Grass Pledge (move)

Grass Pledge くさのちかい Grass Oath

Battles Type  Grass Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  50 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V Move Tutor in Pokémon Black and White Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Grass Pledge (Japanese: くさのちかい Grass Oath) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Grass Pledge inflicts regular damage, with double damage and an additional effect when combined with Fire Pledge or Water Pledge in Double or Triple Battles. The combined move uses the second user who used a pledge to calculate damage.

If it and Water Pledge are used in the same turn, it will decrease the speed of all foes by half for four turns.

If it and Fire Pledge are used in the same turn, it will come out as Fire Pledge, and causes all foes to take damage equal to 1/8 of their maximum HP at the end of every turn for four turns.

Similar to Fire Pledge and Water Pledge, Grass Pledge is unaffected by Grass Gem (and will not consume it).

Description

Learnset

By Move Tutor

In Black and White and Black 2 and White 2, a man in Driftveil City and a man outside the Pokémon World Tournament building, respectively, will teach Grass Pledge to any Grass-type starter Pokémon and their respective evolutions. Grass-type starter Pokémon and their evolutions are the only Pokémon who can learn this move.

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					BW	B2W2
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison										✔	✔
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison										✔	✔
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison										✔	✔
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass										✔	✔
153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass										✔	✔
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass										✔	✔
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass										✔	✔
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass										✔	✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass										✔	✔
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass										✔	✔
388		Grotle	Grass		Grass										✔	✔
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground										✔	✔
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass										✔	✔
496		Servine	Grass		Grass										✔	✔
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass										✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the manga

In the Be a Master!! Pokémon BW manga

Snivy
A column of leaves hits opposing Pokémon.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Snivy sends a wall of leaves in a form of a tornado onto the opponent's area. When combined with Fire Pledge, it creates a powerful sea of flames.
Monta's Snivy	PBW1		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Snivy
A barrier wall is formed which hits the Pokémon targeted.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Snivy forms a barrier onto the opponent's side. If used with Fire Pledge, the result becomes a sea of flames.
Cheren's Snivy	ABW31		Debut

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 草的誓約 Cǎo-de Shìyuē French Aire de Plante German Pflanzsäulen Italian Erbapatto Korean 풀의맹세 Pul-ui Maengsae Spanish Voto Panta

Pledge moves
Grass Pledge • Fire Pledge • Water Pledge

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