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Synthesis (move)

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Synthesis
こうごうせい Photosynthesis
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Type  Grass
Category  Status
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  0
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Self: 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 Bulbasaur
 Grass Poison 39
0002 Ivysaur Ivysaur
 Grass Poison 47
0003 Venusaur Venusaur
 Grass Poison 53
0152 Chikorita Chikorita
 Grass 22
0153 Bayleef Bayleef
 Grass 23
0154 Meganium Meganium
 Grass 23
0187 Hoppip Hoppip
 Grass Flying --
0187 Hoppip Hoppip
 Grass Flying 5
0188 Skiploom Skiploom
 Grass Flying --
0188 Skiploom Skiploom
 Grass Flying 5
0189 Jumpluff Jumpluff
 Grass Flying --
0189 Jumpluff Jumpluff
 Grass Flying 5
0191 Sunkern 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;" | Oddish | 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;" | Bellsprout | 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;" | Exeggcute | 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 Bulbasaur
 Grass Poison 39
0002 Ivysaur Ivysaur
 Grass Poison 47
0003 Venusaur Venusaur
 Grass Poison 53
0152 Chikorita Chikorita
 Grass 22
0153 Bayleef Bayleef
 Grass 23
0154 Meganium Meganium
 Grass 23
0187 Hoppip Hoppip
 Grass Flying 5
0188 Skiploom Skiploom
 Grass Flying --
5
0189 Jumpluff Jumpluff
 Grass Flying --
5
0191 Sunkern Sunkern
 Grass 31
0273 Seedot Seedot
 Grass 21
0315 Roselia Roselia
 Grass Poison 57
0357 Tropius 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;" | Oddish | 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;" | Bellsprout | 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;" | Exeggcute | 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;" | Lotad | 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;" | Roselia | 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 Bulbasaur
 Grass Poison 33
0002 Ivysaur Ivysaur
 Grass Poison 39
0003 Venusaur Venusaur
 Grass Poison 45
0152 Chikorita Chikorita
 Grass 12
0153 Bayleef Bayleef
 Grass 12
0154 Meganium Meganium
 Grass 12
0187 Hoppip Hoppip
 Grass Flying 4
0188 Skiploom Skiploom
 Grass Flying --
4
0189 Jumpluff Jumpluff
 Grass Flying --
4
0191 Sunkern Sunkern
 Grass 23
0273 Seedot Seedot
 Grass 21
0315 Roselia Roselia
 Grass Poison 46
0357 Tropius Tropius
 Grass Flying 41
0387 Turtwig Turtwig
 Grass 33
0388 Grotle Grotle
 Grass 37
0389 Torterra Torterra
 Grass Ground 39
0470 Leafeon Leafeon
 Grass 29
0492 Shaymin 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;" | Oddish | 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;" | Bellsprout | 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;" | Exeggcute | 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;" | Treecko | 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;" | Lotad | 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;" | Roselia | 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;" | Budew | 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;" | Carnivine | 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, HeartGold and SoulSilver
#   Pokémon Type
0001 Bulbasaur Bulbasaur
 Grass Poison
0002 Ivysaur Ivysaur
 Grass Poison
0003 Venusaur Venusaur
 Grass Poison
0043 Oddish Oddish
 Grass Poison
0044 Gloom Gloom
 Grass Poison
0045 Vileplume Vileplume
 Grass Poison
0046 Paras Paras
 Bug Grass
0047 Parasect Parasect
 Bug Grass
0069 Bellsprout Bellsprout
 Grass Poison
0070 Weepinbell Weepinbell
 Grass Poison
0071 Victreebel Victreebel
 Grass Poison
0102 Exeggcute Exeggcute
 Grass Psychic
0103 Exeggutor Exeggutor
 Grass Psychic
0114 Tangela Tangela
 Grass
0151 Mew Mew
 Psychic
0152 Chikorita Chikorita
 Grass
0153 Bayleef Bayleef
 Grass
0154 Meganium Meganium
 Grass
0182 Bellossom Bellossom
 Grass
0187 Hoppip Hoppip
 Grass Flying
0188 Skiploom Skiploom
 Grass Flying
0189 Jumpluff Jumpluff
 Grass Flying
0191 Sunkern Sunkern
 Grass
0192 Sunflora Sunflora
 Grass
0251 Celebi Celebi
 Psychic Grass
0252 Treecko Treecko
 Grass
0253 Grovyle Grovyle
 Grass
0254 Sceptile Sceptile
 Grass
0270 Lotad Lotad
 Water Grass
0271 Lombre Lombre
 Water Grass
0272 Ludicolo Ludicolo
 Water Grass
0273 Seedot Seedot
 Grass
0274 Nuzleaf Nuzleaf
 Grass Dark
0275 Shiftry Shiftry
 Grass Dark
0285 Shroomish Shroomish
 Grass
0286 Breloom Breloom
 Grass Fighting
0315 Roselia Roselia
 Grass Poison
0331 Cacnea Cacnea
 Grass
0332 Cacturne Cacturne
 Grass Dark
0345 Lileep Lileep
 Rock Grass
0346 Cradily Cradily
 Rock Grass
0357 Tropius Tropius
 Grass Flying
0387 Turtwig Turtwig
 Grass
0388 Grotle Grotle
 Grass
0389 Torterra Torterra
 Grass Ground
0406 Budew Budew
 Grass Poison
0407 Roserade Roserade
 Grass Poison
0413 Wormadam Wormadam
 Bug Grass
0420 Cherubi Cherubi
 Grass
0421 Cherrim Cherrim
 Grass
0455 Carnivine Carnivine
 Grass
0459 Snover Snover
 Grass Ice
0460 Abomasnow Abomasnow
 Grass Ice
0465 Tangrowth Tangrowth
 Grass
0470 Leafeon Leafeon
 Grass
0492 Shaymin Shaymin
 Grass
0492 Shaymin 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 151 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
Turtwig 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 Grotle's whole body glows white and then it regains energy.
Ash's Grotle The Lonely Snover None


In other languages

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


Variations of the move Moonlight
StatusIC HOME.png Moonlight • Morning Sun • Shore Up • Synthesis


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