Stun Spore (move)
Stun Spore しびれごな Numbing Powder | ||||||||||||
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Stun Spore (Japanese: しびれごな Numbing Powder) is a non-damaging Grass-type move introduced in Generation I.
It appears to be a paralyzing counterpart to Poison Powder and Sleep Powder, as the accuracy, Contest group, appeal, effects, Japanese names and animation are the same or very similar. They are also usually learned at the same level or in a similar pattern.
Effect
Generation I to V
Stun Spore paralyzes the target. Stun Spore cannot affect targets with Limber as their Ability.
In the Generation I handheld games only, Stun Spore can affect a target behind a substitute.
Stun Spore can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Sweet Scent was used in the previous turn.
Generation VI onwards
Grass-type and Electric-type Pokémon, Pokémon with Overcoat, and Pokémon holding the Safety Goggles are now immune to Stun Spore.
Stun Spore can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing Hex and Smelling Salts to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.
If powered up by a Grassium Z into Z-Stun Spore, the user's Special Defense stat is raised by one stage.
Generation VIII
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
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Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Level | ||||||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
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Butterfree |
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Bug | 16RGB 14Y |
14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | ||
0043 | ![]() |
Oddish |
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Grass | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15XY 14ORAS |
14SMUSUM 13PE |
16 | ||
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Gloom |
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Grass | 1, 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15XY 14ORAS |
14SMUSUM 13PE |
16 | ||
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Vileplume |
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Grass | 1, 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SMUSUM | 1 | ||
0046 | ![]() |
Paras |
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Bug | Grass | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6SMUSUM 4PE |
6BDSP 5LA |
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0047 | ![]() |
Parasect |
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Bug | Grass | 1, 13 | 1, 7 | 1, 7 | 1, 6 | 1, 6 | 1, 6 | 1, 6SMUSUM 1, 4PE |
1, 6BDSP 5LA |
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Venonat |
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Bug | 30 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23SMUSUM 16PE |
23BDSP | 23 | |
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Venomoth |
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Bug | 30 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23SMUSUM 16PE |
23BDSP | 23 | |
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Bellsprout |
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Grass | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17SMUSUM 18PE |
17BDSP | 17 | |
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Weepinbell |
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Grass | 23 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17SMUSUM 18PE |
17BDSP | 17 | |
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Victreebel |
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Grass | 1 | 1BDSP | ||||||||
0100 | ![]() |
Voltorb Hisuian Form |
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Mineral | 6 | |||||||||
0101 | ![]() |
Electrode Hisuian Form |
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Mineral | 6 | |||||||||
0102 | ![]() |
Exeggcute |
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Grass | 32 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19SMUSUM 16PE |
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Exeggutor |
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Grass | 1PE | |||||||||
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Exeggutor Alolan Form |
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Grass | 1PE | |||||||||
0114 | ![]() |
Tangela |
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Grass | 36 | 34 | 37 | 29 | 29BW 30B2W2 |
30 | 30SMUSUM 29PE |
4SwShBDSP 6LA |
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Bellossom |
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Grass | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
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Hoppip |
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Fairy | Grass | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14BDSP | 10 | |
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Skiploom |
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Fairy | Grass | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14BDSP | 12 | |
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Jumpluff |
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Fairy | Grass | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14BDSP | 12 | |
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Beautifly |
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Bug | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17XY 15ORAS |
15 | 15BDSP 11LA |
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Masquerain |
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Water 1 | Bug | 40 | 33 | 33 | 33XY 26ORAS |
26 | 26BDSP | 26 | ||
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Shroomish |
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Fairy | Grass | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9XY 5ORAS |
5 | 5BDSP | 5 | ||
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Breloom |
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Fairy | Grass | 1, 7 | 1, 9 | 1, 9 | 1, 9XY 1, 5ORAS |
1, 5 | 1, 5BDSP | 1 | ||
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Roselia |
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Fairy | Grass | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1SwShBDSP 18LA |
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Budew |
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No Eggs Discovered | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1SwShBDSP 18LA |
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Roserade |
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Fairy | Grass | 1SwShBDSP 18LA |
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Cherubi |
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Fairy | Grass | 9LA | ||||||||
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Cherrim |
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Fairy | Grass | 9LA | ||||||||
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Carnivine |
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Grass | 18LA | |||||||||
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Tangrowth |
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Grass | 29 | 29BW 30B2W2 |
30 | 30 | 4SwShBDSP 6LA |
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Cottonee |
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Grass | Fairy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | |||||
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Whimsicott |
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Grass | Fairy | 1 | ||||||||
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Petilil |
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Grass | 22 | 22 | 22 | 6SwSh 9LA |
6 | |||||
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Lilligant |
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Grass | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
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Lilligant Hisuian Form |
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Grass | 9LA | 1 | ||||||||
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Foongus |
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Grass | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
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Amoonguss |
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Grass | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
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Scatterbug |
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Bug | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
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Vivillon |
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Bug | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
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Cutiefly |
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Bug | Fairy | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
0743 | ![]() |
Ribombee |
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Bug | Fairy | 1, 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
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Frosmoth |
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Bug | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
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Toedscool |
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Grass | 8 | |||||||||
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Toedscruel |
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Grass | 8 | |||||||||
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Brute Bonnet |
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No Eggs Discovered | 7 | |||||||||
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Slither Wing |
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No Eggs Discovered | 7 | |||||||||
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Wo-Chien |
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No Eggs Discovered | 15 | |||||||||
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Poltchageist |
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Mineral | Amorphous | 1 | ||||||||
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Sinistcha |
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Mineral | Amorphous | 1 | ||||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
By breeding
# | Pokémon | Types | Parent Egg Groups |
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II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
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Exeggcute |
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Grass | ✔ | ||||||||
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Carnivine |
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Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | ||||
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Foongus |
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Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
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Scatterbug |
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Bug | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
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Morelull |
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Grass | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
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Gossifleur |
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Grass | ✔ | ||||||||
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
Stun Spore targets all adjacent enemy Pokémon and inflicts paralysis on them. This move is affected by Magic Coat.
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
In Pokémon Rumble Rush, all status moves including Stun Spore could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Stun Spore could be seen as a move used by Boss Parasect, Hoppip, Shroomish, Budew, and Scatterbug.
Charge time | 0.5 seconds |
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Range type | Arc (melee) |
Target | Enemy |
Additional effect | Paralyzes the foe |
Pokémon Masters EX
Category | Move Gauge | MP | Base Power | Max Power | Accuracy | Target | Effect Tag | Description | Playable Users |
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Status | 2 | — | — | — | 90% | An opponent | — | Leaves the target paralyzed. | Erika & Vileplume Serena (Palentine's 2021) & Whimsicott Scottie/Bettie & Tech Paras/Parasect Egg Scottie/Bettie & Tech Venonat/Venomoth Egg Scottie/Bettie & Tech Tangela Egg |
Description
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In the anime
The user scatters a cloud of paralyzing powder. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
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Butterfree flies over the opponent and flaps its wings, releasing an orange powder from them, which paralyzes any Pokémon it comes in contact with. | ||
Ash's Butterfree | The Water Flowers of Cerulean City | Debut | |
Multiple Butterfree | Battle Aboard the St. Anne | None | |
Multiple wild Butterfree | Mewtwo Returns | None | |
Jeremy's Butterfree | Weekend Warrior | None | |
Goh's Butterfree | A Snow Day for Searching! | None | |
A wild Butterfree | Caring for a Mystery! | None | |
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Tangela shakes its body and waves of red powder comes out of it and hits the opponent, paralyzing it. | ||
Erika's Tangela | Pokémon Scent-sation | None | |
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Venonat shakes its fur and an orange mist is released from its body. Any Pokémon that gets trapped in the mist becomes paralyzed. | ||
Aya's Venonat | The Ninja Poké-Showdown | None | |
A Venonat Conway trained briefly | Camping It Up! | None | |
A wild Venonat | Distant Blue Sky! | None | |
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Venomoth flaps its wings and an orange powder comes out of them. Any Pokémon that gets trapped in the mist becomes paralyzed. | ||
Koga's Venomoth | The Ninja Poké-Showdown | None | |
A wild Venomoth | The Bug Stops Here! | None | |
Chaz's Venomoth | All Things Bright and Beautifly! | None | |
Katie's Venomoth | Shocks and Bonds | None | |
Goh's Venomoth | Panic in the Park! | None | |
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Paras shakes its mushrooms and an orange powder comes out of them and at the opponent, paralyzing it. | ||
Cassandra's Paras | The Problem with Paras | None | |
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A tornado of topaz mist comes out of the hole on Vileplume's head, paralyzing anyone who comes into contact with the dust, or Vileplume releases a ball of orange dust into the air that lands on the opponent, paralyzing them, or Vilepulme releases a sparkling orange powder with white sparkles in it from the hole on its head | ||
Jessebelle's Vileplume | Holy Matrimony! | None | |
Multiple wild Vileplume | Poké Ball Peril | None | |
A wild Vileplume | The Stun Spore Detour | None | |
Multiple wild Vileplume | Whichever Way the Wind Blows | None | |
A Coordinator's Vileplume | A Hurdle for Squirtle | None | |
Nicolette's Vileplume | May's Egg-Cellent Adventure | None | |
A wild Vileplume | Bucking the Treasure Trend! | None | |
A Performer's Vileplume | A Showcase Debut! | None | |
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Oddish lowers the leaves in front on its head and an orange powder is released from them, paralyzing anyone who comes into contact with the dust. | ||
Mariah's Oddish | Foul Weather Friends | None | |
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Victreebel releases an orange mist from its mouth at the opponent. The attack can paralyze the opponent. | ||
James's Victreebel | The Fortune Hunters | None | |
A wild Victreebel | Danger, Sweet as Honey! | None | |
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Bellossom releases an orange mist from the flowers on its head. | ||
Multiple wild Bellossom | Whichever Way the Wind Blows | None | |
Noelle's Bellossom | Strategy Begins at Home! | None | |
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Parasect shakes its mushroom and an orange powder comes out of it at the opponent, or Parasect releases an orange powder from under its mushroom at the opponent. | ||
A wild Parasect | Hocus Pokémon | None | |
Officer Jenny's Parasect | Gulpin it Down | None | |
A wild Parasect | Currying Favor and Flavor! | None | |
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Shroomish releases a stream or cloud of orange powder from the hole on its head at the opponent. | ||
Alex's Shroomish | Taming of the Shroomish | None | |
A wild Shroomish | A Corphish Out of Water | None | |
A Coordinator's Shroomish | Win, Lose or Drew! | None | |
A Trainer's Shroomish | A Little Rocket R & R! | None | |
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Roselia releases an orange powder from the flowers on its hands at the opponent, paralyzing it. | ||
Drew's Roselia | Now That's Flower Power! | None | |
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Gloom shakes its head and an orange powder comes out of the flower on its head at the opponent. The attack can paralyze the opponent. | ||
A wild Gloom | Grass Hysteria! | None | |
A wild Gloom | Pinch Healing! | None | |
A wild Gloom | A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways! | None | |
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Breloom releases an orange mist from the holes on its head at the opponent, or Breloom shakes its body and releases a brown mist from its body all around it. The attack can paralyze the opponent. | ||
Fighting Dojo's Breloom | Pasta La Vista! | None | |
Kenny's Breloom | Team Shocker! | None | |
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Dustox flaps its wings and releases a mist of orange powder at the opponent, paralyzing it. | ||
Jessie's Dustox | Gymbaliar! | Dustox cannot legally learn Stun Spore | |
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Jumpluff releases a sparkling yellow powder from the three dandelions on its body at the opponent. | ||
A Coordinator's Jumpluff | Dressed for Jess Success! | None | |
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Cottonee turns to its side and waves one of its leaves upward, releasing a wave of sparkling golden powder from it that falls on the opponent. | ||
A wild Cottonee | Cottonee in Love! | None | |
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Foongus releases sparkling orange powder from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
A wild Foongus | Expedition to Onix Island! | None | |
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Petilil releases white sparkling powder at the opponent. | ||
Nursery's Petilil | Unrest at the Nursery! | None | |
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Amoonguss waves its arms, releasing sparkling orange powder from them at the opponent, paralyzing it. | ||
James's Amoonguss | New Places... Familiar Faces! | None | |
A wild Amoonguss | The Journalist from Another Region! | None | |
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Vivillon's releases sparkling orange powder from its body, paralyzing the opponent. | ||
A wild Vivillon | To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler! | None |
Pokédex entries
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In the manga
The Electric Tale of Pikachu
The user releases a powder at the opponent, paralyzing it. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Oddish releases a powder from its body at the opponent, paralyzing it. | ||
Ash's Oddish | You Gotta Have Friends | Debut | |
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Gloom releases a powder from its body at the opponent, paralyzing it. | ||
Florinda's multiple Gloom | Days of Gloom and Glory | None |
Pokémon Adventures
The user scatters numbing spores at the opponent, paralyzing them. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Paras releases spores from the mushrooms on its back at the opponent, paralyzing it. | ||
Miles's Paras | Purrrr-sian | Debut | |
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Skiploom fires a stream of powder into the air from the middle of the flower on its head. The powder then floats over the battlefield, and anything that breathes in the powder becomes paralyzed. | ||
Erika's Skiploom | Bringing up Bellossom | None | |
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Masquerain waves its front two feet and releases a powder from them that paralyzes the opponent when it breathes it in. | ||
Winona's Masquerain | Master Class with Masquerain | None | |
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Cutiefly releases an invisible powder onto the opponent, paralyzing it. | ||
Lillie's Cutiefly | Regeneration!! The Power of the Sun and the Moon! | None |
- In A Hollow Victreebel, Red's Victreebel was revealed to know Stun Spore, although it was never seen using it.
Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All
The user scatters a cloud of numbing powder that paralyzes the target. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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Bellsprout releases a powder from its body at the opponent, paralyzing it. | ||
Shu's Bellsprout | Catch Bellsprout! | Debut | |
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Parasect releases a powder from its backside at the opponent, paralyzing it. | ||
Ran's Parasect | Rin, Ran, and Spinarak, the Big Feud! | None |
In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
Trivia
- Stun Spore is the only Grass-type move able to paralyze the opponent.
In other languages
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Variations of the move Poison Powder | ||||||
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- Moves
- Moves that can target any adjacent Pokémon
- Grass-type moves
- Smart moves
- Status moves
- Generation I moves
- Moves in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
- Moves in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
- Moves in Pokémon Rumble Rush
- Moves that can inflict paralysis
- Moves that can jam
- Powder and spore moves
- Moves in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
- Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
- Moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus