Belch (move)

Belch ゲップ Belch

Battles Type  Poison Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  120 Accuracy  90% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not 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 VI 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  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Works well if the user is pumped up.

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

Belch (Japanese: ゲップ Belch) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

Belch deals damage. It cannot be selected unless the user has previously eaten a Berry in the current battle. This includes eating another Pokémon's held Berry via Bug Bite, Pluck or being hit by Fling, unless the Berry can never have an effect when eaten that way. Consuming a Berry through other means (such as Natural Gift, using Fling, or its Trainer giving it a Berry from the Bag) will not enable Belch to be used.

After eating a Berry, that Pokémon may use Belch for the rest of the battle, even if it has been switched out and back in, it has fainted then been revived, or the Berry is restored with Recycle, Harvest, or Pickup.

Description

Games Description XYORAS The user lets out a damaging belch on the target. The user must eat a Berry to use this move. SMUSUM The user lets out a damaging belch at the target. The user must eat a held Berry to use this move.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	38	38SMUSUM
0024		Arbok		Field	Dragon	48	48SMUSUM
0088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	46	46SMUSUM
088A		Grimer Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous		46SMUSUM
0089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	53XY 52ORAS	52SMUSUM
089A		Muk Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous		52SMUSUM
0109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	42	42SMUSUM
0110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous	50XY 51ORAS	51SMUSUM
0316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous	40XY 41ORAS	41
0317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous	46XY 49ORAS	49
0326		Grumpig		Field		Field		1
0336		Seviper		Field	Dragon	46XY 43ORAS	41
0340		Whiscash		Water 2		Water 2		1
0434		Stunky		Field		Field	46	43
0435		Skuntank		Field		Field	56	43
0453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like	47	47
0454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like	58	58
0568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral	42	42
0569		Garbodor		Mineral		Mineral	49	49
0799		Guzzlord		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		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		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass	✔	✔
0079		Slowpoke		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔
0086		Seel		Water 1	Field	✔	✔
0108		Lickitung		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
0143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
0240		Magby		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0241		Miltank		Field		Field	✔	✔
0331		Cacnea		Grass	Human-Like	✔	✔
0446		Munchlax		Monster		Monster	✔	✔
0513		Pansear		Field		Field		✔USUM
0626		Bouffalant		Field		Field	✔	✔
0631		Heatmor		Field		Field	✔	✔
0633		Deino		Dragon		Dragon		✔USUM
0757		Salandit		Monster	Dragon		✔
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 the anime

Guzzlord
The user eats something and lets out a damaging belch at the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	After eating something, Guzzlord releases purple rings of energy from its mouth at the opponent, followed by a wave of purple energy. Sometimes, the inside of Guzzlord's mouth glows white while using the move.
Guzzlord (anime)	Battling the Beast Within!		Debut

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

If used by a Pokémon whose Belly is 20 or less, Belch fails.

Description

Games Description SMD It damages an enemy. It will fail if you're hungry.* It damages an enemy. It will fail if your Belly is close to empty, so be careful.*

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

Trivia

• Belch is tied with Gunk Shot for the highest base power of all Poison-type moves at 120. However, Venoshock, another Poison-type move, has a power of 130 when the target is poisoned.
• Belch has the highest base power of all Poison-type moves in the special move category.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 打嗝 Dágaak Mandarin 打嗝 Dǎgé French Éructation German Rülpser Italian Rutto Korean 트림 Teurim Spanish Eructo

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