Ingrain (move)

Ingrain
ねをはる Extend Roots
Ingrain IX.png
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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 Mirror Move
  • 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  Clever
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

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 maximum HP at the end of every turn. This roots the user firmly in place, preventing it from escaping or switching out. If a rooted Pokémon is holding a Big Root, the amount of HP restored is increased by 30%.

Red Card and moves that switch the target out (such as Roar and Whirlwind) cannot force a rooted Pokémon to switch out.

A rooted Pokémon can still switch when:

A Pokémon affected by Heal Block can still use Ingrain (rooting itself to the ground as usual), but this Pokémon will not be healed by Ingrain as long as Heal Block is still in effect.

The effects of Ingrain can be passed by Baton Pass.

Generation III

Ghost-type Pokémon are treated as any other type, being unable to switch out.

A rooted Pokémon cannot switch when the opponent's Pokémon fainted and the player would be able to switch Pokémon.

Generations IV and V

Ingrain causes the affected Pokémon to become grounded: the Pokémon is therefore susceptible to Ground-type moves; Spikes, Toxic Spikes, and Sticky Web (only relevant when a Pokémon is switched in via Baton Pass and obtains Ingrain); and terrain—regardless of whether it is Flying-type, has Levitate, holds an Air Balloon, or is under the effect of Magnet Rise or Telekinesis. Magnet Rise fails if used by a Pokémon under the effect of Ingrain; the move Telekinesis cannot affect a Pokémon under the effect of Ingrain.

A rooted Pokémon can now switch when the opponent's Pokémon fainted and the player is able to switch Pokémon.

Generation VI onwards

Ghost-type Pokémon under the effects of Ingrain are now able to switch out. However, they still cannot be forced to switch by moves that switch the target out.

If powered up by a Grassium Z into Z-Ingrain, the user's Special Defense stat is raised by one stage.

Description

Games Description
RSEColo.XD 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.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user lays roots that restore HP on every turn. Because it is rooted, it can't switch out.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
The user lays roots that restore its HP on every turn. Because it is rooted, it can't switch out.
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
The user lays roots that restore its HP on every turn. Because it's rooted, it can't switch out.
SV The user lays roots that restore its own HP every turn. Because the user is now rooted, it can't switch out.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0114     Grass Grass 1 1 1 1 1 52 52
0191     Grass Grass 18 9 9BW
4B2W2
4 4 4
0192     Grass Grass 18 9 9BW
4B2W2
4 4 4 4
0315    
 
Fairy Grass 41 34 34 34 34 55 55
0331     Grass Human-Like 25 25 25 25XY
22ORAS
22 22 22
0332    
 
Grass Human-Like 25 25 25 25XY
22ORAS
22 22 22
0345    
 
Water 3 Water 3 22 15 15 15XY
9ORAS
9 12 12
0346    
 
Water 3 Water 3 1, 22 1, 15 1, 15 1, 15XY
1, 9ORAS
1, 9 12 12
0407    
 
Fairy Grass 1 1
0455     Grass Grass 21 21 21 21 21
0459    
 
Monster Grass 31 31 31 31 35 35 35
0460    
 
Monster Grass 31 31 31 31 35 35 35
0465     Grass Grass 1 1 1 1 52 52
0556     Grass Grass 33 33 33 1
0590    
 
Grass Grass 18 18 18 32 32
0591    
 
Grass Grass 18 18 18 32 32
0597    
 
Grass Mineral 35 35 35 15
0598    
 
Grass Mineral 35 35 35 15
0708    
 
Grass Amorphous 13 13 40 40
0709    
 
Grass Amorphous 13 13 40 40
0716     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1 45
0753     Grass Grass 19 10 10
0754     Grass Grass 19 1 1
0755    
 
Grass Grass 22 8
0756    
 
Grass Grass 1, 22 1
0796     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 19 15
0797    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 25
0986    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 70
1001    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 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 Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0001    
 
Monster Grass
0043    
 
Grass Grass
0069    
 
Grass Grass
0102    
 
Grass Grass
0152     Monster Grass
0191     Grass Grass
0222    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0548     Grass Grass
0951     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 other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Ingrain gives the user the Ingrain status condition which makes the incapable of moving (though it may attack) and unable to switch places with the team leader.

In the Rescue Team and Explorers series, the Pokémon gains 10 HP at the end of the second turn, and every five turns after that. The status lasts for 16-30 turns.

In Gates to Infinity, the Ingrain status lasts 7 turns and the Pokémon gains 15 HP at the end of every second turn.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, the Ingrain status lasts 3 turns and the Pokémon gains 15 HP at the end of every turn.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 22 - —% - User User -
MDTDS - - 22 - —% - User User -
BSL - - 22 - —% - User User -
MDGtI - - 13 50 —% - User User -
SMD - - 13 30 —% - User User -
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Rumble Rush

In Pokémon Rumble Rush, all status moves including Ingrain could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Ingrain could be seen as a move used by Boss Tangela.

  Ingrain
Charge time 0.94 seconds
Range type Circular (self)
Target Self
Additional effect Prevents the user from moving, and restores HP

Description

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Games Description
MDRB The user gains the Ingrain status. The user becomes incapable of moving, but regains HP over several turns.
MDTDS Gives the user an Ingrain status. A Pokémon with the Ingrain status is incapable of moving but regains HP every few turns.
BSL じぶんを ねをはりじょうたいにかえる ねをはりじょうたいの ポケモンは いどうできないが いっていターンごとに HPが かいふくする このわざは ポケモンタワーでは いちばんしたでしか ねをはれない
MDGtI You'll get the Ingrain status. With the Ingrain status, you can't move but keep restoring HP.
SMD You'll get the Ingrain status. In the Ingrain status condition, you're unable to move but your HP keeps restoring.
MDRTDX You'll get the Ingrain condition. In the Ingrain condition, you're unable to move but your HP keeps restoring.

In the anime

 
Sunflora
 
Snover
 
Amoonguss
 
Cradily
The user lays roots that restore its stamina throughout the battle. Because it's rooted, it can't switch out.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Multiple green vine-like appendices come out of Sunflora's lower body.
A Coordinator's Sunflora Deceit and Assist Debut
  Snover's eyes glow light green and its body becomes outlined in light green. Then, long light brown roots emerge from the ground, wrap around the opponent, and lift it up into the air.
A wild Snover The Lonely Snover! None
  Amoonguss sprouts several small leaved roots from its lower body into the ground.
A Trainer's Amoonguss Lost at the League! None
  Cradily extends green roots of energy from its lower body into the ground. The roots occasionally absorb energy from the ground, restoring some of Cradily's energy. As long as the move is active, Cradily can't leave the battle.
Steven's Cradily Battling as Hard as Stone! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it targets the user (thus it ignores accuracy and evasion checks).

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 扎根 Jaatgān *
根深蒂固 Gānsāmdaigu *
Mandarin 扎根 Zhāgēn *
根深蒂固 Gēnshēndìgù *
  Dutch Inwortel
  French Racines
  German Verwurzler
  Greek Ρίζωση Ridzose
  Italian Radicamento
  Korean 뿌리박기 Ppuri Bakgi
  Polish Wrastanie
Portuguese   Brazil Enraizar
  Portugal Enrodilhar
  Romanian Atacul Vopsit
  Serbian Ukorenjivanje
  Spanish Arraigo
  Vietnamese Vươn Rễ


Variations of the move Ingrain
  IngrainAqua Ring


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