Vileplume

Vileplume
GrassPoison
BST 490 · Best SpA 110CRank 50
Quick answer

Is Vileplume good in Pokemon Champions?

Vileplume is a C-tier Champions pick by current usage. It is a Grass/Poison Pokémon with 490 base stat total, and its most useful listed moves include After You, Sleep Powder, Sludge Bomb, Energy Ball.
  • Grass/Poison types
  • Rank 50 in current usage
  • Weak to Fire, Ice, Flying

Base Stats

HP75
Atk80
Def85
SpA110
SpD90
Spe50

Vileplume Weaknesses & Resistances

Vileplume Weaknesses

Fire2x
Ice2x
Flying2x
Psychic2x
Resists
Water0.5x
Electric0.5x
Grass0.25x
Fighting0.5x
Fairy0.5x

Offensive Coverage

STAB vs. all types

How this Pokémon's STAB attacks land against every defending type.

grassSTAB Coverage
Super Effective
watergroundrock
Neutral
normalelectricicefightingpsychicghostdarkfairy
½×
Resisted
firegrasspoisonflyingbugdragonsteel
poisonSTAB Coverage
Super Effective
grassfairy
Neutral
normalfirewaterelectricicefightingflyingpsychicbugdragondark
½×
Resisted
poisongroundrockghost
No Effect
steel

Most-Run Loadout

Community-sourced
Moves · Items · Ability Pikalytics
Ability
Chlorophyll98%
Item
Focus Sash88%
Move Slots
After YouNormal
95%
Sleep PowderGrassSTAB
93%
Sludge BombPoisonSTAB
87%
Energy BallGrassSTAB
28%
Calc vs top threats

One tap: Vileplume's most-run set against each top meta set, preloaded in the damage calc.

Movepool

Sorted by STAB then competitive usage

Sleep PowderSTAB
75%·STA

Puts the target to sleep.

Leaf StormSTAB
130 BP·90%·SPC

Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.

Solar BladeSTAB
125 BP··PHY

Requires a turn to charge before attacking.

Petal DanceSTAB
120 BP··SPC

Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.

Solar BeamSTAB
120 BP··SPC

Requires a turn to charge before attacking.

Sludge WaveSTAB
95 BP··SPC

Has a chance to poison the target.

Energy BallSTAB
90 BP··SPC

Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.

Petal BlizzardSTAB
90 BP··PHY

Inflicts regular damage.

Sludge BombSTAB
90 BP··SPC

Has a chance to poison the target.

Seed BombSTAB
80 BP··PHY

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Giga DrainSTAB
75 BP··SPC

Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.

VenoshockSTAB
65 BP··SPC

Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned.

Grassy GlideSTAB
55 BP··PHY

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

TrailblazeSTAB
50 BP··PHY
Acid SpraySTAB
40 BP··SPC

Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages.

Bullet SeedSTAB
25 BP··PHY

Hits 2-5 times in one turn.

Corrosive GasSTAB
STA

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Grass KnotSTAB
SPC

Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power.

Grassy TerrainSTAB
STA

For five turns, heals all Pokémon on the ground for 1/16 max HP each turn and st…

GrowthSTAB
STA

Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage.

Abilities

1
Ability 198% run

Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in harsh sunlight.

Hidden Ability

Meta Pulse

Usage Rank
50
Tier
C
Common Teammates
Torkoal
Torkoal
96%
Farigiraf
Farigiraf
95%
MA
Mawile Mega
42%
Sylveon
Sylveon
27%
Staraptor
Staraptor
24%
SC
Scrafty Mega
21%
Top Moves
After You95%
Sleep Powder93%
Sludge Bomb87%
Energy Ball28%
Top Items
Focus Sash88%
Wide Lens6%
Life Orb3%
Top Abilities
Chlorophyll98%
Effect Spore1%

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