Overgrow (Ability)

Overgrow	しんりょく
	Fresh Greenery
Flavor text Generation III Ups Grass move in a pinch. Generation IV Powers up Grass-type moves in a pinch. Generation V Currently unknown Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Overgrow (Japanese: しんりょく Fresh Greenery) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Seventeen Pokémon can have this ability all of which are Template:Type2.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Overgrow uses a Template:Type2 move, the power will increase by 1.5x if the user has less than or equal to 33% of its maximum HP remaining.

Outside of battle

Overgrow has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

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

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	Tsutarja	Tsutarja	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Antagonist
0496	Janovy	Janovy	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Antagonist
0497	Jalorda	Jalorda	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Antagonist
0511	Yanappu	Yanappu	Grass		Grass	Gluttony	None	Overgrow
0512	Yanakkie	Yanakkie	Grass		Grass	Gluttony	None	Overgrow
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 the anime

• Grovyle's ability activated
  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 in Balance of Power. Debut.

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

• Activated by Ash's Sceptile in Once More with Reeling!.

Trivia

• No Pokémon that can have this ability has it as one of its three abilities.

In other languages

• Chinese: 茂盛 Màoshèng
• Dutch: Woekergroei
• French: Engrais
• German: Notdünger
• Italian: Erbaiuto
• Portuguese (Brazilian): Crescimento
• Spanish: Espesura

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.