Overgrow (Ability)

Overgrow	しんりょく
	Fresh Greenery
Flavor text Generation III Ups Grass moves in a pinch. Generation IV Powers up Grass-type moves in a pinch. Generation V Powers up Grass-type moves in a pinch. Generation VI Powers up Grass-type moves when the Pokémon is in trouble. Generation VII Powers up Grass-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low. Generation VIII Powers up Grass-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low. Generation IX Powers up Grass-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.

Overgrow (Japanese: しんりょく Fresh Greenery) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. All Grass-type starter Pokémon have this Ability.

Effect

In battle

Generations III to IV

When a Pokémon with Overgrow uses a Grass-type move, the move's power will be increased by 50% if the user has less than or equal to ⅓ of its maximum HP remaining.

Generations V onward

Instead of boosting Grass-type moves' power, Overgrow now technically boosts the Pokémon's Attack or Special Attack by 50% during damage calculation if a Grass-type move is being used, resulting in effectively the same effect.

Outside of battle

Overgrow has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Overgrow

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	Overgrow	None	Chlorophyll
0002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison	Overgrow	None	Chlorophyll
0003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison	Overgrow	None	Chlorophyll
0152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Leaf Guard
0153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Leaf Guard
0154		Meganium	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Leaf Guard
0252		Treecko	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Unburden
0253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Unburden
0254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Unburden
0387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Shell Armor
0388		Grotle	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Shell Armor
0389		Torterra	Grass	Ground	Overgrow	None	Shell Armor
0495		Snivy	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Contrary
0496		Servine	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Contrary
0497		Serperior	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Contrary
0511		Pansage	Grass		Grass	Gluttony	None	Overgrow
0512		Simisage	Grass		Grass	Gluttony	None	Overgrow
0650		Chespin	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Bulletproof
0651		Quilladin	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Bulletproof
0652		Chesnaught	Grass	Fighting	Overgrow	None	Bulletproof
0722		Rowlet	Grass	Flying	Overgrow	None	Long Reach
0723		Dartrix	Grass	Flying	Overgrow	None	Long Reach
0724		Decidueye	Grass	Ghost	Overgrow	None	Long Reach
0724		Decidueye Hisuian Form	Grass	Fighting	Overgrow	None	Scrappy
0810		Grookey	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Grassy Surge
0811		Thwackey	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Grassy Surge
0812		Rillaboom	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Grassy Surge
0906		Sprigatito	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Protean
0907		Floragato	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Protean
0908		Meowscarada	Grass	Dark	Overgrow	None	Protean
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

When the Pokémon's HP falls below 25%, the power of Grass-type moves increases by 2-times^RBTDS or 1.5-times^SMD

Pokémon Conquest

In Pokémon Conquest, Overgrow will increase user's Attack if the Pokémon using it is below ⅓ of its HP.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Overgrow is Venusaur's Ability. When at 30% HP or less, it increases all damage dealt by 20%.

Description

Games Description MDRB Boosts the power of Grass-type moves when HP is low. MDTDS Boosts the power of the Pokémon's Grass-type moves when its HP is low. BSL ＨＰがへって ピンチになると くさタイプの わざが つよくなる Conq. Raises Attack when HP is low. MDGtI When the Pokémon's HP is low, the power of its Grass-type moves goes up.* When the Pokémon's HP is low, the power of Grass-type moves goes up!* SMD When the Pokémon's HP is low, the power of Grass-type moves goes up! MDRTDX When the Pokémon's HP is low, the power of Grass-type moves goes up.

In the anime

Chespin Grovyle Sceptile
The Pokémon's Grass-type moves become more powerful when it gets tired or weak.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	When Grovyle becomes tired out or weak, its body becomes surrounded by a green aura and the leaves on its arms glow green as well, powering up its Grass-type moves.
Ash's Grovyle	Balance of Power		Debut
	When Sceptile becomes tired or weak, its body becomes surrounded by a green aura, powering up its Grass-type attacks.
Ash's Sceptile	Once More with Reeling!		None
	When Chespin becomes tired or weak, its body becomes surrounded by a green aura, powering up its Grass-type attacks.
Clemont's Chespin	An Appetite for Battle!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Meganium
The Pokémon's Grass-type moves become more powerful when it gets weak.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Meganium's Grass-type attacks become much more powerful when unlocked.
Ultima's Meganium	Old Ultima Puts Them to the Test		Debut

• In volume 23, Red's Venusaur, Saur, was revealed to have Overgrow as his Ability.
• In volume 40, Diamond's Torterra, Tru, was revealed to have Overgrow as his Ability.
• In volume 42, Crystal's Meganium, Megaree, was revealed to have Overgrow as his Ability.
• X's Chesnaught, Marisso, was revealed to have Overgrow as his Ability in the PokéSPedia data-book.
• Moon's Rowlet was revealed to have Overgrow as his Ability in the PokéSPedia data-book.
• Henry's Thwackey, Twiggy, was revealed to have Overgrow as his Ability.
• Emerald's Sceptile is revealed to have Overgrow as his Ability.
• Cheren's Snivy is revealed to have Overgrow as his Ability.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 茂盛 Mauhsihng * 新綠 Sānluhk * Mandarin 茂盛 Màoshèng * 新綠 Xīnlǜ * Dutch Woekergroei Finnish Ylikasvu French Engrais German Notdünger Italian Erbaiuto Korean 심록 Simrok Polish Zarastanie Portuguese Supercrescimento Russian Зарастание Zarastaniye Spanish Latin America Se Hizo más Grande (AG070) Súper Poder (AG191) Espesura (XY015) Spain Espesura Swedish Överväxt Thai เขียวชอุ่ม Turkish Çabuk Büyüme Vietnamese Xanh tươi

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