Synthesis
こうごうせい Photosynthesis
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Type  Grass
Category  Status
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Smart
Appeal  1
Jam  0  
Changes the appeal points to 1, 2, 4, 6 or 8.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Increased Voltage is added to the performance score.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Synthesis (Japanese: こうごうせい Photosynthesis) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Synthesis restores the user's current HP based on the weather conditions and time of day. Normal conditions will restore ½ of the total HP.

Generation III

Synthesis restores the user's current HP based on the weather conditions in the battle. Sunny conditions restore full HP, normal conditions restore ½ HP, and other conditions restore ¼ HP.

Generation IV

Synthesis restores the user's current HP based on the weather conditions in the battle. Sunny conditions restore ⅔ HP, normal conditions restore ½ HP, and other conditions restore ¼ HP.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Synthesis restores the user's current HP based on the weather conditions in the battle. Sunny conditions restore 100 HP, normal conditions restore 50 HP, and other conditions restore 25 HP.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0001   Bulbasaur
Grass Poison 39
0002   Ivysaur
Grass Poison 47
0003   Venusaur
Grass Poison 53
0152   Chikorita
Grass 22
0153   Bayleef
Grass 23
0154   Meganium
Grass 23
0187   Hoppip
Grass Flying --
0187   Hoppip
Grass Flying 5
0188   Skiploom
Grass Flying --
0188   Skiploom
Grass Flying 5
0189   Jumpluff
Grass Flying --
0189   Jumpluff
Grass Flying 5
0191   Sunkern
Grass 31
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0043 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Oddish
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0069 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Bellsprout
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0102 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
|} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0001   Bulbasaur
Grass Poison 39
0002   Ivysaur
Grass Poison 47
0003   Venusaur
Grass Poison 53
0152   Chikorita
Grass 22
0153   Bayleef
Grass 23
0154   Meganium
Grass 23
0187   Hoppip
Grass Flying 5
0188   Skiploom
Grass Flying --
5
0189   Jumpluff
Grass Flying --
5
0191   Sunkern
Grass 31
0273   Seedot
Grass 21
0315   Roselia
Grass Poison 57
0357   Tropius
Grass Flying 47
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0043 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Oddish
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern
Roselia
Tropius |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0069 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Bellsprout
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern
Roselia
Tropius |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0102 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern
Roselia
Tropius |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0270 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Lotad
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern
Roselia
Tropius |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0315 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Roselia
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern
Roselia
Tropius

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
|} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0001   Bulbasaur
Grass Poison 33
0002   Ivysaur
Grass Poison 39
0003   Venusaur
Grass Poison 45
0152   Chikorita
Grass 12
0153   Bayleef
Grass 12
0154   Meganium
Grass 12
0187   Hoppip
Grass Flying 4
0188   Skiploom
Grass Flying --
4
0189   Jumpluff
Grass Flying --
4
0191   Sunkern
Grass 23
0273   Seedot
Grass 21
0315   Roselia
Grass Poison 46
0357   Tropius
Grass Flying 41
0387   Turtwig
Grass 33
0388   Grotle
Grass 37
0389   Torterra
Grass Ground 39
0470   Leafeon
Grass 29
0492   Shaymin
Grass 28
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0043 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Oddish
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern
Roselia
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0069 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Bellsprout
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern
Roselia
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0102 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern
Roselia
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0252 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Treecko
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0270 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Lotad
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern
Roselia
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0315 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Roselia
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern
Roselia
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0406 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Budew
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern
Roselia
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0455 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Carnivine
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Sunkern
Roselia
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
|} |}

By move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum
#   Pokémon Type
0001   Bulbasaur
Grass Poison
0002   Ivysaur
Grass Poison
0003   Venusaur
Grass Poison
0043   Oddish
Grass Poison
0044   Gloom
Grass Poison
0045   Vileplume
Grass Poison
0046   Paras
Bug Grass
0047   Parasect
Bug Grass
0069   Bellsprout
Grass Poison
0070   Weepinbell
Grass Poison
0071   Victreebel
Grass Poison
0102   Exeggcute
Grass Psychic
0103   Exeggutor
Grass Psychic
0114   Tangela
Grass
0151   Mew
Psychic
0152   Chikorita
Grass
0153   Bayleef
Grass
0154   Meganium
Grass
0182   Bellossom
Grass
0187   Hoppip
Grass Flying
0188   Skiploom
Grass Flying
0189   Jumpluff
Grass Flying
0191   Sunkern
Grass
0192   Sunflora
Grass
0251   Celebi
Psychic Grass
0252   Treecko
Grass
0253   Grovyle
Grass
0254   Sceptile
Grass
0270   Lotad
Water Grass
0271   Lombre
Water Grass
0272   Ludicolo
Water Grass
0273   Seedot
Grass
0274   Nuzleaf
Grass Dark
0275   Shiftry
Grass Dark
0285   Shroomish
Grass
0286   Breloom
Grass Fighting
0315   Roselia
Grass Poison
0331   Cacnea
Grass
0332   Cacturne
Grass Dark
0345   Lileep
Rock Grass
0346   Cradily
Rock Grass
0357   Tropius
Grass Flying
0387   Turtwig
Grass
0388   Grotle
Grass
0389   Torterra
Grass Ground
0406   Budew
Grass Poison
0407   Roserade
Grass Poison
0413   Wormadam
Bug Grass
0465   Tangrowth
Grass
0470   Leafeon
Grass
0492   Shaymin
Grass
0492   Shaymin
Grass Flying
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0151   Mew Psychic My Pokémon Ranch
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the anime

Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  The leaves on its head glow white. Turtwig's whole body then does the same and then it regains energy.
Ash's Turtwig Gettin' Twiggy with It! Debut
  Grotle's whole body glows white and then it regains energy.
Ash's Grotle DP121 None


In other languages

  • Spanish: Síntesis
  • Brazilian Portuguese: Síntese
  • German: Synthese
  • Polish: Synthesis
  • Italian: Sintesi
  • French: Synthese
  • Hungarian: Szintézis


Variations of the move Moonlight
  MoonlightMorning SunShore UpSynthesis


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