foongus
Attributes
Stats
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HP
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Attack
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Defense
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Special Attack
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Special Defense
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Speed
Abilities
- Slot 1: Effect-Spore
- Slot 3: Regenerator
Held items
- Tiny-Mushroom
- Big-Mushroom
- Balm-Mushroom
Summary
Foongus is a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Generation V.
Type: Grass / Poison
Abilities:
- Effect Spore: May cause paralysis, poison, or sleep if an opponent makes contact with Foongus.
- Regenerator (Hidden Ability): Restores a portion of its HP when withdrawn from battle.
Physical Characteristics:
- Foongus resembles a small, white mushroom with a cap that mimics a Poké Ball.
- The cap has a red and white pattern, with two black spots resembling the Poké Ball's button and lock.
- Its body is short and stout, predominantly white, with stubby arms.
Behavior and Habitat:
- Foongus is commonly found in grassy areas and forests.
- It lures in prey with its Poké Ball-like cap, hoping to catch them off guard.
- Known for its ability to blend into its surroundings, making it hard to spot in the wild.
In Battle:
- Foongus is more of a defensive Pokémon, often used to inflict status conditions on opponents.
- Notable moves: Spore, Giga Drain, and Sludge Bomb.
- Spore is particularly effective, as it has a 100% accuracy rate for putting opponents to sleep.
- Strong against Water, Ground, and Rock types due to its Grass typing.
- Weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic types.
Evolution:
- Evolves into Amoonguss starting at level 39.
Interesting Facts:
- The design of Foongus’s cap resembling a Poké Ball is a form of mimicry, which it uses to blend in and deceive other creatures.
- This mimicry theme is shared with its evolution, Amoonguss, which has a more elaborate Poké Ball pattern.
- Foongus's ability to inflict status conditions makes it a strategic choice in competitive play, especially in double battles.
- It shares its typing with several other Pokémon, but its unique abilities and moves make it stand out as a support-oriented Pokémon.
Pokémon Sprites
Front Default
Back Default
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Evolution Chain
Moves
Level Up
- Level 1: Absorb
- Level 6: Growth
- Level 8: Astonish
- Level 12: Bide
- Level 15: Mega Drain
- Level 18: Ingrain
- Level 20: Feint Attack
- Level 24: Sweet Scent
- Level 28: Giga Drain
- Level 32: Toxic
- Level 35: Synthesis
- Level 39: Clear Smog
- Level 43: Solar Beam
- Level 45: Rage Powder
- Level 50: Spore
TM/HM
Other
Flavor Text Entries
- Black: It lures people in with its Poké Ball pattern, then releases poison spores. Why it resembles a Poké Ball is unknown.
- White: For some reason, this Pokémon resembles a Poké Ball. They release poison spores to repel those who try to catch them.
- Black-2: It lures Pokémon with its pattern that looks just like a Poké Ball then releases poison spores.
- White-2: It lures Pokémon with its pattern that looks just like a Poké Ball then releases poison spores.
- X: It lures people in with its Poké Ball pattern, then releases poison spores. Why it resembles a Poké Ball is unknown.
- Y: It lures Pokémon with its pattern that looks just like a Poké Ball, then releases poison spores.
- Omega-Ruby: It lures people in with its Poké Ball pattern, then releases poison spores. Why it resembles a Poké Ball is unknown.
- Alpha-Sapphire: It lures Pokémon with its pattern that looks just like a Poké Ball, then releases poison spores.
- Sword: No one knows what the Poké Ball–like pattern on Foongus means or why Foongus has it.
- Shield: The spores released from this Pokémon’s hands are highly poisonous, but when thoroughly dried, the spores can be used as stomach medicine.