Seed Sower (Ability)

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Seed Sower こぼれダネ
Self-Sowing Seeds
Flavor text
Generation IX
Turns the ground into Grassy Terrain when the Pokémon is hit by an attack.

Seed Sower (Japanese: こぼれダネ Self-Sowing Seeds) is an Ability introduced in Generation IX. It is the signature Ability of Arboliva.

Effect

In battle

Seed Sower summons Grassy Terrain in battle for five turns when a Pokémon with Seed Sower is hit by a damaging move, unless Grassy Terrain is already present. This can be extended to eight turns if the Pokémon is holding a Terrain Extender. If hit by a multi-strike move, the first strike will activate it.

Outside of battle

Seed Sower has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Seed Sower

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0937 Arboliva Arboliva
Grass Normal Seed Sower None Harvest
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 other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 掉出種子 Diuhchēut Júngjí
Mandarin 掉出種子 / 掉出种子 Diàochū Zhǒngzǐ
French Semencier
German Streusaat
Italian Spargisemi
Korean 넘치는씨 Neomchineun Ssi
Spanish Disemillar


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