Contact may poison or cause paralysis or sleep.
| Ruby Sapphire FireRed LeafGreen Emerald | Leaves spores on contact. |
| Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver | Contact may paralyze, poison, or cause sleep. |
| Black White Black 2 White 2 | Contact may poison or cause paralysis or sleep. |
| X Y O.Ruby A.Sapphire | Contact may poison or cause paralysis or sleep. |
| Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon | Contact with the Pokémon may inflict poison, sleep, or paralysis on its attacker. |
| Sword Shield B.Diamond S.Pearl | Contact with the Pokémon may inflict poison, sleep, or paralysis on its attacker. |
| English | Effect Spore |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Efecto Espora |
| Italian | Spargispora |
| Japanese | ほうし (Hōshi) |
| German | Sporenwirt |
| French | Pose Spore |