Skitter Smack (move)

Skitter Smack はいよるいちげき Creeping Strike

Battles Type  Bug Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  70 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VIII Move Tutor in Pokémon Sword and Shield

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

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Skitter Smack (Japanese: はいよるいちげき Creeping Strike) is a damage-dealing Bug-type move introduced in Generation VIII.

Effect

Skitter Smack inflicts damage and lowers the target's Special Attack stat by one stage.

Description

Games Description SwSh The user skitters behind the target to attack. This also lowers the target's Sp. Atk stat.

Learnset

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
						SwSh	SwSh EP	BDSP	LA
0053		Persian		Field		Field	✔
053A		Persian Alolan Form		Field		Field	✔
0092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0151		Mew		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	✔
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	✔
0213		Shuckle		Bug		Bug	✔
0224		Octillery		Water 1	Water 2	✔
0290		Nincada		Bug		Bug	✔
0291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug	✔
0292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral	✔
0350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon	✔
0355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous	✔
0423		Gastrodon		Water 1	Amorphous	✔
0451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3	✔
0452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3	✔
0477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0510		Liepard		Field		Field	✔
0543		Venipede		Bug		Bug	✔
0544		Whirlipede		Bug		Bug	✔
0545		Scolipede		Bug		Bug	✔
0551		Sandile		Field		Field	✔
0552		Krokorok		Field		Field	✔
0553		Krookodile		Field		Field	✔
0557		Dwebble		Bug	Mineral	✔
0558		Crustle		Bug	Mineral	✔
0570		Zorua		Field		Field	✔
0571		Zoroark		Field		Field	✔
0595		Joltik		Bug		Bug	✔
0596		Galvantula		Bug		Bug	✔
0607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0609		Chandelure		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug	✔
0617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug	✔
0632		Durant		Bug		Bug	✔
0636		Larvesta		Bug		Bug	✔
0637		Volcarona		Bug		Bug	✔
0704		Goomy		Dragon		Dragon	✔
0705		Sliggoo		Dragon		Dragon	✔
0706		Goodra		Dragon		Dragon	✔
0708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous	✔
0709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous	✔
0710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying	✔
0736		Grubbin		Bug		Bug	✔
0737		Charjabug		Bug		Bug	✔
0738		Vikavolt		Bug		Bug	✔
0751		Dewpider		Water 1	Bug	✔
0752		Araquanid		Water 1	Bug	✔
0757		Salandit		Monster	Dragon	✔
0758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon	✔
0767		Wimpod		Bug	Water 3	✔
0768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3	✔
0802		Marshadow		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	✔
0833		Chewtle		Monster	Water 1	✔
0834		Drednaw		Monster	Water 1	✔
0843		Silicobra		Field	Dragon	✔
0844		Sandaconda		Field	Dragon	✔
0850		Sizzlipede		Bug		Bug	✔
0851		Centiskorch		Bug		Bug	✔
0853		Grapploct		Water 1	Human-Like	✔
0872		Snom		Bug		Bug	✔
0873		Frosmoth		Bug		Bug	✔
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.

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