Stun Spore (move)

Stun Spore
しびれごな Numbing Powder
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Type  Grass
Category  Status
PP  30 (max. 48)
Power  —
Accuracy  75%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Stun Spore (Japanese: しびれごな Numbing Powder) is a non-damaging Grass-type move introduced in Generation I.

It appears to be a paralyzing counterpart to PoisonPowder and Sleep Powder, as the accuracy, Contest group, appeal, effects, Japanese names and animation are the same or very similar. They are also usually learned at the same level or in a similar pattern.

Effect

Stun Spore paralyzes the target.

Description

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Games Description
A special move that causes paralysis. When paralyzed, the victim has a one-in-four chance of immobility.
Special move that causes paralysis. The victim has a one-in-four chance of immobility.
A move that may paralyze the foe.
RSE Scatters a powder that may paralyze the foe.
FRLG Paralyzing dust is scattered wildly. It may paralyze the foe.
Scatters a powder that may paralyze the target.
The user scatters a cloud of paralyzing powder. It may paralyze the target.
The user scatters a cloud of paralyzing powder. It may leave the target with paralysis.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
012   Butterfree Bug Flying 16 14 14 14 12 12 '
043   Oddish Grass Poison 17 16 16 15 15 '
044   Gloom Grass Poison --, 17 16 16 15 15 '
045   Vileplume Grass Poison --, 17 -- -- -- -- '
046   Paras Bug Grass 13 7 7 6 6 '
047   Parasect Bug Grass --, 13 --, 7 --, 7 --, 6 -- '
048   Venonat Bug Poison 30 28 28 23 23 '
049   Venomoth Bug Poison --, 30 28 28 23 23 '
069   Bellsprout Grass Poison 21 19 19 17 17 '
070   Weepinbell Grass Poison 23 19 19 17 17 '
102   Exeggcute Grass Psychic 32 25 25 19 19 '
114   Tangela Grass Grass 36 34 37 29 29 30 '
182   Bellossom Grass Grass   -- -- -- -- '
187   Hoppip Grass Flying   15 15 14 14 '
188   Skiploom Grass Flying   15 15 14 14 '
189   Jumpluff Grass Flying   15 15 14 14 '
267   Beautifly Bug Flying     17 17 17 '
284   Masquerain Bug Flying     40 33 33 '
285   Shroomish Grass Grass     7 9 9 '
286   Breloom Grass Fighting     --, 7 --, 9 --, 9 '
315   Roselia Grass Poison     13 10 10 '
406   Budew Grass Poison       10 10 '
465   Tangrowth Grass Grass       29 29 30 '
546   Cottonee Grass Grass         10 '
548   Petilil Grass Grass         22 '
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 Type Father
II III IV V VI
455   Carnivine Grass Grass                                         
590   Foongus 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 the anime

 
Breloom
 
Amoonguss
 
Parasect
 
Venomoth
The user scatters a cloud of paralyzing powder.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Butterfree flies over the opponent and an orange mist comes out of its wings, paralyzing it.
Ash's Butterfree The Water Flowers of Cerulean City Debut
Multiple Butterfree Battle Aboard the St. Anne None
Multiple wild Butterfree Mewtwo Returns None
Jeremy's Butterfree Weekend Warrior None
  Tangela shakes its body and waves of orange powder comes out of it and hits the opponent, paralyzing it.
Erika's Tangela Pokémon Scent-sation None
  Venonat shakes its fur and an orange mist is released from its body. Any Pokémon that gets trapped in the mist becomes paralyzed.
Aya's Venonat The Ninja Poké-Showdown! None
A Venonat Conway trained briefly Camping it Up! None
  Venomoth flaps its wings and an orange powder comes out of them. Any Pokémon that gets trapped in the mist becomes paralyzed.
Koga's Venomoth The Ninja Poké-Showdown! None
A wild Venomoth The Bug Stops Here! None
Chaz's Venomoth All Things Bright and Beautifly! None
Katie's Venomoth Shocks and Bonds None
  Paras shakes its mushrooms and an orange powder comes out of them and at the opponent, paralyzing it.
Cassandra's Paras The Problem with Paras None
  A tornado of topaz mist comes out of the hole on Vileplume's head, paralyzing anyone who comes into contact with the dust, or Vileplume releases a ball of orange dust into the air that lands on the opponent, paralyzing them.
Jessiebelle's Vileplume Holy Matrimony! None
A wild Vileplume A Stun Spore Detour None
Multiple wild Vileplume Whichever Way the Wind Blows None
A Coordinator's Vileplume A Hurdle for Squirtle None
Nicolette's Vileplume May's Egg-Cellent Adventure None
A wild Vileplume Bucking the Treasure Trend! None
  Oddish lowers the leaves in front on its head and an orange powder is released from them, paralyzing anyone who comes into contact with the dust.
Mariah's Oddish Foul Weather Friends None
  Victreebel releases an orange mist from its mouth at the opponent.
James's Victreebel The Fortune Hunters None
  Bellossom releases an orange mist from the flowers on its head.
Multiple wild Bellossom Whichever Way the Wind Blows None
Noelle's Bellossom Strategy Begins at Home! None
  Parasect shakes its mushroom and an orange powder comes out of it at the opponent, or Parasect releases an orange powder from under its mushroom at the opponent.
A wild Parasect Hocus Pokémon None
Officer Jenny's Parasect Gulpin it Down None
  Shroomish releases a stream or cloud of orange powder from the hole on its head at the opponent.
Alex's Shroomish Taming of the Shroomish None
A wild Shroomish A Corphish Out of Water None
A Coordinator's Shroomish Win, Lose or Drew! None
  Roselia releases an orange powder from the flowers on its hands at the opponent, paralyzing it.
Drew's Roselia Now That's Flower Power! None
  Gloom shakes its head and an orange powder comes out of the flower on its head at the opponent.
A wild Gloom Grass Hysteria! None
A wild Gloom Pinch Healing! None
  Breloom releases an orange mist from the holes on its head at the opponent, or Breloom shakes its body and releases a brown mist from its body all around it.
Fighting Dojo's Breloom Pasta La Vista! None
Kenny's Breloom Team Shocker! None
  Dustox flaps its wings and releases a mist of orange powder at the opponent, paralyzing it.
Jessie's Dustox Gymbaliar! Dustox cannot legally learn Stun Spore
  Jumpluff releases a sparkling yellow powder from the three dandelions on its body at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Jumpluff Dressed for Jess Success! None
  Cottonee turns to its side and waves one of its leaves upward, releasing a wave of sparkling golden powder from it that falls on the opponent.
A wild Cottonee Cottonee in Love! None
  Foongus releases sparkling orange powder from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Foongus Expedition to Onix Island! None
  Petilil releases white sparkling powder at the opponent.
Nursery's Petilil Unrest at the Nursery! None
  Amoonguss points its hands at the opponent and releases sparkling orange powder from them at the opponent, paralyzing it.
James's Amoonguss BW109 None


Cure

According to Team Rocket, the effects of Stun Spore are cured by consuming a dose of salveyo weed, presumably the anime equivalent of Parlyz Heal.

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga


In other generations

Trivia

  • Its description states that it may paralyze the target, despite the fact that it will always paralyze the target if the attack is successful.
  • Stun Spore is the only Grass-type move able to paralyze the opponent.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 麻痹粉 Mábì Fěn
  Dutch Verdeelspoor
  Finnish Pökräitiö (original series)
Tyrmäysitiö (AG series)
  French Para Spore
  German Stachelspore
  Greek Παραλυτικός Σπόρος
  Hindi Stun Spore
बेहोशी का धुआ Behoshi ka dhua
  Indonesian Serbuk Kesemutan
  Italian Paralizzante
  Korean 저리가루 Jeori Garu
  Norwegian Sjokkbølger
  Polish Drażniący Pyłek
Portuguese   Brazil Esporos Paralizantes
Pó Atordoante
  Portugal Esporos Paralizantes
  Romanian Sporul Orbitor
  Serbian Ošamućujuća Spora
  Spanish Paralizador


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