Bellossom
Grass
Best attacking moveset: Magical Leaf and Leaf Blade, worth 9.5 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Bellossom can learn 12 combinations. Magical Leaf with Leaf Blade does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid | Poison | 11 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Bullet Seed | Grass | 7 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Magical Leaf | Grass | 17 | 1.5s | +17 |
| Razor Leaf | Grass | 13 | 1.0s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | 100 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Leaf Blade | Grass | 70 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Petal Blizzard | Grass | 110 | 2.5s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Bellossom has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,578 at level 50, 2,281 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,303 CP at level 20, or 1,629 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,236 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 169 attack · 186 defense · 181 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.41 m and 5.8 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Bellossom does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ground, Rock, Water.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Magical Leaf + Leaf Blade | 15.2 |
| Rock | Magical Leaf + Leaf Blade | 15.2 |
| Water | Magical Leaf + Leaf Blade | 15.2 |
| Fighting | Magical Leaf + Dazzling Gleam | 11.6 |
| Dark | Magical Leaf + Dazzling Gleam | 11.6 |
| Fairy | Acid + Petal Blizzard | 10.7 |
| Dragon | Acid + Dazzling Gleam | 10.6 |
| Grass | Acid + Dazzling Gleam | 9.5 |
| Normal | Magical Leaf + Leaf Blade | 9.5 |
| Ghost | Magical Leaf + Leaf Blade | 9.5 |
| Electric | Magical Leaf + Leaf Blade | 9.5 |
| Psychic | Magical Leaf + Leaf Blade | 9.5 |
| Ice | Magical Leaf + Leaf Blade | 9.5 |
| Acid + Dazzling Gleam | 7.8 | |
| Bug | Acid + Dazzling Gleam | 7.8 |
| Fire | Acid + Petal Blizzard | 6.7 |
| Poison | Magical Leaf + Leaf Blade | 6.2 |
| Steel | Magical Leaf + Leaf Blade | 6.2 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Bellossom is actually for.
Counters: what beats Bellossom
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 36.2 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 30.9 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 30.1 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Bug Buzz | 28.2 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 27.7 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 27.5 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 27.3 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 27.1 |
 Enamorus | Fairy | Fairy Wind + Fly | 27.0 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 26.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Bellossom's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.