Growth

Essentials

Growth

non-damaging

Generation 1

Summary

Raises the user's Attack and Special Attack by one stage.

Damage Dealt

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
½
½
1

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: — (cannot miss)
PP: 40, up to 64 with PP Up
Target: User
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect
Reflectable
Snatchable

This move will be stolen if another Pokémon has used Snatch this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Raises the user's Attack and Special Attack by one stage each. During Sunny Day, raises both stats by two stages.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

History

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Flavor

Flavor Text

: Raises the SPCL. ATK rating.

: Forces the body to grow and heightens SP. ATK.
: The user’s body is forced to grow, raising the SP. ATK stat.

: The user’s body is forced to grow all at once. It raises the Sp. Atk stat.

: The user's body grows all at once, raising the Attack and Sp. Atk stats.

Foreign Names

Spanish: Desarrollo
Czech: Růst
French: Croissance
German: Wachstum
Italian: Crescita
Japanese: せいちょう (seichou)

Contests

Contest

Type

Beauty

Appeal

♡

Jam

Flavor text

Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Use after

None

Use before

Super Contest

Type

Beauty

Appeal

Flavor text

Earn double the score in the next turn.

Use after

None

Use before

Magical Leaf

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Growth.

Pokémon

								Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
34	34	32	32	25	25	25		Bulbasaur		Overgrow Chlorophyll		Monster Plant	45	49	49	65	65	45	318
38	38	38	38	28	28	28		Ivysaur		Overgrow Chlorophyll		Monster Plant	60	62	63	80	80	60	405
43	43	41	41	28	28	28		Venusaur		Overgrow Chlorophyll		Monster Plant	80	82	83	100	100	80	525
41	41	37	37	27	27	33		Paras		Effect Spore Dry Skin Damp		Bug Plant	35	70	55	45	55	25	285
48	48	46	43	30	30	37		Parasect		Effect Spore Dry Skin Damp		Bug Plant	60	95	80	60	80	30	405
—	—	6	6	7	7	7		Bellsprout		Chlorophyll Gluttony		Plant	50	75	35	70	30	40	300
—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Weepinbell		Chlorophyll Gluttony		Plant	65	90	50	85	45	55	390
49	48	46	13	12	12	12		Tangela		Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Regenerator		Plant	65	55	115	100	40	60	435
				12	12	12		Tangrowth		Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Regenerator		Plant	100	100	125	110	50	50	535
		4	6	—	—	—		Sunkern		Chlorophyll Solar Power Early Bird		Plant	30	30	30	30	30	30	180
		4	6	—	—	—		Sunflora		Chlorophyll Solar Power Early Bird		Plant	75	75	55	105	85	30	425
			7	7	7	7		Seedot		Chlorophyll Early Bird Pickpocket		Ground Plant	40	40	50	30	30	30	220
			7	7	7	7		Nuzleaf		Chlorophyll Early Bird Pickpocket		Ground Plant	70	70	40	60	40	60	340
			—					Shiftry		Chlorophyll Early Bird Pickpocket		Ground Plant	90	100	60	90	60	80	480
			36	33	33	33		Shroomish		Effect Spore Poison Heal Quick Feet		Fairy Plant	60	40	60	40	60	35	295
				4	4	4		Budew		Natural Cure Poison Point Leaf Guard		No Eggs	40	30	35	50	70	55	280
			5	4	4	4		Roselia		Natural Cure Poison Point Leaf Guard		Fairy Plant	50	60	45	100	80	65	400
			9	9	9	9		Cacnea		Sand Veil Water Absorb		Plant Humanshape	50	85	40	85	40	35	335
			—	—	—	—		Cacturne		Sand Veil Water Absorb		Plant Humanshape	70	115	60	115	60	55	475
			7	7	7	7		Tropius		Chlorophyll Solar Power Harvest		Monster Plant	99	68	83	72	87	51	460
				29	29	29		Plant Wormadam		Anticipation Overcoat		Bug	60	59	85	79	105	36	424
				7	7	7		Cherubi		Chlorophyll		Fairy Plant	45	35	45	62	53	35	275
				—	—	—		Overcast Cherrim		Flower Gift		Fairy Plant	70	60	70	87	78	85	450
				—	—	—		Carnivine		Levitate		Plant	74	100	72	90	72	46	454
					—	—		Land Shaymin		Natural Cure		No Eggs	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
					—	—		Sky Shaymin		Serene Grace		No Eggs	100	103	75	120	75	127	600
						13		Snivy		Overgrow Contrary		Ground Plant	45	45	55	45	55	63	308
						13		Servine		Overgrow Contrary		Ground Plant	60	60	75	60	75	83	413
						13		Serperior		Overgrow Contrary		Ground Plant	75	75	95	75	95	113	528
						4		Cottonee		Prankster Infiltrator Chlorophyll		Fairy Plant	40	27	60	37	50	66	280
						—		Whimsicott		Prankster Infiltrator Chlorophyll		Fairy Plant	60	67	85	77	75	116	480
						4		Petilil		Chlorophyll Own Tempo Leaf Guard		Plant	45	35	50	70	50	30	280
						—		Lilligant		Chlorophyll Own Tempo Leaf Guard		Plant	70	60	75	110	75	90	480
						6		Maractus		Water Absorb Chlorophyll Storm Drain		Plant	75	86	67	106	67	60	461
						6		Foongus		Effect Spore Regenerator		Plant	69	55	45	55	55	15	294
						—		Amoonguss		Effect Spore Regenerator		Plant	114	85	70	85	80	30	464
								Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
								Illumise		Oblivious Tinted Lens Prankster		Bug Humanshape	65	47	55	73	75	85	400
								Turtwig		Overgrow Shell Armor		Monster Plant	55	68	64	45	55	31	318
								Snover		Snow Warning Soundproof		Monster Plant	60	62	50	62	60	40	334
								Foongus		Effect Spore Regenerator		Plant	69	55	45	55	55	15	294

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