Seed Bomb (move)

Seed Bomb
タネばくだん Seed Bomb
Seed Bomb IX.png
Type  Grass
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Smart
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Seed Bomb (Japanese: タネばくだん Seed Bomb) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation IV. It is TR59 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Seed Bomb inflicts damage and has no secondary effect. It does not affect targets with Bulletproof.

Seed Bomb can be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if Rototiller was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSSPBR The user slams a barrage of hard-shelled seeds down on the foe from above.
BWB2W2 The user slams a barrage of hard-shelled seeds down on the target from above.
XYORAS The user slams a barrage of hard-shelled seeds on the target from above.
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
The user slams a barrage of hard-shelled seeds down on the target from above.
SV The user attacks by slamming a barrage of hard-shelled seeds down on the target from above.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0001    
 
Monster Grass 37 37 37 37SMUSUM 18
0002    
 
Monster Grass 20
0003    
 
Monster Grass 20
100H  
Voltorb
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral 34
101H  
Electrode
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral 34
0103    
 
Grass Grass 1 1 1 1SMUSUM 1
103A  
Exeggutor
Alolan Form
 
 
Grass Grass 1 1SwSh
0191     Grass Grass 45 45BW
43B2W2
43 43 43BDSP 39
0192     Grass Grass 1BDSP
0285     Fairy Grass 41 41 41XY
36ORAS
36 36BDSP 36
0286    
 
Fairy Grass 41 41 41XY
44ORAS
44 44BDSP 44
0455     Grass Grass 47BDSP
0511     Field Field 22 22 22
0512     Field Field 1 1 1
0650     Field Field 32 32 32
0651     Field Field 35 35 20
0652    
 
Field Field 35 35 35
0672     Field Field 30 30 30
0673     Field Field 30 30 30
0710    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 48 48 32SwSh
0711    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 48 48 32SwSh
0797    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 47
0000 Sprigatito   Field Grass 17
0000 Floragato   Field Grass 20
0000 Meowscarada  
 
Field Grass 20
0000 Smoliv  
 
Grass Grass 27
0000 Dolliv  
 
Grass Grass 29
0000 Arboliva  
 
Grass Grass 29
0000 Capsakid   Grass Grass 44
0000 Scovillain  
 
Grass Grass 44
0000 Toedscool  
 
Grass Grass 32
0000 Toedscruel  
 
Grass Grass 34
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
TR59
IX
TM071
0001    
 
Monster Grass SwSh
0002    
 
Monster Grass SwSh
0003    
 
Monster Grass SwSh
0043    
 
Grass Grass SwSh
0044    
 
Grass Grass SwSh
0045    
 
Grass Grass SwSh
0052     Field Field SwSh
052A  
Meowth
Alolan Form
  Field Field SwSh
052G  
Meowth
Galarian Form
  Field Field SwSh
0053     Field Field SwSh
053A  
Persian
Alolan Form
  Field Field SwSh
0056     Field Field
0057     Field Field
100H  
Voltorb
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral
101H  
Electrode
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0102    
 
Grass Grass SwSh
0103    
 
Grass Grass SwSh
103A  
Exeggutor
Alolan Form
 
 
Grass Grass SwSh
0114     Grass Grass SwSh
0143     Monster Monster SwSh
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0182     Grass Grass SwSh
0187    
 
Fairy Grass
0188    
 
Fairy Grass
0189    
 
Fairy Grass
0191     Grass Grass
0192     Grass Grass
0204     Bug Bug
0205    
 
Bug Bug
0216     Field Field
0217     Field Field
0223     Water 1 Water 2 SwSh
0224     Water 1 Water 2 SwSh
0225    
 
Water 1 Field SwSh
0226    
 
Water 1 Water 1 SwSh
0231     Field Field
0232     Field Field
0251    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0252     Monster Dragon SwSh
0253     Monster Dragon SwSh
0254     Monster Dragon SwSh
0263     Field Field SwSh
263G  
Zigzagoon
Galarian Form
 
 
Field Field SwSh
0264     Field Field SwSh
264G  
Linoone
Galarian Form
 
 
Field Field SwSh
0270    
 
Water 1 Grass SwSh
0271    
 
Water 1 Grass SwSh
0272    
 
Water 1 Grass SwSh
0273     Field Grass SwSh
0274    
 
Field Grass SwSh
0275    
 
Field Grass SwSh
0279    
 
Water 1 Flying SwSh
0285     Fairy Grass
0286    
 
Fairy Grass
0315    
 
Fairy Grass SwSh
0316     Amorphous Amorphous
0317     Amorphous Amorphous
0326     Field Field
0331     Grass Human-Like
0332    
 
Grass Human-Like
0335     Field Field
0336     Field Dragon
0345    
 
Water 3 Water 3 SwSh
0346    
 
Water 3 Water 3 SwSh
0406    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0407    
 
Fairy Grass SwSh
0420     Fairy Grass SwSh
0421     Fairy Grass SwSh
0446     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0459    
 
Monster Grass SwSh
0357    
 
Monster Grass
0417     Field Fairy
0459    
 
Monster Grass
0460    
 
Monster Grass SwSh
0465     Grass Grass SwSh
0470     Field Field SwSh
0509     Field Field SwSh
0510     Field Field SwSh
0546    
 
Grass Fairy SwSh
0547    
 
Grass Fairy SwSh
0548     Grass Grass SwSh
0549     Grass Grass SwSh
549H  
Lilligant
Hisuian Form
 
 
Grass Grass
0556     Grass Grass SwSh
0568     Mineral Mineral SwSh
0569     Mineral Mineral SwSh
0572     Field Field SwSh
0573     Field Field SwSh
0585    
 
Field Field
0586    
 
Field Field
0590    
 
Grass Grass SwSh
0591    
 
Grass Grass SwSh
0597    
 
Grass Mineral SwSh
0598    
 
Grass Mineral SwSh
0640    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0650     Field Field
0651     Field Field
0652    
 
Field Field
0669     Fairy Fairy
0670     Fairy Fairy
0671     Fairy Fairy
0672     Field Field
0673     Field Field
0702    
 
Field Fairy
0708    
 
Grass Amorphous SwSh
0709    
 
Grass Amorphous SwSh
0710    
 
Amorphous Amorphous SwSh
0711    
 
Amorphous Amorphous SwSh
0722    
 
Flying Flying SwSh
0723    
 
Flying Flying SwSh
0724    
 
Flying Flying SwSh
724H  
Decidueye
Hisuian Form
 
 
Flying Flying
0734     Field Field
0735     Field Field
0753     Grass Grass SwSh
0754     Grass Grass SwSh
0755    
 
Grass Grass SwSh
0756    
 
Grass Grass SwSh
0761     Grass Grass SwSh
0762     Grass Grass SwSh
0763     Grass Grass SwSh
0764     Grass Grass SwSh
0766     Field Field SwSh
0775     Field Field
0787    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0797    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0810     Field Grass
0811     Field Grass
0812     Field Grass
0819     Field Field SwSh
0820     Field Field SwSh
0830     Grass Grass SwSh
0841    
 
Grass Dragon SwSh
0842    
 
Grass Dragon SwSh
0862    
 
Field Field SwSh
0863     Field Field SwSh
0877    
 
Field Fairy SwSh
0893    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0898    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
898I  
Calyrex
Ice Rider
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
898S  
Calyrex
Shadow Rider
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered SwSh
0901    
 
Field Field
0000 Sprigatito   Field Grass
0000 Floragato   Field Grass
0000 Meowscarada  
 
Field Grass
0000 Fuecoco   Field Field
0000 Crocalor   Field Field
0000 Skeledirge  
 
Field Field
0000 Lechonk   Field Field
0000 Oinkologne   Field Field
OinkologneF Oinkologne   Field Field
0000 Flittle   Flying Flying
0000 Espathra   Flying Flying
0000 Smoliv  
 
Grass Grass
0000 Dolliv  
 
Grass Grass
0000 Arboliva  
 
Grass Grass
0000 Capsakid   Grass Grass
0000 Scovillain  
 
Grass Grass
0000 Tandemaus   Field Fairy
0000 Maushold   Field Fairy
0000 Pawmot  
 
Field Field
0000 Bramblin  
 
Grass Grass
0000 Brambleghast  
 
Grass Grass
0000 Brute Bonnet  
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0000 Wo-Chien  
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0000 Toedscool  
 
Grass Grass
0000 Toedscruel  
 
Grass Grass
0000 Annihilape  
 
Field Field
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 breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0187    
 
Fairy Grass BDSP
0285     Fairy Grass BDSP
0315    
 
Fairy Grass BDSP
0331     Grass Human-Like BDSP
0387     Monster Grass BDSP
0406    
 
Fairy Grass BDSP
0420     Fairy Grass BDSP
0459    
 
Monster Grass BDSP
0556     Grass Grass
0597    
 
Grass Mineral
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 Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Game
DP Pt HGSS BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE
0001    
 
Monster Grass
0002    
 
Monster Grass
0003    
 
Monster Grass
0023     Field Dragon
0024     Field Dragon
0043    
 
Grass Grass
0044    
 
Grass Grass
0045    
 
Grass Grass
0046    
 
Bug Grass
0047    
 
Bug Grass
0052     Field Field
052A  
Meowth
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0053     Field Field
053A  
Persian
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0056     Field Field
0057     Field Field
0069    
 
Grass Grass
0070    
 
Grass Grass
0071    
 
Grass Grass
0102    
 
Grass Grass
0103    
 
Grass Grass
103A  
Exeggutor
Alolan Form
 
 
Grass Grass
0114     Grass Grass
0143     Monster Monster
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0152     Monster Grass
0153     Monster Grass
0154     Monster Grass
0182     Grass Grass
0187    
 
Fairy Grass
0188    
 
Fairy Grass
0189    
 
Fairy Grass
0190     Field Field
0191     Grass Grass
0192     Grass Grass
0216     Field Field
0217     Field Field
0223     Water 1 Water 2
0224     Water 1 Water 2
0225    
 
Water 1 Field
0226    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0231     Field Field
0232     Field Field
0251    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0252     Monster Dragon
0253     Monster Dragon
0254     Monster Dragon
0263     Field Field
0264     Field Field
0270    
 
Water 1 Grass
0271    
 
Water 1 Grass
0272    
 
Water 1 Grass
0273     Field Grass
0274    
 
Field Grass
0275    
 
Field Grass
0279    
 
Water 1 Flying
0285     Fairy Grass
0286    
 
Fairy Grass
0315    
 
Fairy Grass
0316     Amorphous Amorphous
0317     Amorphous Amorphous
0331     Grass Human-Like
0332    
 
Grass Human-Like
0345    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0346    
 
Water 3 Water 3
0357    
 
Monster Grass
0387     Monster Grass
0388     Monster Grass
0389    
 
Monster Grass
0406    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0407    
 
Fairy Grass
0413  
Wormadam
Plant Cloak
 
 
Bug Bug
0417     Field Fairy
0420     Fairy Grass
0421     Fairy Grass
0424     Field Field
0446     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0455     Grass Grass
0459    
 
Monster Grass
0460    
 
Monster Grass
0465     Grass Grass
0470     Field Field
0492  
Shaymin
Land Forme
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
492S  
Shaymin
Sky Forme
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0495     Field Grass
0496     Field Grass
0497     Field Grass
0504     Field Field
0505     Field Field
0509     Field Field
0510     Field Field
0511     Field Field
0512     Field Field
0540    
 
Bug Bug
0541    
 
Bug Bug
0542    
 
Bug Bug
0546    
 
Grass Fairy
0547    
 
Grass Fairy
0548     Grass Grass
0549     Grass Grass
0556     Grass Grass
0568     Mineral Mineral
0569     Mineral Mineral
0572     Field Field
0573     Field Field
0585    
 
Field Field
0586    
 
Field Field
0590    
 
Grass Grass
0591    
 
Grass Grass
0597    
 
Grass Mineral
0598    
 
Grass Mineral
0640    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0650     Field Field
0651     Field Field
0652    
 
Field Field
0669     Fairy Fairy
0670     Fairy Fairy
670E  
Floette
Eternal Flower
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0671     Fairy Fairy
0672     Field Field
0673     Field Field
0708    
 
Grass Amorphous
0709    
 
Grass Amorphous
0710    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0711    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0722    
 
Flying Flying
0723    
 
Flying Flying
0724    
 
Flying Flying
0733    
 
Flying Flying
0753     Grass Grass
0754     Grass Grass
0755    
 
Grass Grass
0756    
 
Grass Grass
0761     Grass Grass
0762     Grass Grass
0763     Grass Grass
0764     Grass Grass
0766     Field Field
0787    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0797    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
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.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0069    
 
Grass Grass Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0114     Grass Grass Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0231     Field Field Dream World - Rugged Mountain
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 other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Seed Bomb is a move with 16 base power, 11 PP and 88% accuracy. The user attacks enemy in front, cutting corners.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Physical 3 100 120 100% An opponent No additional effect. Dawn & Turtwig/Grotle/Torterra
Blue & Exeggutor (Direct link)
Scottie/Bettie & Strike Bellsprout/Weepinbell/Victreebel Egg
Scottie/Bettie & Strike Exeggcute/Exeggutor Egg
Scottie/Bettie & Serperior (in Victory Road)

Pokémon GO

  Seed Bomb
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 55
Energy cost 33
Duration 2.1 seconds
Damage window 1.2 - 1.9 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 55
Energy cost 40
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
                                    
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 30 → 40
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 40 → 55
    • Duration: 2.4 → 2.1 seconds
    • Damage window: 1.3 - 1.8 → 1.2 - 1.9 seconds

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Seed Bomb is Venusaur's first move as Bulbasaur. The user hurls a large seed to the designated location, damaging all enemies in the radius. Upon evolving into Ivysaur at level 5, it is replaced by either Sludge Bomb or Giga Drain.

Description

Games Description
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる
MDGtI
SMD
MDRTDX
It damages an enemy.


In the anime

 
Rowlet
 
Simisage
 
Torterra
 
Chesnaught
The user fires a bundle of large explosive seeds from its gaping mouth.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Torterra opens its mouth and a white orb is seen inside of it. It then fires multiple glowing white seeds from its mouth that explode on impact.
Maury's Torterra The Rise of Darkrai Debut
  A green light forms in Simisage's hands, becoming a seed. It then throws the seed at the opponent, exploding on impact, or Simisage opens its mouth and fires multiple glowing green seeds from its mouth that explode on impact.
Angus's Simisage The Clubsplosion Begins! None
  Gourgeist opens its mouth and fires multiple glowing green seeds from its mouth that explode on impact.
Count Pumpka's steward's Gourgeist A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell? None
Jessie's Gourgeist Over the Mountain of Snow! None
  The center of Mega Venusaur's flower starts to glow white. It then fires multiple glowing green seeds from its flower that explode on impact.
A Trainer's Venusaur Mega Evolution Special IV None
  Breloom opens its mouth and fires multiple glowing green seeds from its mouth that explode on impact.
A wild Breloom A Windswept Encounter! None
  Chesnaught opens its mouth and fires multiple glowing green seeds from its mouth that explode on impact.
Chapman's Chesnaught A Watershed Moment! None
  Rowlet puts a rock inside its mouth and spits it out as a white ball surrounded in an orange aura at the opponent.
Ash's Rowlet No Stone Unturned! Uses an Everstone
as the projectile
  Vileplume creates several glowing green seeds over its head and sends them rolling towards the opponent. When the seeds reach the opponent, they explode.
A wild Vileplume Secrets of the Jungle None
  Exeggutor creates several glowing green seeds over its heads and sends them rolling towards the opponent. When the seeds reach the opponent, they explode.
A wild Exeggutor Secrets of the Jungle None
  Exeggcute creates several glowing green seeds over its heads and sends them rolling towards the opponent. When the seeds reach the opponent, they explode.
A wild Exeggcute Secrets of the Jungle None
  Ludicolo creates several glowing green seeds over its head and sends them rolling towards the opponent. When the seeds reach the opponent, they explode.
A wild Ludicolo Secrets of the Jungle None
  Nuzleaf creates several glowing green seeds over its head and sends them rolling towards the opponent. When the seeds reach the opponent, they explode.
A wild Nuzleaf Secrets of the Jungle None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 種子炸彈 Júngjí Jadáan *
種子爆彈 Júngjí Baaudáan *
Mandarin 種子炸彈 / 种子炸弹 Zhǒngzǐ Zhàdàn *
種子爆彈 / 种子爆弹 Zhǒngzǐ Bàodàn *
  Dutch Zaad Bom
  French Canon Graine
  German Samenbomben
  Greek Σποροβόμβες Sporovómves
  Italian Semebomba
  Korean 씨폭탄 Ssi Poktan
  Norwegian Frøbombe
  Polish Bomba Nasienna
Portuguese   Brazil Bomba de Sementes
  Portugal Bomba Semente
Spanish   Latin America Bomba Semilla
  Spain Bomba Germen
  Thai ระเบิดเมล็ดพืช
  Vietnamese Bom Hạt Mầm*
Bom Hạt Giống*


Variations of the move Drill Peck
  Drill PeckStrengthDragon ClawSeed BombX-Scissor
  Power Gem


Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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BDSP
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Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
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