Growth (move)

Growth せいちょう Growth

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

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

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   Ups the user's condition and helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Earn double the score in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Growth (Japanese: せいちょう Growth) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Growth increases the user's Special stat by one stage. Growth will do nothing if the user's Special has reached six stages or a value of 999. The effect of Growth is ignored by critical hits.

Generation II to Generation IV

The effects of Growth are the same as the previous generation, however, it increases user's Special Attack stat instead.

Generation V

Growth now increases Attack by one stage in addition to increasing Special Attack by one stage. In intense sunlight, Growth raises Attack and Special Attack by two stages each.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	34			32			32			25				25			'
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison	38			38			38			28				28			'
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison	43			41			41			28				28			'
046		Paras	Bug	Grass	41			37			37			27				33			'
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass	48			46			43			30				37			'
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	--			6			6			7				7			'
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	--			--, 6			--, 6			--, 7				--, 7			'
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	49	48	46			13			12				12			'
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass				4			6			--				--			'
192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass				4			6			--				--			'
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass							7			7				7			'
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark							7			7				7			'
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark							--										'
285		Shroomish	Grass		Grass							36			33				33			'
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison							5			4				4			'
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass							9			9				9			'
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark							--, 9			--, 9				--, 9			'
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying							7			7				7			'
406		Budew	Grass	Poison										4				4			'
413		Wormadam	Bug	Grass										29				29			'
420		Cherubi	Grass		Grass										7				7			'
421		Cherrim	Grass		Grass										7				--, 7			'
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass										--				--			'
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass										12				12			'
492		Shaymin	Grass		Grass												--	--			'
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass														13			'
496		Servine	Grass		Grass														13			'
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass														13			'
546		Cottonee	Grass		Grass														4			'
547		Whimsicott	Grass		Grass														--			'
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass														4			'
549		Lilligant	Grass		Grass														--			'
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass														6			'
590		Foongus	Grass	Poison														6			'
591		Amoonguss	Grass	Poison														--, 6			'
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 breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug
387		Turtwig	Grass		Grass
459		Snover	Grass	Ice
590		Foongus	Grass		Grass
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 II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0060 Poliwag Water New York Pokémon Center 0133 Eevee Normal New York Pokémon Center 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison New York Pokémon Center Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Tangrowth File:Growth glowing.png Glowing File:Shroomish Growth.png Green beam released File:Growth effect.png Effect
The user releases a green beam and gives its energy to others.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Tangrowth holds out its hands and two light green orbs appear in front of Tangrowth's hands. It then fires light green beams at the opponent, giving its energy to it.
A wild Tangrowth	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		Debut
	The purple stem on Cherrim's head glows light green and it releases a light green beam from the stem at the opponent, giving its energy to it.
A wild Cherrim	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		None
	A light green orb forms above the gray stem on Seedot's head. It then fires a light green beam from the orb at the opponent, giving its energy to it.
A wild Seedot	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		None
	A light green orb forms above the hole on Shroomish's head, and it fires a light green beam from the orb at the opponent, giving its energy to it.
A wild Shroomish	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		None
	Two light green orbs form in front of the leaves on the side of its body and it fires light green beams from the orbs at the opponent, giving its energy to it.
A wild Bellsprout	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Tangela Growth Adventures.png Tangela
The user's body doubles in size.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Tangela's body size grows larger.
Erika's Angela	Striking Golduck		Debut
	Sunkern gets pumped, raising its special attack.
Gold's Sunbo	You Ain't Nothin' But a Houndour		None

In other generations

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Despite this move being a Template:Type2 move, no Normal-type Pokémon can learn it, apart from Eevee's special NYPC event in Gen II and Smeargle.
  • In addition, the only other Pokémon that can learn Growth that are not Template:Type2 are Illumise, Poliwag, and Spinarak and even then, only through breeding or special NYPC events.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 生長 Shēngzhǎng Dutch Groei French Croissance German Wachstum Greek Ανάπτυξη Italian Crescita Korean 성장 Seongjang Portuguese Crescimento Serbian Rast Spanish Desarrollo

Variations of the move Bulk Up
Bulk Up • Calm Mind • Cosmic Power Dragon Dance • Growth • Hone Claws • Stockpile • Work Up

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