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in Japan is a fictional character; a creature from the Pokémon series of video games. It is a Stage 2 Grass- and Poison-type Pokemon; it evolves from Gloom upon exposure to a Leaf Stone.
"Vileplume" comes from the English words "vile", referring to its smell, and "plume", referring to its blossom. Its Japanese name, Ruffresia, is a reference to its resemblance to the Rafflesia genus.
Biology
Vileplume resembles a giant flower, with a short purple stem for a body and large fleshy red petals with white dots atop its head; in this way, it looks nearly identical to the Rafflesia genus of flowers. Similarly to the Rafflesia (which is also named the "corpse flower" for its unappealing stench) and Gloom, its predecessor, Vileplume is known for the effects of its petals; many of the attacks a Vileplume can learn take advantage of its Poison type, causing its opponent to become poisoned or paralyzed. The petals on its head are also quite heavy, so it moves slowly.
Vileplume can be found in forests and they like to stay low to the ground. When they sleep, their huge petals droop over their head and they blend in more with the plants around them. They also release toxic, dense pollen into the air in this position so animals don't go near them.
In the video games
Vileplume is only obtainable by evolving a Gloom with a Leaf Stone. Alternatively, one could evolve Gloom into a Bellossom with a Sun Stone. Its Chlorophyll ability doubles its speed in sunshine (e.g. when the Sunny Day attack is used), and its attack Solarbeam can be used without a turn of charging-up when in sunshine. Hence, a common moveset on a Vileplume involves the use of the attacks Sunny Day and Solarbeam, allowing Vileplume to attack devastatingly with Solarbeam with great speed.
In other media
Vileplume has made minor appearances in the Pokémon anime thus far. In the Orange Islands episode where Ash and company meet Professor Ivy at her lab, Vileplume was one of the Pokémon in her garden. It was colored slightly differently from normal Kanto-region Vileplume as a result of how Professor Ivy fed it, but it was not a Shiny Pokémon. Vileplume was also responsible for making Ash, Tracey, and Jessie ill after unleashing stun spore on them during a pitstop on one of the Orange Islands.
In Pokémon: The First Movie, a Vileplume was one of the Pokémon belonging to one of the Pokémon trainers that were lured by Mewtwo to his New Island. Mewtwo captured it along with all the other Pokémon and created cloned versions of them, including one Vileplume, and it and the original Vileplume dueled each other in the movie's final battle. Afterwards, it left with Mewtwo and Mew and all its other fellow clones.
Vileplume has made stage 2 Grass-type appearances in the Jungle, Team Rocket (as Dark Vileplume), Gym Heroes (as Erika's Vileplume), Expedition, Aquapolis, EX Hidden Legends (as Vileplume EX), EX Holon Phantoms (as a Steel/Psychic dual-type), and Southern Islands sets in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. The Jungle Vileplume features an attack and a Pokémon Power that are both oriented toward coin flipping, so using it can be a gamble.
References
- The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Gale of Darkness
- Publications
- Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0439154049.
- Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 130206151.
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 193020650X
- Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0761547614
- Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1930206585
External links
- Official Pokémon website
- Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Vileplume as a species
- Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
- PsyPoke - Vileplume Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
- Smogon.com - Vileplume Tactical Data
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