Overgrow (Ability)

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Overgrow しんりょく
Fresh Greenery
Flavor text
Generation III
Ups Grass move in a pinch.
Generation IV
Powers up Grass-type moves in a pinch.
Generation V
Powers up Grass-type moves in a pinch.
Generation VI
Currently unknown
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Overgrow (Japanese: しんりょく Fresh Greenery) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Seventeen Pokémon can have this Ability all of which are Template:Type2.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Overgrow uses a Template:Type2 move, the power will increase by 1.5× if the user has less than or equal to ⅓ of its maximum HP remaining.

Outside of battle

Overgrow has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Overgrow will deal double the damage if the Pokémon using it is below 25% of its HP.

Pokémon with Overgrow

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0001 Bulbasaur Bulbasaur
Grass Poison Overgrow None Chlorophyll
0002 Ivysaur Ivysaur
Grass Poison Overgrow None Chlorophyll
0003 Venusaur Venusaur
Grass Poison Overgrow None Chlorophyll
0152 Chikorita Chikorita
Grass Grass Overgrow None Leaf Guard
0153 Bayleef Bayleef
Grass Grass Overgrow None Leaf Guard
0154 Meganium Meganium
Grass Grass Overgrow None Leaf Guard
0252 Treecko Treecko
Grass Grass Overgrow None Unburden
0253 Grovyle Grovyle
Grass Grass Overgrow None Unburden
0254 Sceptile Sceptile
Grass Grass Overgrow None Unburden
0387 Turtwig Turtwig
Grass Grass Overgrow None Shell Armor
0388 Grotle Grotle
Grass Grass Overgrow None Shell Armor
0389 Torterra Torterra
Grass Ground Overgrow None Shell Armor
0495 Snivy Snivy
Grass Grass Overgrow None Contrary
0496 Servine Servine
Grass Grass Overgrow None Contrary
0497 Serperior Serperior
Grass Grass Overgrow None Contrary
0511 Pansage Pansage
Grass Grass Gluttony None Overgrow
0512 Simisage Simisage
Grass Grass Gluttony None Overgrow
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
  • For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the anime

The user's Grass-type moves become more powerful when it gets tired or weak.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Grovyle When Grovyle becomes tired out or weak, its body becomes surrounded by a green aura and the leaves on its arms glow green as well, powering up its Grass-type moves.
Ash's Grovyle Balance of Power Debut
Sceptile When Sceptile becomes tired or weak, its body becomes surrounded by a green aura, powering up its Grass-type attacks.
Ash's Sceptile Once More with Reeling! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Trivia

  • No Pokémon that can have this Ability has it as one of its three abilities.

In other languages

  • Chinese: 茂盛 Màoshèng
  • Dutch: Woekergroei
  • French: Engrais
  • German: Notdünger
  • Greek: Υπερανάπτυξη
  • Italian: Erbaiuto
  • Portuguese (Brazillian and European): Crescimento
  • Spanish: Espesura


Variations of the Ability Overgrow
OvergrowBlazeTorrentSwarm
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