Pollen Puff (move)

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かふんだんごPollen Ball
Type Bug
Category Special
PP 15(max. 24)
Power 90
Accuracy 100%
Priority 0
Range
OpponentOpponentOpponent
SelfAllyAlly
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced Generation VII
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Appeal 0 
Jam 0 
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Appeal 0 
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Appeal 0 
Jamming 0 

Pollen Puff (Japanese:かふんだんごPollen Ball) is a damage-dealingBug-typemove introduced inGeneration VII. Prior toGeneration VIII, it was thesignature move ofRibombee. It wasTR96 inPokémon Sword and Shield, and isTM131 inPokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Effect

Pollen Puff's effect varies depending on the target. If it targets an opponent, it deals damage. If it targets an ally, it restores up to 50% of the target's maximumHP. Pokémon withBulletproof are immune to both effects of Pollen Puff.Telepathy blocks the healing effect of Pollen Puff if used by an ally.

Pokémon affected byHeal Block cannot target allies with Pollen Puff (but they can target an opponent); if a Pokémon would use Pollen Puff targeting an ally, but is affected by Heal Block when it would use Pollen Puff, it cannot use the move. If a Pokémon is affected by Heal Block, it cannot be healed by other Pokémon's Pollen Puff.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Pollen Puff cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

GamesDescription
SMUSUMPE
SwShLA
SV		The user attacks the enemy with a pollen puff that explodes. If the target is an ally, it gives the ally a pollen puff that restores its HP instead.
BDSPThis move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.


Learnset

Byleveling up

#PokémonTypesEgg GroupsLevel
VIIVIIIIX
0743Ribombee
BugFairy1,Evo.1,Evo.Evo.
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB 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.


ByTM/TR

#PokémonTypesEgg GroupsCompatibility
VIIIIX
0012Butterfree
BugBug✔
0044Gloom
GrassGrass−✔
0045Vileplume
GrassGrass✔✔
0151MewNo Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered✔✔
0182BellossomGrassGrass−✔
0187Hoppip
FairyGrass✔
0188Skiploom
FairyGrass✔
0189Jumpluff
FairyGrass✔
0251Celebi
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered✔
0416Vespiquen
BugBug−✔
0420CherubiFairyGrass✔
0421CherrimFairyGrass✔
0542Leavanny
BugBug✔
0548PetililGrassGrass✔✔
0549LilligantGrassGrass✔✔
0549Lilligant
Lilligant
Hisuian Form

GrassGrass✔
0590Foongus
GrassGrass✔✔
0591Amoonguss
GrassGrass✔✔
0666Vivillon
Vivillon
All forms

BugBug✔
0669Flabébé
Flabébé
All forms
FairyFairy✔
0670Floette
Floette
All main forms
FairyFairy✔
0671Florges
Florges
All forms
FairyFairy✔
0742Cutiefly
BugFairy−✔
0743Ribombee
BugFairy✔✔
0753FomantisGrassGrass−✔
0754LurantisGrassGrass−✔
0755Morelull
GrassGrass✔
0756Shiinotic
GrassGrass✔
0764ComfeyGrassGrass✔✔
0829GossifleurGrassGrass✔
0830EldegossGrassGrass✔
0898Calyrex
Calyrex
All forms

No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered✔✔
0908Meowscarada
FieldGrass✔
0930Arboliva
GrassGrass✔
0986Brute Bonnet
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered✔
1001Wo-Chien
No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered✔
1011Dipplin
GrassDragon✔
1019Hydrapple
GrassDragon✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB 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 Rumble Rush

Pollen Puff
★★★★
Attack power81.82918
Charge time1.1 seconds
Range typeExplosion Shot
Number of hits1
Number of projectiles1
Critical hit rate1.5%
Additional effectNone

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Pollen Puff isEldegoss's first move. It is obtained by evolving fromGossifleur at level 4 and upgradingLeafage into it instead ofLeaf Tornado. The user throws a puff of pollen, which attaches to any Pokémon that touches it. After a delay the puff will explode, damaging enemies and healing allies around it. At level 11, if attached to an enemy, the puff will deal damage over time. If attached to an ally, it will reduce the damage they receive by 20% for 2s.

In animation

Pokémon animated series


Wild Ribombee (healing)

Wild Ribombee (hurting)

Nemona's Ribombee

Healing the target
The user attacks the enemy with a pollen puff that explodes. If the target is an ally, it gives the ally a pollen puff that restores its health instead.
PokémonMethod
UserFirst Used InNotes
RibombeeRibombee makes a yellow ball of sweet pollen or a green orb surrounded by a golden glow and gives it to an ally to eat, healing them; or, Ribombee makes a purple ball of poisonous pollen or a yellow orb surrounded by a golden glow and throws it at an opponent, causing them to explode.
A wild RibombeeTasting the Bitter with the Sweet!Debut
Mina's RibombeeThe Shape of Love to Come!None
Nemona's RibombeeTerastallization vs. Mega Evolution!None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Cutiefly


The user attacks the enemy with a pollen puff that explodes.
PokémonMethod
UserFirst Chapter Used InNotes
CutieflyCutiefly throws a ball of pollen at the opponent.
Lillie's CutieflyRegeneration!! The Power of the Sun and the Moon!Debut
Cutieflycould not legally learn Pollen Puffat the time

In other generations

In other languages

LanguageTitle
ChineseCantonese花粉團Fāfántyùhn
Mandarin花粉團 / 花粉团Huāfěntuán
FrenchBoule Pollen
GermanPollenknödel
ItalianSferapolline
Korean꽃가루경단Kkotgaru Gyeongdan
PolishPuszek Pyłku
PortugueseBola de Pólen
SpanishBola de Polen
VietnameseViên Phấn Hoa
Generation VIIITMs
SwSh
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Generation IXTMs
SV
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Added inSV2.0.1
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ZA
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