Pollen Puff (move)

Pollen Puff かふんだんご Pollen Ball

Battles Type  Bug Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  90 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VII TR96 in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Pollen Puff (Japanese: かふんだんご Pollen Ball) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation VII. Prior to Generation VIII, it was the signature move of Ribombee. It is TR96 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Pollen Puff's effect varies depending on the target. If it targets an opponent, it deals damage. If it targets an ally, it restores up to 50% of the target's maximum HP. Pokémon with Bulletproof are immune to Pollen Puff.

Pokémon affected by Heal Block cannot target allies with Pollen Puff (but they can target an opponent); if only the ally is affected by Heal Block but the user is not, Pollen Puff can target it, but it will fail to heal it.

Description

Games Description SMUSUM SwSh The user attacks the enemy with a pollen puff that explodes. If the target is an ally, it gives the ally a pollen puff that restores its HP instead.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0743		Ribombee		Bug	Fairy	1, Evo.	1, Evo.
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 TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TR96	IX --
0012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug		✔
0045		Vileplume		Grass		Grass		✔
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		✔
0251		Celebi		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		✔
0420		Cherubi		Fairy	Grass		✔
0421		Cherrim		Fairy	Grass		✔
0548		Petilil		Grass		Grass		✔
0549		Lilligant		Grass		Grass		✔
0590		Foongus		Grass		Grass		✔
0591		Amoonguss		Grass		Grass		✔
0743		Ribombee		Bug	Fairy		✔
0755		Morelull		Grass		Grass		✔
0756		Shiinotic		Grass		Grass		✔
0764		Comfey		Grass		Grass		✔
0829		Gossifleur		Grass		Grass		✔
0830		Eldegoss		Grass		Grass		✔
0898		Calyrex		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		✔
898I		Calyrex		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		✔
898S		Calyrex		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		✔
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

Ribombee (healing) Ribombee (hurting)
The user heals or hurts the target with a ball of pollen.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Ribombee makes a sweet, yellow ball of pollen and gives it to an ally to eat, or Ribombee makes a poisonous, purple ball of pollen and throws it at an opponent or throws it down an opponent's mouth, causing them to explode.
A wild Ribombee	Tasting the Bitter with the Sweet!		Debut
Mina's Ribombee	The Shape of Love to Come!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Cutiefly
The user attacks the enemy with a pollen puff that explodes.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Cutiefly throws a ball of pollen at the opponent.
Lillie's Cutiefly	PASM36		Debut Cutiefly cannot legally learn Pollen Puff

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

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 花粉團 Fāfántyùhn Mandarin 花粉團 / 花粉团 Huāfěntuán French Boule Pollen German Pollenknödel Italian Sferapolline Korean 꽃가루경단 Kkotgaru Gyeongdan Polish Puszek Pyłu Brazilian Portuguese Bola de Pólen Spanish Bola de Polen

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