Worry Seed (move)

Worry Seed なやみのタネ Worry Seed

Battles Type  Grass Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Move Tutor in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Pokémon after self can not lower any voltage in that turn

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  0   Makes the remaining Pokémon nervous.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Worry Seed (Japanese: なやみのタネ Worry Seed) is a non-damaging Grass-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generation IV

	This move effect may be in need of research. Reason: Are Hunger Switch, As One and Commander affected by Worry Seed? You can discuss this on the talk page.

Worry Seed changes the target's Ability to Insomnia. If a Pokémon affected by Worry Seed is switched out, it regains its original Ability. Worry Seed can be used successfully even if the target's Ability is already Insomnia.

Worry Seed fails if the target's Ability is Truant, Multitype, Stance Change, Schooling, Comatose, Shields Down, Disguise, RKS System, Battle Bond, Power Construct, Ice Face, Gulp Missile, Quark Drive, or Protosynthesis.

With this effect, the target Pokémon cannot sleep and wakes up if already asleep.

Generation V onwards

Worry Seed now displays the Pokémon's previous Ability before changing it.

Worry Seed now fails if the target's Ability is already Insomnia.

Worry Seed can be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if Rototiller was used in the prior turn.

If powered up by a Grassium Z into Z-Worry Seed, the user's Speed stat rises one stage.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSSPBR A seed that causes worry is planted on the foe. It prevents sleep by making its ability Insomnia. BWB2W2 A seed that causes worry is planted on the target. It prevents sleep by making its Ability Insomnia. XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA SV A seed that causes worry is planted on the target. It prevents sleep by making the target's Ability Insomnia.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass	31	31	31	31SMUSUM	30
002		Ivysaur		Monster	Grass	36	36	36	36SMUSUM	40
003		Venusaur		Monster	Grass	39	39	39	39SMUSUM	44
102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	33	33	33	33SMUSUM	50
103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass					1
103		Exeggutor Alolan Form		Grass		Grass					1SwSh
187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass	34	40	40	40	40BDSP
188		Skiploom		Fairy	Grass	40	48	48	48	48BDSP
189		Jumpluff		Fairy	Grass	40	54	54	54	54BDSP
191		Sunkern		Grass		Grass	25	25BW 19B2W2	19	19	19BDSP	19
192		Sunflora		Grass		Grass	25	25BW 19B2W2	19	19	19BDSP	19
285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass	29	29	29XY 22ORAS	22	22BDSP
286		Breloom		Fairy	Grass					1BDSP	33
315		Roselia		Fairy	Grass					1
406		Budew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	16	16	16	16	1
407		Roserade		Fairy	Grass					1
420		Cherubi		Fairy	Grass	28	28	28	28	40
421		Cherrim		Fairy	Grass	30	30	30	30	48
492		Shaymin Land Forme		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	55	55	55	55	55BDSP
492		Shaymin Sky Forme		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	55PtHGSS	55	55	55	55BDSP
672		Skiddo		Field		Field			16	16		16
673		Gogoat		Field		Field			16	16		16
710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous			11	11	28SwSh
711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous			11	11	28SwSh
906		Sprigatito		Field	Grass						25
907		Floragato		Field	Grass						28
908		Meowscarada		Field	Grass						29
952		Scovillain		Grass		Grass						33
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
100		Voltorb Hisuian Form		Mineral		Mineral						✔
187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔
252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
273		Seedot		Field	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔
331		Cacnea		Grass	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
387		Turtwig		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔SwSh
548		Petilil		Grass		Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔SwSh	✔
556		Maractus		Grass		Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔SwSh
585		Deerling		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔		✔
590		Foongus		Grass		Grass					✔SwSh	✔
597		Ferroseed		Grass	Mineral		✔	✔	✔
753		Fomantis		Grass		Grass					✔SwSh	✔
764		Comfey		Grass		Grass					✔SwSh
810		Grookey		Field	Grass					✔SwSh	✔
829		Gossifleur		Grass		Grass					✔SwSh
951		Capsakid		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.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS	SM	USUM	PE
001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
002		Ivysaur		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
003		Venusaur		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
043		Oddish		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
044		Gloom		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
045		Vileplume		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
046		Paras		Bug	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
047		Parasect		Bug	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
055		Golduck		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
070		Weepinbell		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
071		Victreebel		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
103		Exeggutor Alolan Form		Grass		Grass				✔
114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
152		Chikorita		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
153		Bayleef		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
154		Meganium		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
182		Bellossom		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
188		Skiploom		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
189		Jumpluff		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
191		Sunkern		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
192		Sunflora		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
251		Celebi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔
273		Seedot		Field	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
274		Nuzleaf		Field	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
275		Shiftry		Field	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
286		Breloom		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
315		Roselia		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
331		Cacnea		Grass	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
332		Cacturne		Grass	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
346		Cradily		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔
357		Tropius		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
387		Turtwig		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
388		Grotle		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
389		Torterra		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
406		Budew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
407		Roserade		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔
420		Cherubi		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
421		Cherrim		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
459		Snover		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
460		Abomasnow		Monster	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
470		Leafeon		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
492		Shaymin Land Forme		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
492		Shaymin Sky Forme		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
495		Snivy		Field	Grass		✔	✔	✔
496		Servine		Field	Grass		✔	✔	✔
497		Serperior		Field	Grass		✔	✔	✔
511		Pansage		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
512		Simisage		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
517		Munna		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
518		Musharna		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
540		Sewaddle		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
541		Swadloon		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
542		Leavanny		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔
546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy		✔	✔	✔
547		Whimsicott		Grass	Fairy		✔	✔	✔
548		Petilil		Grass		Grass		✔	✔	✔
549		Lilligant		Grass		Grass		✔	✔	✔
556		Maractus		Grass		Grass		✔	✔	✔
585		Deerling		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
586		Sawsbuck		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
590		Foongus		Grass		Grass		✔	✔	✔
591		Amoonguss		Grass		Grass		✔	✔	✔
597		Ferroseed		Grass	Mineral		✔	✔	✔
598		Ferrothorn		Grass	Mineral		✔	✔	✔
640		Virizion		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔
650		Chespin		Field		Field			✔	✔
651		Quilladin		Field		Field			✔	✔
652		Chesnaught		Field		Field			✔	✔
669		Flabébé		Fairy		Fairy			✔	✔
670		Floette		Fairy		Fairy			✔	✔
670		Floette Eternal Flower		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
671		Florges		Fairy		Fairy			✔	✔
672		Skiddo		Field		Field			✔	✔
673		Gogoat		Field		Field			✔	✔
708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous			✔	✔
709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous			✔	✔
710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔
711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔
722		Rowlet		Field		Field				✔
723		Dartrix		Field		Field				✔
724		Decidueye		Field		Field				✔
753		Fomantis		Grass		Grass				✔
754		Lurantis		Grass		Grass				✔
755		Morelull		Grass		Grass				✔
756		Shiinotic		Grass		Grass				✔
761		Bounsweet		Grass		Grass				✔
762		Steenee		Grass		Grass				✔
763		Tsareena		Grass		Grass				✔
764		Comfey		Grass		Grass				✔
787		Tapu Bulu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
793		Nihilego		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy	Dream World - Pleasant Forest
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Worry Seed is a move with 14 PP and 100% accuracy. The attack travels up to 10 tiles away and hits the first Pokémon it encounters, ally or enemy, inflicting Sleepless status condition on them for the rest of the floor. The move fails if the target currently has Truant. This move is affected by Taunt.

In Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, Worry Seed changes the target's Ability to Insomnia.

Description

Games Description MDTDS Afflicts the target with a Sleepless status condition, even at a distance. It doesn't affect a Pokémon with the Truant ability. BSL はなれたポケモンを ねむらずじょうたいにかえる とくせい『なまけ』の ポケモンには こうかがない MDGtI UNUSED SMD It changes the target's Ability to Insomnia. MDRTDX It changes the target's Ability to Insomnia. The effect wears off when you go to the next floor.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Being affected
The user shoots seeds at the opponent, turning its Ability into Insomnia.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Shaymin	Shaymin shoots out several small seeds, which sink into the opponent, turning their Ability to Insomnia and preventing them from falling asleep.
Marley's Shaymin	The Final Dimensional Duel X		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Worry Seed's name is a play on 悩みの種 Nayami no Tane; although the expression is roughly "cause of trouble", an overly literal translation can yield "Worry Seed". 種 Tane (seed) is written using katakana to emphasize the move literally involves a seed.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 煩惱種子 Fàahnnóuh Júngjí Mandarin 煩惱種子 / 烦恼种子 Fánnǎo Zhǒngzǐ French Soucigraine German Sorgensamen Greek Σπόρος Άγχους Spóros Ánchous Italian Affannoseme Korean 고민씨 Gomin Ssi Polish Nasionko Zmartwień* Brazilian Portuguese Semente de Preocupação Spanish Abatidoras Vietnamese Hạt Phiền Não

Variations of the move Worry Seed
Worry Seed • Entrainment • Simple Beam

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