Worry Seed (move)

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Worry Seed なやみのタネ Worry Seed

Battles Type  Grass Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Pokémon after self can not lower any voltage in that turn

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  0   Makes the remaining Pokémon nervous.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Worry Seed (Japanese: なやみのタネ Worry Seed) is a non-damaging Grass-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Worry Seed temporarily changes the target's Ability to Insomnia. It does not work on Pokémon with the Abilities Truant, Multitype, or Stance Change.

With this effect, the target Pokémon cannot sleep and wakes up if already asleep.

Generation V onward

Worry Seed now displays the Pokémon's previous Ability before changing it.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, Worry Seed caused the sleepless status ailment to the Pokémon it's used against.

But in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity and later, it causes the opposing Pokémon's ability to change to Insomnia, just as it does in the main series games.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSS A seed that causes worry is planted on the foe. It prevents sleep by making its ability Insomnia. BWB2W2 A seed that causes worry is planted on the target. It prevents sleep by making its Ability Insomnia. XYORAS SM A seed that causes worry is planted on the target. It prevents sleep by making the target's Ability Insomnia.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass	31	31	31
0002		Ivysaur		Monster	Grass	36	36	36
0003		Venusaur		Monster	Grass	39	39	39
0102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	33	33	33
0187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass	34	40	40
0188		Skiploom		Fairy	Grass	40	48	48
0189		Jumpluff		Fairy	Grass	40	54	54
0191		Sunkern		Grass		Grass	25	25BW 19B2W2	19
0192		Sunflora		Grass		Grass	25	25BW 19B2W2	19
0285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass	29	29	29XY 22ORAS
0406		Budew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	16	16	16
0420		Cherubi		Fairy	Grass	28	28	28
0421		Cherrim		Fairy	Grass	30	30	30
0492		Shaymin Land Forme		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	55	55	55
492S		Shaymin Sky Forme		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	55	55	55
0672		Skiddo		Field		Field			16
0673		Gogoat		Field		Field			16
0710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous			11
0711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous			11
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔
0187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
0273		Seedot		Field	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0331		Cacnea		Human-Like	Grass		✔	✔
0387		Turtwig		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass		✔	✔
0546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy		✔	✔
0548		Petilil		Grass		Grass		✔	✔
0556		Maractus		Grass		Grass		✔	✔
0585		Deerling		Field		Field		✔	✔
0597		Ferroseed		Grass	Mineral		✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS
0001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0002		Ivysaur		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0003		Venusaur		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0043		Oddish		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔
0044		Gloom		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔
0045		Vileplume		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔
0046		Paras		Bug	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0047		Parasect		Bug	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔
0055		Golduck		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔
0069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔
0070		Weepinbell		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔
0071		Victreebel		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔
0102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔
0103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔
0114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0152		Chikorita		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0153		Bayleef		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0154		Meganium		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0182		Bellossom		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔
0187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0188		Skiploom		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0189		Jumpluff		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0191		Sunkern		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔
0192		Sunflora		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔
0251		Celebi		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
0253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
0254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔
0273		Seedot		Field	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0274		Nuzleaf		Field	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0275		Shiftry		Field	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0286		Breloom		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0315		Roselia		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0331		Cacnea		Human-Like	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0332		Cacturne		Grass	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔
0346		Cradily		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔
0357		Tropius		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0387		Turtwig		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0388		Grotle		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0389		Torterra		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0406		Budew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0407		Roserade		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0413		Wormadam Plant Cloak		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔
0420		Cherubi		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0421		Cherrim		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔
0459		Snover		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0460		Abomasnow		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔
0465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔
0470		Leafeon		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0492		Shaymin Land Forme		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
492S		Shaymin Sky Forme		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔
0495		Snivy		Field	Grass		✔	✔
0496		Servine		Field	Grass		✔	✔
0497		Serperior		Field	Grass		✔	✔
0511		Pansage		Field		Field		✔	✔
0512		Simisage		Field		Field		✔	✔
0517		Munna		Field		Field		✔	✔
0518		Musharna		Field		Field		✔	✔
0540		Sewaddle		Bug		Bug		✔	✔
0541		Swadloon		Bug		Bug		✔	✔
0542		Leavanny		Bug		Bug		✔	✔
0546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy		✔	✔
0547		Whimsicott		Grass	Fairy		✔	✔
0548		Petilil		Grass		Grass		✔	✔
0549		Lilligant		Grass		Grass		✔	✔
0556		Maractus		Grass		Grass		✔	✔
0585		Deerling		Field		Field		✔	✔
0586		Sawsbuck		Field		Field		✔	✔
0590		Foongus		Grass		Grass		✔	✔
0591		Amoonguss		Grass		Grass		✔	✔
0597		Ferroseed		Grass	Mineral		✔	✔
0598		Ferrothorn		Grass	Mineral		✔	✔
0640		Virizion		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		✔	✔
0650		Chespin		Field		Field			✔
0651		Quilladin		Field		Field			✔
0652		Chesnaught		Field		Field			✔
0669		Flabébé		Fairy		Fairy			✔
0670		Floette		Fairy		Fairy			✔
670E		Floette Eternal Flower		Fairy		Fairy			✔
0671		Florges		Fairy		Fairy			✔
0672		Skiddo		Field		Field			✔
0673		Gogoat		Field		Field			✔
0708		Phantump		Amorphous	Grass			✔
0709		Trevenant		Amorphous	Grass			✔
0710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔
0711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0546		Cottonee		Fairy	Grass	Dream World - Pleasant Forest
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Description

Games Description MDTDS Afflicts the target with a Sleepless status condition, even at a distance. It doesn't affect a Pokémon with the Truant ability. MDGtI An attack that changes the target's ability to Insomnia, preventing sleep, napping, yawning or nightmare status. SMD An attack that changes the target's ability to Insomnia, preventing sleep, napping, yawning or nightmare status.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Being affected
The user shoots seeds at the opponent, turning its Ability into Insomnia.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Shaymin shoots out several small seeds, which sink into the opponent, turning their Ability to Insomnia and preventing them from falling asleep.
Marley's Shaymin	The Final Dimensional Duel 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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Worry Seed's name is a play on 悩みの種 Nayami no Tane; although the expression is roughly "cause of trouble", an overly literal translation can yield "Worry Seed". 種 Tane (seed) is written using katakana to emphasize the move literally involves a seed.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 煩惱種子 Fánnǎo Zhǒngzǐ French Soucigraine German Sorgensamen Greek Σπόρος Άγχους Italian Affannoseme Korean 고민씨 Gomin Ssi Brazilian Portuguese Semente Ruim Semente de Preocupação (TCG) Spanish Abatidoras

Variations of the move Worry Seed
Worry Seed • Entrainment • Simple Beam

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