Ingrain (move)

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Ingrain
ねをはる Extend Roots
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Type  Grass
Category  Status
PP  20 (max. 32)
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 III
Condition  Smart
Appeal  1
Jam  0  
Can avoid being startled by others.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Ingrain (Japanese: ねをはる Extend Roots) is a non-damaging Grass-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

The user plants roots in the ground, allowing it to restore 1/16th of its max HP at the end of every turn. This roots the user firmly in place, preventing it from escaping or switching out. Even Whirlwind, Roar, Dragon Tail, or Circle Throw cannot force the user to switch out. However, U-turn, Volt Switch, and Baton Pass may be used to leave battle, as may the offer to switch after knocking out an NPC Trainer's Pokémon. If Baton Pass is used by the Pokémon, the effects of Ingrain will be transferred, rooting and healing any Pokémon, regardless of type.

If a Big Root is held by the user, the amount of HP restored at the end of each turn will increase by 30%.

Ingrain causes the affected Pokémon to be firmly rooted to the ground, and therefore susceptible to Ground-type moves, Spikes, Toxic Spikes, and Arena Trap (though Ingrain prevents the Pokémon from switching out anyway) even if it is Flying-type or has Levitate. Ingrain also prevents the Pokémon from going airborne through the effects of Magnet Rise or Telekinesis, but does not prevent the Pokémon from using Fly, Bounce, Splash, Jump Kick, or Hi Jump Kick.

Description

Games Description
RSE Lays roots that restore HP. The user can’t switch out.
FRLG The user lays roots that restore HP on every turn. It can’t switch out.
The user lays roots that restore HP on every turn. Because it is rooted, it can’t switch out.
The user lays roots that restore its HP on every turn. Because it is rooted, it can't switch out.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
114   Tangela Grass Grass -- -- -- '
191   Sunkern Grass Grass 18 9 9 4 '
192   Sunflora Grass Grass 18 9 9 4 '
315   Roselia Grass Poison 41 34 34 '
331   Cacnea Grass Grass 25 25 25 '
332   Cacturne Grass Dark 25 25 25 '
345   Lileep Rock Grass 22 15 15 '
346   Cradily Rock Grass --, 22 --, 15 --, 15 '
455   Carnivine Grass Grass   21 21 '
459   Snover Grass Ice   31 31 '
460   Abomasnow Grass Ice   31 31 '
465   Tangrowth Grass Grass   -- -- '
556   Maractus Grass Grass     33 '
590   Foongus Grass Poison     18 '
591   Amoonguss Grass Poison     18 '
597   Ferroseed Grass Steel     35 '
598   Ferrothorn Grass Steel     35 '
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                             
043   Oddish Grass Poison                                  
069   Bellsprout Grass Poison                                  
102   Exeggcute Grass Psychic                                  
152   Chikorita Grass Grass                                  
191   Sunkern Grass Grass                             
222   Corsola Water Rock         
548   Petilil Grass 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

 
Sunflora
 
Snover
 
Entangles
 
Amoonguss
The user lays roots that restore HP on every turn.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Multiple roots the same color as Sunflora's body come out of it.
A Coordinator's Sunflora Deceit and Assist Debut
  Snover's eyes glow light green and its body becomes surrounded in light green. Then, giant light brown roots shoot out of the ground, wrap up the opponent and lift it into the air.
A wild Snover The Lonely Snover! None
  Amoonguss sprouts several small roots from its body into the ground.
Unknown Trainer's Amoonguss Lost at the League! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 根深蒂固 Gēnshēn-dìgù
  Dutch Verwortel
  French Racines
  German Verwurzler
  Greek Ρίζωση
  Italian Radicamento
  Korean 뿌리박기 Ppuri Bakgi
  Polish Korzenie
  Brazilian Portuguese Enraizar
  Romanian Atacul Vopsit
  Serbian Ukorenjivanje
  Spanish Arraigo


Variations of the move Ingrain
  IngrainAqua Ring


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.