Acid Spray (move)

Acid Spray アシッドボム Acid Bomb

Battles Type  Poison Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beautiful Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  1 ♥ Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Acid Spray (Japanese: アシッドボム Acid Bomb) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Acid Spray inflicts damage and lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages. It has no effect on Pokémon with the Bulletproof ability.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 The user spits fluid that works to melt the target. This harshly reduces the target's Sp. Def stat. XYORAS SMUSUM SwSh The user spits fluid that works to melt the target. This harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	28	28	28SMUSUM	28BDSP
0024		Arbok		Field	Dragon	32	32	32SMUSUM	32BDSP
0072		Tentacool		Water 3		Water 3	26	26XY 22ORAS	22SMUSUM
0073		Tentacruel		Water 3		Water 3	26	26XY 22ORAS	22SMUSUM
088A		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous			15SMUSUM
089A		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous			15SMUSUM
0316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous	34	34XY 17ORAS	17	17BDSP
0317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous	38	38XY 17ORAS	17	17BDSP
0434		Stunky		Field		Field	32	32	19	9
0435		Skuntank		Field		Field	32	32	19	9
0568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral	12	12	12	6
0569		Garbodor		Mineral		Mineral	12	12	12	1
0588		Karrablast		Bug		Bug				16
0589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug				16
0603		Eelektrik		Amorphous		Amorphous	49	49	49
0617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug	1, 4	1, 4	1, 4	1SwSh
0705		Sliggoo		Dragon		Dragon				1, Evo.SwSh
0706		Goodra		Dragon		Dragon				1SwSh
0793		Nihilego		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			47	15SwSh
0841		Flapple		Grass	Dragon				4SwSh
0849		Toxtricity Amped Form		Human-Like		Human-Like				1SwSh
849L		Toxtricity Low Key Form		Human-Like		Human-Like				1SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass		✔	✔	✔BDSP
0088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
0194		Wooper		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0211		Qwilfish		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
0223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
0455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass			✔USUM	✔BDSP
0559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon			✔USUM	✔SwSh
0597		Ferroseed		Grass	Mineral		✔	✔	✔SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass	Island Scan - Route 5SM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Acid Spray is a Charged Attack that has been available since March 19, 2019.

Acid Spray
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 20 Energy cost 50 Duration 3 seconds Damage window 2.1 - 2.8 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 20 Energy cost 45 Secondary effect 2 Opponent Defense Effect chance 100%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Charged TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Updates

Trainer Battles

• May 31, 2021
  • Energy cost: 50 → 45

Description

Games Description MDGtI It damages an enemy. It also sharply lowers the enemy's Special Defense. SMD MDRTDX It damages an enemy. It also sharply lowers the enemy's Sp. Def.

In the anime

Garbodor Alolan Muk
The user spits fluid that works to melt the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Garbodor fires multiple globs of orange acid from the pipes on its right hand at the opponent.
A wild Garbodor	Lost at the League!		Debut
	Alolan Muk spits up a large drop of purple acid at the opponent.
The Revengers' Muk	A Young Royal Flame Ignites!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Whitley's Accelgor Trubbish Alder's Accelgor
The user fires acid at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Trubbish opens its mouth and releases a stream of foul liquid from its mouth at the opponent.
Geoff's Trubbish	A Direct Attack and a Daunting Defense		Debut
	Accelgor covers its opponent in an acidic liquid shot from its mouth. Accelgor can choose how much of the liquid it releases at once.
Alder's Accelgor	A New Perspective		None
Whitley's Accelgor	The Final Battle: Crushed Ambition		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 酸液炸彈 Syūnyihk Jadáan * 酸液爆彈 Syūnyihk Baaudáan * Mandarin 酸液炸彈 / 酸液炸弹 Suānyì Zhàdàn / Suānyè Zhàdàn * 酸液爆彈 Suānyì Bàodàn * French Bombe Acide German Säurespeier Italian Acidobomba Korean 애시드봄 Acid Bomb Portuguese Brazil Spray Ácido (Pokémon GO, TCG, manga) Bomba Ácida Portugal Bomba Ácida Spanish Bomba Ácida Thai ระเบิดกรด Turkish Asit Püskürtme Vietnamese Bom Axit

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