Chlorophyll (Ability)

Chlorophyll	ようりょくそ
	Chlorophyll
Flavor text Generation III Raises Speed in sunshine. Generation IV Boosts the Pokémon's Speed in sunshine. Generation V Boosts the Pokémon's Speed in sunshine. Generation VI Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in sunshine. Generation VII Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in sunshine.SM Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in harsh sunlight.USUM Generation VIII Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in harsh sunlight. Generation IX Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in harsh sunlight.

Chlorophyll (Japanese: ようりょくそ Chlorophyll) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

During harsh sunlight, the Speed stat of Pokémon with this Ability is doubled.

Outside of battle

Chlorophyll has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Chlorophyll

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	Overgrow	None	Chlorophyll
	Ivysaur	Grass	Poison	Overgrow	None	Chlorophyll
	Venusaur	Grass	Poison	Overgrow	None	Chlorophyll
	Oddish	Grass	Poison	Chlorophyll	None	Run Away
	Gloom	Grass	Poison	Chlorophyll	None	Stench
	Vileplume	Grass	Poison	Chlorophyll	None	Effect Spore
	Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	Chlorophyll	None	Gluttony
	Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	Chlorophyll	None	Gluttony
	Victreebel	Grass	Poison	Chlorophyll	None	Gluttony
	Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	Chlorophyll	None	Harvest
	Exeggutor	Grass	Psychic	Chlorophyll	None	Harvest
	Tangela	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Leaf Guard	Regenerator
	Bellossom	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	None	Healer
	Hoppip	Grass	Flying	Chlorophyll	Leaf Guard	Infiltrator
	Skiploom	Grass	Flying	Chlorophyll	Leaf Guard	Infiltrator
	Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	Chlorophyll	Leaf Guard	Infiltrator
	Sunkern	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Solar Power	Early Bird
	Sunflora	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Solar Power	Early Bird
	Seedot	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Early Bird	Pickpocket
	Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark	Chlorophyll	Early Bird	Pickpocket
	Shiftry	Grass	Dark	Chlorophyll	Early Bird	Pickpocket
	Tropius	Grass	Flying	Chlorophyll	Solar Power	Harvest
	Cherubi	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	None	None
	Tangrowth	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Leaf Guard	Regenerator
	Leafeon	Grass		Grass	Leaf Guard	None	Chlorophyll
	Sewaddle	Bug	Grass	Swarm	Chlorophyll	Overcoat
	Swadloon	Bug	Grass	Leaf Guard	Chlorophyll	Overcoat
	Leavanny	Bug	Grass	Swarm	Chlorophyll	Overcoat
	Cottonee	Grass	Fairy	Prankster	Infiltrator	Chlorophyll
	Whimsicott	Grass	Fairy	Prankster	Infiltrator	Chlorophyll
	Petilil	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Own Tempo	Leaf Guard
	Lilligant	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Own Tempo	Leaf Guard
	Lilligant Hisuian Form	Grass	Fighting	Chlorophyll	Hustle	Leaf Guard
	Maractus	Grass		Grass	Water Absorb	Chlorophyll	Storm Drain
	Deerling	Normal	Grass	Chlorophyll	Sap Sipper	Serene Grace
	Sawsbuck	Normal	Grass	Chlorophyll	Sap Sipper	Serene Grace
	Capsakid	Grass		Grass	Chlorophyll	Insomnia	Klutz
	Scovillain	Grass	Fire	Chlorophyll	Insomnia	Moody
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation IX games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities. For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later. For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later. For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later. For Generation VIII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IX or later.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Sunny weather, Pokémon can use an attack twice in one turn, using only one PP. Any linked moves will also attack twice. Solar Beam, being a single-turn move in harsh sunlight, will also be executed twice.

Description

Games Description MDRB Boosts attack frequency if the weather is sunny. MDTDS Raises the number of moves the Pokémon attempts per turn when it is sunny. BSL ひざしがつよい てんきだと こうげきかいすうが あがる MDGtI In sunny weather, it can use a move 2 times at once for only 1 PP.* When the Pokémon uses a move in the Sunny weather condition, it uses it 2 times at once but only consumes PP for 1 use!* SMD When the Pokémon uses a move when it's sunny, it uses the move 2 times at once but only consumes PP for 1 use! MDRTDX When the Pokémon uses a move during Sunny weather or in Extremely Harsh Sunlight, it uses the move 2 times at once but only consumes PP for 1 use.

In the anime

Cherubi	Jumpluff	Weepinbell
The Pokémon can move faster than usual when the sunlight is bright.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Cherubi	When the sunlight is bright, Cherubi can move faster than usual.
Gardenia's Cherubi	The Grass Menagerie!		Debut
Jumpluff	When the sunlight is bright, Jumpluff can move faster than usual.
Ramos's Jumpluff	The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!		None
Weepinbell	When the sunlight is bright, Weepinbell can move faster than usual.
Ramos's Weepinbell	The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

• In volume 42, Gold's Sunflora, Sunbo, was revealed to have Chlorophyll as her Ability.
• Red's Victreebel and Weepinbell were revealed to have Chlorophyll as their Ability.
• Blue's Exeggutor is revealed to have Chlorophyll as his Ability.
• Sapphire's Tropius, Troppy, is revealed to have Chlorophyll as his Ability.
• Erika's Vileplume and Bellossom are revealed to have Chlorophyll as their Ability.
• Gardenia's Cherubi is revealed to have Chlorophyll as her Ability.
• Burgh's Leavanny is revealed to have Chlorophyll as its Ability.
• A Team Plasma Grunt's Maractus was revealed to Chlorophyll as its Ability.
• The Bellsprout belonging to the Sages are revealed to have Chlorophyll as their Ability.

Trivia

• Aside from Scovillain, every Pokémon with this Ability is weak to Fire-type attacks, which have increased power under harsh sunlight.
• Every Pokémon to use this Ability in the anime has belonged to a Grass-type Gym Leader.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 葉綠素 Yihpluhksou Mandarin 葉綠素 / 叶绿素 Yèlǜsù Dutch Chlorofyl Finnish Yhteytys* Lehtivihreä* French Chlorophylle* Chlorophyle* German Chlorophyll Indonesian Klorofil Italian Clorofilla Korean 엽록소 Yeoprokso Polish Chlorofil Portuguese Clorofila Romanian Clorofila Spanish Clorofila Thai สังเคราะห์แสง Turkish Klorofil Vietnamese Diệp Lục

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