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

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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 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  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

Spore (Japanese: キノコのほうし Mushroom Spore) is a non-damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. Up until Generation III, it was Paras and Parasect's signature move.

Effect

Spore puts the target to sleep.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

The user will make all Pokémon in the room fall asleep, all other effects are the same.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
046		Paras	Bug	Grass	27			25			25			17				22			'
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass	30			28			27			17				22			'
285		Shroomish	Grass		Grass							54			45				45			'
590		Foongus	Grass	Poison														50			'
591		Amoonguss	Grass	Poison														62			'
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 the anime

Parasect
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 that puts 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.
A Coordinator's Shroomish	Playing the Performance Encore!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Paras
The user releases a bunch of spores that puts 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.
Crys's Parasee	Slugging it Out with Slugma		None

In other generations

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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

• As its English and Japanese names imply, Spore can only be learned by mushroom-based Pokémon, with the obvious exception of Smeargle.
• Every odd numbered Generation has introduced a new evolutionary line that can learn Spore.
  • Breloom itself cannot learn spore, it instead inherits it from shroomish.
• Spore is the only sleep-inducing move with 100% accuracy, without aids such as held items or other moves.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 蘑菇孢子 Mógu Bāozǐ Dutch Spoor French Spore German Pilzspore Greek Σπόριο Indonesian Spora Spora Jamur Italian Spora Korean 버섯포자 Beoseot Poja Brazilian Portuguese Esporos Serbian Spora European Spanish Espora

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