Chlorophyll (Ability)

Chlorophyll	ようりょくそ
	Chlorophyll
Flavor text Generation III Raise Speed in sunshine. Generation IV Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed in sunshine. Generation V Boosts the Pokémon’s Speed in sunshine. Generation VI Currently unknown Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Chlorophyll (Japanese: ようりょくそ Chlorophyll) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Thirty-five Pokémon can have this ability, all of which are Template:Type2, making it the most prevalent ability in the games.

Effect

In battle

During sunny weather, the Speed stat of Pokémon with this ability doubles. This effect lasts until the Pokémon is switched out or until the sunny weather ends.

Outside of battle

Chlorophyll has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, a Pokémon can use an attack twice in one turn, using only one PP, in sunshine.

Pokémon with Chlorophyll

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	Overgrow	None	Chlorophyll
0002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison	Overgrow	None	Chlorophyll
0003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison	Overgrow	None	Chlorophyll
0043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	Chlorophyll	None	Run Away
0044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	Chlorophyll	None	Stench
0045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	Chlorophyll	None	Effect Spore
0069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	Chlorophyll	None	Gluttony
0070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	Chlorophyll	None	Gluttony
0071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison	Chlorophyll	None	Gluttony
0102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	Chlorophyll	None	Harvest
0103		Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	Chlorophyll	None	Harvest
0114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Leaf Guard	Regenerator
0182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	None	Healer
0187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying	Chlorophyll	Leaf Guard	Infiltrator
0188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying	Chlorophyll	Leaf Guard	Infiltrator
0189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	Chlorophyll	Leaf Guard	Infiltrator
0191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Solar Power	Early Bird
0192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Solar Power	Early Bird
0273		Seedot	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Early Bird	Bad Habit
0274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark	Chlorophyll	Early Bird	Bad Habit
0275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark	Chlorophyll	Early Bird	Bad Habit
0357		Tropius	Grass	Flying	Chlorophyll	Solar Power	Harvest
0420		Cherubi	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	None	None
0465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Leaf Guard	Regenerator
0470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass	Leaf Guard	None	Chlorophyll
0540	Swadloon	Swadloon	Bug	Grass	Swarm	Chlorophyll	Overcoat
0541	Kurumayu	Kurumayu	Bug	Grass	Leaf Guard	Chlorophyll	Overcoat
0542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass	Swarm	Chlorophyll	Overcoat
0546		Cottonee	Grass		Grass	Prankster	Infiltrator	Chlorophyll
0547		Whimsicott	Grass		Grass	Prankster	Infiltrator	Chlorophyll
0548		Petilil	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Own Tempo	Leaf Guard
0549		Lilligant	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Own Tempo	Leaf Guard
0556		Maractus	Grass		Grass	Water Absorb	Chlorophyll	Storm Drain
0585		Deerling	Normal	Grass	Chlorophyll	Sap Sipper	Serene Grace
0586		Sawsbuck	Normal	Grass	Chlorophyll	Sap Sipper	Serene Grace
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 the anime

The user can move faster than usual when the sunlight is bright.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	When the sunlight is bright, Cherubi can move faster than usual.
Gardenia's Cherubi	The Grass Menagerie!		Debut

In other languages

• French: Chlorophyle
• German: Chlorophyll
• Greek: Χλωροφύλλη
• Italian: Clorofilla
• Portuguese: Clorofila
• Spanish: Clorofila

Variations of the Ability Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll • Swift Swim • Sand Rush

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.