Bellossom

Bellossom
Games	SSBM, SSBB
Move	Sleep Powder
Rarity	Common

Bellossom (キレイハナ, Kireihana in Japanese language versions) is a fictional creature in the Pokémon media franchise.

Creature description

Bellossom is a small green plant-like Pokemon with flowers on its head and leaves on its lower body arranged like a dancing "skirt". Pokédex info says that compared to its previous form Gloom, it is much smaller yet much more elegant, and in fact its flowers grow more beautifully if it was a particularly stinky Gloom. It is plentiful in the tropics, and through exposure to sunlight, the flower petals on its head deepen in color and the leaves ringing its body begin to spin around. When the heavy rainfall season ends but clouds still persist, they are drawn out by areas of warm sunlight to dance in the open, which people say is some sort of ritual to bring out the sun more. As an individual dances, its head petals rub together and make a pleasant ringing sound. Its dancing is renowned in southern langs. At night, it sleeps with its flower petals closed.

Bellossom was introduced in the second generation of the Pokémon games. A trainer could obtain a Bellossom by using a Sun Stone on a Gloom. Erika in Pokémon Gold & Pokémon Silver uses Bellossom as one of her Pokémon. Bellossom resembles a dancer with her appearance.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

As a Poké Ball Pokémon

Bellossom appears as a Pokémon that comes out of a Poké Ball and a trophy in Melee. Bellossom will use Sleep Powder as her attack. Bellossom will start dancing when she comes out of the Poké Ball. She will be shrouded with Sleep Powder. Any character that makes contact with the powder will fall asleep. The character who is asleep cannot move until he/she is attacked or when Bellosom disappears, making this pokemon ideal for charecters who posess attacks with large Knockback. Unlike other Pokémon, Bellossom remains on the stage for a long period of time. Bellossom's sleep powder does not harm the summoner.

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Bellossom

As a trophy

Bellossom features as a collectible trophy, unlocked as one of the 100+ trophies that can be collected randomly during normal play, such as in the Trophy Lottery and throughout the various Single-player Regular Matches. It reads as follows:

Bellossom

From time to time, these beautiful flower Pokémon will gather in numbers and perform an odd sort of dance to call out the sun. While in the midst of this strange exhibition, their petals brush together to create a peaceful and soothing melody. A Gloom will only evolve into a Bellossom if it's exposed to a Sun Stone. (Pokémon Gold & Silver 10/00)

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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Bellossom Trophy

As a Poké Ball Pokémon

Bellossom returns, this time using Sweet Scent, as designated on the Dojo. Despite the different attack, Bellossom has the same effect of putting characters to sleep as it did in Melee. Strangely, Bellossom's Sweet Scent doesn't last as long as its Sleep Powder from SSBM.

As a trophy

Bellossom

A Flower Pokémon. After spells of cloudy weather, Bellossom will gather to call out the sun by performing a dance. When exposed long enough to the sun, the leaves on its body will spin around. A Bellossom's Speed is also known to increase with sun exposure. Its main specialty is Grass-type attacks. Also, Bellossom will close its flowers when sleeping.

Note

In the actual Pokemon series, Sweet Scent is a move that reduces opponent's evasiveness and does not put the opponent into sleep. The attack may have been based off of Sleep Powder, a similar attack to what Bellosom does in Brawl.