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	{{{priority}}}
Makes 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 VIII
Move Tutor in The Isle of Armor

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.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Skitter Smack cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games	Description
SwSh LA SV	The user skitters behind the target to attack. This also lowers the target's Sp. Atk stat.
BDSP	This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
917		Tarountula		Bug	Bug		44
918		Spidops		Bug	Bug		49
957		Tinkatink		Fairy	Fairy		47
958		Tinkatuff		Fairy	Fairy		47
959		Tinkaton		Fairy	Fairy		47
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
919		Nymble		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.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		SwSh	SwSh EP	BDSP	LA
053		Persian		Field		Field	✔
053		Persian Alolan Form		Field		Field	✔
092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	✔
213		Shuckle		Bug		Bug	✔
224		Octillery		Water 1	Water 2	✔
290		Nincada		Bug		Bug	✔
291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug	✔
292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral	✔
350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon	✔
355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous	✔
423		Gastrodon		Water 1	Amorphous	✔
451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3	✔
452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3	✔
477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
510		Liepard		Field		Field	✔
543		Venipede		Bug		Bug	✔
544		Whirlipede		Bug		Bug	✔
545		Scolipede		Bug		Bug	✔
551		Sandile		Field		Field	✔
552		Krokorok		Field		Field	✔
553		Krookodile		Field		Field	✔
557		Dwebble		Bug	Mineral	✔
558		Crustle		Bug	Mineral	✔
570		Zorua		Field		Field	✔
571		Zoroark		Field		Field	✔
595		Joltik		Bug		Bug	✔
596		Galvantula		Bug		Bug	✔
607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
609		Chandelure		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug	✔
617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug	✔
632		Durant		Bug		Bug	✔
636		Larvesta		Bug		Bug	✔
637		Volcarona		Bug		Bug	✔
704		Goomy		Dragon		Dragon	✔
705		Sliggoo		Dragon		Dragon	✔
706		Goodra		Dragon		Dragon	✔
708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous	✔
709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous	✔
710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
718		Zygarde		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying	✔
736		Grubbin		Bug		Bug	✔
737		Charjabug		Bug		Bug	✔
738		Vikavolt		Bug		Bug	✔
751		Dewpider		Water 1	Bug	✔
752		Araquanid		Water 1	Bug	✔
757		Salandit		Monster	Dragon	✔
758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon	✔
767		Wimpod		Bug	Water 3	✔
768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3	✔
795		Pheromosa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
802		Marshadow		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
833		Chewtle		Monster	Water 1	✔
834		Drednaw		Monster	Water 1	✔
843		Silicobra		Field	Dragon	✔
844		Sandaconda		Field	Dragon	✔
850		Sizzlipede		Bug		Bug	✔
851		Centiskorch		Bug		Bug	✔
853		Grapploct		Water 1	Human-Like	✔
872		Snom		Bug		Bug	✔
873		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.

In other generations

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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	爬擊 Pàhgīk
Chinese	Mandarin	爬擊 / 爬击 Pájí / Pájī
Czech		Spěšná Facka
French		Ravage Rampant
German		Krabbelkracher
Italian		Strisciacolpo
Korean		엄습하는일격 Eomseuphaneun Ilgyeok
Spanish		Golpe Rastrero

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.