Frenzy Plant (move)

Frenzy Plant ハードプラント Hard Plant

Battles Type  Grass Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  150 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Move Tutor in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Move Tutor in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black and White Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon X and Y Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jams the others, and misses one turn of appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  4 ♥♥♥♥ Startles all other Pokémon. User cannot act in the next turn.

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

Frenzy Plant (Japanese: ハードプラント Hard Plant) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation III. Only Grass-type fully evolved starter Pokémon can learn this move.

Effect

Frenzy Plant inflicts damage and then forces the user to recharge during the next turn. Unless this attack misses, the user will always have to recharge.

Description

Games Description RSEColoXD Powerful, but leaves the user immobile the next turn. FRLG The foe is hit with an enormous branch. The user can't move on the next turn. DPPtHGSS The foe is slammed with an enormous tree. The user can't move on the next turn. BWB2W2 XYORAS The user slams the target with an enormous tree. The user can't move on the next turn.

Learnset

By Move Tutor

Various Move Tutors will teach Frenzy Plant to a fully evolved Grass-type starter Pokémon if its friendship rating is maximized. The Move Tutors are:

• FRLG: an elderly woman on Cape Brink.
• DPPt: an elderly man on Route 228.
• HGSS: an elderly woman in the Move Deleter/Move Reminder's house in Blackthorn City.
• BW: a Roughneck in a house on Route 13.
• B2W2: a man outside the Pokémon World Tournament building.
• XY: a man in the southwestern house in Snowbelle City.
• ORAS: a man in the southeast of Mauville City's first floor.

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						FRLG	E	XD	DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS
0003		Venusaur		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0154		Meganium		Monster	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0389		Torterra		Monster	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0497		Serperior		Field		Field					✔	✔	✔	✔
0652		Chesnaught		Field		Field							✔	✔
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 III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0152		Chikorita		Monster	Grass	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
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 event

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass	Sticker Promotional Kanto Starter Eggs
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

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Venusaur can learn Frenzy Plant at level 99 if it has at least 333 IQ points. If this requirement is not met until after reaching level 99, Frenzy Plant can be relearned at the Gulpin Link Shop.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky, Venusaur, Meganium, Sceptile, and Torterra can learn Frenzy Plant at level 72 if it has at least 300 IQ points. If this requirement is not met until after level 72, Frenzy Plant can be relearned at Electivire Link Shop.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, Snivy can learn Frenzy Plant once Paradise reaches Perfect Rank.

In the anime

Venusaur Torterra Serperior Sceptile
Giant roots come out of the ground due to the user's stomp.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Venusaur's body becomes outlined light green and it stomps on the ground. Giant roots with spikes on them come out of the ground and strike the opponent.
Jeremy's Venusaur	Weekend Warrior		Debut
A Coordinator's Venusaur	May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!		None
	Torterra's body becomes outlined in green and it slams its front two legs into the ground. Giant roots with spikes on them come out of the ground and strike the opponent.
Paul's Torterra	Top-Down Training!		None
	Serperior's body becomes outlined in green. It then sticks its tail in the ground and makes giant roots with spikes on them come out of the ground and strike the opponent.
Trip's Serperior	Battling Authority Once Again!		None
	Sceptile sticks its hands in the ground and makes giant roots come out of the ground and strike the opponent.
Sawyer's Sceptile	Valuable Experience for All!		None
	Mega Sceptile slams its hands together and sticks them into the ground, causing giant roots to come out of the ground and strike the opponent.
Sawyer's Sceptile	A Riveting Rivalry!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Meganium Venusaur Sceptile
The user releases two powerful roots from its body at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Venusaur's body becomes surrounded in an aura and it releases two energy beams from the sides of the flower on its back at the opponent. The beams twist around each other as they fire at the opponent. Eventually, the energy around the beams fade into two giant roots with large thorns on them, or two powerful and large vines come out of underneath the leaves on Venusaur's back and hit the opponent.
Red's Saur	My, My, My Mimic		Debut
	Meganium releases two beams of energy from in between the flower on its neck and its skin at the opponent.
Crystal's Megaree	The Final Battle VIII		None
	Sceptile turns around and releases one beam of energy from each seed on its back at the opponent.
Emerald's Sceptile	The Final Battle VIII		Sceptile could not legally learn Frenzy Plant at the time

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

Serperior
The grounds shakes with roots coming out from the ground.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Serperior jumps on the ground, causing it to shake. Afterwards, roots come out of the ground.
Monta's Serperior	Victini - A New Friend!		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, and Sky	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, and Sky	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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• In Pokémon Colosseum, this attack was erroneously named Solid Plant, which is more aligned with its original Japanese name.
• Frenzy Plant has the highest base power of all Grass-type attacks.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 瘋狂機器 Fēngkuáng Jīqì Dutch Woekerplant French Végé-Attak German Fauna-Statue Greek Φρενώδης Βλάστηση Hindi जंगली पोधा Jungli Podha Italian Radicalbero Korean 하드플랜트 Hard Plant Polish Roślinna Furia Atak Roślin (DP040) Portuguese Brazil Planta Mortal Portugal Planta Furiosa Romanian Planta Furioasă Serbian Luda biljka Spanish Latin America Planta Loca (AG151-DP131) Megaenredadera (DP040) Planta Feroz (BW091-present) Spain Planta Feroz

Variations of the move Hyper Beam
Giga Impact • Rock Wrecker Hyper Beam • Blast Burn • Hydro Cannon • Frenzy Plant • Roar of Time

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