Spore (move)

Spore redirects here. For the Ability named Spore in Japanese, see Effect Spore (Ability).

Spore キノコのほうし Mushroom Spore

Battles Type  Grass Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles all of the Pokémon to act before the user.

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

Spore (Japanese: キノコのほうし Mushroom Spore) is a non-damaging Grass-type move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation III, it was the signature move of Paras and Parasect.

Effect

Generation I

Spore puts the target to sleep.

In the Generation I handheld games only, Spore can affect a target behind a substitute.

Generation II

In the Generation II core series games, when an in-game opponent outside of the Battle Tower uses Spore, the move has a 25% chance to fail.

Generations III to V

Spore cannot affect targets with Insomnia or Vital Spirit as their Ability.

Generation VI onwards

Grass-type Pokémon, Pokémon with Overcoat, and Pokémon holding the Safety Goggles are now immune to Spore. Pokémon under the effect of Sweet Veil are also unaffected by Spore.

Spore can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing certain moves (Dream Eater, Hex, Nightmare and Wake-Up Slap) to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Grassium Z into Z-Spore, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Category  Status PP  10 Agile Strong Power  —  —  — Accuracy  100%  100%  100% Action speed modifier Self  0  0  +5 Target  0  +3  0 Additional effect Turns  5  3  7    ?  ?    ?  ? Inflicts the target with drowsiness

Description

Games Description Stad Special spores are scattered from mushrooms. If the opponent inhales the spores, it will fall asleep. Stad2 Special spores are scattered from mushrooms. If the foe inhales them, it will fall asleep. GSC A move that induces sleep. RSE Scatters a cloud of spores that always induce sleep. FRLG The user scatters bursts of fine spores that induce sleep. ColoXD Scatters a cloud of spores that always induces sleep. DPPtHGSSPBR BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSP SV The user scatters bursts of spores that induce sleep. LA The user scatters a burst of spores that makes the target drowsy.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII		VIII			IX
												SMUSUM	PE	SwSh	BDSP	LA	SV
0046		Paras		Bug	Grass	27	25	25	17	22	22	22	27		22	29
0047		Parasect		Bug	Grass	30	28	27	17	22	22	22	33		22	29
0285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass			54	45	45	45XY 40ORAS	40			40		40
0286		Breloom		Fairy	Grass			−	−	−	−	−			1		Rem.*
0590		Foongus		Grass		Grass					50	50	50		48			48
0591		Amoonguss		Grass		Grass					62	62	62		54			54
0755		Morelull		Grass		Grass							36		36
0756		Shiinotic		Grass		Grass							40		44
0948		Toedscool		Grass		Grass												36
0949		Toedscruel		Grass		Grass												40
0986		Brute Bonnet		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered												63
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 event

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0235		Smeargle		Field		Field	2013 World Championships Smeargle
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.

Generation VIII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0591		AmoongussLv. 50		Grass		Grass	Baik Jongyoon's Amoonguss
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 IX

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0286		Breloom		Fairy	Grass	Wild Tera Pokémon - West Province (Area Three)SV
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

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Spore targets all enemies in the room and puts them to sleep if possible.

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners MDRB - - 19 - 100% - Entire room Enemy Yes MDTDS - - 12 - 88% - Entire room Enemy Yes BSL - - 12 - 88% - Entire room Enemy Yes MDGtI - - 15 30 100% - Entire room Enemy Yes SMD - - 10 30 100% - Entire room Enemy Yes MDRTDX - - 10 30 100% - Entire room Enemy Yes With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = ??. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Spore	Status	2	—	—	—	100%	An opponent	—	Puts the target to sleep.	Greta & Breloom
Buddy move
Deep Sleep Spore	Status	2	2	—	—	—%	All opponents	Sure Hit	Activation Condition: When the user uses any move once. Deactivation Condition: When this move is used. Never misses. Lowers the Speed of all opposing sync pairs by three stat ranks. Puts all opposing sync pairs to sleep. Reduces the user's sync move countdown by one. Raises the Speed of all allied sync pairs by three stat ranks.	Greta & Breloom

Description

Games Description MDRB Makes all the foes in the room go to sleep. MDTDS Afflicts all enemies in the room with a Sleep status condition. BSL おなじへやの てきポケモンを すいみんじょうたいにかえる MDGtI It causes the Sleep status condition to enemies in the same room. With the Sleep status, they can't do anything. SMD It makes enemies sleep so they can't move for a while.* It makes the enemies in the same room go to sleep. But it has no effect on Grass-type Pokémon.*

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Parasect Paras Shroomish Foongus
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 at the opponent, putting it to sleep.
Cassandra's Parasect	The Problem with Paras		Debut
	Paras releases a white powder from the mushrooms on its back at the opponent, putting it to sleep.
A Coordinator's Paras	Borrowing on Bad Faith!		None
	Shroomish releases a sparkling, pale tan colored powder from the hole on its head at the opponent; or, Shroomish releases a sparkling, yellow powder at the opponent, making it sleepy.
A Coordinator's Shroomish	Playing the Performance Encore!		None
A wild Shroomish	Arboliva's Forest		None
	Foongus releases a sparkling, yellow or green powder from its mouth at the opponent, putting it to sleep.
A wild Foongus	The Island of Illusions!		None
Multiple wild Foongus	So You're Having a Bad Day!		None
	Amoonguss releases a sparkling, green or yellow powder at the opponent, making it sleepy.
A wild Amoonguss	Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!		None
James's Amoonguss	Rocket Revengers!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Paras Parasect
The user scatters bursts of special spores from its mushrooms that put the opponent to sleep.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Paras puts its claws together and forms spores in between them. When the opponent is hit with the spores, they fall asleep.
Miles's Paras	Purrrr-sian		Debut
	Parasect releases spores into the air from the mushroom on its back. The spores float into the air and drop down onto the opponent, making it go to sleep.
Crystal's Parasee	Slugging It Out with Slugma		None

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	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

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

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

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	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

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

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	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

• Spore is the only sleep-inducing status move with 100% accuracy.
• Excluding the use of Sketch, a Pokémon able to learn Spore has been introduced in every odd numbered Generation.
• All Pokémon that naturally learn Spore are associated with mushrooms. This is because its Japanese name is Mushroom Spore (キノコのほうし).
  • The reference to mushrooms are reinforced in the move description in Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2 while the move animation depicts a mushroom emitting spores from Generation VII onwards.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 蘑菇孢子 Mòhgū Bāaují Mandarin 蘑菇孢子 Mógu Bāozǐ Czech Pyl Danish Spore Dutch Spoor Finnish Itiö French Spore German Pilzspore Greek Σπόριο Indonesian Spora Spora Jamur Italian Spora Korean 버섯포자 Beoseotpoja Polish Zarodnik Portuguese Brazil Esporos (anime, TCG, manga) Germe (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Portugal Esporos Serbian Spora Spanish Latin America Esporas Espora (BW127) Spain Espora Vietnamese Phun Bào Tử Nấm

Variations of the move Confuse Ray
Confuse Ray • Spore

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