Shroomish (Pokémon)

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Shroomish
キノココ Kinococo

Artwork from R/S/E
Pronunciation  ???
Type Grass
Species Mushroom Pokémon
National Dex #285
Johto Dex #—
Hoenn Dex #034
Sinnoh Dex #—
Fiore Browser R—
Almia Browser R—
Height 1′04″ (0.4m)
Weight 9.9 lbs. (4.5kg)
Abilities Effect Spore or
Poison Heal
Egg groups Fairy/Plant
Time to hatch 3,840 steps
Effort yield 1 HP
Exp. yield 65 base exp.
Lv. 100 at 1,640,000 exp.
Gender 50% ♀/50% ♂
Pokédex color Brown
Catch rate 255
Footprint Image:F285.png
Body style Image:Body07.png

Shroomish (Japanese: キノココ Kinococo) is a Grass-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Breloom at level 23.

Contents

Biology

Physiology

Shroomish are small green and peach colored Pokémon with a clear inspiration from mushrooms. They are peach on the upper half, where they are spotted with green and have a small opening at the top. This section ends with frilled segments, which overlap its green underside, which is round and has small, round feet. Shroomish seem to have a near permanent frown on their face.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Shroomish has a buildup of poisonous powders inside, which it can release when threatened. Some Shroomish also heal when poisoned.

Behavior

Habitat

Prefers the damp soil of large forests.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Shroomish eat naturally decayed plants, leaves, and other compost found on the forest floor. However, they are sometimes found in possesion of a Kebia Berry.

In the anime

A group of Shroomish from A Shroomish Skirmish.
A group of Shroomish from A Shroomish Skirmish.

Shroomish first appeared in Taming of the Shroomish. Ash and friends saved a group of these Mushroom Pokémon from having the abandoned mansion they called home from being destroyed.

Several Shroomish that Team Rocket angered evolved into Breloom in A Shroomish Skirmish.

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Shroomish (TCG)

In the TFG

One Shroomish figure has been released.

Game data

NPC appearances

Pokédex entries

Gen Game Pokédex entry
III Ruby Shroomish live in damp soil in the dark depths of forests. They are often found keeping still under fallen leaves. This Pokémon feeds on compost that is made up of fallen, rotted leaves.
Sapphire If Shroomish senses danger, it shakes its body and scatters spores from the top of its head. This Pokémon's spores are so toxic, they make trees and weeds wilt.
Emerald It loves to eat damp, composted soil in forests. If you enter a forest after a long rain, you can see many Shroomish feasting on composted soil.
FireRed It prefers damp places. By day it remains still in the forest shade. It releases toxic powder from its head.
LeafGreen It prefers damp places. By day it remains still in the forest shade. It releases toxic powder from its head.
IV Diamond It spouts poison spores from the top of its head. These spores cause pain all over if inhaled.
Pearl It spouts poison spores from the top of its head. These spores cause pain all over if inhaled.
Platinum Currently unknown

Game locations

Gen Game Rarity Location
III Ruby Sapphire Uncommon Petalburg Woods
Emerald Uncommon Petalburg Woods
FireRed LeafGreen None Trade
Colosseum None Trade
XD One Shadow Pokémon Laboratory (Shadow)
IV Diamond Pearl Rare Great Marsh
Platinum  ??? Great Marsh (After obtaining National Pokédex)
Pal Park Forest


In side games

Game Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire Hatch from egg
Pokémon Trozei! SOL Laboratory 2
Secret Storage 17
Huge Storage 2
Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
(Red and Blue)
Sinister Woods (6F-12F)
Joyous Tower (21F-25F)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
(Time and Darkness)
Mt. Horn (1F-6F)
Final Maze (B1-B48)
My Pokémon Ranch Random trade with Hayley *

Base stats

HP: 60
 
Attack: 40
 
Defense: 60
 
SpAtk: 40
 
SpDef: 60
 
Speed: 35
 

Type effectiveness

Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Learnset

Shroomish is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply. Moves in Italics aren't STAB for Shroomish, but are for some/all evolutions.

By leveling up

Generation IV
Other generation learnsets: III
Level Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
Start Absorb Grass Special 20 100% 25 Smart 1
5 Tackle Normal Physical 35 95% 35 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
9 Stun Spore Grass Status 75% 30 Smart 2 ♥♥
13 Leech Seed Grass Special 90% 10 Smart 0
17 Mega Drain Grass Special 40 100% 15 Smart 1
21 Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100% 15 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
25 PoisonPowder Poison Status 75% 35 Smart 2 ♥♥
29 Worry Seed Grass Status 100% 10 Beauty 2 ♥♥
33 Growth Normal Status —% 40 Beauty 0
37 Giga Drain Grass Special 60 100% 10 Smart 1
41 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 80 100% 15 Smart 0
45 Spore Grass Status 100% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By TM/HM

Generation IV
Other generation learnsets: III
TM Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
TM06 Toxic Poison Status 85% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM09 Bullet Seed Grass Physical 10 100% 30 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 100% 15 Smart 1
TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status —% 5 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM17 Protect Normal Status —% 10 Cute 0
TM19 Giga Drain Grass Special 60 100% 10 Smart 1
TM20 Safeguard Normal Status —% 25 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM22 SolarBeam Grass Special 120 100% 10 Cool 1
TM27 Return Normal Physical 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM32 Double Team Normal Status —% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 90 100% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥
TM42 Facade Normal Physical 70 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM43 Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100% 20 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM44 Rest Psychic Status —% 10 Cute 0
TM45 Attract Normal Status 100% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM49 Snatch Dark Status —% 10 Smart 0
TM53 Energy Ball Grass Special 80 100% 10 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM58 Endure Normal Status —% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥
TM70 Flash Normal Status 100% 20 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status —% 30 Beauty 0
TM78 Captivate Normal Status 100% 20 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM82 Sleep Talk Normal Status —% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥
TM83 Natural Gift Normal Physical 100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special 100% 20 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM87 Swagger Normal Status 90% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM90 Substitute Normal Status —% 10 Smart 1
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By breeding

Generation IV
Other generation learnsets: III
Father Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
Togetic, Togekiss
Snubbull, Granbull
Skitty, Delcatty
Minun
Pachirisu
Charm Normal Status 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥
Mawile
Plusle
Minun
Fake Tears Dark Status 100% 20 Smart 2 ♥♥
Paras, Parasect
Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Mawile
False Swipe* Normal Physical 40 100% 40 Cool 0
Cherubi, Cherrim
Plusle
Minun
Helping Hand Normal Status —% 20 Smart 1
Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Sunkern, Sunflora
Shroomish, Breloom
Seed Bomb Grass Physical 80 100% 15 Smart 0
Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Snover, Abomasnow
Swagger Normal Status 90% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥
Clefairy, Clefable
Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff
Skitty, Delcatty
Wake-Up Slap Fighting Physical 60 100% 10 Smart 0
Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern, Sunflora
Shroomish, Breloom
Cherubi, Cherrim
Worry Seed Grass Status 100% 10 Beauty 2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon
*Indicates a move only available by chain breeding

By tutoring

Generation III and IV
Other generation learnsets: III
Game Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
FR LG E XD D P Pt Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100% 15 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15 Tough 0
FR LG E XD D P Pt Endure Normal Status —% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Helping Hand Normal Status —% 20 Smart 2 ♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Mimic Normal Status —% 10 Cute 0
FR LG E XD D P Pt Seed Bomb Grass Physical 80 100% 15 Smart 3 ♥♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Sleep Talk Normal Status —% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Snore Normal Special 40 100% 15 Cool 3 ♥♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Substitute Normal Status —% 10 Smart 1
FR LG E XD D P Pt Swagger Normal Status 90% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥
FR LG E XD D P Pt Swords Dance Normal Status —% 30 Beauty 0
FR LG E XD D P Pt Synthesis Grass Status —% 5 Smart 0
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
while a colored background indicates that the move is available.

Special moves

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Shadow moves Level 15+ Purified moves
Shadow Blitz ??? Image:285.png Refresh Normal
Shadow Mist ??? False Swipe Normal
--   Mega Drain Grass
--   Stun Spore Grass

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
Image:PinRS285.png Acquisition: Hatch Image:PinRS285.gif
Pokémon Trozei!
Image:Trozeiani285.gif Rarity: Common Image:Trozeiani285.gif
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1 Recruit Rate: 7.7% Friend Area: Mushroom Forest
Phrases
51%-100% HP I like it where it's dank and damp.
26%-50% HP My HP has dropped to about half.
1%-25% HP I can't keep this up... I'm almost out of poison powders...
Level Up That's my level up! My poison powders turned more toxic!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Image:MDP285.png Body size: 1 Recruit Rate: 6.4% IQ Group: C


Evolution

Unevolved
Level 23
First evolution
Image:285.png
Shroomish
 Grass 
Image:286.png
Breloom
 Grass  Fighting 

Sprites

Gen Game
I Red Blue Yellow Red (Ja) Green Back
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II Gold Silver Crystal   Back
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Back
Image:Spr_3r_285.png Image:Spr_3e_285.gif Image:Spr 3f 285.png Image:Spr_b_g3_285.png
Image:Spr 3r 285 s.png Image:Spr 3e 285 s.gif Image:Spr 3f 285 s.png Image:Spr b g3 285 s.png
IV Diamond Pearl Platinum   Back
Image:Spr_4d_285.png Image:Spr 4p 285.png Image:Spr_b_g4_285.png
Image:Spr_4d_285_s.png Image:Spr 4p 285 s.png Image:Spr_b_g4_285_s.png
Shroomish For other sprites and images, please see Shroomish images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Origin

Shroomish is based on a mushroom. It is also possible that the design was inspired by that of a Goomba.

Name origin

Shroomish's name is derived from mushroom and the suffix -ish, is like. Its Japanese name is a combination of 茸 kinoko, mushrooms, and 子 ko, child.

In other languages

External links

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