Vine Whip (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Grass
Category	Physical
Power	45
Accuracy	100
PP	25 (max. 40)
Makes contact?	Yes
Introduced	Generation 1

Effects

Vine Whip deals damage with no additional effect.

Changes

In Generations 1-3, Vine Whip is categorized as Special.
In Generations 1-5, Vine Whip has 35 base power.
In Generations 1-3, Vine Whip has 10 PP.
In Generations 4-5, Vine Whip has 15 PP.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Grassium Z and uses its Z-Power, Vine Whip turns into Bloom Doom and has base power 100.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Vine Whip
Japanese	つるのムチ (Tsuru no Muchi)
German	Rankenhieb
French	Fouet Lianes
Italian	Frustata
Spanish	Látigo Cepa
Korean	덩굴채찍
Chinese (Simplified)	藤鞭
Chinese (Traditional)	藤鞭

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	Whips the foe with slender vines.
Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	Strikes the foe with slender, whiplike vines.
FireRed/LeafGreen	The foe is struck with slender, whiplike vines.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The foe is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The target is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The target is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	The target is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The target is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.
Scarlet/Violet	The target is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Vine Whip at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.