Slam Bone Club Bonemerang Bubble Bubble Beam

C	Clamp Comet Punch Confuse Ray Confusion Constrict Conversion Counter Crabhammer Cut

D	Defense Curl Dig Disable Dizzy Punch Double Kick Double Slap Double Team Double-Edge Dragon Rage Dream Eater Drill Peck

E	Earthquake Egg Bomb Ember Explosion

F	Fire Blast Fire Punch Fire Spin Fissure Flamethrower Flash Fly Focus Energy Fury Attack Fury Swipes

G	Glare Growl Growth Guillotine Gust

H	Harden Haze Headbutt High Jump Kick Horn Attack Horn Drill Hydro Pump Hyper Beam Hyper Fang Hypnosis

I	Ice Beam Ice Punch

J	Jump Kick

K	Karate Chop Kinesis

L	Leech Life Leech Seed Leer Lick Light Screen Lovely Kiss Low Kick

M	Meditate Mega Drain Mega Kick Mega Punch Metronome Mimic Minimize Mirror Move Mist

N	Night Shade

P	Pay Day Peck Petal Dance Pin Missile Poison Gas Poison Powder Poison Sting Pound Psybeam Psychic Psywave

Q	Quick Attack

R	Rage Razor Leaf Razor Wind Recover Reflect Rest Roar Rock Slide Rock Throw Rolling Kick

S	Sand Attack Scratch Screech Seismic Toss Self-Destruct Sharpen Sing Skull Bash Sky Attack Slam Slash Sleep Powder Sludge Smog Smokescreen Soft-Boiled Solar Beam Sonic Boom Spike Cannon Splash Spore Stomp Strength String Shot Struggle Stun Spore Submission Substitute Super Fang Supersonic Surf Swift Swords Dance

T	Tackle Tail Whip Take Down Teleport Thrash Thunder Thunder Punch Thunder Shock Thunder Wave Thunderbolt Toxic Transform Tri Attack Twineedle

V	Vine Whip ViceGrip

W	Water Gun Waterfall Whirlwind Wing Attack Withdraw Wrap

See also	Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Generation I