Essentials

Vine Whip

Grass physical

Generation 1

Summary

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug ½
  • Dark 1
  • Dragon ½
  • Electric 1
  • Fairy 1
  • Fighting 1
  • Fire ½
  • Flying ½
  • Ghost 1
  • Grass ½
  • Ground 2
  • Ice 1
  • Normal 1
  • Poison ½
  • Psychic 1
  • Rock 2
  • Steel ½
  • Water 2

Stats

Power
45; percentile 19.5
Accuracy
100%
PP
25, up to 40.0 with PP Up PP Up
Target
Selected Pokémon
Effect chance
n/a
Priority
0 (normal)

Flags

Machines

Generation 1
Not a TM
Generation 2
Not a TM
Generation 3
Not a TM
Generation 4
Not a TM
Generation 5
Not a TM
Generation 6
Not a TM
Generation 7
Not a TM
Generation 8
Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

History

Before X, Y
Has 35 power. Has 15 PP.
Before Diamond, Pearl
Has 10 PP.

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 2
Gold, Silver, Crystal

Whips the foe with slender vines.

Generation 3
Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald

Strikes the foe with slender, whiplike vines.

FireRed, LeafGreen

The foe is struck with slender, whiplike vines.

Generation 4
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver

The foe is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.

Generation 5
Black, White, Black 2, White 2

The target is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.

Generation 6
X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire

The target is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.

Generation 7
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!

The target is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.

Generation 8
Sword, Shield

The target is struck with slender, whiplike vines to inflict damage.

Foreign Names

Japanese
つるのムチ (tsurunomuchi)
つるのムチ
Korean
덩굴채찍
Chinese
藤鞭
藤鞭
French
Fouet Lianes
German
Rankenhieb
Spanish
Látigo Cepa
Italian
Frustata
Czech
Úponkový bič

Contests

Generation 3 Contest

Type
Cool
Appeal
♡♡♡♡
Jam
Flavor text
A highly appealing move.
Use after
Use before
None

Generation 4 Super Contest

Type
Cool
Appeal
♡♡♡
Flavor text
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Vine Whip.

Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Pound Normal physical 35 40 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Mega Punch Normal physical 20 80 85%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Scratch Normal physical 35 40 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Vise Grip Normal physical 30 55 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Cut Normal physical 30 50 95%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Wing Attack Flying physical 35 60 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Slam Normal physical 20 80 75%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Mega Kick Normal physical 5 120 75%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Horn Attack Normal physical 25 65 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Tackle Normal physical 35 40 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Water Gun Water special 25 40 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Hydro Pump Water special 5 110 80%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Peck Flying physical 35 35 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Drill Peck Flying physical 20 80 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Strength Normal physical 15 80 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Rock Throw Rock physical 15 50 90%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Egg Bomb Normal physical 10 100 75%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Megahorn Bug physical 10 120 85%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Hyper Voice Normal special 10 90 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Dragon Claw Dragon physical 15 80 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Aqua Tail Water physical 10 90 90%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Seed Bomb Grass physical 15 80 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
X-Scissor Bug physical 15 80 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Dragon Pulse Dragon special 10 85 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Power Gem Rock special 20 80 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Power Whip Grass physical 10 120 85%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Fairy Wind Fairy special 30 40 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Dazzling Gleam Fairy special 10 80 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Land’s Wrath Ground physical 10 90 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Origin Pulse Water special 10 110 85%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Precipice Blades Ground physical 10 120 85%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Breakneck Blitz Normal physical 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Breakneck Blitz Normal special 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
All-Out Pummeling Fighting physical 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
All-Out Pummeling Fighting special 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Supersonic Skystrike Flying physical 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Supersonic Skystrike Flying special 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Acid Downpour Poison physical 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Acid Downpour Poison special 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Tectonic Rage Ground physical 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Tectonic Rage Ground special 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Continental Crush Rock physical 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Continental Crush Rock special 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Savage Spin-Out Bug physical 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Savage Spin-Out Bug special 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Never-Ending Nightmare Ghost physical 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Never-Ending Nightmare Ghost special 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Corkscrew Crash Steel physical 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Corkscrew Crash Steel special 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Inferno Overdrive Fire physical 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Inferno Overdrive Fire special 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Hydro Vortex Water physical 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Hydro Vortex Water special 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Bloom Doom Grass physical 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Bloom Doom Grass special 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Gigavolt Havoc Electric physical 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Gigavolt Havoc Electric special 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shattered Psyche Psychic physical 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shattered Psyche Psychic special 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Subzero Slammer Ice physical 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Subzero Slammer Ice special 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Devastating Drake Dragon physical 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Devastating Drake Dragon special 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Black Hole Eclipse Dark physical 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Black Hole Eclipse Dark special 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Twinkle Tackle Fairy physical 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Twinkle Tackle Fairy special 1 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Catastropika Electric physical 1 210 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
High Horsepower Ground physical 10 95 95%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Leafage Grass physical 40 40 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Dragon Hammer Dragon physical 15 90 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Sinister Arrow Raid Ghost physical 1 180 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Malicious Moonsault Dark physical 1 180 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Oceanic Operetta Water special 1 195 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike Ghost physical 1 195 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Pulverizing Pancake Normal physical 1 210 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt Electric special 1 195 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Plasma Fists Electric physical 15 100 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Photon Geyser Psychic special 5 100 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Zippy Zap Electric physical 10 80 100% 2

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Splishy Splash Water special 15 90 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Floaty Fall Flying physical 15 90 95%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Pika Papow Electric special 20 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Bouncy Bubble Water special 20 60 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Buzzy Buzz Electric special 20 60 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Sizzly Slide Fire physical 20 60 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Glitzy Glow Psychic special 15 80 95%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Baddy Bad Dark special 15 80 95%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Sappy Seed Grass physical 10 100 90%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Freezy Frost Ice special 10 100 90%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Sparkly Swirl Fairy special 5 120 85%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Veevee Volley Normal physical 20 * —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Flare Fire physical 10 100 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Flutterby Bug physical 10 10 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Lightning Electric physical 10 10 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Strike Normal physical 10 10 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Knuckle Fighting physical 10 10 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Phantasm Ghost physical 10 10 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Hailstorm Ice physical 10 10 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Ooze Poison physical 10 10 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Geyser Water physical 10 10 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Airstream Flying physical 10 10 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Starfall Fairy physical 10 10 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Wyrmwind Dragon physical 10 10 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Mindstorm Psychic physical 10 10 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Rockfall Rock physical 10 10 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Quake Ground physical 10 10 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Darkness Dark physical 10 10 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Overgrowth Grass physical 10 10 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Max Steelspike Steel physical 10 10 —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Branch Poke Grass physical 40 40 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Expanding Force Psychic special 10 80 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Steel Roller Steel physical 5 130 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Scale Shot Dragon physical 20 25 90%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Meteor Beam Rock special 10 120 90%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shell Side Arm Poison special 10 90 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Misty Explosion Fairy special 5 100 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Grassy Glide Grass physical 20 70 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Rising Voltage Electric special 20 70 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Terrain Pulse Normal special 10 50 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Skitter Smack Bug physical 10 70 90%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Burning Jealousy Fire special 5 70 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Lash Out Dark physical 5 75 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Poltergeist Ghost physical 5 110 90%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Corrosive Gas Poison status 40 — 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Coaching Fighting status 10 — —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Flip Turn Water physical 20 60 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Triple Axel Ice physical 10 20 90%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Dual Wingbeat Flying physical 10 40 90%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Scorching Sands Ground special 10 70 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Jungle Healing Grass status 10 — —

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Wicked Blow Dark physical 5 80 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Surging Strikes Water physical 5 25 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Thunder Cage Electric special 15 80 90%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Dragon Energy Dragon special 5 150 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Freezing Glare Psychic special 10 90 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Fiery Wrath Dark special 10 90 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Thunderous Kick Fighting physical 10 90 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Glacial Lance Ice physical 5 130 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Astral Barrage Ghost special 5 120 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Eerie Spell Psychic special 5 80 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Blitz Shadow physical — 40 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Break Shadow physical — 75 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Rave Shadow special — 70 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Storm Shadow special — 95 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Shadow Wave Shadow special — 50 100%

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Pokémon

Grass Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Vine Whip's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

Red, Blue Yellow Generation 2 Generation 3 Generation 4 Black, White Black 2, White 2 Generation 6 Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee! Generation 8 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
13 13 10 10 9 9 9 9 7 9 5 3 Bulbasaur Grass Poison Overgrow
Chlorophyll 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster
Grass 		45 49 49 65 65 45 318
13 13 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 — — Ivysaur Grass Poison Overgrow
Chlorophyll 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster
Grass 		60 62 63 80 80 60 405
— — — — — — — — — — — — Venusaur Grass Poison Overgrow
Chlorophyll 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster
Grass 		80 82 83 100 100 80 525
— — — — Mega Venusaur Mega Venusaur Grass Poison Thick Fat ⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster
Grass 		80 100 123 122 120 80 625
— — — — — — — — — — — Bellsprout Grass Poison Chlorophyll
Gluttony 		½ male, ½ female Grass 50 75 35 70 30 40 300
— — — — — — — — — — — Weepinbell Grass Poison Chlorophyll
Gluttony 		½ male, ½ female Grass 65 90 50 85 45 55 390
— — — — — — — — — Victreebel Grass Poison Chlorophyll
Gluttony 		½ male, ½ female Grass 80 105 65 100 70 70 490
29 19 22 19 19 7 7 7 7 15 16 Tangela Grass Chlorophyll
Leaf Guard
Regenerator 		½ male, ½ female Grass 65 55 115 100 40 60 435
19 19 7 7 7 7 16 Tangrowth Grass Chlorophyll
Leaf Guard
Regenerator 		½ male, ½ female Grass 100 100 125 110 50 50 535
11 11 11 11 11 11 Carnivine Grass Levitate ½ male, ½ female Grass 74 100 72 90 72 46 454
7 7 7 7 7 Snivy Grass Overgrow
Contrary 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Field
Grass 		45 45 55 45 55 63 308
— — — — — Servine Grass Overgrow
Contrary 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Field
Grass 		60 60 75 60 75 83 413
— — — — — Serperior Grass Overgrow
Contrary 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Field
Grass 		75 75 95 75 95 113 528
10 10 10 10 10 Pansage Grass Gluttony
Overgrow 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Field 50 53 48 53 48 64 316
5 — — Chespin Grass Overgrow
Bulletproof 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Field 56 61 65 48 45 38 313
5 — — Quilladin Grass Overgrow
Bulletproof 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Field 61 78 95 56 58 57 405
5 — — Chesnaught Grass Fighting Overgrow
Bulletproof 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Field 88 107 122 74 75 64 530
— — — Flabébé Fairy Flower Veil
Symbiosis 		always female Fairy 44 38 39 61 79 42 303
— — — Floette Fairy Flower Veil
Symbiosis 		always female Fairy 54 45 47 75 98 52 371
— — — Eternal Floette Eternal Floette Fairy Flower Veil
Symbiosis 		always female Fairy 74 65 67 125 128 92 551
7 7 7 Skiddo Grass Sap Sipper
Grass Pelt 		½ male, ½ female Field 66 65 48 62 57 52 350
7 — — Gogoat Grass Sap Sipper
Grass Pelt 		½ male, ½ female Field 123 100 62 97 81 68 531
— — 3 Comfey Fairy Flower Veil
Triage
Natural Cure 		¼ male, ¾ female Grass 51 52 90 82 110 100 485
12 Zarude Dark Grass Leaf Guard genderless Undiscovered 105 120 105 70 95 105 600
12 Dada Zarude Dada Zarude Dark Grass Leaf Guard genderless Undiscovered 105 120 105 70 95 105 600
Red, Blue Yellow Generation 2 Generation 3 Generation 4 Black, White Black 2, White 2 Generation 6 Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee! Generation 8 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
• • • • • • • • Chikorita Grass Overgrow
Leaf Guard 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster
Grass 		45 49 65 49 65 45 318

26 Pokémon

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