Synthesis (move)

Synthesis こうごうせい Photosynthesis

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Battles Type  Grass Category  Status PP  5 (max. 8) 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 II Move tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   The appeal's quality depends on its timing.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  0   Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.

Synthesis on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Synthesis on Eevee's Movedex

Synthesis (Japanese: こうごうせい Photosynthesis) is a non-damaging Grass-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Synthesis restores the user's current HP based on the weather conditions. Under normal conditions Synthesis will restore ½ of the user's total HP, in sunny conditions the user's HP will be fully restored, and under heavy rain the user's HP will be restored by ¼ of the user's total HP.

Generations III to V

Synthesis restores the user's current HP based on the weather conditions in the battle. Sunny conditions restore ⅔ HP, normal conditions restore ½ HP, and other conditions restore ¼ HP.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Synthesis restores the user's current HP based on the weather conditions in the battle. Sunny conditions restore 100 HP, normal conditions restore 50 HP, and other conditions restore 25 HP.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	39			39			33				33
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison	47			47			39				39
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison	53			53			45				45
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass	22			22			12				12
153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass	23			23			12				12
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass	23			23			12				12
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying	--	5	5			4				4
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying	--	5	--, 5			--, 4				--, 4
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	--	5	--, 5			--, 4				--, 4
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass	31			31			23				23
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass	no			21			21				21
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison	no			57			46				46
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying	no			47			41				41
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass	no			no			33				33
388		Grotle	Grass		Grass	no			no			37				37
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground	no			no			39				39
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass	no			no			29				29
492		Shaymin Land Forme	Grass		Grass	no			no			28				28
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass	no			no			no				17
549		Lilligant	Grass		Grass	no			no			no				--
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass	no			no			no				15
590		Foongus	Grass	Poison	no			no			no				35
591		Amoonguss	Grass	Poison	no			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
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass	no			no
270		Lotad	Water	Grass	no
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison	no
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying	no			no			no
406		Budew	Grass	Poison	no			no
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass	no			no
585		Deerling	Normal	Grass	no			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.

By move tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison						✔	✔
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison						✔	✔
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison						✔	✔
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison						✔	✔
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison						✔	✔
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison						✔	✔
046		Paras	Bug	Grass						✔	✔
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass						✔	✔
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison						✔	✔
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison						✔	✔
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison						✔	✔
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic						✔	✔
103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic						✔	✔
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass						✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic						✔	✔
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass						✔	✔
153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass						✔	✔
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass						✔	✔
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass						✔	✔
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying						✔	✔
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying						✔	✔
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying						✔	✔
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass						✔	✔
192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass						✔	✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass						✔	✔
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass						✔	✔
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass						✔	✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass						✔	✔
270		Lotad	Water	Grass						✔	✔
271		Lombre	Water	Grass						✔	✔
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass						✔	✔
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass						✔	✔
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark						✔	✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark						✔	✔
285		Shroomish	Grass		Grass						✔	✔
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting						✔	✔
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison						✔	✔
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass						✔	✔
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark						✔	✔
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass						✔	✔
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass						✔	✔
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying						✔	✔	{{Moveentry/tutor|387|Turtwig|1|Grass|Grass|}X|X|X|X|X|yes|yes|X}
388		Grotle	Grass		Grass						✔	✔
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground						✔	✔
406		Budew	Grass	Poison						✔	✔
407		Roserade	Grass	Poison						✔	✔
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak	Bug	Grass						✔	✔
420		Cherubi	Grass		Grass						✔	✔
421		Cherrim	Grass		Grass						✔	✔
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass						✔	✔
459		Snover	Grass	Ice						✔	✔
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice						✔	✔
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass						✔	✔
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass						✔	✔
492		Shaymin Land Forme	Grass		Grass						✔	✔
492		Shaymin Sky Forme	Grass	Flying						✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 046 Paras Bug Grass New York Pokémon Center 114 Tangela Grass New York Pokémon Center Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 151 Mew Psychic My Pokémon Ranch Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 069 Bellsprout Grass Poison Dream World - Pleasant Forest 102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic Dream World - Pleasant Forest Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Grotle	Sunflora	Turtwig	Torterra
The user restores its own HP.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Turtwig	The leaves on Turtwig's head glows white and its whole body glows yellow and sparkles, healing all of Turtwig's injuries.
Ash's Turtwig	Gettin' Twiggy with It!		Debut
Grotle	The bushes on Grotle's back glows white and its whole body glows yellow and sparkles, healing all of Grotle's injuries.
Ash's Grotle	The Lonely Snover		None
Sunflora	The leaves on the side of Sunflora's arms glow white and they sparkle, healing Sunflora.
Multiple wild Sunflora	Strategy Begins at Home!		None
Torterra	Torterra's body becomes surrounded by white sparkles and its body glows white. The leaves on its back then glow brightly, healing its injuries.
Ash's Torterra	A Real Rival Rouser!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Skiploom
The user absorbs energy from the sunlight, healing its injuries.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Skiploom	Skiploom absorbs energy from the sunlight, healing its injuries.
Erika's Skiploom	Cherry Bellossom		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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 光學合成 Guāng​xué​ Hé​chéng Dutch Synthese French Synthese German Synthese Greek Φωτοσύνθεση Hungarian Szintézis Italian Sintesi Korean 광합성 Gwanghapseong Polish Synteza Portuguese Síntese Serbian Fotosinteza Spanish Síntesis

Variations of the move Moonlight
Moonlight • Morning Sun • Synthesis

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