Synthesis
Pokémon Champions
Heals the user by a weather-dependent amount.
- Power
- –
- Accuracy
- —
- PP
- 5
- Hits
- The user
Changes over time
How Synthesis changed from game to game, newest first.
- Gen IX
… maximum HP if the weather is
dropped: Hail,Heavy Rain, Rain, added: Sandstorm, ordropped: Sandstorm,added: Snow, all rounded half down. - Gen VIII
… or no weather conditions are in
dropped: effect,added: effect or if the user is holding Utility Umbrella, 2/3 of its maximum HP if … - Gen VI
The user restores 1/2 of its maximum HP if added: Strong Winds or no weather conditions are in effect, 2/3 of its maximum HP if the weather is added: Intense Sun or Sun, and 1/4 of its maximum HP if the weather is Hail, added: Heavy Rain, Rain, or Sandstorm, all rounded half down.
- Gen V
… Hail, Rain, or Sandstorm, all rounded added: half down.
- Gen III
… no weather conditions are in effect,
dropped: alladded: 2/3 of its added: maximum HP if the weather is Sun, and 1/4 of its maximum HP if the weather isdropped: Rainadded: Hail, Rain, or Sandstorm, all rounded down.
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 restores 1/2 of its maximum HP if Strong Winds or no conditions are in effect or if the user is holding Utility Umbrella, 2/3 of its maximum HP if the weather is or , and 1/4 of its maximum HP if the weather is , , Sandstorm, or , all rounded half down.
- Healing: stopped by Heal Block
“The user restores its own HP. The amount of HP regained varies with the weather.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
- Healing move: Heal Block stops it, and Triage gives it +3 priority.Healing moves
- Snatch can steal it.
- The weather changes it: Extremely harsh sun, Hail, Heavy rain, Rain, Sandstorm, Snow, Sun.
Who runs Synthesis on Showdown
Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.
On the ladder today
Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Synthesis among their most used moves.
Who learns Synthesis
21 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.
All 102 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →