Effect Spore (ability)
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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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Effect
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 | ||
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| 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
- Italian: Spargispora
- Spanish: Efec. espora (stands for Efecto espora)
