Spore (move)

Spore (Japanese: キノコのほうし Mushroom Spore) is a non-damaging move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation III, it was the signature move of and.

Generations I-V
Spore puts the target to. Spore cannot affect targets with or  as their Ability.

In the Generation I handheld games only, Spore can affect a target behind a.

Generation VI onwards
Pokémon, Pokémon with, and Pokémon holding the Safety Goggles are now immune to Spore. Pokémon under the effect of are also unaffected by Spore.

Spore can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing certain moves (,, and ) to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Grassium Z into Z-Spore, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
Spore targets all hostile Pokémon in the same room as the user.

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Trivia

 * All Pokémon capable of learning Spore are related to mushrooms and can have the Ability.
 * Spore is the only sleep-inducing status move with 100% accuracy.

In other languages
Pilzspore Espora Spore Spora キノコのほうし 蘑菇孢子（招式）