Essentials
Effect Spore

Summary
Has a 30% chance of inflcting either paralysis, poison, or sleep on attacking Pokémon on contact.
Effect
Whenever a move makes contact with this Pokémon, the move's user has a 30% chance of being paralyzed, poisoned, or put to sleep, chosen at random.
Nothing is done to compensate if the move's user is immune to one of these ailments; there is simply a lower chance that the move's user will be affected.
Flavor
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Leaves spores on contact.
 
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Contact may paralyze, poison, or cause sleep.
 
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Contact may poison or cause paralysis or sleep.
 
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Contact may poison or cause paralysis or sleep.
 
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Contact with the Pokémon may inflict poison, sleep, or paralysis on its attacker.
 
Foreign Names
- Japanese
        

 - ほうし (houshi)
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 - ほうし
 - Korean
        

 - 포자
 - Chinese
        

 - 孢子
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 - 孢子
 - French
        

 - Pose Spore
 - German
        

 - Sporenwirt
 - Spanish
        

 - Efecto Espora
 - Italian
        

 - Spargispora
 - Czech
        

 - Výtrusy
 
Pokémon
| Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal: May be found normally on Pokémon. | ||||||||||||
| Paras | 
     
     
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Effect Spore
     Dry Skin Damp  | 
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    Bug
     Grass  | 
    35 | 70 | 55 | 45 | 55 | 25 | 285 | |
| Parasect | 
     
     
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Effect Spore
     Dry Skin Damp  | 
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    Bug
     Grass  | 
    60 | 95 | 80 | 60 | 80 | 30 | 405 | |
| Shroomish | 
     
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Effect Spore
     Poison Heal Quick Feet  | 
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    Fairy
     Grass  | 
    60 | 40 | 60 | 40 | 60 | 35 | 295 | |
| Breloom | 
     
     
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Effect Spore
     Poison Heal Technician  | 
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    Fairy
     Grass  | 
    60 | 130 | 80 | 60 | 60 | 70 | 460 | |
| Foongus | 
     
     
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Effect Spore
     Regenerator  | 
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Grass | 69 | 55 | 45 | 55 | 55 | 15 | 294 | |
| Amoonguss | 
     
     
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Effect Spore
     Regenerator  | 
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Grass | 114 | 85 | 70 | 85 | 80 | 30 | 464 | |
| Morelull | 
     
     
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Illuminate
     Effect Spore Rain Dish  | 
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Grass | 40 | 35 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 15 | 285 | |
| Shiinotic | 
     
     
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Illuminate
     Effect Spore Rain Dish  | 
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Grass | 60 | 45 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 30 | 405 | |
| Hidden: Found on Pokémon from the Dream World and Dream Radar, as well as a few Pokémon from specific in-game encounters. | ||||||||||||
| Vileplume | 
     
     
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Chlorophyll
     Effect Spore  | 
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Grass | 75 | 80 | 85 | 110 | 90 | 50 | 490 | |
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