Smog (move)

Smog スモッグ Smog

Battles Type  Poison Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  20 Accuracy  70% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

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

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Smog (Japanese: スモッグ Smog) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Smog inflicts damage and has a 40% chance of poisoning the target.

Smog can't poison a target that has a Substitute, already has a major status ailment, or is a Template:Type2 or Template:Type2.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison	--			9			9			6				6			''''
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison	--			--, 9			--, 9			--, 6				--, 6			''''
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	52			--, 13			--, 13			--				--			'
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire		42	42			42			57				57			'
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire				--			--			--				--			'
219		Magcargo	Fire	Rock				--			--			--				--			'
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire				13			13			9				8			'
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire				13			13			--, 9				--, 8			'
240		Magby	Fire		Fire				13			13			--				--			'
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire							4			4				4			'
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire										--				--			'
498		Tepig	Fire		Fire														19			'
499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting														20			'
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting														20			'
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire														5			'
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire														--, 5			'
609		Chandelure	Ghost	Fire														--			'
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark
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 the anime

File:Weezing Smog.png Weezing File:Magmortar Smog.png Magmortar
The foe is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	A thick dark green fog pours out of the holes covering Koffing's body.
James's Koffing	Pokémon Emergency!		Debut
	A thick dark green fog pours out of the holes covering Weezing's body.
James's Weezing	Dig Those Diglett!		None
Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Weezing	The Ultimate Test		None
	Houndour opens its mouth and releases a thick black fog.
Multiple wild Houndour	Hour of the Houndour		None
Unknown Trainer's Houndour	Ariados, Amigos		None
Cassidy's Houndour	The Mystery is History		None
	Slugma opens its mouth and releases a thick, gray smoke from it.
Flannery's Meg	Going, Going, Yawn		None
	Magmortar opens its mouth and releases a thick, gray smoke from it.
Paul's Magmortar	Evolving Strategies!		None

In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

File:Magmortar Smog P7.png The smoke
The user releases a thick cloud of poisonous smoke.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Magmortar shoots a thick black cloud of poisonous fog from its cannons.
Rocco's Magmortar	Stolen Memories		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

File:Adventures Muk Poison Gas Weezing Smog.png Weezing
The user releases a thick smog out onto the battlefield.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Weezing releases a thick smog from the mouth on its larger body at the opponent.
Koga's Weezing	Weezing Winks Out		Debut
	Slugma melts its body into a lava-like puddle and crawls under the opponent. It then opens a hole in its body like a volcano and releases a black smoke from it.
Mack's Slugma	VS. Slugma I		None
	Torkoal releases smoke from its nostrils at the opponent.
Tabitha's Torkoal	VS. Armaldo		None

Trivia

• Despite it being a Template:Type2 move, Koffing and Weezing are the only Poison-type Pokémon that can learn Smog naturally, with Gulpin, Stunky, and Gastly learning it through breeding.
  • In fact, the other Pokémon that can learn it naturally are either pure or part Template:Type2.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 迷霧 Míwù Dutch Smog French Puredpois German Smog Greek Αιθαλομίχλη Italian Smog Korean 스모그 Smog Serbian Smog Spanish Polución

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