Stun Spore (move)

Stun Spore (Japanese: しびれごな Numbing Powder) is a non-damaging Grass-type move introduced in Generation I.

Stun Spore
しびれごな Numbing Powder

Battles

Type	Grass
Category	Status
PP	30 (max. 48)
Power	—
Accuracy	75%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation I
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	1 ♥
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	1 ♥
Badly startles all Pokémon that successfully showed their appeal.

On Smogon's Movedex:

It appears to be a paralyzing counterpart to Poison Powder and Sleep Powder, as the accuracy, Contest group, appeal, effects, Japanese names and animation are the same or very similar. They are also usually learned at the same level or in a similar pattern.

Effect

Generations I-V

Stun Spore paralyzes the target. Stun Spore cannot affect targets with Limber as their Ability.

In the Generation I handheld games only, Stun Spore can affect a target behind a substitute.

Stun Spore can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra two appeal points if move Sweet Scent was used in the prior turn.

Generation VI onward

Grass-type and Electric-type Pokémon, Pokémon with Overcoat, and Pokémon holding the Safety Goggles are now immune to Stun Spore.

Stun Spore can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing Hex and Smelling Salts to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Grassium Z into Z-Stun Spore, the user's Special Defense stat is raised by one stage.

Description

Games	Description
Stad	A special move that causes paralysis. When paralyzed, the victim has a one-in-four chance of immobility.
Stad2	Special move that causes paralysis. The victim has a one-in-four chance of immobility.
GS C	A move that may paralyze the foe.
RS E	Scatters a powder that may paralyze the foe.
FRLG	Paralyzing dust is scattered wildly. It may paralyze the foe.
Colo.XD	Scatters a powder that may paralyze the target.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user scatters a cloud of paralyzing powder. It may paralyze the target.
BW B2W2	The user scatters a cloud of paralyzing powder. It may leave the target with paralysis.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh	The user scatters a cloud of numbing powder that paralyzes the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug	16^RGB 14^Y	14	14	12	12	12	13	12
043		Oddish		Grass		Grass	17	16	16	15	15	15^XY 14^ORAS	14^SM^USUM 13^PE	16
044		Gloom		Grass		Grass	1, 17	16	16	15	15	15^XY 14^ORAS	14^SM^USUM 13^PE	16
045		Vileplume		Grass		Grass	1, 17	1	1	1	1	1	1^SM^USUM	1
046		Paras		Bug	Grass	13	7	7	6	6	6	6^SM^USUM 4^PE	6^BDSP 5^LA
047		Parasect		Bug	Grass	1, 13	1, 7	1, 7	1, 6	1, 6	1, 6	1, 6^SM^USUM 1, 4^PE	1, 6^BDSP 5^LA
048		Venonat		Bug		Bug	30	28	28	23	23	23	23^SM^USUM 16^PE	23^BDSP
049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug	30	28	28	23	23	23	23^SM^USUM 16^PE	23^BDSP
069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass	21	19	19	17	17	17	17^SM^USUM 18^PE	17^BDSP
070		Weepinbell		Grass		Grass	23	19	19	17	17	17	17^SM^USUM 18^PE	17^BDSP
071		Victreebel		Grass		Grass	1							1^BDSP
102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	32	25	25	19	19	19	19^SM^USUM 16^PE
103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass							1^PE
103		Exeggutor Alolan Form		Grass		Grass							1^PE
114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	36	34	37	29	29^BW 30^B2W2	30	30^SM^USUM 29^PE	4^SwSh^BDSP 6^LA
182		Bellossom		Grass		Grass		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass		15	15	14	14	14	14	14^BDSP
188		Skiploom		Fairy	Grass		15	15	14	14	14	14	14^BDSP
189		Jumpluff		Fairy	Grass		15	15	14	14	14	14	14^BDSP
267		Beautifly		Bug		Bug			17	17	17	17^XY 15^ORAS	15	15^BDSP 11^LA
284		Masquerain		Water 1	Bug			40	33	33	33^XY 26^ORAS	26	26^BDSP
285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass			7	9	9	9^XY 5^ORAS	5	5^BDSP
286		Breloom		Fairy	Grass			1, 7	1, 9	1, 9	1, 9^XY 1, 5^ORAS	1, 5	1, 5^BDSP
315		Roselia		Fairy	Grass			13	10	10	10	10	1^SwSh^BDSP 18^LA
406		Budew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				10	10	10	10	1^SwSh^BDSP 18^LA
407		Roserade		Fairy	Grass								1^SwSh^BDSP 18^LA
420		Cherubi		Fairy	Grass								9^LA
421		Cherrim		Fairy	Grass								9^LA
455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass								18^LA
465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass				29	29^BW 30^B2W2	30	30	4^SwSh^BDSP 6^LA
546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy					10	10	10	6^SwSh
547		Whimsicott		Grass	Fairy								1^SwSh
548		Petilil		Grass		Grass					22	22	22	6^SwSh 9^LA
549		Lilligant		Grass		Grass								1^SwSh
549		Lilligant Hisuian Form		Grass		Grass								9^LA
590		Foongus		Grass		Grass								8^SwSh
591		Amoonguss		Grass		Grass								1^SwSh
664		Scatterbug		Bug		Bug						6	6
666		Vivillon		Bug		Bug						1	1
742		Cutiefly		Bug	Fairy							7	6^SwSh
743		Ribombee		Bug	Fairy							1, 7	1^SwSh
873		Frosmoth		Bug		Bug								4^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
102		Exeggcute		Grass	Grass							✔
455		Carnivine		Grass	Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
590		Foongus		Grass	Grass				✔	✔	✔
664		Scatterbug		Bug	Bug					✔	✔
755		Morelull		Grass	Grass						✔	✔^SwSh
829		Gossifleur		Grass	Grass							✔^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, Stun Spore is a move with 17 PP and 100% accuracy. The user targets all adjacent enemy Pokémon and inflicts paralysis on them. This move is affected by Taunt and Magic Coat.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's accuracy is decreased to 88%.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Status	2	—	—	—	90%	An opponent	—	Leaves the target paralyzed.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Causes paralysis in surrounding foes. A Pokémon affected by paralysis is incapable of attacking or using moves.
MDTD S	Afflicts enemies within a 1-tile range with a Paralysis status condition. A Pokémon with the Paralysis condition has slowed movement and is incapable of action.
BSL	まわりのてきポケモンをまひじょうたいにかえるまひじょうたいのポケモンはわざがだせない
MDGtI	It causes the Paralysis status condition to nearby enemies. With the Paralysis status, their Travel Speed goes down and they can't attack or use moves.
SMD	It inflicts paralysis on nearby enemies. But it has no effect on Grass-type Pokémon.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Breloom	Amoonguss	Parasect	Butterfree
The user scatters a cloud of paralyzing powder.
User	First Used In		Notes
Butterfree	Butterfree flies over the opponent and flaps its wings, releasing an orange powder from them, which paralyzes any Pokémon it comes in contact with.
Ash's Butterfree	The Water Flowers of Cerulean City		Debut
Multiple Butterfree	Battle Aboard the St. Anne		None
Multiple wild Butterfree	Mewtwo Returns		None
Jeremy's Butterfree	Weekend Warrior		None
Goh's Butterfree	A Snow Day for Searching!		None
A wild Butterfree	Caring for a Mystery!		None
Tangela	Tangela shakes its body and waves of red powder comes out of it and hits the opponent, paralyzing it.
Erika's Tangela	Pokémon Scent-sation		None
Venonat	Venonat shakes its fur and an orange mist is released from its body. Any Pokémon that gets trapped in the mist becomes paralyzed.
Aya's Venonat	The Ninja Poké-Showdown		None
A Venonat Conway trained briefly	Camping it Up!		None
Venomoth	Venomoth flaps its wings and an orange powder comes out of them. Any Pokémon that gets trapped in the mist becomes paralyzed.
Koga's Venomoth	The Ninja Poké-Showdown		None
A wild Venomoth	The Bug Stops Here!		None
Chaz's Venomoth	All Things Bright and Beautifly!		None
Katie's Venomoth	Shocks and Bonds		None
Goh's Venomoth	Panic in the Park!		None
Paras	Paras shakes its mushrooms and an orange powder comes out of them and at the opponent, paralyzing it.
Cassandra's Paras	The Problem with Paras		None
Vileplume	A tornado of topaz mist comes out of the hole on Vileplume's head, paralyzing anyone who comes into contact with the dust, or Vileplume releases a ball of orange dust into the air that lands on the opponent, paralyzing them, or Vilepulme releases a sparkling orange powder with white sparkles in it from the hole on its head
Jessebelle's Vileplume	Holy Matrimony!		None
Multiple wild Vileplume	Poké Ball Peril		None
A wild Vileplume	The Stun Spore Detour		None
Multiple wild Vileplume	Whichever Way the Wind Blows		None
A Coordinator's Vileplume	A Hurdle for Squirtle		None
Nicolette's Vileplume	May's Egg-Cellent Adventure		None
A wild Vileplume	Bucking the Treasure Trend!		None
A Performer's Vileplume	A Showcase Debut!		None
Oddish	Oddish lowers the leaves in front on its head and an orange powder is released from them, paralyzing anyone who comes into contact with the dust.
Mariah's Oddish	Foul Weather Friends		None
Victreebel	Victreebel releases an orange mist from its mouth at the opponent.
James's Victreebel	The Fortune Hunters		None
A wild Victreebel	Danger, Sweet as Honey!		None
Bellossom	Bellossom releases an orange mist from the flowers on its head.
Multiple wild Bellossom	Whichever Way the Wind Blows		None
Noelle's Bellossom	Strategy Begins at Home!		None
Parasect	Parasect shakes its mushroom and an orange powder comes out of it at the opponent, or Parasect releases an orange powder from under its mushroom at the opponent.
A wild Parasect	Hocus Pokémon		None
Officer Jenny's Parasect	Gulpin it Down		None
A wild Parasect	Currying Favor and Flavor!		None
Shroomish	Shroomish releases a stream or cloud of orange powder from the hole on its head at the opponent.
Alex's Shroomish	Taming of the Shroomish		None
A wild Shroomish	A Corphish Out of Water		None
A Coordinator's Shroomish	Win, Lose or Drew!		None
A Trainer's Shroomish	A Little Rocket R & R!		None
Roselia	Roselia releases an orange powder from the flowers on its hands at the opponent, paralyzing it.
Drew's Roselia	Now That's Flower Power!		None
Gloom	Gloom shakes its head and an orange powder comes out of the flower on its head at the opponent.
A wild Gloom	Grass Hysteria!		None
A wild Gloom	Pinch Healing!		None
A wild Gloom	A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!		None
Breloom	Breloom releases an orange mist from the holes on its head at the opponent, or Breloom shakes its body and releases a brown mist from its body all around it.
Fighting Dojo's Breloom	Pasta La Vista!		None
Kenny's Breloom	Team Shocker!		None
Dustox	Dustox flaps its wings and releases a mist of orange powder at the opponent, paralyzing it.
Jessie's Dustox	Gymbaliar!		Dustox cannot legally learn Stun Spore
Jumpluff	Jumpluff releases a sparkling yellow powder from the three dandelions on its body at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Jumpluff	Dressed for Jess Success!		None
Cottonee	Cottonee turns to its side and waves one of its leaves upward, releasing a wave of sparkling golden powder from it that falls on the opponent.
A wild Cottonee	Cottonee in Love!		None
Foongus	Foongus releases sparkling orange powder from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Foongus	Expedition to Onix Island!		None
Petilil	Petilil releases white sparkling powder at the opponent.
Nursery's Petilil	Unrest at the Nursery!		None
Amoonguss	Amoonguss waves its arms, releasing sparkling orange powder from them at the opponent, paralyzing it.
James's Amoonguss	New Places... Familiar Faces!		None
A wild Amoonguss	The Journalist from Another Region!		None
Vivillon	Vivillon's releases sparkling orange powder from its body, paralyzing the opponent.
A wild Vivillon	To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!		None

Pokédex entries

Episode	Subject	Source	Entry
EP110	Salveyo weed	Ash's Pokédex	An effective Stun Spore antidote can be made by boiling the leaves of the Salveyo weed. Salveyo weed is found on clear lake bottoms wherever Vileplume live. Poliwag are also found in the vicinity of this plant.

In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

	Oddish

The user releases a powder at the opponent, paralyzing it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Oddish	Oddish releases a powder from its body at the opponent, paralyzing it.
Ash's Oddish	You Gotta Have Friends	Debut
Gloom	Gloom releases a powder from its body at the opponent, paralyzing it.
Florinda's multiple Gloom	Days of Gloom and Glory	None

Pokémon Adventures

Masquerain	Paras	Cutiefly

The user scatters numbing spores at the opponent, paralyzing them.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Paras	Paras releases spores from the mushrooms on its back at the opponent, paralyzing it.
Miles's Paras	Purrrr-sian	Debut
Skiploom	Skiploom fires a stream of powder into the air from the middle of the flower on its head. The powder then floats over the battlefield, and anything that breathes in the powder becomes paralyzed.
Erika's Skiploom	Bringing up Bellossom	None
Masquerain	Masquerain waves its front two feet and releases a powder from them that paralyzes the opponent when it breathes it in.
Winona's Masquerain	Master Class with Masquerain	None
Cutiefly	Cutiefly releases an invisible powder onto the opponent, paralyzing it.
Lillie's Cutiefly	Regeneration!! The Power of the Sun and the Moon!	None

In A Hollow Victreebel, Red's Victreebel was revealed to know Stun Spore, although it was never seen using it.

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

	Bellsprout

The user releases a powder at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Bellsprout	Bellsprout releases a powder from its body at the opponent, paralyzing it.
Shu's Bellsprout	Catch Bellsprout!	Debut
Parasect	Parasect releases a powder from its backside at the opponent, paralyzing it.
Ran's Parasect	Rin, Ran, and Spinarak, the Big Feud!	None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Stun Spore is the only Grass-type move able to paralyze the opponent.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	麻痺粉 Màhbei Fán * 麻痺粉末 Màhbei Fánmuht * 麻醉粉末 Màhjeui Fánmuht * 花粉 Fāfán *
Chinese	Mandarin	麻痹粉 Mábì Fěn * 麻痺花粉 Mábì Huāfěn *
Czech		Omráčení
Danish		Lammestøv
Dutch		Verdeelspoor
Finnish		Pökräitiö (original series) Tyrmäysitiö (AG series)
French		Para-Spore
German		Stachelspore
Greek		Παραλυτικός Σπόρος Parhalitikós Spóros
Hebrew		אבקת שיתוק Avkat Shituk
Hindi		Stun Spore बेहोशी का धुआ Behoshi ka dhua
Indonesian		Serbuk Kesemutan
Italian		Paralizzante
Korean		저리가루 Jeorigaru
Norwegian		Sjokkbølger
Polish		Pył Szoku* Oszałamiający Proszek* Proszek Czaru* Pył Oszołomienia* Zarodniki Oszołomienia* Oszałamiający Pył* Zasłona* Zapylanie* Chmura Dymu* Trujący Atak/Atak Smrodu* Ogłupiający Pył* Atak Pyłkiem/Odurzający Proszek* Kwiatowy Pył* Usypiacz* Ogłuszający Atak* Stun Spore*
Portuguese	Brazil	Pó Atordoante (early anime) Esporos Atordoantes (BW109-present, TCG, manga) Germe Paralisante (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Pó de Esporos (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Portuguese	Portugal	Esporos Paralisantes Esporos Atordoantes
Romanian		Sporul Orbitor
Serbian		Ošamućujuća Spora
Spanish	Latin America	Paralizador (EP048-Present) Ataque de Esporas (Previously) Baño de Esporas (EP026)
Spanish	Spain	Paralizador
Swedish		Chocksporer
Turkish		Sersemleştirme Tozu
Vietnamese		Bột Tê Liệt

Variations of the move Poison Powder

Formerly a variation
	Poison Powder • Stun Spore
	Glare

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