Cause
Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.
Spore
Spore noun - A small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion.
Both words in one sentence
- Weepinbell deserves special mention for having a moveset seemingly tailor-made to cause aggravation: Stun Spore, Sleep Powder, Poison Powder, and Acid.
Source: Goddamned Bats / Pokémon -
In Spore, once you reach the Space Age you can cause a planet-wide extinction with nothing bad happening to you.
Source: Appeal to Force -
This tends to cause morale problems due to overpopulation, but on the other hand boosts your income (more people = more taxpayers) and makes it hard to invade your worlds unless the enemy has Spore Ships.
Source: Explosive Breeder
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