Effect Spore (ability)

Effect Spore is one of the many potential abilities that are inheritable by Pokémon.

All of Effect Spore's potential possessors are Grass-type Pokémon.

Function

Whenever the possessor is contactively attacked, there is a 30% chance that one of the following Status Ailments will be onset on the attacker: paralysis, sleep, or poisoning.

Multi-strike moves, such as Fury Swipes, will have a chance of activating this ability on each successive strike contingent that the attacker is not already afflicted by a status ailment.

Inheritable Pokémon

Predominant ability

Primary ability

# No.		Pokémon	Type 1	Type 2	Ability 1	Ability 2	Hidden Ability
46		Paras	Bug	Grass	Effect Spore	Dry Skin	Damp
47		Parasect	Bug	Grass	Effect Spore	Dry Skin	Damp
285		Shroomish	Grass		Effect Spore	Poison Heal	Quick Feet
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting	Effect Spore	Poison Heal	Technician
590		Foongus	Grass	Poison	Effect Spore		Regenerator
591		Amoonguss	Grass	Poison	Effect Spore		Regenerator

Hidden ability

# No.		Pokémon	Type 1	Type 2	Ability 1	Ability 2	Hidden Ability
45		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	Chlorophyll		Effect Spore
829		Gossifleur	Grass		Cotton Down	Regenerator	Effect Spore
830		Eldegoss	Grass		Cotton Down	Regenerator	Effect Spore