Grass Whistle (move)

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Grass Whistle くさぶえ Grass Flute

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Battles Type  Grass Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  55% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock Is a sound-based move

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  0   Prevents the user from being startled one time this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Grass Whistle (Japanese: くさぶえ Grass Flute), formatted as GrassWhistle prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a non-damaging Grass-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV, it was the signature move of Roselia.

Effect

Grass Whistle puts the target to sleep. Pokémon with the Ability Soundproof are not affected by this move.

If powered up by a Grassium Z into Z-Grass Whistle, the user's Speed stat raises one stage.

Description

Games Description RSE Lulls the foe into sleep with a pleasant melody. FRLG A pleasant melody is played to lull the foe into a deep sleep. ColoXD Lulls target into sleep with a pleasant melody. DPPtHGSS The user plays a pleasant melody that lulls the foe into a deep sleep. BWB2W2 XYORAS The user plays a pleasant melody that lulls the target into a deep sleep.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0191		Sunkern		Grass		Grass		13	13BW 7B2W2	7	7
0192		Sunflora		Grass		Grass		13	13BW 7B2W2	7	7
0315		Roselia		Fairy	Grass	29	22	22	22	22
0459		Snover		Monster	Grass		13	13	13	13
0460		Abomasnow		Monster	Grass		13	13	13	13
0470		Leafeon		Field		Field		57	57BW 17B2W2	17	17
0492		Shaymin Land Forme		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		82DPPt
0541		Swadloon		Bug		Bug			1	1	1
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
0001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0152		Chikorita		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0191		Sunkern		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔
0331		Cacnea		Grass	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0406		Budew		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		✔	✔	✔	✔
0455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass			✔	✔	✔
0511		Pansage		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
0546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy			✔	✔	✔
0548		Petilil		Grass		Grass			✔	✔	✔
0556		Maractus		Grass		Grass			✔	✔	✔
0585		Deerling		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
0761		Bounsweet		Grass		Grass					✔
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

Description

Games Description MDRB Makes the target go to sleep, causing it to be incapable of action.

In the anime

Pansage Sunflora Snover
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Sunflora puts one of its leaves into its mouth and blows on it. It then moves its leaf back and forth and its whole body starts to glow white.
Nando's Sunflora	Dawn's Early Night!		Debut
	Snover picks up a blade of grass, brings it up to its face, and blows on it. The blade of grass starts to glow green, the opponent hears the music, and it falls asleep.
A wild Snover	The Lonely Snover!		None
	Pansage pulls out a chunk of its sprout, brings it up to its mouth, and blows into it. Musical notes appear, and when the opponent hears the music, it falls asleep.
Cilan's Pansage	SS027		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Roselia
The user sings a lullaby, putting the opponent to sleep.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Roselia sings a lullaby, putting the opponent to sleep.
Wally's Roselia	Talk About Timing, Treecko		Debut

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

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

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

Trivia

• Despite several of Nuzleaf's Pokédex entries stating that it uses the leaf on its head as a flute, Nuzleaf cannot learn this move.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 草笛魔音 Cǎodí Móyīn Dutch Grasfluitje French Siffl'Herbe German Grasflöte Greek Φλογέρα Χόρτου Hindi घास की सीटी Ghaas Ki Seeti Italian Meloderba Korean 풀피리 Pul Piri Polish Gwizd Trawy Brazilian Portuguese Apito de Folha Assobio da Grama (TCG) Romanian Fluier de Iarbă Serbian Travnata Pištaljka Spanish Silbato

Variations of the move Sing
Grass Whistle • Sing • Supersonic

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