Effect Spore (Japanese: ほうし, Hepburn: Effect Spore) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.
Description
Effect Spore causes the opponent to be poisoned, paralyzed, or fall asleep 30% of the time whenever attacked by a move that makes contact. The chance of inflicting a given status is not the same for each status. Overall, Effect Spore has a 9% chance of inducing poison, 10% chance of inducing paralysis, and 11% chance of inducing sleep. It is an exclusive ability to Grass-type Pokémon.
| Generations | Description |
|---|---|
| Generation III | Contact with the Pokémon may inflict poison, sleep, or paralysis on its attacker. |
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| Generation IX |
Pokémon
| Pokémon | Type | First Ability | Second Ability | Hidden Ability | |
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 | Paras |  Bug /  Grass | Effect Spore | Dry Skin | Damp |
 | Parasect | Bug / Grass | Effect Spore | Dry Skin | Damp |
 | Shroomish | Grass | Effect Spore | Poison Heal | Quick Feet |
 | Breloom | Grass /  Fighting | Effect Spore | Poison Heal | Technician |
 | Foongus | Grass /  Poison | Effect Spore | — | Regenerator |
 | Amoonguss | Grass / Poison | Effect Spore | — | Regenerator |
 | Morelull | Grass /  Fairy | Illuminate | Effect Spore | Rain Dish |
 | Shiinotic | Grass / Fairy | Illuminate | Effect Spore | Rain Dish |
 | Vileplume | Grass / Poison | Chlorophyll | — | Effect Spore |
 | Gossifleur | Grass | Cotton Down | Regenerator | Effect Spore |
 | Eldegoss | Grass | Cotton Down | Regenerator | Effect Spore |
Trivia
- All of the Pokémon that can have Effect Spore as a normal ability are related to mushrooms.
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