Why can Ingrain be Baton Passed?

Dec. 11, 2020

After getting annoyed with battles of Baton Pass, I thought about Ingrain. How can Ingrain be Baton Passed to other mons? Think about it. How could say, a Bellsprout, firmly stick it’s roots underground to absorb nutrients, then give the roots to a Pokemon like Mega-Pidgeot or Slugma? That was just an example, but how and why does it work in battle?

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CurseandLeech Seed can also be passed. These don’t make much sense either. Basically,Gamefreak logic.

The Japanese version of Ingrain is calledExtend Roots.This is a bit different fromIngrain,which is

Firmly fix or establish (a habit, belief, or attitude) in a person.

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It makes more sense if you think of Ingrain as simplyextendedroots that reach up from the ground, and aren’t actually attached to the Pokemon. The user is sort of making roots growaroundtheir side of the battlefield. Because which Pokemon have actual roots?