Overgrow (Ability)

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Generation III
Ups Grass move in a pinch.
Generation IV
Powers up Grass-type moves in a pinch.
Generation V
Currently unknown
Generation VI
Currently unknown
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Overgrow (Japanese: しんりょく Fresh Greenery) is an ability introduced in Generation III. Thirteen Pokémon have this ability; each one of them is a member of the evolution family of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, or Isshu's Template:Type2 starter Pokémon.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Overgrow uses a Grass-type move, the power will increase by 1.5x if the user has less than or equal to 33% of its maximum HP remaining.

Outside of battle

Overgrow has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, it will do double the damage if the Pokémon using it is below 25% of its HP.

Pokémon with Overgrow

Single ability

# Pokémon Type
001   Bulbasaur Grass Poison
 
 
 
 
 
002   Ivysaur Grass Poison
 
 
 
 
 
003   Venusaur Grass Poison
 
 
 
 
 
152   Chikorita Grass Poison
 
 
 
 
 
153   Bayleef Grass Poison
 
 
 
 
 
154   Meganium Grass Poison
 
 
 
 
 
252   Treecko Grass Poison
 
 
 
 
 
253   Grovyle Grass Poison
 
 
 
 
 
254   Sceptile Grass Poison
 
 
 
 
 
387   Turtwig Grass Poison
 
 
 
 
 
388   Grotle Grass Poison
 
 
 
 
 
389   Torterra Grass Ground
 
 
 
 
 
494   Tsutarja Grass Poison
 
 
 
 
 


Dual ability

No Pokémon have Overgrow as one of their two abilities.

In the anime

Grovyle. Grovyle's body becomes surrounded by a green aura, and the leaves on its arms glow green.

Sceptile. Sceptile's body becomes surrounded by a green aura.

See also

In other languages

  • Spanish: Espesura
  • Italian: Erbaiuto
  • Brazilian Portuguese: Super Crescimento