Worry Seed — Pokémon Move

Changes the target’s ability to Insomnia.

Type: grass; class: status; power: —; accuracy: 100; PP: 10; priority: 0.

Effect notes

Changes the target’s ability to Insomnia. If the target’s ability is Truant or Multitype, this move will fail.

In-game descriptions by version

diamond pearl	A seed that causes worry is planted on the foe. It prevents sleep by making its ability Insomnia.
platinum	A seed that causes worry is planted on the foe. It prevents sleep by making its ability Insomnia.
heartgold soulsilver	A seed that causes worry is planted on the foe. It prevents sleep by making its ability Insomnia.
black white	A seed that causes worry is planted on the target. It prevents sleep by making its Ability Insomnia.
black 2 white 2	A seed that causes worry is planted on the target. It prevents sleep by making its Ability Insomnia.
x y	A seed that causes worry is planted on the target. It prevents sleep by making the target’s Ability Insomnia.
omega ruby alpha sapphire	A seed that causes worry is planted on the target. It prevents sleep by making the target’s Ability Insomnia.
sun moon	A seed that causes worry is planted on the target. It prevents sleep by making the target’s Ability Insomnia.
ultra sun ultra moon	A seed that causes worry is planted on the target. It prevents sleep by making the target’s Ability Insomnia.
lets go pikachu lets go eevee	A seed that causes worry is planted on the target. It prevents sleep by making the target’s Ability Insomnia.
sword shield	A seed that causes worry is planted on the target. It prevents sleep by making the target’s Ability Insomnia.
legends arceus	A seed that causes worry is planted on the target. It prevents sleep by making the target's Ability Insomnia.
scarlet violet	A seed that causes worry is planted on the target. It prevents sleep by making the target's Ability Insomnia.

Pokémon that learn this move in scarlet-violet

bulbasaur — level-up, level 30
ivysaur — level-up, level 40
venusaur — level-up, level 44
bellsprout — egg
weepinbell — egg
victreebel — egg
exeggcute — level-up, level 50
exeggutor — level-up, level 1
hoppip — egg
sunkern — level-up, level 19
sunflora — level-up, level 19
treecko — egg
grovyle — egg
sceptile — egg
seedot — egg
nuzleaf — egg
shiftry — egg
shroomish — egg
breloom — level-up, level 33
turtwig — egg
grotle — egg
torterra — egg
shaymin land — level-up, level 55
sewaddle — egg
swadloon — egg
leavanny — egg
cottonee — egg
whimsicott — egg
petilil — egg
deerling — egg
foongus — egg
skiddo — level-up, level 16
gogoat — level-up, level 16
fomantis — egg
comfey — egg
grookey — egg
thwackey — egg
rillaboom — egg
sprigatito — level-up, level 25
floragato — level-up, level 28
meowscarada — level-up, level 29
capsakid — egg
scovillain — level-up, level 33
shaymin sky — level-up, level 55
exeggutor alola — level-up, level 1
voltorb hisui — egg