Growth

Growth

せいちょう Growth

Generation:	I

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	N/A
Accuracy:	N/A
PP:	40, max: ?
Affects:	User
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	No
Protect/Detect:	No
Snatch:	Yes
Mirror Move:	No
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	0

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

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Growth (せいちょう Growth) is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Description

Games	Description
GSC	Raises the Spcl. Atk rating
RSE	Forces the body to grow and heightens Sp. Atk.
FRLG	The user's body is forced to grow, raising the Sp. Atk stat.
DPPtHGSS	The user's body is forced to grow all at once. It raises the Sp. Atk stat.
BWB2W2 XYORAS	The user's body grows all at once, raising the Attack and Sp. Atk stats.
SMUSUMPE	The user's body grows all at once, raising the Attack and Sp. Atk stats.

Effect

In Battle

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

In Generation V, growth increases Attack by one stage in addition to increasing Sp. Atk. In intense sunlight, Growth raises Attack and Sp. Atk by two stages each.

Contests

Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests

Earn double the score in the next turn.

Learnset

Generation I

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up'
Pokémon	type	Level
Bulbasaur	Grass/Poison	34
Ivysaur	Grass/Poison	38
Venusaur	Grass/Poison	43
Paras	Bug/Grass	41
Parasect	Bug/Grass	48
Bellsprout	Grass/Poison	1
Weepinbell	Grass/Poison	1
Tangela	Grass	49 (RBG) or 48 (Y)
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

Generation II

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up'
Pokémon	type	Level
Bulbasaur	Grass/Poison	32
Ivysaur	Grass/Poison	38
Venusaur	Grass/Poison	41
Paras	Bug/Grass	37
Parasect	Bug/Grass	46
Bellsprout	Grass/Poison	6
Weepinbell	Grass/Poison	1 or 6
Tangela	Grass	46
Sunkern	Grass	4
Sunflora	Grass	4
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Event

By Event'
Pokémon	type	Obtained in
Poliwag (Lv 5)	Water	New York City Pokémon Center
Eevee (Lv 5)	Normal	New York City Pokémon Center
Spinarak (Lv 5)	Bug/Poison	New York City Pokémon Center
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

Generation III

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up'
Pokémon	type	Level
Bulbasaur	Grass/Poison	32
Ivysaur	Grass/Poison	38
Venusaur	Grass/Poison	41
Paras	Bug/Grass	37
Parasect	Bug/Grass	43
Bellsprout	Grass/Poison	6
Weepinbell	Grass/Poison	1 or 6
Tangela	Grass	13
Sunkern	Grass	6
Sunflora	Grass	6
Seedot	Grass	7
Nuzleaf	Grass/Dark	7
Shiftry	Grass/Dark	1
Shroomish	Grass	36
Roselia	Grass/Poison	5
Cacnea	Grass	9
Cacturne	Grass/Dark	1 or 9
Tropius	Grass/Flying	7
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding

By Breeding'
Pokémon	type	Father
Illumise	Bug	Paras, Parasect Cacnea, Cacturne
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation IV

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up'
Pokémon	type	Level
Bulbasaur	Grass/Poison	25
Ivysaur	Grass/Poison	28
Venusaur	Grass/Poison	28
Paras	Bug/Grass	27
Parasect	Bug/Grass	30
Bellsprout	Grass/Poison	7
Weepinbell	Grass/Poison	1 or 7
Tangela	Grass	12
Sunkern	Grass	1
Sunflora	Grass	1
Seedot	Grass	7
Nuzleaf	Grass/Dark	7
Shroomish	Grass	33
Roselia	Grass/Poison	4
Cacnea	Grass	9
Cacturne	Grass/Dark	1 or 9
Tropius	Grass/Flying	7
Budew	Grass/Poison	4
Wormadam (Plant Cloak)	Bug/Grass	29
Cherubi	Grass	7
Cherrim	Grass	7
Carnivine	Grass	1
Tangrowth	Grass	12
Shaymin (Land Forme)	Grass	1 (PtHGSS)
Shaymin (Sky Forme)	Grass/Flying	1
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding

By Breeding'
Pokémon	type	Father
Illumise	Bug	Paras, Parasect Cacnea, Cacturne
Turtwig	Grass	Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Paras, Parasect Bellsprout, Weepinbell Tangela, Tangrowth Sunkern, Sunflora Shroomish Roselia Cacnea, Cacturne Tropius Cherubi, Cherrim Carnivine
Snover	Grass/Ice	Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Paras, Parasect Bellsprout, Weepinbell Tangela, Tangrowth Sunkern, Sunflora Shroomish Roselia Cacnea, Cacturne Tropius Cherubi, Cherrim Carnivine
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Generation V

By Leveling Up

By Leveling Up'
Pokémon	type	Level
Bulbasaur	Grass/Poison	25
Ivysaur	Grass/Poison	28
Venusaur	Grass/Poison	28
Paras	Bug/Grass	33
Parasect	Bug/Grass	37
Bellsprout	Grass/Poison	7
Weepinbell	Grass/Poison	1 or 7
Tangela	Grass	12
Sunkern	Grass	1
Sunflora	Grass	1
Seedot	Grass	7
Nuzleaf	Grass/Dark	7
Shroomish	Grass	33
Roselia	Grass/Poison	4
Cacnea	Grass	9
Cacturne	Grass/Dark	1 or 9
Tropius	Grass/Flying	7
Budew	Grass/Poison	4
Wormadam (Plant Cloak)	Bug/Grass	29
Cherubi	Grass	7
Cherrim	Grass	1 or 7
Carnivine	Grass	1
Tangrowth	Grass	12
Shaymin (Land Forme)	Grass	1
Shaymin (Sky Forme)	Grass/Flying	1
Snivy	Grass	13
Servine	Grass	13
Serperior	Grass	13
Cottonee	Grass	4
Whimsicott	Grass	1
Petilil	Grass	4
Lilligant	Grass	1
Maractus	Grass	6
Foongus	Grass/Poison	6
Amoonguss	Grass/Poison	1 or 6
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move

By Breeding

By Breeding'
Pokémon	type	Father
Illumise	Bug	Paras, Parasect Cacnea, Cacturne
Turtwig	Grass	Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Paras, Parasect Bellsprout, Weepinbell Tangela, Tangrowth Sunkern, Sunflora Shroomish Roselia Cacnea, Cacturne Tropius Cherubi, Cherrim Carnivine Snivy, Servine, Serperior Cottonee, Whimsicott Petilil, Lilligant Maractus Foongus, Amoonguss
Snover	Grass/Ice	Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Paras, Parasect Bellsprout, Weepinbell Tangela, Tangrowth Sunkern, Sunflora Shroomish Roselia Cacnea, Cacturne Tropius Cherubi, Cherrim Carnivine Snivy, Servine, Serperior Cottonee, Whimsicott Petilil, Lilligant Maractus Foongus, Amoonguss
* Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding

Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

• Growth depicted in Red, Blue and Yellow.
• Growth in Generation II.
• Growth depicted in Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen.
• Growth depicted in Black, White, Black 2 and White 2.
• Growth depicted in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

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Main series

• Growth being used by a wild Tangrowth.

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