Vine Whip (move)

Move data

Type Grass
Category Physical  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
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
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.

Bulbasaur Bulbasaur
#0001 / Grass · Poison
Level 3
Ivysaur Ivysaur
#0002 / Grass · Poison
Level 1
Venusaur Venusaur
#0003 / Grass · Poison
Level 1
Bellsprout Bellsprout
#0069 / Grass · Poison
Level 1
Weepinbell Weepinbell
#0070 / Grass · Poison
Level 1
Victreebel Victreebel
#0071 / Grass · Poison
Level 1
Snivy Snivy
#0495 / Grass
Level 7
Servine Servine
#0496 / Grass
Level 1
Serperior Serperior
#0497 / Grass
Level 1
Chespin Chespin
#0650 / Grass
Level 1
Quilladin Quilladin
#0651 / Grass
Level 1
Chesnaught Chesnaught
#0652 / Grass · Fighting
Level 1
Flabébé Flabébé
#0669 / Fairy
Level 1
Floette Floette
#0670 / Fairy
Level 1
Skiddo Skiddo
#0672 / Grass
Level 7
Gogoat Gogoat
#0673 / Grass
Level 1
Comfey Comfey
#0764 / Fairy
Level 3
Zarude Zarude
#0893 / Dark · Grass
Level 12
Ogerpon (Teal Mask) Ogerpon
Teal Mask
#1017 / Grass
Level 1

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Vine Whip as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.