Frenzy Plant (move)

Frenzy Plant ハードプラント Hard Plant

Battles Type  Grass Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  150 Accuracy  90% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Move Tutor in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Move Tutor in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black and White Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon X and Y Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Move Tutor in Pokémon Sun and Moon Move Tutor in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jams the others, and misses one turn of appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥ Startles all other Pokémon. User cannot act in the next turn.

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

Frenzy Plant (Japanese: ハードプラント Hard Plant) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation III. Only Grass-type fully evolved starter Pokémon can learn this move.

Effect

Frenzy Plant inflicts damage and then forces the user to recharge during the next turn. Unless this attack misses, the user will always have to recharge.

Frenzy Plant can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra four appeal points if the move Growth was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description RSEColo.XD Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn. FRLG The foe is hit with an enormous branch. The user can't move on the next turn. DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is slammed with an enormous tree. The user can't move on the next turn. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM The user slams the target with an enormous tree. The user can't move on the next turn.

Learnset

By Move Tutor

Various Move Tutors will teach Frenzy Plant to a fully evolved Grass-type starter Pokémon if its friendship rating is maximized. The Move Tutors are:

• FRLG: an elderly woman on Cape Brink.
• DPPt: an elderly man on Route 228.
• HGSS: an elderly man in the Move Deleter/Move Reminder's house in Blackthorn City.
• BW: a Roughneck in a house on Route 13.
• B2W2: a man outside the Pokémon World Tournament building.
• XY: a man in the southwestern house in Snowbelle City.
• ORAS: a man in the southeast of Mauville City's first floor.
• SMUSUM: a man on the second level of Hau'oli City's mall.

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						FRLG	E	XD	DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS	SM	USUM	PE
003		Venusaur		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
154		Meganium		Monster	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
389		Torterra		Monster	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
497		Serperior		Field	Grass					✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
652		Chesnaught		Field		Field							✔	✔	✔	✔
724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying									✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
152		Chikorita		Monster	Grass	Mt. Battle ChikoritaXD
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 V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass	Sticker Promotional Egg Bulbasaur Kanto Starter Egg Bulbasaur
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

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In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Venusaur can learn Frenzy Plant at level 99 if it has at least 333 IQ points. If this requirement is not met until after reaching level 99, Frenzy Plant can be relearned at the Gulpin Link Shop.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, Venusaur, Meganium, Sceptile, and Torterra can learn Frenzy Plant at level 72 if it has at least 300 IQ points. If this requirement is not met until after level 72, Frenzy Plant can be relearned at Electivire Link Shop.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, Snivy can learn Frenzy Plant once Paradise reaches Perfect Rank.

Pokémon GO

Frenzy Plant
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 100 Energy cost  ? Duration 2.8 seconds Damage window  ? seconds
Trainer Battles Power  ? Energy cost  ? Secondary effect  ? Effect chance  ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility **** By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. However, it also inflicts the Paused status on the user, making it incapable of action. MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, but it also afflicts the user with a Paused status. A Pokémon with the Paused status is incapable of action. BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかし じぶんが ようすみじょうたいに なってしまう ようすみじょうたいの ポケモンは こうどうできない MDGtI It damages enemies in the same room. But it causes the Recoil status condition, which prevents you from doing anything on the next turn. SMD It damages enemies in the same room, but it also makes you recoil, which prevents you from doing anything on the next turn.

In the anime

In the main series

Venusaur	Torterra	Serperior	Sceptile
Giant roots come out of the ground due to the user's stomp.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Venusaur	Venusaur's body becomes outlined light green and it stomps on the ground. Giant roots with spikes on them come out of the ground and strike the opponent.
Jeremy's Venusaur	Weekend Warrior		Debut
A Coordinator's Venusaur	May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!		None
Torterra	Torterra's body becomes outlined in green and it slams its front two legs into the ground. Giant roots with spikes on them come out of the ground and strike the opponent.
Paul's Torterra	Top-Down Training!		None
Serperior	Serperior's body becomes outlined in green. It then sticks its tail in the ground and makes giant roots with spikes on them come out of the ground and strike the opponent.
Trip's Serperior	Battling Authority Once Again!		None
Sceptile	Sceptile sticks its hands in the ground and makes giant roots come out of the ground and strike the opponent.
Sawyer's Sceptile	Valuable Experience for All!		None
Sceptile	Mega Sceptile slams its hands together and sticks them into the ground, causing giant roots to come out of the ground and strike the opponent.
Sawyer's Sceptile	A Riveting Rivalry!		None

In the Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer

	Serperior
The user attacks the opponent with giant roots from the ground.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Serperior	Serperior lets out a cry, causing multiple giant, brown roots to grow out of the ground and slam into the opponent.
Rosa's Serperior	Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Venusaur	Meganium	Sceptile
The user releases two powerful roots from its body at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Venusaur	Venusaur's body becomes surrounded in an aura and it releases two energy beams from the sides of the flower on its back at the opponent. The beams twist around each other as they fire at the opponent. Eventually, the energy around the beams fade into two giant roots with large thorns on them, or two powerful and large vines come out of underneath the leaves on Venusaur's back and hit the opponent.
Red's Saur	My, My, My Mimic		Debut
Meganium	Meganium releases two beams of energy from in between the flower on its neck and its skin at the opponent.
Crystal's Megaree	The Final Battle VIII		None
Sceptile	Sceptile turns around and releases one beam of energy from each seed on its back at the opponent.
Emerald's Sceptile	The Final Battle VIII		Sceptile could not legally learn Frenzy Plant at the time

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

	Serperior
The grounds shakes with roots coming out from the ground.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Serperior	Serperior jumps on the ground, causing it to shake. Afterwards, roots come out of the ground.
Monta's Serperior	Victini - A New Friend!		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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	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	Pokémon Masters EX

Side series games

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	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	Pokémon Masters EX

Spin-off series games

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	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	Pokémon Masters EX

Trivia

• In Pokémon Colosseum, this attack was erroneously named Solid Plant, which is more aligned with its original Japanese name.
• Frenzy Plant has the highest base power of all Grass-type attacks.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 瘋狂植物 Fūngkòhng Jihkmaht * 瘋狂機器 Fūngkòhng Gēihei * Mandarin 瘋狂植物 / 疯狂植物 Fēngkuáng Zhíwù * 瘋狂機器 Fēngkuáng Jīqì * Dutch Woekerplant French Végé-Attak German Fauna-Statue (Gen III-VI) Flora-Statue (Gen VII) Greek Φρενώδης Βλάστηση Frendódis Vlástisi Hindi जंगली पोधा Jungli Podha Italian Radicalbero Korean 하드플랜트 Hard Plant Polish Roślinna Furia Atak Roślin (DP040) Portuguese Brazil Planta Mortal Portugal Planta Furiosa Romanian Planta Furioasă Serbian Luda biljka Spanish Latin America Planta Loca (AG151-DP131) Megaenredadera (DP040) Planta Feroz (BW091-present) Spain Planta Feroz Vietnamese Thực Vật Cuồng Loạn

Variations of the move Hyper Beam
Giga Impact • Rock Wrecker Hyper Beam • Blast Burn • Frenzy Plant • Hydro Cannon • Roar of Time

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