Grassy Surge (Ability)

Grassy Surge	グラスメイカー
	Grass Maker
Flavor text Generation VII Turns the ground into Grassy Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle. Generation VIII Turns the ground into Grassy Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle. Generation IX Turns the ground into Grassy Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.

Grassy Surge (Japanese: グラスメイカー Grass Maker) is an Ability introduced in Generation VII. Prior to Generation VIII, it was the signature Ability of Tapu Bulu.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Grassy Surge enters the battle, it creates the effect of the move Grassy Terrain on the battlefield.

Outside of battle

Grassy Surge has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Grassy Surge

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Tapu Bulu	Grass	Fairy	Grassy Surge	None	Telepathy
	Grookey	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Grassy Surge
	Thwackey	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Grassy Surge
	Rillaboom	Grass		Grass	Overgrow	None	Grassy Surge
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.

Trivia

• This is the only terrain-creating Ability which more than two Pokémon have. It was also the only one unobtainable at the launch of Pokémon Sword and Shield.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 青草製造者 Chēngchóu Jaichoujé Mandarin 青草製造者 / 青草制造者 Qīngcǎo Zhìzàozhě French Créa-Herbe German Gras-Erzeuger Italian Erbogenesi Korean 그래스메이커 Grass Maker Brazilian Portuguese Herbogênese Russian Травяная Волна Travyanaya Volna Spanish Herbogénesis

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