#0286 · Hoenn · Generation 3

Breloom

Mushroom Pokémon · Grass/Fighting-type

Breloom is a Grass/Fighting-type Pokémon, the Mushroom Pokémon, number 286 (#0286) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the Hoenn region. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 39.2 kg.

Breloom is the Mushroom Pokémon that fights like a boxer: the Pokédex says its technique equals that of professional boxers, with light footwork and fast punches from stretchy arms, often after hampering the foe with spores.

How to pronounce Breloom

Breloom is pronounced bruh-LOOM. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Breloom said out loud:

In Japanese it is キノガッサ (Kinogassa).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Breloom is a bipedal, mushroom-like Grass and Fighting type, 1.2 m tall and 39.2 kg, which Bulbapedia says also has kangaroo-like and dinosaur-like features. It wears a green mushroom cap and has a tail ending in seed clusters. The Pokédex says the seeds are hardened toxic spores, horrible to eat.

Behaviour

Breloom closes in with light, sprightly footwork, scatters spores from the holes in its cap to hamper its foe, then lands quick punches that are almost invisible.

Habitat

The Pokédex says it loves warm and humid climates. In Scarlet and Violet a Breloom waits in Paldea's West Province.

Diet

The Pokédex says it eats trees and plants growing in fields and forests.

Powers

Its Abilities are Effect Spore and Poison Heal, with Technician hidden, which boosts moves of 60 base power or less, such as the Mach Punch it learns on evolving. It also uses Force Palm, Brick Break, Dynamic Punch and Focus Punch. Its base Attack of 130 tops every other Grass or Fighting type introduced in Generation III.

Name origin

Breloom may combine 'umbrella' and 'mushroom', possibly with 'brawl'. The Japanese name is Kinogassa (キノガッサ), which may combine kinoko (mushroom) with kasa (a traditional hat or umbrella).

Design inspiration

Breloom seems to be based on an agaric mushroom, with a head shaped like a kasa hat. Bulbapedia also points to a boxing kangaroo for its stance and to dinosaurs for its claws, domed head and club tail. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Breloom evolves from Shroomish at level 23.

In the games

Breloom turns up in 5-star and 6-star Tera Raid Battles in Scarlet and Violet. It debuted in Ruby and Sapphire and is not available in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Breloom debuted in 'A Shroomish Skirmish', where a swarm of Shroomish evolved after Team Rocket stole their food, and May's Combusken fought the leader hand to hand before declaring a truce. In 'A Windswept Encounter!', a wild Breloom fought Noibat over a Floette that did not return his feelings.

Fun facts

• Before Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Breloom could not learn Spore, and in Scarlet and Violet not until version 3.0.0, though a wild Tera Breloom with Spore could be found in West Province (Area Three).
• In the Pokémon Adventures chapter 'Brushing Past Breloom', it attacks Norman and is knocked out almost at once by his Vigoroth's Aerial Ace.
• Breloom's film debut is a cameo in 'Jirachi: Wish Maker', as one of the residents of Forina, Jirachi's home.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Breloom (Pokémon) · Serebii: Breloom (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 60
• Attack: 130
• Defense: 80
• Sp. Atk: 60
• Sp. Def: 60
• Speed: 70

Breloom’s base stat total is 460. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Breloom weak to?

Breloom takes extra damage from Flying (4×), Fire (2×), Ice (2×), Poison (2×), Psychic (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.

It resists Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×), Ground (½×), Rock (½×), Dark (½×).

Evolution

What does Breloom evolve from?

Breloom evolves from Shroomish at level 23.

Breloom is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Shroomish, Breloom.

Abilities

• Effect Spore: Has a 30% chance of inflcting either paralysis, poison, or sleep on attacking Pokémon on contact.
• Poison Heal: Heals for 1/8 max HP after each turn when poisoned in place of damage.
• Technician (hidden ability): Strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power.

Moves

Moves Breloom learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

“Evo” means Breloom learns the move the moment it evolves: Mach Punch.

TM moves (54)

Breloom can learn 54 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Fake Tears, Mud-Slap, Protect, Low Kick, Pounce, Facade, Aerial Ace, Bulldoze, Swift, Magical Leaf, Mud Shot, Rock Tomb, Low Sweep, Fling, Venoshock, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Dig, Bullet Seed, False Swipe, Brick Break, Zen Headbutt, Bulk Up, Body Slam, Thunder Punch, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Drain Punch, Grass Knot, Poison Jab, Rest, Rock Slide, Swords Dance, Gunk Shot, Substitute, Giga Drain, Energy Ball, Helping Hand, Reversal, Grassy Terrain, Sludge Bomb, Stone Edge, Giga Impact, Focus Blast, Leaf Storm, Hyper Beam, Close Combat, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Toxic, Focus Punch.

Egg moves (4), which Shroomish can hatch knowing:Charm, Fake Tears, Helping Hand, Worry Seed.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Fairy, Grass.
• Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
• Catch rate: 90 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Fast Then Very Slow (1,640,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
• Base experience yield: 161.

Pokédex entries

The seeds ringing Breloom's tail are made of hardened toxic spores. It is horrible to eat the seeds. Just taking a bite of this Pokémon's seed will cause your stomach to rumble. (Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)

Breloom closes in on its foe with light and sprightly footwork, then throws punches with its stretchy arms. This Pokémon's fighting technique puts boxers to shame. (Ruby, Omega Ruby)

It scatters poisonous spores and throws powerful punches while its foe is hampered by inhaled spores. (HeartGold, SoulSilver, Y)

Its short arms stretch when it throws punches. Its technique is equal to that of pro boxers. (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2, X)

The seeds on its tail are made of toxic spores. It knocks out foes with quick, virtually invisible punches. (FireRed, LeafGreen)

It scatters spores from holes in the cap on its head. It loves warm and humid climates. It feeds on trees and plants in fields and forests. (Emerald)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Highest Attack among Grass types in Gen 3: 130.
• Highest Attack among Fighting types in Gen 3: 130.
• Highest Defense among Fighting types in Gen 3: 80.
• Taller than 58% of all Pokémon (1.2 m).
• Heavier than 60% of all Pokémon (39.2 kg).
• Base stat total 460, ranked #477 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Attack, ranked #42 of 1,025.
• One of 3 Pokémon that are both Grass and Fighting.
• One of 130 green Pokémon.
• Number 35 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 68 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 90: about 11.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 6 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: Breloom (Pokémon), Serebii: Breloom (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (bruh-LOOM): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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