Seed Bomb (move)

Seed Bomb
タネばくだん Seed Bomb
Seed Bomb IX.png
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Type  Grass
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  80
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
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 was TR59 in Pokémon Sword and Shield, and TM071 in Generation IX.

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
0001    
 
Monster Grass 37 37 37 37 18 18 18
0002    
 
Monster Grass 20 20 20
0003    
 
Monster Grass 20 20 20
0100  
Voltorb
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral 34
0101  
Electrode
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral 34
0103    
 
Grass Grass 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0103  
Exeggutor
Alolan Form
 
 
Grass Grass 1 1 1
0191     Grass Grass 45 45BW
43B2W2
43 43 43 39
0192     Grass Grass 1
0285     Fairy Grass 41 41 41XY
36ORAS
36 36 36
0286    
 
Fairy Grass 41 41 41XY
44ORAS
44 44 44
0455     Grass Grass 47
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  
Pumpkaboo
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 48 48 32
0711  
Gourgeist
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 48 48 32
0797    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 47
0906     Field Grass 17
0907     Field Grass 20
0908    
 
Field Grass 20
0928    
 
Grass Grass 27
0929    
 
Grass Grass 29
0930    
 
Grass Grass 29
0948    
 
Grass Grass 32
0949    
 
Grass Grass 34
0951     Grass Grass 44
0952    
 
Grass Grass 44
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 TM/TR/Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
Tutor
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
0052  
Meowth
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0052  
Meowth
Galarian Form
  Field Field
0053     Field Field
0053  
Persian
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0056     Field Field
0057     Field Field
0069    
 
Grass Grass
0070    
 
Grass Grass
0071    
 
Grass Grass
0100  
Voltorb
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0101  
Electrode
Hisuian Form
 
 
Mineral Mineral
0102    
 
Grass Grass
0103    
 
Grass Grass
0103  
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
0204     Bug Bug
0205    
 
Bug Bug
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
0263  
Zigzagoon
Galarian Form
 
 
Field Field
0264     Field Field
0264  
Linoone
Galarian Form
 
 
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
All forms
  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
0549  
Lilligant
Hisuian Form
 
 
Grass Grass
0556     Grass Grass
0568     Mineral Mineral
0569     Mineral Mineral
0572     Field Field
0573     Field Field
0585  
Deerling
All forms
 
 
Field Field
0586  
Sawsbuck
All forms
 
 
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  
Flabébé
All forms
  Fairy Fairy
0670  
Floette
All forms
  Fairy Fairy
0670  
Floette
Eternal Flower
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0671  
Florges
All forms
  Fairy Fairy
0672     Field Field
0673     Field Field
0702    
 
Field Fairy
0708    
 
Grass Amorphous
0709    
 
Grass Amorphous
0710  
Pumpkaboo
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0711  
Gourgeist
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0722    
 
Flying Flying
0723    
 
Flying Flying
0724    
 
Flying Flying
0724  
Decidueye
Hisuian Form
 
 
Flying Flying
0733    
 
Flying Flying
0734     Field Field
0735     Field Field
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
0775     Field Field
0787    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0797    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0810     Field Grass
0811     Field Grass
0812     Field Grass
0819     Field Field
0820     Field Field
0830     Grass Grass
0841    
 
Grass Dragon
0842    
 
Grass Dragon
0862    
 
Field Field
0863     Field Field
0877    
 
Field Fairy
0893  
Zarude
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0898  
Calyrex
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0901    
 
Field Field
0901  
Ursaluna
Bloodmoon
 
 
Field Field
0906     Field Grass
0907     Field Grass
0908    
 
Field Grass
0909     Field Field
0910     Field Field
0911    
 
Field Field
0915     Field Field
0916  
Oinkologne
All forms
  Field Field
0923    
 
Field Field
0924     Field Fairy
0925  
Maushold
All forms
  Field Fairy
0928    
 
Grass Grass
0929    
 
Grass Grass
0930    
 
Grass Grass
0946    
 
Grass Grass
0947    
 
Grass Grass
0948    
 
Grass Grass
0949    
 
Grass Grass
0951     Grass Grass
0952    
 
Grass Grass
0955     Flying Flying
0956     Flying Flying
0979    
 
Field Field
0986    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1001    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1011    
 
Grass Dragon
1017  
Ogerpon
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1019    
 
Grass Dragon
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 Egg Groups Egg Move
0187    
 
Fairy Grass
0285     Fairy Grass
0315    
 
Fairy Grass
0331     Grass Human-Like
0387     Monster Grass
0406    
 
Fairy Grass
0420     Fairy Grass
0459    
 
Monster Grass
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.


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

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDTDS 16 - 11 - 88% - Front Enemy Yes
BSL 16 - 11 - 88% - Front Enemy Yes
MDGtI 15 99 16 50 90% 98% Front Enemy Yes
SMD 15 99 16 40 90% 98% Front Enemy Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

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 60
Energy cost 45
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
Trainer battles
  • June 1, 2023
    • Power: 55 → 60
    • Energy cost: 40 → 45

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Seed Bomb
★★★★
Attack power 59.61046
Charge time 0.86 seconds
Range type Explosion Shot
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

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 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 large explosive seeds at the target.
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
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
Generation IX TMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186
187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216
217218219220221222223224225226227228229


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