Spore (move)

Spore (Japanese: キノコのほうし Mushroom Spore) is a non-damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. Up until Generation III, it was Paras and Parasect's signature move.

Effect

Spore puts the target to sleep.

Spore can't affect a target that already has a major status ailment.

In Stadium, Spore can't affect a target that has a Substitute.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0046 Paras Bug Grass 27 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 30 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 II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0046 Paras Bug Grass 25 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 28 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0046 Paras Bug Grass 25 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 27 0285 Shroomish Grass 54 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

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0046 Paras Bug Grass 17 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 17 0285 Shroomish Grass 45 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

The user scatters bursts of spores that induce sleep.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Parasect releases a yellow powder from the hole under its mushroom that puts the opponent to sleep.
Cassandra's Parasect	The Problem with Paras		None
	Paras releases a white power that causes sleep.
A Coordinator's Paras	Borrowing on Bad Faith!		None

In other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Esporos
• French: Spore
• German: Pilzspore
• Spanish: Espora
• Italian: Spora

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