Most plants carry one or more always-on passives tied to their [category](/wiki/categories), plus a free "ability" move they can fire once per battle.
The ability is a special move slot that unlocks at level 10 and costs 0 Sun — but you get exactly one use per battle. It sits alongside the level-1 starter attack (2 Sun) and the level-18 advanced attack (6 Sun). Spend it when it swings a fight, because there is no second cast.
These fire automatically, usually at each checkup (the end-of-turn tick). Most categories grant one, but the tree categories stack two — broadleaf-tree runs both Network and Mycorrhiza, and conifer pairs Photosynthesis with Network.
| Passive | What it does | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Photosynthesis | Heal ~1.5% max HP and cleanse 1 status each checkup — only in a sunny arena. | succulent, conifer |
| Allelopathy | Wilt aura: Withers the enemy active toward a cap each checkup. | grass, aquatic |
| Spores | On being KO'd, Poisons the killer. | fern |
| Haustorial-drain | On being KO'd, the enemy active loses ~5% max HP straight to base HP (bypasses the overshield). | vascular-parasite |
| Resprout | Survive the first lethal hit once, at ~25% HP, shedding statuses. | perennial-herb, bulb |
| Reseed | On KO, leave a weak Seedling token (~30% HP/ATK, no moves, can't be captured). | annual-forb |
| Network | Projects a gold Sun overshield bar onto the active and boosts the network cluster. | broadleaf-tree, conifer |
| Mycorrhiza | Heal one injured benched ally ~4% max HP each checkup (×1.25 with Mulch). | broadleaf-tree |
| Spore-drift | Chip one random benched foe for ~0.25×ATK each checkup. | fern, plus curated dispersers |
Mycotroph plants have no passive — they're pure takers that drain benched Sun for economy perks.
Two names you may see referenced are not live: lure is inert (it does not redirect targeting), and decay-feed has been retired.
Passives fire regardless of nativity, but nativity decides which perks stack on top. Only the green HP overshield segments are native-projected; the rest are open to any card.
| Effect | Native-gated? |
|---|---|
| Green HP overshield segments | Yes — only benched natives project them |
| Network's gold Sun overshield | No — any nativity grants it |
| Mycorrhiza bench heal | No — heals any injured ally |
| Reseed Seedling token | Neutral — no native perks |
See field gear for the Mulch and NPK amendments that amplify these effects (or grant Sulfur's spore immunity), and statuses for the Wither, Poison, and Blight your passives apply.