Ingrain (move)

Ingrain ねをはる Extend Roots

The user lays roots that restore HP on every turn. Because it is rooted, it can't switch out.

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 BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self 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 or Roar cannot force the user to switch out. However, U-turn 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.

If the user of Ingrain has Levitate, it will be vulnerable to Ground-type moves while rooted.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 114 Tangela Grass -- 191 Sunkern Grass 18 192 Sunflora Grass 18 315 Roselia Grass Poison 41 331 Cacnea Grass 25 332 Cacturne Grass Dark 25 345 Lileep Rock Grass 22 346 Cradily Rock Grass -- 22 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 043 Oddish Grass Poison Tangela Sunkern, Sunflora Roselia Cacnea, Cacturne 069 Bellsprout Grass Poison Tangela Sunkern, Sunflora Roselia Cacnea, Cacturne 102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic Tangela Sunkern, Sunflora Roselia Cacnea, Cacturne 152 Chikorita Grass Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel Exeggcute, Exeggutor Tangela Sunkern, Sunflora Roselia Cacnea, Cacturne 222 Corsola Water Rock Lileep, Cradily Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 114 Tangela Grass -- 191 Sunkern Grass 9 192 Sunflora Grass 9 315 Roselia Grass Poison 34 331 Cacnea Grass 25 332 Cacturne Grass Dark 25 345 Lileep Rock Grass 15 346 Cradily Rock Grass -- 15 455 Carnivine Grass 21 459 Snover Grass Ice 31 460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 31 465 Tangrowth Grass -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison Tangela, Tangrowth Sunkern, Sunflora Roselia Cacnea, Cacturne Carnivine Snover, Abomasnow 043 Oddish Grass Poison Tangela Sunkern, Sunflora Roselia Cacnea, Cacturne Carnivine Snover, Abomasnow Tangrowth 069 Bellsprout Grass Poison Tangela, Tangrowth Sunkern, Sunflora Roselia, Roserade Cacnea, Cacturne Carnivine Snover, Abomasnow 102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic Tangela, Tangrowth Sunkern, Sunflora Roselia, Roserade Cacnea, Cacturne Carnivine Snover, Abomasnow 152 Chikorita Grass Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel Exeggcute, Exeggutor Tangela, Tangrowth Sunkern, Sunflora Roselia Cacnea, Cacturne Carnivine Snover, Abomasnow 191 Sunkern Grass Tangela, Tangrowth Sunkern, Sunflora Roselia, Roserade Cacnea, Cacturne Carnivine Snover, Abomasnow 222 Corsola Water Rock Lileep, Cradily Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

In the anime

	Snover	Entangles
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Snover	Snover's whole body glows green. Roots then grow from the ground, entangling anyone in their way.
Snover	The Lonely Snover		Debut

In other languages

• Dutch: Verwortel
• Spanish: Arraigo
• German: Verwurzler
• Italian: Radicamento
• French: Racines

Variations on the move Ingrain
	Ingrain | Aqua Ring

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