Smog (move)

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Smog
スモッグ Smog
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Type  Poison
Category  Special
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  30
Accuracy  70%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  1
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Smog (Japanese: スモッグ Smog) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generations I to V

Smog inflicts damage and has a 40% chance of poisoning the target.

Generation VI

Smog's power changed from 20 to 30.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 Smog is spewed as a cloud. Has a fifty-fifty chance of poisoning the target.
GSC An attack that may poison the foe.
RSEColoXD An exhaust-gas attack that may also poison.
FRLG The foe is attacked with exhaust gases. It may also poison the foe.
DPPtHGSS The foe is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. It may also poison the target.
BWB2W2 The target is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. It may also poison the target.
XYORAS The target is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. This may also poison the target.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
109   Koffing Poison Poison 1 9 9 6 6 4 4
110   Weezing Poison Poison 1 1, 9 1, 9 1, 6 1, 6 1, 4 1, 4
126   Magmar Fire Fire 52 1, 13 1, 13 1 1 1
136   Flareon Fire Fire   42 42 42 57 57 33 33
218   Slugma Fire Fire   1 1 1 1 1
219   Magcargo Fire Rock   1 1 1 1 1
228   Houndour Dark Fire   13 13 9 8 8
229   Houndoom Dark Fire   13 13 1, 9 1, 8 1, 8
240   Magby Fire Fire   13 13 1 1 1
324   Torkoal Fire Fire     4 4 4 4
467   Magmortar Fire Fire       1 1 1
498   Tepig Fire Fire         19 19
499   Pignite Fire Fighting         20 20
500   Emboar Fire Fighting         20 20
607   Litwick Ghost Fire         5 5
608   Lampent Ghost Fire         1, 5 1, 5
609   Chandelure Ghost Fire         1 1
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 Type Father
II III IV V VI
092   Gastly Ghost Poison                     
 
316   Gulpin Poison Poison                            
434   Stunky Poison Dark                         
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

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also leave the target poisoned, damaging it over several turns.


In the anime

In the main series

 
Houndour
 
Slugma
 
Magmortar
 
Chandelure
The foe is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  A thick dark green fog pours out of the holes covering Koffing's body.
James's Koffing Pokémon Emergency! Debut
  A thick dark green fog pours out of the holes covering Weezing's body, or Weezing opens its mouth on its larger body and releases a stream of thick black smoke from it at the opponent.
James's Weezing Dig Those Diglett! None
Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Weezing The Ultimate Test None
  Houndour opens its mouth and releases a thick black fog from it.
Multiple wild Houndour Hour of the Houndour None
Ralph's Houndour Ariados, Amigos None
Cassidy's Houndour The Mystery is History None
  Slugma opens its mouth and releases a thick, gray smoke from it.
Flannery's Meg Going, Going, Yawn None
  Magmortar opens its mouth and releases a thick, gray smoke from it.
Paul's Magmortar Evolving Strategies! None
  The large flame on the top of Chandelure's head dissolves into thick gray smoke and it leans forward so the top of its head is facing the opponent. It then releases a stream of thick gray smoke from the top of its head at the opponent.
Ingo's Chandelure Lost at the Stamp Rally! None
  Mega Houndoom opens its mouth and releases a thick, black smoke from it.
Malva's Houndoom Mega Evolution Special IV None


In Pokémon Origins

 
Koffing


The foe is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Koffing releases a thick, dark green smoke from its mouth.
A Team Rocket Grunt's Koffing File 2: Cubone Debut


In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga


In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master! manga


In other generations

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 迷霧 Míwù
  Danish Smog
  Dutch Smog
  Finnish Saastesumu (season 1)
Savupommi (Johto series)
Usva/Sumu*
  French Puredpois
  German Smog
  Greek Αιθαλομίχλη
  Italian Smog
  Korean 스모그 Smog
  Polish Smog
  Brazilian Portuguese Poluição
Nevoeiro de Fumaça (TCG)
  Romanian Smogul
  Serbian Smog
Spanish   Latin America Humo
  Spain Polución
  Vietnamese Đòn Sương Mù


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