Belch (move)

Belch ゲップ Belch

Battles Type  Poison Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  120 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not 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 VI Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Works well if the user is pumped up.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Belch (Japanese: ゲップ Belch) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

Belch deals damage. It cannot be selected unless the user has previously eaten a Berry in the current battle (whether its own, or another's via Bug Bite, Pluck or other Pokémon's Fling), unless the Berry can never have an effect when eaten that way. Consuming a Berry through other means (such as Natural Gift, using Fling, or its Trainer giving it a Berry from the Bag) will not enable Belch to be used.

Specifically, any Berry that has no effect in battle (such as a Razz Berry or Pomeg Berry) cannot allow a Pokémon to use Belch. However, consuming a Rawst Berry or Oran Berry via Bug Bite, Pluck, or another Pokémon's Fling will allow the Pokémon to use Belch, even if they have no effect (due to the Pokémon not being burned or being at full HP, respectively).

After eating a Berry, that Pokémon may use Belch for the rest of the battle, even if it has been switched out and back in, it has fainted then been revived, or the Berry is restored with Recycle, Harvest, or Pickup.

Description

Games Description XYORAS The user lets out a damaging belch on the target. The user must eat a Berry to use this move.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison	38
024		Arbok	Poison		Poison	48
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	46
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	53 52
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison	42
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison	50 51
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison	40 41
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison	46 49
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison	46 43
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark	46
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark	56
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	47
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	58
568		Trubbish	Poison		Poison	42
569		Garbodor	Poison		Poison	49
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
069		Bellsprout*	Grass	Poison
079		Slowpoke*	Water	Psychic
086		Seel	Water		Water
108		Lickitung*	Normal		Normal
143		Snorlax*	Normal		Normal
240		Magby	Fire		Fire
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass
446		Munchlax*	Normal		Normal
626		Bouffalant	Normal		Normal
631		Heatmor	Fire		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.

Trivia

• Belch is tied with Gunk Shot for the highest base power of all Poison-type moves at 120. However, Venoshock, another Poison-type move, has a power of 130 when the target is poisoned.
• Belch has the highest base power of all Poison-type moves in the special move category.

In other languages

Language Title French Éructation German Rülpser Italian Rutto Korean 트림 Teurim Spanish Eructo

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