Vine Whip
GrassVine Whip is a Grass-type physical attack. It has 45 base power, 100% accuracy, 25 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It makes contact, which matters for contact-triggering abilities and items.
Technical data
- Type
- Grass
- Category
- physical
- Power
- 45
- Accuracy
- 100
- PP
- 25
- Priority
- 0
- Target
- adjacent
- Contact
- Yes
- Spread
- No
- Protect blocks
- Yes
- Wide Guard blocks
- No
Competitive value
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.
How to learn it
Pokémon that can learn or be taught this move, by method.
Level-up33 Pokémon
Floette Mega
Chesnaught Mega
Venusaur Mega
Venusaur Gmax
Floette Eternal
Victreebel Mega
Venusaur
Chesnaught
Serperior
Victreebel
Floette
Egg move (breeding)4 Pokémon
Meganium Mega
Meganium
Pokémon that use this move
37 Pokémon, sorted by usage
- Floette Mega
- Chesnaught Mega
- Venusaur Mega
- Meganium Mega
- Venusaur Gmax
- Floette Eternal
- Victreebel Mega
- Meganium
- Venusaur
- Chesnaught
- Serperior
- Victreebel
- Floette
What this move does
Vine Whip is a Grass-type physical attack. It has 45 base power, 100% accuracy, 25 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It makes contact, which matters for abilities and items that trigger on contact. Vine Whip is a Grass-type physical attack. It has 45 base power, 100% accuracy, 25 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It makes contact, which matters for contact-triggering abilities and items.
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.
When to consider it
Consider Vine Whip when its type and power cover targets your team otherwise struggles with. Single-target attacks are reliable and do not risk your own partner, but they can be redirected by Follow Me or Rage Powder. Evaluate the move alongside your team's speed tiers and overall coverage.
How to evaluate it in team building
In team building, Vine Whip is usually a coverage or primary STAB option. It shines when your team already has speed control or when it patches a matchup hole. Compare it with alternative moves of the same type and category to decide whether the extra power, accuracy or side effect justifies the slot over a more defensive option.
Common mistakes
Common mistakes with Vine Whip include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Forgetting that Protect and Detect can block it, wasting a key turn. Spamming it predictably and letting the opponent switch into a resist. Not considering how redirectors like Follow Me and Rage Powder change targeting.
VGC interactions
Protect and Detect block this move. These interactions are situational, so test them in the team builder and matchup analyzer before committing to the moveslot.
Related tools and guides
Use the tools below to test Vine Whip in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.
VGC interactions
- Protect / Detect: blocks this move.
- Wide Guard: does not block this move.
- Follow Me / Rage Powder: spread moves are not redirected.
- Quick Guard: no effect (non-priority).
Frequently asked questions
＋Is Vine Whip good in ChampionsVGC?
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder. It is blocked by Protect and Detect, which can waste a key turn if predicted.
＋Is Vine Whip blocked by Protect?
Yes, Vine Whip is blocked by Protect and Detect.