Ingrain (move)

Ingrain ねをはる Extend Roots

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Battles Type  Grass Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Can avoid being startled by others.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  0   Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.

Ingrain on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Ingrain on Eevee's Movedex

Ingrain (Japanese: ねをはる Extend Roots) is a non-damaging Grass-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

The user plants roots in the ground, allowing it to restore 1/16th of the user's max HP between turns. This roots it firmly in place, preventing the user from escaping or switching out. Even Whirlwind, Roar, Dragon Tail, and Circle Throw cannot force the user to switch out. However, U-turn, Volt Switch, and Baton Pass may be used to leave battle. If Baton Pass is used by the Pokémon, the effect of Ingrain will be transferred, and will heal any Pokémon, regardless of type.

Ingrain causes the affected Pokémon to be firmly rooted to the ground, and therefore vulnerable to Ground-type moves, Spikes, Toxic Spikes, and Arena Trap (though Ingrain prevents the Pokémon from switching out anyway) even if it is Flying-type or has Levitate. Ingrain also prevents the Pokémon from going airborne through the effects of Magnet Rise and Telekinesis, but does not prevent the Pokémon from using Fly, Bounce, Splash, Jump Kick, or Hi Jump Kick.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	--			--				--
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass	18			9				9
192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass	18			9				9
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison	41			34				34
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass	25			25				25
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark	25			25				25
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass	22			15				15
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass	--, 22			--, 15				--, 15
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass	no			21				21
459		Snover	Grass	Ice	no			31				31
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice	no			31				31
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass	no			--				--
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass	no			no				33
590		Foongus	Grass	Poison	no			no				18
591		Amoonguss	Grass	Poison	no			no				18
597		Ferroseed	Grass	Steel	no			no				35
598		Ferrothorn	Grass	Steel	no			no				35
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	no
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass	no
222		Corsola	Water	Rock
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass	no				no
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 anime

Sunflora	Snover	Entangles
The user lays roots that restore HP on every turn.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Sunflora	Multiple roots the same color as Sunflora's body come out of it.
A Coordinator's Sunflora	Deceit and Assist		Debut
Snover	Snover's eyes glow light green and its body becomes surrounded in light green. Then, giant light brown roots shoot out of the ground, wrap up the opponent and lift it into the air.
A wild Snover	The Lonely Snover!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Cradily
The user lays roots to restore HP every time it is hit.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Cradily	Cradily sprouts multiple small roots underneath its body into the ground. Every time it gets hit, it absorbs energy from the ground that heals its injuries.
Roxanne's Cradily	VS. Kyogre & Groudon X		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• Excluding Smeargle, Corsola is the only non-Grass-type Pokémon to learn Ingrain.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 根深蒂固 Gēnshēndìgù Dutch Verwortel French Racines German Verwurzler Greek Ρίζωση Italian Radicamento Korean 뿌리박기 Ppuri Bakgi Polish Korzenie Serbian Ukorenjivanje Spanish Arraigo

Variations of the move Ingrain
Ingrain • Aqua Ring

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