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Foongus Mushroom Pokémon タマゲタケ Tamagetake #590 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Grass Poison Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Effect Spore Cacophony Cacophony Regenerator Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 190 (35.2%)
Breeding Egg Group Grass Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 0'08" 0.2 m Foongus 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 2.2 lbs. 1.0 kg Foongus 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 59	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Foongus 1 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   White	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Foongus (Japanese: タマゲタケ Tamagetake) is a dual-type Grass/Poison Pokémon introduced in Generation V.

It evolves into Amoonguss starting at level 39.

Biology

Foongus is a white mushroom-like Pokémon with a cap that looks quite similar to a Poké Ball. It has stubby, digit-less arms, a large pink mouth, and pinprick-like dark eyes. It uses the Poké Ball-like pattern on its head to lure people and Pokémon in grassy areas, then releases a cloud of poisonous spores to defend itself. It moves by either hopping or turning on its side and rolling on its cap.

In the anime

Foongus in the anime

Major appearances

Foongus made its anime debut in Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!, when a group of Foongus poisoned Ash and his friends's Pokémon after Scraggy used Headbutt on the Mushroom Pokémon.

A Foongus appeared in Clash of the Connoisseurs!. A girl named Marigold played with it. She hid it from her father as she was afraid he would not like it.

A Foongus appeared in Expedition to Onix Island! where it ended up attacking Dawn when she got too close.

Multiple Foongus appeared in Go, Go Gogoat! where they attacked Ash and his friends with Poison Powder.

Minor appearances

A Foongus under Bobby's care made a brief appearance The Lonely Deino!. It was being picked up by its Trainer who referred to it as his "Best Buddy".

Foongus has made cameo appearances in Lost at the Stamp Rally!, A Maractus Musical!, The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!, Cilan Takes Flight!, Climbing the Tower of Success!, and Search for the Clubultimate!.

Multiple Foongus appeared in All for the Love of Meloetta!.

A Foongus appeared in Cameron's Secret Weapon!.

A Foongus appeared in The Island of Illusions!.

Multiple Foongus appeared in A Pokémon of a Different Color!.

Multiple Foongus appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

A Trainer's Foongus appeared in Thawing an Icy Panic! and Under the Pledging Tree!.

Multiple Foongus appeared in So You're Having a Bad Day!. Bonnie and Meowth landed on top of them, and whilst Meowth was able to escape unscathed, Bonnie fell victim to their Spores.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Foongus in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Main article: Foongy

A Foongus appeared in The Case of the Missing Pokémon, where it was one of the Pokémon kidnapped by Team Plasma. It was later found in a stronghold and returned to its Trainer.

A Foongus appeared in Up in the Air.

A Foongus appeared in a flashback in A Wretched Reunion.

Foongus is a Pokémon owned by Whitley. She used him to defeat a Sigilyph, earning his Trainer a Pokédex. This Foongus is nicknamed "Foongy". Foongus was a Pokémon liberated by Team Plasma. He first appeared in A Difficult Parting.

Multiple Foongus appeared in Scizor Defends as Pokémon in the Pokémon Village.

In the Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder manga

A Foongus appeared in The King's Identity...!!.

A Foongus appeared in Clash! White Hero vs Black Hero.

In the Pokémon RéBURST manga

A Foongus appeared in RB15.

A Foongus appeared in RB26.

A Foongus appeared in RB76.

In the TCG

Main article: Foongus (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Black	White	TinyMushroom (50%)	Big Mushroom (5%)
		BalmMushroom (1%)
Black 2	White 2	TinyMushroom (50%)	Big Mushroom (5%)
		BalmMushroom (1%)
X	Y	Tiny Mushroom (50%)	Big Mushroom (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation VII Other generations: V - VI - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM09 TM09 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM11 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM22 TM22 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM36 TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM53 TM53 Energy Ball Grass Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM66 TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM86 TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM96 TM96 Nature Power Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20 XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Foongus Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Foongus Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VII Other generations: V - VI - VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100% 15 Defense Curl* Normal Status — —% 40 Endure* Normal Status — —% 10 Gastro Acid Poison Status — 100% 10 Growth Normal Status — —% 20 Poison Powder Poison Status — 75% 35 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20 Stun Spore Grass Status — 75% 30

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Foongus in Generation VII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Foongus in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Foongus Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Foongus Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ●● Speed ●●
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond PokéPark Pad entry: Amoonguss is a dreamer and confused him a lot. As a result, he came to think that he should stay as he is.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Grass Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Grass Attack Power: 40 - 60 0 #672 Mind Zap Can reset your opponent's disruption counter to maximum.

Evolution

Unevolved Foongus  Grass  Poison

Level 39 →

First evolution Amoonguss  Grass  Poison

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation V.
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Foongus images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Foongus, along with its evolution, is similar to Voltorb and Electrode in that it resembles a Poké Ball.
  • However, unlike Voltorb and Electrode, it only has a Poké Ball design on it, instead of being in the shape of one.
  • Likewise, it features the whole design, complete with the circle resembling the button in the middle (contrary to Voltorb's evolution line having just the shape and general colors, and according to the Pokédex, being transformed Poké Balls themselves).
  • Foongus's Shiny form's coloration is reminiscent of that of the Master Ball. It shares this trait with its evolved form.
• Foongus and its evolved form share their species name with Paras, Parasect, Shroomish, and Breloom. They are all known as the Mushroom Pokémon.
  • All six Pokémon also share a common move, Spore, and ability, Effect Spore.
• Foongus is the slowest Poison-type Pokémon.

Origin

It appears to be based on Amanita muscaria or mushrooms of the Agaricus genus, due to it being Poison-type. The cap is designed to look like the front of a Poké Ball.

Name origin

Foongus is a corruption of fungus and may be a combination of fool (to deceive, referencing its use of its Poké Ball-like cap to attract unsuspecting prey) and fungus. Together with its evolution, their names are a corruption of the phrase, "Fungus among us."

Tamagetake may be a combination of 玉 tama (sphere), 魂消る tamageru (to be astonished), and 茸 take (mushroom, or more specifically, the Shiitake mushroom).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese タマゲタケ Tamagetake From 玉 tama, 魂消る tamageru and 茸 take French Trompignon From tromper and champignon Spanish Foongus Same as English name German Tarnpignon From Tarnung and Champignon Italian Foongus Same as English name Korean 깜놀버슬 Kamnolberseul From 깜놀 kkamnol, 버섯 beoseot, and 구슬 guseul Mandarin Chinese 哎呀球菇 Āiyāqiúgū * 寶貝球菇 Bǎobèiqiúgū * From 哎呀 Āiyā!, 球 qiú, and 菇 gū From 寶貝球 Bǎobèi-qiú, 寶貝 bǎobèi, 球 qiú, and 菇 gū Cantonese Chinese 哎呀球菇 Āaiyākàuhgū * 精靈球菇 Jīnglìhngkàuhgū * From 哎呀 Āaiyā!, 球 kàu, and 菇 gū From 精靈球 Jīnglìhng-kàuh, 球 kàuh, and 菇 gū

More languages Russian Фунгус Fungus Transcription of English name

Related articles

• Foongy

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