Grass Whistle (move)

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Grass Whistle くさぶえ Grass Flute

Battles Type  Grass Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  55% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock Is a sound-based move

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: 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  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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.

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. Lulls target into sleep with a pleasant melody. The user plays a pleasant melody that lulls the foe into a deep sleep. The user plays a pleasant melody that lulls the target into a deep sleep.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass				13				13	7	7
192		Sunflora	Grass		Grass				13				13	7	7
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison	29			22				22			22
459		Snover	Grass	Ice				13				13			13
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice				13				13			13
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass				57				57	17	17
492		Shaymin	Grass		Grass				82						'
541		Swadloon	Bug	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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass
191		Sunkern	Grass		Grass
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass
406		Budew	Grass	Poison
420		Cherubi	Grass		Grass
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass
546		Cottonee	Grass	Fairy
548		Petilil	Grass		Grass
556		Maractus	Grass		Grass
585		Deerling	Normal	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

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

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 French Siffl'Herbe German Grasflöte Greek Φλογέρα Χόρτου Hindi घास की सीटी Ghaas Ki Seeti Italian Meloderba Korean 풀피리 Pul Piri Brazilian Portuguese Apito de Folha Romanian Fluier de Iarbă Serbian Travnata Pištaljka Spanish Silbato

Variations of the move Sing
Grass Whistle • Sing • Supersonic

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