Grass · Status move · Gen 4
Worry Seed
Worry Seed is a Grass-type status move introduced in Generation 4. It has 100% accuracy and has 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 120 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Grass
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
The target's Ability becomes Insomnia. Causes the target's Ability to become Insomnia. Fails if the target's Ability is As One, Battle Bond, Comatose, Disguise, Gulp Missile, Ice Face, Insomnia, Multitype, Power Construct, RKS System, Schooling, Shields Down, Stance Change, Tera Shift, Truant, Zen Mode, or Zero to Hero.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (53 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (11 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Worry Seed
120 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Grass/Poison | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Electric/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass/Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic/Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | 4–8 | ||||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 4–7 | ||||
| Rock/Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Rock/Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Grass/Poison | 4–8 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Bug/Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | 4–8 | ||||
| Grass | 4–8 | ||||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass/Ice | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass/Ice | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Fairy | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Grass/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Grass | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal/Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Grass/Steel | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass/Steel | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 6–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 6–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 6–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Fairy | 6–7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–8 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–8 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–8 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Ghost | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Fighting | 7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Grass | 7 | ||||
| Grass | 7 | ||||
| Grass | 7 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Rock/Poison | 7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Grass | 8 | ||||
| Grass | 8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
Worry Seed FAQ
What does Worry Seed do?
Worry Seed is a Grass-type status move. Causes the target's Ability to become Insomnia. Fails if the target's Ability is As One, Battle Bond, Comatose, Disguise, Gulp Missile, Ice Face, Insomnia, Multitype, Power Construct, RKS System, Schooling, Shields Down, Stance Change, Tera Shift, Truant, Zen Mode, or Zero to Hero.
Which Pokémon can learn Worry Seed?
120 Pokémon and forms can learn Worry Seed in at least one game: 53 in Scarlet & Violet, 11 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Oddish, Gloom and Vileplume.
Is Worry Seed in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 11 Pokémon can use Worry Seed in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.