Growth
Pokémon Champions
user's Attack and Sp. Atk by 1; 2 in .
- Power
- –
- Accuracy
- —
- PP
- 20
- Hits
- The user
Changes over time
How Growth changed from game to game, newest first.
- Champions
- Gen VIII
… and Special Attack by 2 stages. added: If the user is holding Utility Umbrella, this move will only raise the user's Attack and Special Attack by 1 stage, even if the weather is Sun or Intense Sun.
- Gen VI
PP 40 → 20 Nerfed
… 1 stage. If the weather is added: Sun or Intense Sun, this move raises the user's …
- Gen V
Raises the user's added: Attack and Special Attack by 1 stage. added: If the weather is Sun, this move raises the user's Attack and Special Attack by 2 stages.
- Gen II
Raises the user's Special added: Attack by 1 stage.
Numbers: PokéAPI’s changelog. Descriptions: Pokémon Showdown’s for each generation, PokéAPI’s notes where Showdown’s don’t differ. Champions: Pokémon Showdown.
See it in the games
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How it works in Champions
the user's Attack and Special Attack by 1 . If the is or , this move raises the user's Attack and Special Attack by 2 stages. If the user is holding Utility Umbrella, this move will only raise the user's Attack and Special Attack by 1 stage, even if the weather is Sun or Intense Sun.
“The user's body grows all at once, boosting the Attack and Sp. Atk stats.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
- Snatch can steal it.
- The weather changes it: Extremely harsh sun, Sun.
Works with or against it
Who runs Growth on Showdown
Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.
Who learns Growth
21 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.
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