Overgrow (Ability)

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Overgrow (Japanese: しんりょく Fresh Greenery) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Twelve Pokémon have this ability; each one of them is a member of the evolution family of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, or Sinnoh's Template:Type2 starter Pokémon.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Overgrow uses a Grass-type move, it will do 150% of its damage if the user has less than or equal to 33% of its maximum HP remaining.

Oustide of battle

Overgrow has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, it will do double the damage if the Pokémon using it is below 25% of its HP.

Pokémon with Overgrow

Single ability

#	Pokémon		Type
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison
152		Chikorita	Grass		Poison
153		Bayleef	Grass		Poison
154		Meganium	Grass		Poison
252		Treecko	Grass		Poison
253		Grovyle	Grass		Poison
254		Sceptile	Grass		Poison
387		Turtwig	Grass		Poison
388		Grotle	Grass		Poison
389		Torterra	Grass	Ground
494		Tsutaaja	Grass		Poison

It was also revealed that Tsutaaja, the Isshu Grass-type starter, also has the ability Overgrow

Dual ability

No Pokémon have Overgrow as one of their two abilities.

Other

It was also revealed that Tsutaaja, the Isshu Grass-type starter, also has the ability Overgrow, though whether Overgrow is its only ability is unknown.

In the anime

• OvergrowGrovyle.jpg

  Grovyle's ability activated

Grovyle. Grovyle's body becomes surrounded by a green aura, and the leaves on its arms glow green.

• Activated by Ash's Grovyle from Balance of Power to Odd Pokémon Out!. Debut.

Sceptile. Sceptile's body becomes surrounded by a green aura.

• Activated by Ash's Sceptile from Once More with Reeling! to Present.

See also

• Blaze
• Swarm
• Torrent

In other languages

• Spanish: Espesura
• Italian: Erbaiuto