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Acid
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Introduced: Generation I
Battle Data
Type: Type Poison
Category: Type Special
Power: 40
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 30 (Max. 48), max: {{{max_pp}}}
Priority: 0
Contact: No
Contest Data
Contests (RSE)
Condition: Smart
Appeal: 1
Jam: 4 ♥♥♥♥
Badly startles the Pokémon in front.
Super Contests (DPPt)
Condition: Smart
Appeal: 3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)
Condition: Clever
Appeal: 3 ♥♥♥
Jam: 0
No description given

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

Description

Games Description
Template:GSC An attack that may lower DEFENSE.
Template:RSE Sprays a hide-melting acid. May lower DEFENSE.
Template:FRLG The foe is sprayed with a harsh, hide-melting acid that may lower DEFENSE.
Template:DPPtTemplate:HGSS The foe is attacked with a spray of harsh acid. It may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Template:BWTemplate:B2W2 The opposing team is attacked with a spray of harsh acid. It may also lower the targets' Sp. Def stats.
Template:XYTemplate:ORAS The opposing Pokémon are attacked with a spray of harsh acid. This may also lower their Sp. Def stats.
Template:SMTemplate:USUM The opposing Pokémon gets hit by a spray of harsh acid. In addition, it may lower the opponents' Sp. Def stats.

Effect

In battle

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.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon Type Egg groups Level
VII VIII IX
023 Ekans poison 38 37 32 20
024 Arbok poison 47 43 38 20
043 Oddish grass/poison 24 23 23 9
044 Gloom grass/poison 28 24 24 1, 9
045 Vileplume grass/poison 1
069 Bellsprout grass/poison 26 24 24 23
070 Weepinbell grass/poison 29 24 24 23
071 Victreebel grass/poison 1
072 Tentacool water/poison 1 19 19 12
073 Tentacruel grass/poison 1 1 19 12
345 Lileep rock/grass 15 8
346 Cradily rock/grass 1, 15 1, 8
537 Seismitoad water/ground
603 Eelektrik electric
604 Eelektross electric
616 Shelmet bug
690 Skrelp poison/water
691 Dragalge poison/dragon
793 Nihilego rock/poison
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

Pokémon Type Egg Groups Father
V VI VII VIII
213 Shuckle bug/rock 616 616 TBA
331 Cacnea grass 043044
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TBA
607 Litwick fire/ghost 603604 603604 TBA
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.

Gallery

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