Frenzy Plant (move)

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Frenzy Plant
ハードプラント Hard Plant
Frenzy Plant 2.png
Frenzy Plant.png
Type  Grass
Category  Special
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  150
Accuracy  90%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jams the others, and misses one turn of appeals.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥
Startles all other Pokémon. User cannot act in the next turn.

Frenzy Plant (Japanese: ハードプラント Hard Plant) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation III. Only Grass-type fully evolved starter Pokémon can learn this move.

Effect

Frenzy Plant inflicts damage and then forces the user to recharge during the next turn. Unless this attack misses, the user will always have to recharge.

Frenzy Plant can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra four appeal points if the move Growth was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description
RSEColo.XD Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn.
FRLG The foe is hit with an enormous branch. The user can't move on the next turn.
DPPtHGSS The foe is slammed with an enormous tree. The user can't move on the next turn.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SM
The user slams the target with an enormous tree. The user can't move on the next turn.


Learnset

By Move Tutor

Various Move Tutors will teach Frenzy Plant to a fully evolved Grass-type starter Pokémon if its friendship rating is maximized. The Move Tutors are:

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Game
FRLG E XD DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE
0003 Venusaur GrassIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Monster Grass
0154 Meganium GrassIC Big.png Monster Grass
0254 Sceptile GrassIC Big.png Monster Dragon
0389 Torterra GrassIC Big.png
GroundIC Big.png
Monster Grass
0497 Serperior GrassIC Big.png Field Grass
0652 Chesnaught GrassIC Big.png
FightingIC Big.png
Field Field
0724 Decidueye GrassIC Big.png
GhostIC Big.png
Flying Flying
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Special move

Generation III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0152 Chikorita GrassIC Big.png Monster Grass Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By event

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0001 Bulbasaur GrassIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Monster Grass Sticker Promotional Kanto Starter Eggs
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Venusaur can learn Frenzy Plant at level 99 if it has at least 333 IQ points. If this requirement is not met until after reaching level 99, Frenzy Plant can be relearned at the Gulpin Link Shop.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, Venusaur, Meganium, Sceptile, and Torterra can learn Frenzy Plant at level 72 if it has at least 300 IQ points. If this requirement is not met until after level 72, Frenzy Plant can be relearned at Electivire Link Shop.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, Snivy can learn Frenzy Plant once Paradise reaches Perfect Rank.

In the anime

Jeremy Venusaur Frenzy Plant.png
Venusaur
Paul Torterra Frenzy Plant 2.png
Torterra
Trip Serperior Frenzy Plant 1.png
Serperior
Sawyer Sceptile Frenzy Plant.png
Sceptile
Giant roots come out of the ground due to the user's stomp.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Venusaur Venusaur's body becomes outlined light green and it stomps on the ground. Giant roots with spikes on them come out of the ground and strike the opponent.
Jeremy's Venusaur Weekend Warrior Debut
A Coordinator's Venusaur May, We Harley Drew'd Ya! None
Torterra Torterra's body becomes outlined in green and it slams its front two legs into the ground. Giant roots with spikes on them come out of the ground and strike the opponent.
Paul's Torterra Top-Down Training! None
Serperior Serperior's body becomes outlined in green. It then sticks its tail in the ground and makes giant roots with spikes on them come out of the ground and strike the opponent.
Trip's Serperior Battling Authority Once Again! None
Sceptile Sceptile sticks its hands in the ground and makes giant roots come out of the ground and strike the opponent.
Sawyer's Sceptile Valuable Experience for All! None
Sceptile Mega Sceptile slams its hands together and sticks them into the ground, causing giant roots to come out of the ground and strike the opponent.
Sawyer's Sceptile A Riveting Rivalry! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • In Pokémon Colosseum, this attack was erroneously named Solid Plant, which is more aligned with its original Japanese name.
  • Frenzy Plant has the highest base power of all Grass-type attacks.

In other languages

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Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 瘋狂機器 Fēngkuáng Jīqì
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Frenzyplant
France Flag.png French Végé-Attak
Germany Flag.png German Fauna-Statue (Gen III-VI)
Flora-Statue (Gen VII)
Greece Flag.png Greek Φρενώδης Βλάστηση
India Flag.png Hindi जंगली पोधा Jungli Podha
Italy Flag.png Italian Radicalbero
South Korea Flag.png Korean 하드플랜트 Hard Plant
Poland Flag.png Polish Roślinna Furia
Atak Roślin (DP040)
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Planta Mortal
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Planta Furiosa
Romania Flag.png Romanian Planta Furioasă
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Luda biljka
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Planta Loca (AG151-DP131)
Megaenredadera (DP040)
Planta Feroz (BW091-present)
Spain Flag.png Spain Planta Feroz
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Thực Vật Cuồng Loạn



Variations of the move Hyper Beam
PhysicalIC HOME.png Giga ImpactRock Wrecker
SpecialIC HOME.png Hyper BeamBlast BurnHydro CannonFrenzy PlantRoar of Time


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