Effect Spore (ability)

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Effect Spore
ほうし
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Generation III Leaves spores on contact.
Generation IV Contact may paralyze, poison, or cause sleep.

Effect Spore (Japanese: ほうし Spore) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Four Pokémon have this ability, all of them Grass-type. Interestingly, all the Pokémon who can learn Spore can have this ability, as well as being based around mushrooms, with exception of Smeargle.

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In battle

Effect Spore may inflict the foe with a status problem if they make contact. It has a 10% chance of inducing either Paralysis, Sleep or Poison on the opponent when hit with a move that makes contact.

Outside of battle

Effect Spore has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Effect Spore

Single ability

As of Generation IV, no Pokémon have Effect Spore as their only ability.

Dual ability

# Pokémon Type Other ability
046 Paras Bug Grass Dry Skin
047 Parasect Bug Grass Dry Skin
285 Shroomish Grass Poison Heal
286 Breloom Grass Fighting Poison Heal

In other languages

  • German: Sporenwirt
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