Smelling Salts (move)

Smelling Salts きつけ Resuscitation

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  70 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Affected by how well the previous Pokémon's move went.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Smelling Salts (Japanese: きつけ Resuscitation), named SmellingSalt prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation III. It is the signature move of Makuhita and Hariyama, but other Pokémon can still inherit it via breeding.

Effect

Generation III to V

SmellingSalt deals damage. Its base power of 60 will double against a paralyzed target, but it will also cure the target of paralysis. If the target has a substitute, it only does normal damage (paralysis cannot be cured and power is not doubled).

Generations VI and VII

The name of this move was changed from SmellingSalt to Smelling Salts.

The base power of Smelling Salts is increased to 70.

Smelling Salts can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, giving the user an extra three appeal points if a certain move (Force Palm, Glare, Nuzzle, Stun Spore, Thunder Wave or Zap Cannon) was used in the prior turn.

Generation VIII onwards

Smelling Salts cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description RSE Powerful against paralyzed foes, but also heals them. FRLG Doubly effective on a paralyzed foe, but it also cures the foe's paralysis. ColoXD Strong against paralyzed targets, also heals them. DPPtHGSSPBR This attack inflicts double damage on a paralyzed foe. It also cures the foe's paralysis, however. BWB2W2 This attack inflicts double damage on a target with paralysis. It also cures the target's paralysis, however. XYORAS This attack inflicts double damage on a target with paralysis. This also cures the target's paralysis, however. SMUSUMPE This attack's power is doubled when used on a target with paralysis. This also cures the target's paralysis, however. SwShBDSPLA SV 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
						III	IV	V	VI	VII
										SMUSUM
0296		Makuhita		Human-Like		Human-Like	31	22	22	22XY 28ORAS	28
0297		Hariyama		Human-Like		Human-Like	33	22	22	22XY 30ORAS	30
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Egg Move
						III	IV	V	VI	VII
										SMUSUM
0056		Mankey		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0108		Lickitung		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0255		Torchic		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0293		Whismur		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0304		Aron		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0331		Cacnea		Grass	Human-Like	−	✔	✔	✔	✔
0453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔
0532		Timburr		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔
0619		Mienfoo		Field	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Smelling Salts inflicts damage. If the target is paralyzed, the move's damage is doubled and the target is cured of its paralysis.

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners MDRB 12 - 15 - 88% - Front Enemy No MDTDS 12 - 15 - 88% - Front Enemy No BSL 12 - 15 - 88% - Front Enemy No SMD 8 99 13 30 95% 98% Front Enemy No With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = ??. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Smelling Salts

★★★★
Attack power	34.54797
Charge time	0.54 seconds
Range type	Arc (melee)
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	None

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It inflicts greater damage if the target has paralysis, but it also heals paralysis. MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, doing more if it has a Paralysis status, but it will then heal the target's Paralysis status. BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる あいてが まひじょうたいなら ダメージが おおきくなるが まひじょうたいは なおってしまう MDGtI UNUSED SMD It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if the enemy has paralysis, but it heals the paralysis.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Hariyama
The user smacks a target to awaken it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Hariyama slaps the target, waking it up if it's unconscious.
Brawly's Hariyama	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon VIII		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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

Trivia

• Despite real-life smelling salts restoring consciousness, Smelling Salts cures paralysis. Another move, Wake-Up Slap, does this instead.
• Smelling Salts curing paralysis may be reference to its Japanese name, Resuscitation, the process of using cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to rescue paralyzed patients in place of mechanical ventilators.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 清醒 Chīngsíng * 甦醒 Sōusíng * Mandarin 清醒 Qīngxǐng * 甦醒 / 苏醒 Sūxǐng * Dutch Ruikend Zout French Stimulant German Riechsalz Greek Ανάνιψη Italian Maniereforti Korean 정신차리기 Jeongsin Charigi Brazilian Portuguese Essência Salgada Serbian Mirišljava So Spanish Estímulo Vietnamese Trấn Tĩnh

Variations of the move Smelling Salts
Smelling Salts • Wake-Up Slap

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