Stun Spore (move)

Stun Spore しびれごな Numbing Powder

Battles Type  Grass Category  Status PP  30 (max. 48) Power  — Accuracy  75% Priority  0 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

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: 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: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

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

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

Generation I

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

Generation II

In the Generation II core series games, when an in-game opponent outside of the Battle Tower uses Stun Spore, the move has a 25% chance to fail in addition to its normal chance to miss.

Generation III to V

Stun Spore cannot affect targets with Limber as their Ability.

Stun Spore can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Sweet Scent was used in the previous turn.

Generation VI onwards

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.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII		VIII			IX
												SMUSUM	PE	SwSh	BDSP	LA	SV
0012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug	16RGB 14Y	14	14	12	12	12	13	13	12	12
0043		Oddish		Grass		Grass	17	16	16	15	15	15XY 14ORAS	14	13	16	16		16
0044		Gloom		Grass		Grass	1, 17	16	16	15	15	15XY 14ORAS	14	13	16	16		16
0045		Vileplume		Grass		Grass	1, 17	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1
0046		Paras		Bug	Grass	13	7	7	6	6	6	6	4		6	5
0047		Parasect		Bug	Grass	1, 13	1, 7	1, 7	1, 6	1, 6	1, 6	1, 6	1, 4		1, 6	5
0048		Venonat		Bug		Bug	30	28	28	23	23	23	23	16		23		23
0049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug	30	28	28	23	23	23	23	16		23		23
0069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass	21	19	19	17	17	17	17	18		17		17
0070		Weepinbell		Grass		Grass	23	19	19	17	17	17	17	18		17		17
0071		Victreebel		Grass		Grass	1	−	−	−	−	−	−	−		1		−
0100		Voltorb Hisuian Form		Mineral		Mineral											−	6
0101		Electrode Hisuian Form		Mineral		Mineral											−	6
0102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	32	25	25	19	19	19	19	16	−	−		−
0103		Exeggutor		Grass		Grass	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	1	−	−		−
0103		Exeggutor Alolan Form		Grass		Grass							−	1	−			−
0114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	36	34	37	29	29BW 30B2W2	30	30	29	4	4	6
0182		Bellossom		Grass		Grass		1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1
0187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass		15	15	14	14	14	14			14		10
0188		Skiploom		Fairy	Grass		15	15	14	14	14	14			14		12
0189		Jumpluff		Fairy	Grass		15	15	14	14	14	14			14		12
0267		Beautifly		Bug		Bug			17	17	17	17XY 15ORAS	15			15
0284		Masquerain		Water 1	Bug			40	33	33	33XY 26ORAS	26			26		26
0285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass			7	9	9	9XY 5ORAS	5			5		5
0286		Breloom		Fairy	Grass			1, 7	1, 9	1, 9	1, 9XY 1, 5ORAS	1, 5			1, 5		1
0315		Roselia		Fairy	Grass			13	10	10	10	10		1	1	18
0406		Budew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				10	10	10	10		1	1	18
0407		Roserade		Fairy	Grass				−	−	−	−		1	1	18
0420		Cherubi		Fairy	Grass				−	−	−	−		−	−	9
0421		Cherrim		Fairy	Grass				−	−	−	−		−	−	9
0455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass				−	−	−	−			−	18
0465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass				29	29BW 30B2W2	30	30		4	4	6
0546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy					10	10	10		6			6
0547		Whimsicott		Grass	Fairy					−	−	−		1			1
0548		Petilil		Grass		Grass					22	22	22		6		9	6
0549		Lilligant		Grass		Grass					−	−	−		1			1
0549		Lilligant Hisuian Form		Grass		Grass											9	1
0590		Foongus		Grass		Grass					−	−	−		8			8
0591		Amoonguss		Grass		Grass					−	−	−		1			1
0664		Scatterbug		Bug		Bug						6	6					6
0666		Vivillon All forms		Bug		Bug						1	1					1
0742		Cutiefly		Bug	Fairy							7		6			6
0743		Ribombee		Bug	Fairy							1, 7		1			1
0873		Frosmoth		Bug		Bug									4			4
0948		Toedscool		Grass		Grass												8
0949		Toedscruel		Grass		Grass												8
0986		Brute Bonnet		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered												7
0988		Slither Wing		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered												7
1001		Wo-Chien		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered												15
1012		Poltchageist All forms		Mineral	Amorphous												1
1013		Sinistcha All forms		Mineral	Amorphous												1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Egg Move
						IV	V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
									SMUSUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	−	−	−	−	✔	✔	✔
0455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
0590		Foongus		Grass		Grass		✔	✔	✔	−		−
0664		Scatterbug		Bug		Bug			✔	✔			−
0755		Morelull		Grass		Grass				✔	✔
0829		Gossifleur		Grass		Grass					✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Stun Spore targets all adjacent enemy Pokémon and inflicts paralysis on them. This move is affected by Magic Coat.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

In Pokémon Rumble Rush, all status moves including Stun Spore could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Stun Spore could be seen as a move used by Boss Parasect, Hoppip, Shroomish, Budew, and Scatterbug.

Stun Spore

Charge time	0.5 seconds
Range type	Arc (melee)
Target	Enemy
Additional effect	Paralyzes the foe

Pokémon Masters EX

Description

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Breloom Amoonguss Parasect Butterfree
The user scatters a cloud of paralyzing powder.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	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
Trainers' 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 shakes its body and waves of red powder come out of it and hit the opponent, paralyzing it.
Erika's Tangela	Pokémon Scent-sation		None
	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
A wild Venonat	Distant Blue Sky!		None
	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 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
	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, Vileplume 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 lowers the leaves in front of 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 releases an orange mist from its mouth at the opponent, paralyzing it.
James's Victreebel	The Fortune Hunters		None
A wild Victreebel	Danger, Sweet as Honey!		None
	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 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 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 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 shakes its head and an orange powder comes out of the flower on its head at the opponent. The attack can paralyze 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 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. The attack can paralyze the opponent.
Fighting Dojo's Breloom	Pasta La Vista!		None
Kenny's Breloom	Team Shocker!		None
	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 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 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 releases sparkling orange powder from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Foongus	Expedition to Onix Island!		None
	Petilil releases white sparkling powder at the opponent.
Nursery's Petilil	Unrest at the Nursery!		None
	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 releases sparkling orange powder from its body, paralyzing the opponent.
A wild Vivillon	To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!		None

• In the English dub of Jump for Joy!, a group of wild Oddish was mentioned to use Stun Spore, although this move is actually Sleep Powder in the Japanese version, with the dub version even maintaining its effect of inducing sleep despite the name change.

Pokédex entries

POKÉTOON

Hoppip
The user scatters a cloud of paralyzing powder.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Hoppip releases a cloud of orange powder at the opponent, paralyzing it.
A wild Hoppip	PT14		Debut

In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Oddish Gloom
The user releases a powder at the opponent, paralyzing it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Oddish releases a powder from its body at the opponent, paralyzing it.
Ash's Oddish	You Gotta Have Friends		Debut
	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 Skiploom Cutiefly
The user scatters numbing spores at the opponent, paralyzing them.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Paras releases spores from the mushrooms on its back at the opponent, paralyzing it.
Miles's Paras	Purrrr-sian		Debut
	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 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 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: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!

Bellsprout
The user scatters a cloud of numbing powder that paralyzes the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Bellsprout releases a powder from its body at the opponent, paralyzing it.
Shu's Bellsprout	Catch Bellsprout!		Debut
	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	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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

Variations of the move Poison Powder
Poison Powder • Formerly a variation Glare

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