Leaf or Sun Stone for Gloom? (Emerald)?

Question

Which I should evolve Gloom into? Vileplume or Bellossom?

Rest of the team:

Combusken
Swellow
Azumarill
Gloom

Comments

I would say Vileplume is better due its superior special attack. Bellosom has slightly better physical defense and special defense but worse special attack which is arguably more important. Vileplume also gets STAB from Sludge Bomb, although it does come off it's lower attack stat.

Answer 1

With Leaf Stone Gloom evolve to Vileplume and with Sun Stoneit evolves to a Bellossom.

First now lets see the Pros and Cons of both

Vileplume

Pros
-Solid SpA stat
-Good HP,Def,SpD stats
-Learns STAB

Cons
-Low Speed
-Movepool isnt wide for coverage

Bellossom

Pros
-Solid Spd,Def stat
-Atk and SpA Somewhat good.
-Learns Solar Beam as a level up move

Cons
-Low Speed as Vileplume
-Again not many coverage moves.

So almost both are same in Speed and Movepool but Vileplume Seems to be better with great SpA statas offense is important in games.But Vileplume has weakness against Psychic that is against the the Sevent Gym.

Vileplume@Anything
Ability:Chlorophyll
-Sunny Day
-Sludge Bomb
-Solar Beam/Petal Dance
-Giga Drain/Sleep Powder

Sunny Day to activate Chlorophyll and increases Speed.
Sludge Bomb and Solar Beam/Petal Dance for STAB and Higher damage.
Giga Drain for life recovery.
Sleep Powder puts the opponent to sleep and allows you to attack freely.

So evolve it to a Vileplume using a Leaf Stone Staright away

Hope I Helped

Comments

Sleep powder is the most important reason why Vileplume is useful. It should know sleep powder instead of giga drain.