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Acid (move)

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Acid
ようかいえき Corrosive Liquid
Acid VIII.png
Acid VIII 2.png
Type  Poison
Category  Special
PP  30 (max. 48)
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
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects all adjacent foes, but not allies
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Smart
Appeal  1 ♥
Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

Acid (Japanese: ようかいえき Corrosive Liquid) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Acid inflicts damage and has a 33.2% chance of lowering the target's Defense stat by one stage.

Generations II and III

Acid inflicts damage to all adjacent opponents.

Acid now has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Defense stat by one stage.

Generation IV onwards

Acid now has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense by one stage instead.

In Triple Battles, Acid only targets adjacent opponents.

Description

Games Description
Stad A Poison-type attack. Has a one-in-three chance of lowering the target's Defense.
Stad2 A Poison-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of lowering the target's Defense.
GSC An attack that may lower Defense.
RSEColoXD Sprays a hide-melting acid. May lower Defense.
FRLG The foe is sprayed with a harsh, hide-melting acid that may lower Defense.
DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is attacked with a spray of harsh acid. It may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
BWB2W2 The opposing team is attacked with a spray of harsh acid. The acid may also lower the targets' Sp. Def stats.
XYORAS The opposing Pokémon are attacked with a spray of harsh acid. This may also lower their Sp. Def stats.
SMUSUMPE The opposing Pokémon are attacked with a spray of harsh acid. This may also lower their Sp. Def stat.
SwShBDSPLA Opposing Pokémon are attacked with a spray of harsh acid. This may also lower their Sp. Def stats.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0023     Field Dragon 38 37 32 20 20 20 20SMUSUM
8PE 		20BDSP
0024     Field Dragon 47 43 38 20 20 20 20SMUSUM
1, 9PE 		20BDSP
0043    
  		Grass Grass 24 23 23 9 9 9 9SMUSUM
8PE 		4
0044    
  		Grass Grass 28 24 24 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9SMUSUM
1, 8PE 		1
0045    
  		Grass Grass 1 1PE 1
0069    
  		Grass Grass 26 23 23 23 23 23 23SMUSUM
12PE 		23BDSP
0070    
  		Grass Grass 29 24 24 23 23 23 24SMUSUM
1, 12PE 		24BDSP
0071    
  		Grass Grass 1 1PE 1BDSP
0072    
  		Water 3 Water 3 1 19 19 12 12 12XY
10ORAS 		10SMUSUM
13PE 		4
0073    
  		Water 3 Water 3 1 19 19 12 12 12XY
1, 10ORAS 		1, 10SMUSUM
1, 13PE 		1
079G  
Slowpoke
Galarian Form
   Monster Water 1 6SwSh
080G  
Slowbro
Galarian Form
  
  		Monster Water 1 1SwSh
0108     Monster Monster 10PE
0182     Grass Grass 1
199G  
Slowking
Galarian Form
  
  		Monster Water 1 1SwSh
0345    
  		Water 3 Water 3 15 8 8 8XY
5ORAS 		5 4
0346    
  		Water 3 Water 3 1, 15 1, 8 1, 8 1, 8XY
1, 5ORAS 		1, 5 1
0535     Water 1 Water 1 4SwSh
0536    
  		Water 1 Water 1 1SwSh
0537    
  		Water 1 Water 1 36 36 1, Evo. 1SwSh
0603     Amorphous Amorphous 19 19 19
0604     Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1
0616     Bug Bug 4 4 4 4SwSh
0617     Bug Bug 1SwSh
0690    
  		Water 1 Dragon 15 15 5SwSh
0691    
  		Water 1 Dragon 15 15 1SwSh
0793    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 5SwSh
0803     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1USUM 1SwSh
0804    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1USUM 1SwSh
0848    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1SwSh
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
0213    
  		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0331     Grass Human-Like ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0607    
  		Amorphous Amorphous ✔ ✔ ✔
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
0607    
  		Amorphous Amorphous Island Scan - Hau'oli CemeterySM
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 Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Acid is a move with 8 base power, 88% accuracy, and 17 PP. The user attacks enemy in the front, possibly lowering their Defense by one level. This move is affected by Muzzled status condition.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move now lowers Special Defense due to being reclassified as a physical move.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
1 — 19 22 100% All opponents — Has a chance (10%) of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stat rank.* Jessie & Arbok

Past Description

  • Prior to Version 2.10.0*: Has a very small chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def.

Pokémon GO

  Acid
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 9
Energy boost 8
Duration 0.8 seconds
Damage window 0.4 - 0.6 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 6
Energy boost 5
Turns 2
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
                    
By Elite Fast TM
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
    
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Energy boost: 7 → 10
  • February 16, 2017
    • Energy boost: 10 → 9
    • Duration: 1.05 → 1.3 seconds
    • Damage window: 0.85 - 1.05 → 0.4 - 0.6 seconds
  • February 21, 2017
    • Power: 10 → 9
    • Energy boost: 9 → 8
    • Duration: 1.3 → 0.8 seconds

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also lower the user's Defense by one level.
MDTD* Inflicts damage on the target. But it may also reduce the target's Special Defense by 1 level.
MDTD*
MDS 		Inflicts damage on the target. It may also reduce the target's Special Defense by 1 level.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで とくぼうを １だんかいさげる
MDGtI It damages an enemy. It could also lower its Special Defense.
SMD
MDRTDX 		It damages an enemy. It could also lower the enemy's Sp. Def.

In the anime

 
Dragalge
 
Arbok
 
Corroding metal
 
Shelmet
The user spits out acid from its mouth.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Ekans spits a black acid from its mouth at the opponent.
Jessie's Ekans Pokémon Shipwreck Debut
  Arbok spits a black or purple acid from its mouth at the opponent.
Jessie's Arbok Pokémon Double Trouble None
  Gloom fires a ball of violet acid from its mouth at the opponent. It can also fire multiple balls, one after the other.
Multiple wild Gloom Bucking the Treasure Trend! None
  Shelmet releases a stream of violet acid from its mouth at the opponent.
Bianca's Shelmet Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader! None
  Eelektross releases a short stream of violet acid from its mouth at the opponent. The acid lands in front of the opponent and releases a light gray smoke that rises around the opponent, choking it.
Emmet's Eelektross Lost at the Stamp Rally! None
  Dragalge releases a stream of violet acid from its mouth at the opponent.
Two wild Dragalge An Undersea Place to Call Home! None
  Seismitoad releases a stream of violet acid from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Seismitoad Everybody's Doing the Underground Shuffle! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

       
Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV
   
  		 
  		 
 
Generation V Generation VI SMUSUM LGPE

Side series games

       
Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD
 
Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

       
MD: Red and Blue MD:Time, Darkness, andSky MD: GTI SMD
 
Masters EX

Trivia

  • Acid, as a Poison-type move, normally has no effect on Steel-type Pokémon, despite the fact that real-life acids react very strongly with most metals.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 溶解液 Yùhnggáai Yaht
Mandarin 溶解液 Róngjǐe Yì / Róngjǐe Yè
  Czech Kyselina
  Danish Syre
  Dutch Zuur
  Finnish Happo
  French Acide
  German Säure
  Greek Οξύ Oxý
  Hindi तह्जाब Tehzaab
  Indonesian Asam
  Italian Acido
  Korean 용해액 Yonghae-aek
  Polish Kwas*
Trucizna*
Jad*
Kwasowy Atak*
Płyn Rozpuszczający*
Portuguese   Brazil Ácido
  Portugal Ácido
  Russian Кислота Kislota
  Serbian Kiselina
  Spanish Ácido
  Swedish Saltsyra
  Thai กรดละลาย
  Turkish Asit
  Vietnamese Đòn A-xít


Variations of the move Acid
  Acid • Bubble • Ember • Thunder Shock • Powder Snow


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