Acid

(ようかいえき Melting Liquid)

Introduced:	Generation I

Battle Data

Affected by

Contest Data

Contests (RS E)

Condition:	Smart
Appeal:	1 ♥
Jam:	4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests (DP Pt)

Condition:	Smart
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Acid is a Poison-type move introduced in Generation I.

Description

Games	Description
GS C	An attack that may lower DEFENSE.
RS E	Sprays a hide-melting acid. May lower DEFENSE.
FRLG	The foe is sprayed with a harsh, hide-melting acid that may lower DEFENSE.
DP PtHGSS	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. It 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 gets hit by a spray of harsh acid. In addition, it may lower the opponents' Sp. Def stats.

From Generation I to Generation III, Acid does damage and has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by 1 stage. As of Generation IV, Acid does damage and has a 10% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1 stage. In a Double Battle, Acid targets both foes. In a Triple Battle, Acid only targets adjacent foes.

Pokémon		Type	Level
Pokémon		Type	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
	Ekans	poison	38	37	32	20	20	20	20 (SMUSUM) 8 (PE)
	Arbok	poison	47	43	38	20	20	20	20 (SMUSUM) 1, 9 (PE)
	Oddish	grass/poison	24	23	23	9	9	9	9 (SMUSUM) 8 (PE)
	Gloom	grass/poison	28	24	24	1, 9	1, 9	1, 9	1, 9 (SMUSUM) 1,8 (PE)
	Vileplume	grass/poison	1						1 (PE)
	Bellsprout	grass/poison	26	24	24	23	23	23	23 (SMUSUM) 12 (PE)
	Weepinbell	grass/poison	29	24	24	23	23	23	24 (SMUSUM) 1, 12 (PE)
	Victreebel	grass/poison	1						1 (PE)
	Tentacool	water/poison	1	19	19	12	12	12 (XY) 10 (ORAS)	10 (SMUSUM) 13 (PE)
	Tentacruel	grass/poison	1	1	19	12	12	12 (XY) 1, 10 (ORAS)	1, 10 (SMUSUM) 1, 13 (PE)
	Lickitung	normal							10 (PE)
	Lileep	rock/grass			15	8	8	8 (XY) 5 (ORAS)	5
	Cradily	rock/grass			1, 15	1, 8	1, 8	1, 8 (XY) 1, 5 (ORAS)	1, 5
	Seismitoad	water/ground					36	36	1, Evolve
	Eelektrik	electric					19	19	19
	Eelektross	electric					1	1	1
	Shelmet	bug					4	4	4
	Skrelp	poison/water						15	15
	Dragalge	poison/dragon						15	15
	Nihilego	rock/poison							1
	Poipole	poison							1 (USUM)
	Naganadel	poison/dragon							1 (USUM)
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Pokémon		Type	Father
Pokémon		Type	III	IV	V	VI	VII
	Shuckle	bug/rock
	Cacnea	grass
	Litwick	fire/ghost
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn this move through chain breeding.