Amoonguss
Amoonguss is a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon, the Mushroom Pokémon, number 591 (#0591) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 10.5 kg.
Amoonguss is the Mushroom Pokémon that stands near dropped Poké Balls and dances, waving arm caps that look like them to lure prey. The Pokédex admits that very few Pokémon are fooled.
How to pronounce Amoonguss
Amoonguss is pronounced uh-MOON-gus. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Amoonguss said out loud:
In Japanese it is モロバレル (Morobareru).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Amoonguss resembles a mushroom, standing 0.6 m tall and weighing 10.5 kg, with a bulky grey stem-like body, fierce eyes and two arms. The caps on its head and both arms look like Poké Balls, and the head cap has a few warts.
Behaviour
Amoonguss rarely moves and prefers to stand near Poké Balls that have been left on the ground. It lures prey by dancing and swaying its arm caps, and it also puffs poisonous spores at foes. The Pokédex says unwashed spores grow into mushrooms wherever they land.
Habitat
The Pokédex says it prefers damp places, and Bulbapedia says it hides in long grass with only its cap showing, usually close to water. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in the North Province (Area Two) and Socarrat Trail.
Diet
Bulbapedia describes it as a carnivore.
Powers
Amoonguss has Effect Spore, with Regenerator hidden, which heals it by a third of its HP when it switches out. It can put foes to sleep with Spore at level 54, redirect attacks to itself with Rage Powder and heal with Giga Drain. Base HP of 114 and Speed of 30 make it a slow, durable supporter.
Name origin
Amoonguss may blend 'amanita' (a mushroom genus) with 'fungus' or 'humongous'. The Japanese name is Morobareru (モロバレル), from moro ni (completely) and bareru (to be exposed), a nod to how it no longer convincingly passes for a Poké Ball.
Evolution notes
Amoonguss evolves from Foongus at level 39 and does not evolve further.
In the games
Amoonguss hides as a fake item on Route 10 in Black and White, where it debuted. In Scarlet and Violet it appears in 5 and 6 star Tera Raid Battles, and in Legends: Z-A it is found in the wild only in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose.
In the anime
James's Amoonguss debuted in 'New Places... Familiar Faces!', was handed to Giovanni as proof that Team Rocket had achieved something in Unova, and returned to James in 'Rocket Revengers!'. In 'Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!' Colress used several as test specimens until Pikachu's Thunderbolt stopped them.
Fun facts
- Brute Bonnet, a Paradox Pokémon, resembles Amoonguss, though Bulbapedia notes that the games give conflicting accounts of how the two are related.
- In 'Foggy Pokémon Orienteering!' an Amoonguss woken by Bonnie and Pikachu got so angry that it used Spore on them, and later did the same to Ash and his other friends.
- In Pokémon Generations, Team Plasma Grunts send out several Amoonguss against Iris and the Gym Leaders of Unova in the fight at N's Castle.
Base stats
- HP: 114
- Attack: 85
- Defense: 70
- Sp. Atk: 85
- Sp. Def: 80
- Speed: 30
Amoonguss’s base stat total is 464. Its highest stat is HP.
Type matchups
What is Amoonguss weak to?
Amoonguss takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Ice (2×), Flying (2×), Psychic (2×) moves.
It resists Grass (¼×), Water (½×), Electric (½×), Fighting (½×), Fairy (½×).
Evolution
What does Amoonguss evolve from?
Amoonguss evolves from Foongus at level 39.
Amoonguss is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Foongus, Amoonguss.
Abilities
- Effect Spore: Has a 30% chance of inflcting either paralysis, poison, or sleep on attacking Pokémon on contact.
- Regenerator (hidden ability): Heals for 1/3 max HP upon switching out.
Moves
Moves Amoonguss learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — |
| 1 | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 |
| 12 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 |
| 16 | Synthesis | Grass | Status | — |
| 20 | Clear Smog | Poison | Special | 50 |
| 24 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — |
| 28 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 |
| 32 | Ingrain | Grass | Status | — |
| 36 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — |
| 42 | Rage Powder | Bug | Status | — |
| 48 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 |
| 54 | Spore | Grass | Status | — |
TM moves (29)
Amoonguss can learn 29 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Scary Face, Protect, Facade, Hex, Magical Leaf, Venoshock, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Bullet Seed, Foul Play, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Grass Knot, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Substitute, Giga Drain, Energy Ball, Pollen Puff, Grassy Terrain, Sludge Bomb, Giga Impact, Leaf Storm, Hyper Beam, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Toxic.
Egg moves (4), which Foongus can hatch knowing:Defense Curl, Poison Powder, Rollout, Worry Seed.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Grass.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 75 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 HP effort values.
- Base experience yield: 162.
Pokédex entries
Amoonguss generally doesn't move much. It tends to stand still near Poké Balls that have been dropped on the ground. (Shield)
This Pokémon puffs poisonous spores at its foes. If the spores aren't washed off quickly, they'll grow into mushrooms wherever they land. (Sword)
It lures prey close by dancing and waving its arm caps, which resemble Poké Balls, in a swaying motion. (Black, Y, Alpha Sapphire)
They show off their Poké Ball caps to lure prey, but very few Pokémon are fooled by this. (White, X, Omega Ruby)
It moves the caps on both arms and does a dance to lure prey. It prefers damp places. (Black 2, White 2)
Names around the world
| Japanese | モロバレル |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Morobareru |
| French | Gaulet |
| German | Hutsassa |
| Spanish | Amoonguss |
| Italian | Amoonguss |
| Korean | 뽀록나 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 败露球菇 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 敗露球菇 |
Trivia
- Highest HP among Grass types in Gen 5: 114.
- Highest HP among Poison types in Gen 5: 114.
- Highest Sp. Atk among Poison types in Gen 5: 85.
- Taller than 25% of all Pokémon (0.6 m).
- Heavier than 29% of all Pokémon (10.5 kg).
- Base stat total 464, ranked #473 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is HP, ranked #51 of 1,025.
- One of 14 Pokémon that are both Grass and Poison.
- One of 88 white Pokémon.
- Number 98 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 44 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 75: about 9.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 5 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Amoonguss (Pokémon), Serebii: Amoonguss (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (uh-MOON-gus): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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