Smelling Salts

Smelling Salts
Information
Type	Normal
Category	Physical
Power	70
Accuracy	100%
PP	10 (max. 16)
Contests	ContestsRSE Condition Smart Appeal 2 ♥♥ Jamming 3 ♥♥♥ Super ContestsDPPt Condition Smart Appeal 0 Contest SpectacularsORAS Condition Tough Appeal 3 ♥♥♥ Jamming 0
Appears in	Generation III
Debut	Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version
In other languages
Japanese	Name きつけ (Resuscitation)
Japanese	Name きつけ (Resuscitation)
English	Name Smelling Salts
English	Name Smelling Salts

Smelling Salts is a Normal-type move first introduced in Generation III games.

Effect

Smelling Salts is a physical move that inflicts twice the amount of damage on a paralyzed Pokémon, but this also cures the paralysis.

In games prior to Generation VI, the move is named SmellingSalt, and it has a slightly lower base power of 60.

Description

Games	Description
Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version	Move: Powerful against paralyzed foes, but also heals them. Contest: Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.
Pokémon Emerald Version
Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version	Doubly effective on a paralyzed foe, but it also cures the foe's paralysis.
Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version	Move: This attack inflicts double damage on a paralyzed foe. It also cures the foe's paralysis, however. Contest: Raises the score if the Voltage is low.
Pokémon Platinum Version
Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version	This attack inflicts double damage on a paralyzed foe. It also cures the foe's paralysis, however.
Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version	This attack inflicts double damage on a target with paralysis. It also cures the target's paralysis, however.
Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2
Pokémon X and Pokémon Y	This attack inflicts double damage on a target with paralysis. This also cures the target's paralysis, however.
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire	Move: This attack inflicts double damage on a target with paralysis. This also cures the target's paralysis, however. Contest: Affected by how well the previous Pokémon's move went.
Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon	This attack's power is doubled when used on a target with paralysis. This also cures the target's paralysis, however.
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl	This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

Generation III

Leveling up

Leveling up
Sprite	Pokémon	type	Level
	Makuhita	Fighting	Level 31
	Hariyama	Fighting	Level 33
*Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

Breeding
Sprite	Pokémon	type
	Mankey	Fighting
	Primeape	Fighting
	Machop	Fighting
	Machoke	Fighting
	Machamp	Fighting
	Lickitung	Normal
	Snubbull	Normal
	Granbull	Normal
	Torchic	Fire
	Combusken	Fire/Fighting
	Blaziken	Fire/Fighting
	Whismur	Normal
	Loudred	Normal
	Exploud	Normal
	Aron	Steel/Rock
	Lairon	Steel/Rock
	Aggron	Steel/Rock
	Spinda	Normal
*Bold indicates a Pokémon which receives STAB from this move.

Gallery

• Games

Main games

Smelling Salts depicted in Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version

Smelling Salts depicted in Pokémon Emerald Version

Smelling Salts depicted in Pokémon Platinum Version

Smelling Salts depicted in Generation V

Smelling Salts depicted in Generation VII