Skitter Smack

Skitter Smack

はいよるいちげき Creeping Blow {{{ja_trans}}}

Introduced:	Generation VIII

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	70
Accuracy:	90%
PP:	10, max: {{{max_pp}}}
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	No
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Skitter Smack is a Bug-type move introduced in Generation VIII.

Description

Games	Description
SwShLA	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.

Effect

Skitter Smack inflicts damage and lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 1 stage.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				VIII	IX
	Tarountula	bug	Bug		44
	Spidops	bug	Bug		49
	Tinkatink	fairy/steel	Fairy		47
	Tinkatuff	fairy/steel	Fairy		47
	Tinkaton	fairy/steel	Fairy		47
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 TM

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				VIII	IX
	Ekans	poison	Field/Dragon		TM219
	Arbok	poison	Field/Dragon		TM219
	Venonat	bug/poison	Bug		TM219
	Venomoth	bug/poison	Bug		TM219
	Persian	normal	Field		TM219
	Persian	dark	Field		TM219
	Tentacruel	water/poison	Water 3		TM219
	Gastly	ghost/poison	Amorphous		TM219
	Haunter	ghost/poison	Amorphous		TM219
	Gengar	ghost/poison	Amorphous		TM219
	Scyther	bug/flying	Bug		TM219
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered		TM219
	Spinarak	bug/poison	Bug		TM219
	Ariados	bug/poison	Bug		TM219
	Yanma	bug/flying	Bug		TM219
	Dunsparce	normal	Field		TM219
	Gligar	ground/flying	Bug		TM219
	Scizor	bug/steel	Bug		TM219
	Heracross	bug/fighting	Bug		TM219
	Surskit	bug/water	Water 1/Bug		TM219
	Masquerain	bug/flying	Water 1/Bug		TM219
	Sableye	dark/ghost	Human-Like		TM219
	Volbeat	bug	Bug/Human-Like		TM219
	Illumise	bug	Bug/Human-Like		TM219
	Cacnea	grass	Grass/Human-Like		TM219
	Cacturne	grass/dark	Grass/Human-Like		TM219
	Seviper	poison	Field/Dragon		TM219
	Milotic	water	Water 1/Dragon		TM219
	Shuppet	ghost	Amorphous		TM219
	Banette	ghost	Amorphous		TM219
	Duskull	ghost	Amorphous		TM219
	Dusclops	ghost	Amorphous		TM219
	Kricketot	bug	Bug		TM219
	Kricketune	bug	Bug		TM219
	Combee	bug/flying	Bug		TM219
	Vespiquen	bug/flying	Bug		TM219
	Shellos	water	Water 1/Amorphous		TM219
	Gastrodon	water/ground	Water 1/Amorphous		TM219
	Yanmega	bug/flying	Bug		TM219
	Gliscor	ground/flying	Bug		TM219
	Dusknoir	ghost	Amorphous		TM219
	Giratina	ghost/dragon	Undiscovered		TM219
	Sewaddle	bug/grass	Bug		TM219
	Swadloon	bug/grass	Bug		TM219
	Leavanny	bug/grass	Bug		TM219
	Sandile	ground/dark	Field		TM219
	Krokorok	ground/dark	Field		TM219
	Krookodile	ground/dark	Field		TM219
	Zorua	dark	Field		TM219
	Zorua	normal/ghost	Field		TM219
	Zoroark	dark	Field		TM219
	Zoroark	normal/ghost	Field		TM219
	Joltik	bug/electric	Bug		TM219
	Galvantula	bug/electric	Bug		TM219
	Litwick	ghost/fire	Amorphous		TM219
	Lampent	ghost/fire	Amorphous		TM219
	Chandelure	ghost/fire	Amorphous		TM219
	Larvesta	bug/fire	Bug		TM219
	Volcarona	bug/fire	Bug		TM219
	Vivillon	bug/flying	Bug		TM219
	Goomy	dragon	Dragon		TM219
	Sliggoo	dragon	Dragon		TM219
	Sliggoo	steel/dragon	Dragon		TM219
	Goodra	dragon	Dragon		TM219
	Goodra	steel/dragon	Dragon		TM219
	Klefki	steel/fairy	Mineral		TM219
	Phantump	ghost/grass	Grass/Amorphous		TM219
	Trevenant	ghost/grass	Grass/Amorphous		TM219
	Hoopa	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered		TM219
	Hoopa	psychic/dark	Undiscovered		TM219
	Decidueye	grass/ghost	Flying		TM219
	Grubbin	bug	Bug		TM219
	Charjabug	bug/electric	Bug		TM219
	Vikavolt	bug/electric	Bug		TM219
	Cutiefly	bug/fairy	Bug/Fairy		TM219
	Ribombee	bug/fairy	Bug/Fairy		TM219
	Dewpider	water/bug	Water 1/Bug		TM219
	Araquanid	water/bug	Water 1/Bug		TM219
	Fomantis	grass	Grass		TM219
	Lurantis	grass	Grass		TM219
	Salandit	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon		TM219
	Salazzle	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon		TM219
	Inteleon	water	Water 1/Field		TM219
	Chewtle	water	Monster/Water 1		TM219
	Drednaw	water/rock	Monster/Water 1		TM219
	Silicobra	ground	Field/Dragon		TM219
	Sandaconda	ground	Field/Dragon		TM219
	Snom	ice/bug	Bug		TM219
	Frosmoth	ice/bug	Bug		TM219
	Kleavor	bug/rock	Bug		TM219
	Tarountula	bug	Bug		TM219
	Spidops	bug	Bug		TM219
	Nymble	bug	Bug		TM219
	Lokix	bug/dark	Bug		TM219
	Shroodle	poison/normal	Field		TM219
	Grafaiai	poison/normal	Field		TM219
	Bramblin	grass/ghost	Grass		TM219
	Brambleghast	grass/ghost	Grass		TM219
	Toedscruel	ground/grass	Grass		TM219
	Klawf	rock	Water 3		TM219
	Rellor	bug	Bug		TM219
	Rabsca	bug/psychic	Bug		TM219
	Tinkatink	fairy/steel	Fairy		TM219
	Tinkatuff	fairy/steel	Fairy		TM219
	Tinkaton	fairy/steel	Fairy		TM219
	Dudunsparce	normal	Field		TM219
	Slither Wing	bug/fighting	Undiscovered		TM219
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 Move Tutor

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Games
	Persian	Normal	Field	SwShTIoA
	Persian	Dark	Field	SwShTIoA
	Gastly	Ghost/Poison	Amorphous	SwShTIoA
	Haunter	Ghost/Poison	Amorphous	SwShTIoA
	Gengar	Ghost/Poison	Amorphous	SwShTIoA
	Mew	Psychic	Undiscovered	SwShTIoA
	Dunsparce	Normal	Field	SwShTIoA
	Shuckle	Bug/Rock	Bug	SwShTIoA
	Octillery	Water	Water 1/Water 2	SwShTIoA
	Nincada	Bug/Ground	Bug	SwShTIoA
	Ninjask	Bug/Flying	Bug	SwShTIoA
	Shedinja	Bug/Ghost	Mineral	SwShTIoA
	Milotic	Water	Water 1/Dragon	SwShTIoA
	Duskull	Ghost	Amorphous	SwShTIoA
	Dusclops	Ghost	Amorphous	SwShTIoA
	Shellos	Water	Water 1/Amorphous	SwShTIoA
	Gastrodon	Water/Ground	Water 1/Amorphous	SwShTIoA
	Skorupi	Poison/Bug	Bug/Water 3	SwShTIoA
	Drapion	Poison/Dark	Bug/Water 3	SwShTIoA
	Dusknoir	Ghost	Amorphous	SwShTIoA
	Liepard	Dark	Field	SwShTIoA
	Venipede	Bug/Poison	Bug	SwShTIoA
	Whirlipede	Bug/Poison	Bug	SwShTIoA
	Scolipede	Bug/Poison	Bug	SwShTIoA
	Sandile	Ground/Dark	Field	SwShTIoA
	Krokorok	Ground/Dark	Field	SwShTIoA
	Krookodile	Ground/Dark	Field	SwShTIoA
	Dwebble	Bug/Rock	Bug/Mineral	SwShTIoA
	Crustle	Bug/Rock	Bug/Mineral	SwShTIoA
	Zorua	Dark	Field	SwShTIoA
	Zoroark	Dark	Field	SwShTIoA
	Joltik	Bug/Electric	Bug	SwShTIoA
	Galvantula	Bug/Electric	Bug	SwShTIoA
	Litwick	Ghost/Fire	Amorphous	SwShTIoA
	Lampent	Ghost/Fire	Amorphous	SwShTIoA
	Chandelure	Ghost/Fire	Amorphous	SwShTIoA
	Shelmet	Bug	Bug	SwShTIoA
	Accelgor	Bug	Bug	SwShTIoA
	Durant	Bug/Steel	Bug	SwShTIoA
	Larvesta	Bug/Fire	Bug	SwShTIoA
	Volcarona	Bug/Fire	Bug	SwShTIoA
	Goomy	Dragon	Dragon	SwShTIoA
	Sliggoo	Dragon	Dragon	SwShTIoA
	Goodra	Dragon	Dragon	SwShTIoA
	Phantump	Ghost/Grass	Grass/Amorphous	SwShTIoA
	Trevenant	Ghost/Grass	Grass/Amorphous	SwShTIoA
	Pumpkaboo	Ghost/Grass	Amorphous	SwShTIoA
	Gourgeist	Ghost/Grass	Amorphous	SwShTIoA
	Zygarde	Dragon/Ground	Undiscovered	SwShTIoA
	Decidueye	Grass/Ghost	Flying	SwShTIoA
	Grubbin	Bug	Bug	SwShTIoA
	Charjabug	Bug/Electric	Bug	SwShTIoA
	Vikavolt	Bug/Electric	Bug	SwShTIoA
	Dewpider	Water/Bug	Water 1/Bug	SwShTIoA
	Araquanid	Water/Bug	Water 1/Bug	SwShTIoA
	Salandit	Poison/Fire	Monster/Dragon	SwShTIoA
	Salazzle	Poison/Fire	Monster/Dragon	SwShTIoA
	Wimpod	Bug/Water	Bug/Water 3	SwShTIoA
	Golisopod	Bug/Water	Bug/Water 3	SwShTIoA
	Pheromosa	Bug/Fighting	Undiscovered	SwShTIoA
	Marshadow	Fighting/Ghost	Undiscovered	SwShTIoA
	Chewtle	Water	Monster/Water 1	SwShTIoA
	Drednaw	Water/Rock	Monster/Water 1	SwShTIoA
	Silicobra	Ground	Field/Dragon	SwShTIoA
	Sandaconda	Ground	Field/Dragon	SwShTIoA
	Sizzlipede	Fire/Bug	Bug	SwShTIoA
	Centiskorch	Fire/Bug	Bug	SwShTIoA
	Grapploct	Fighting	Water 1/Human-Like	SwShTIoA
	Snom	Ice/Bug	Bug	SwShTIoA
	Frosmoth	Ice/Bug	Bug	SwShTIoA
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Although it is a Bug-type move, some non-Bug types can learn it.
  • This is due to it most likely being a jumpscare attack, as Marshadow and Dusknoir's line can learn it, as well as Alolan Persian, which is known to use underhanded tactics in battle.