Synthesis (move): Difference between revisions

Synthesis (Japanese: こうごうせい Photosynthesis) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Synthesis restores the user's current HP based on the weather conditions and time of day. Normal conditions will restore ½ of the total HP.

Generations III to V

Synthesis restores the user's current HP based on the weather conditions in the battle. Sunny conditions restore ⅔ HP, normal conditions restore ½ HP, and other conditions restore ¼ HP.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Synthesis restores the user's current HP based on the weather conditions in the battle. Sunny conditions restore 100 HP, normal conditions restore 50 HP, and other conditions restore 25 HP.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 39 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 47 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 53 0152 Chikorita Grass 22 0153 Bayleef Grass 23 0154 Meganium Grass 23 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying -- 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 5 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying -- 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying 5 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying -- 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 5 0191 Sunkern Grass 31 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0043 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Oddish
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" |


|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0069 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Bellsprout
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" |


|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0102 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0046 Paras Bug Grass New York City Pokémon Center 0114 Tangela Grass New York City Pokémon Center Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 39 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 47 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 53 0152 Chikorita Grass 22 0153 Bayleef Grass 23 0154 Meganium Grass 23 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 5 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying -- 5 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying -- 5 0191 Sunkern Grass 31 0273 Seedot Grass 21 0315 Roselia Grass Poison 57 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 47 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0043 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Oddish
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" |




|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0069 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Bellsprout
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" |




|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0102 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" |




|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0270 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Lotad
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" |




|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0315 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Roselia
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 33 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 39 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 45 0152 Chikorita Grass 12 0153 Bayleef Grass 12 0154 Meganium Grass 12 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 4 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying -- 4 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying -- 4 0191 Sunkern Grass 23 0273 Seedot Grass 21 0315 Roselia Grass Poison 46 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 41 0387 Turtwig Grass 33 0388 Grotle Grass 37 0389 Torterra Grass Ground 39 0470 Leafeon Grass 29 0492 Shaymin Grass 28 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0043 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Oddish
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" |





|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0069 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Bellsprout
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" |





|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0102 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" |





|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0252 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Treecko
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" |


|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0270 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Lotad
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" |





|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0315 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Roselia
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" |





|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0406 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Budew
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" |





|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0455 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Carnivine
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" |

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By move tutor

In Pokémon PlatinumHeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 0043 Oddish Grass Poison 0044 Gloom Grass Poison 0045 Vileplume Grass Poison 0046 Paras Bug Grass 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic 0114 Tangela Grass 0151 Mew Psychic 0152 Chikorita Grass 0153 Bayleef Grass 0154 Meganium Grass 0182 Bellossom Grass 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying 0191 Sunkern Grass 0192 Sunflora Grass 0251 Celebi Psychic Grass 0252 Treecko Grass 0253 Grovyle Grass 0254 Sceptile Grass 0270 Lotad Water Grass 0271 Lombre Water Grass 0272 Ludicolo Water Grass 0273 Seedot Grass 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0285 Shroomish Grass 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 0315 Roselia Grass Poison 0331 Cacnea Grass 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 0345 Lileep Rock Grass 0346 Cradily Rock Grass 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 0387 Turtwig Grass 0388 Grotle Grass 0389 Torterra Grass Ground 0406 Budew Grass Poison 0407 Roserade Grass Poison 0413 Wormadam Bug Grass 0420 Cherubi Grass 0421 Cherrim Grass 0421 Cherrim Grass 0455 Carnivine Grass 0459 Snover Grass Ice 0460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 0465 Tangrowth Grass 0470 Leafeon Grass 0492 Shaymin Grass 0492 Shaymin Grass Flying Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0151 Mew Psychic My Pokémon Ranch Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 33 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 39 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison 45 0152 Chikorita Grass 12 0153 Bayleef Grass 12 0154 Meganium Grass 12 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 4 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying -- 4 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying -- 4 0191 Sunkern Grass 23 0273 Seedot Grass 21 0315 Roselia Grass Poison 46 0357 Tropius Grass Flying 41 0387 Turtwig Grass 33 0388 Grotle Grass 37 0389 Torterra Grass Ground 39 0470 Leafeon Grass 29 0492 Shaymin Grass 28 0548 Petilil Grass 17 0549 Lilligant Grass -- 0556 Maractus Grass 15 0590 Foongus Grass Poison 35 0591 Amoonguss Grass Poison 35 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0043 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Oddish
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern
Roselia
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Petilil, Lilligant, Maractus, Foongus, Amoonguss |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0069 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Bellsprout
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern
Roselia
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Petilil, Lilligant, Maractus, Foongus, Amoonguss |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0102 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern
Roselia
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Petilil, Lilligant, Maractus, Foongus, Amoonguss |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0252 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Treecko
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Petilil, Lilligant, Maractus, Foongus, Amoonguss |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0270 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Lotad
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern
Roselia
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Petilil, Lilligant, Maractus, Foongus, Amoonguss |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0315 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Roselia
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern
Roselia
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Petilil, Lilligant, Maractus, Foongus, Amoonguss |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0357 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tropius
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern
Roselia
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Petilil, Lilligant, Maractus, Foongus, Amoonguss |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0406 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Budew
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern
Roselia
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Petilil, Lilligant, Maractus, Foongus, Amoonguss |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0455 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Carnivine
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern
Roselia
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Petilil, Lilligant, Maractus, Foongus, Amoonguss |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0585 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Deerling
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Leafeon, Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison Dream World 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic Dream World Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

File:Grotle Synthesis.png Grotle Sunflora File:Turtwig Synthesis.png Turtwig File:Torterra Synthesis.png Torterra
The user restores its own HP.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The leaves on Turtwig's head glows white and its whole body glows yellow and sparkles, healing all of Turtwig's injuries.
Ash's Turtwig	Gettin' Twiggy with It!		Debut
	The bushes on Grotle's back glows white and its whole body glows yellow and sparkles, healing all of Grotle's injuries.
Ash's Grotle	The Lonely Snover		None
	The leaves on the side of Sunflora's arms glow white and they sparkle, healing Sunflora.
Multiple wild Sunflora	Strategy Begins at Home!		None
	Torterra's body becomes surrounded by white sparkles and its body glows white. The leaves on its back then glow brightly, healing its injuries.
Ash's Torterra	A Real Rival Rouser!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Skiploom Synthesis Adventures.png Skiploom
The user absorbs energy from the sunlight, healing its injuries.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Skiploom absorbs energy from the sunlight, healing its injuries.
Erika's Skiploom	Cherry Bellossom		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 光學合成 Guāng​xué​ Hé​chéng Dutch Synthese French Synthese German Synthese Greek Φωτοσύνθεση Hungarian Szintézis Italian Sintesi Korean 광합성 Gwanghapseong Polish Synteza Portuguese Síntese Serbian Fotosinteza Spanish Síntesis

Variations of the move Moonlight
Moonlight • Morning Sun • Shore Up • Synthesis

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