Spore (move)

Move data

Type Grass
Category Status  Status
Power
Accuracy 100
PP 15  (max. 24)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 1

Effects

Spore puts the target to sleep. Sleeping Pokémon cannot move (with some exceptions such as Snore). Sleep lasts for 1-3 turns.

Pokémon with the abilities Insomnia or Vital Spirit, or those behind a Substitute cannot be put to sleep.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Grassium Z and uses its Z-Power, Spore turns into Z-Spore and eliminates any stat drops applied to the user, in addition to its usual effect as above.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Spore
Japanese キノコのほうし (Kinoko no Hōshi)
German Pilzspore
French Spore
Italian Spora
Spanish Espora
Korean 버섯포자
Chinese (Simplified) 蘑菇孢子
Chinese (Traditional) 蘑菇孢子

Game descriptions

Gold​/​Silver
Crystal
A move that induces sleep.
Ruby​/​Sapphire
Emerald
Scatters a cloud of spores that always induce sleep.
FireRed​/​LeafGreen The user scatters bursts of fine spores that induce sleep.
Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
The user scatters bursts of spores that induce sleep.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
The user scatters bursts of spores that induce sleep.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
The user scatters bursts of spores that induce sleep.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
L.G. Pikachu​/​L.G. Eevee
The user scatters bursts of spores that induce sleep.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
The user scatters bursts of spores that induce sleep.
Scarlet​/​Violet The user scatters bursts of spores that induce sleep.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Spore at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Shroomish Shroomish
#0285 / Grass
Level 40
Foongus Foongus
#0590 / Grass · Poison
Level 48
Amoonguss Amoonguss
#0591 / Grass · Poison
Level 54
Toedscool Toedscool
#0948 / Ground · Grass
Level 36
Toedscruel Toedscruel
#0949 / Ground · Grass
Level 40
Brute Bonnet Brute Bonnet
#0986 / Grass · Dark
Level 63