Essentials

Seed Flare

Grass special

Generation 4

Summary

Has a 40% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by two stages.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug ½
  • Dark 1
  • Dragon ½
  • Electric 1
  • Fairy 1
  • Fighting 1
  • Fire ½
  • Flying ½
  • Ghost 1
  • Grass ½
  • Ground 2
  • Ice 1
  • Normal 1
  • Poison ½
  • Psychic 1
  • Rock 2
  • Steel ½
  • Water 2

Stats

Power
120; percentile 85.1
Accuracy
85% ≈ 102.0 power
PP
5, up to 8 with PP Up PP Up
Target
Selected Pokémon
Effect chance
40
Priority
0 (normal)

Machines

Generation 4
Not a TM
Generation 5
Not a TM
Generation 6
Not a TM
Generation 7
Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Has a 40% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by two stages.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 4
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver

The user generates a shock wave from within its body. It may also lower the target’s Sp. Def.

Generation 5
Black, White, Black 2, White 2

The user emits a shock wave from its body to attack its target. It may harshly lower the target’s Sp. Def.

Generation 6
X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire

The user emits a shock wave from its body to attack its target. This may also harshly lower the target’s Sp. Def.

Generation 7
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon

The user emits a shock wave from its body to attack its target. This may also harshly lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.

Foreign Names

Japanese
シードフレア (shiidofurea)
シードフレア
Korean
시드플레어
Chinese
種子閃光
种子闪光
French
Fulmigraine
German
Schocksamen
Spanish
Fogonazo
Italian
Infuriaseme
Czech
Semínková světlice

Contests

Generation 4 Super Contest

Type
Cool
Appeal
♡♡
Flavor text
Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Seed Flare.

Pokémon

Grass Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Seed Flare's special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

Diamond, Pearl Platinum
HeartGold, SoulSilver
Generation 5 Generation 6 Generation 7 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
100 100 100 100 100 Land Shaymin Grass Natural Cure genderless Undiscovered 100 100 100 100 100 100 600
100 100 100 100 Sky Shaymin Sky Shaymin Grass Flying Serene Grace genderless Undiscovered 100 103 75 120 75 127 600

2 Pokémon

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