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 Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] 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 IX

Growth is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Growth increases the user's special by 1 level.

Growth will do nothing if the user's special has reached a level of +6 or a value of 999. The effect of Growth is ignored by critical hits.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

• Bulbasaur at Lv.34
• Ivysaur at Lv.38
• Venusaur at Lv.43
• Paras at Lv.41
• Parasect at Lv.48
• Bellsprout at Lv.--
• Weepinbell at Lv.--
• Tangela at Lv.49 (R/G/B)
• Tangela at Lv.48 (Yel.)

Generation II

By leveling up

• Bulbasaur at Lv.32
• Ivysaur at Lv.38
• Venusaur at Lv.41
• Paras at Lv.37
• Parasect at Lv.46
• Bellsprout at Lv.6
• Weepinbell at Lv.--
• Weepinbell at Lv.6
• Tangela at Lv.46
• Sunkern at Lv.4
• Sunflora at Lv.4

Generation III

By leveling up

• Bulbasaur at Lv.32
• Ivysaur at Lv.38
• Venusaur at Lv.41
• Paras at Lv.37
• Parasect at Lv.43
• Bellsprout at Lv.6
• Weepinbell at Lv.--
• Weepinbell at Lv.6
• Tangela at Lv.13
• Sunkern at Lv.6
• Sunflora at Lv.6
• Seedot at Lv.7
• Nuzleaf at Lv.7
• Shiftry at Lv.--
• Shroomish at Lv.36
• Roselia at Lv.5
• Cacnea at Lv.9
• Cacturne at Lv.--
• Cacturne at Lv.9
• Tropius at Lv.7

By breeding

• Illumise

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Bulbasaur at Lv.25
• Ivysaur at Lv.28
• Venusaur at Lv.28
• Paras at Lv.27
• Parasect at Lv.30
• Bellsprout at Lv.7
• Weepinbell at Lv.--
• Weepinbell at Lv.7
• Tangela at Lv.12
• Sunkern at Lv.--
• Sunflora at Lv.--
• Seedot at Lv.7
• Nuzleaf at Lv.7
• Shroomish at Lv.33
• Roselia at Lv.4
• Cacnea at Lv.9
• Cacturne at Lv.--
• Cacturne at Lv.9
• Tropius at Lv.7
• Budew at Lv.4
• Wormadam (Grass) at Lv.29
• Cherubi at Lv.7
• Cherrim at Lv.--
• Cherrim at Lv.7
• Carnivine at Lv.--
• Tangrowth at Lv.12

By breeding

• Illumise
• Turtwig
• Snover

In other languages

Spanish: Desarrollo.