Gastro Acid (move)

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Gastro Acid いえき Gastric Juice

Battles Type  Poison Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

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

Gastro Acid (Japanese: いえき Gastric Juice) is a non-damaging Poison-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Gastro Acid suppresses the target's Ability while it remains in battle. Gastro Acid does not affect Multitype, Stance Change, or Magic Bounce. Pickup and Honey Gather can still find an item after the battle even if suppressed. Despite being a Poison-type move, Gastro Acid affects Steel-type Pokémon.

Description

Games Description The user hurls up its stomach acids on the foe. The fluid eliminates the effect of the foe’s ability. The user hurls up its stomach acids on the target. The fluid eliminates the effect of the target's Ability. PMDTDS Afflicts the targeted enemy with a Gastro Acid status condition. A Pokémon with the Gastro Acid status loses the benefit of its ability.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison	33				36			36
024		Arbok	Poison		Poison	42				44			44
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	35				35			35
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	35				35			35
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock	40		35	31	27	27
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison	44				49			49 36
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison	52				59			59 42
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison						34	34 31
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass	36				36			36 31
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass	46				46			46 31
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass					40			40
496		Servine	Grass		Grass					48			48
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass					56			56
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric					23			23
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric					23			23
603		Eelektrik	Electric		Electric					64			64
604		Eelektross	Electric		Electric								--
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
590		Foongus	Grass	Poison
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 Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
024		Arbok	Poison		Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔		✔
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass								✔	✔		✔		✔
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock								✔	✔		✔		✔
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison								✔	✔		✔		✔
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison											✔		✔
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass								✔	✔		✔		✔
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass								✔	✔		✔		✔
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass								✔	✔		✔		✔
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass											✔		✔
496		Servine	Grass		Grass											✔		✔
497		Serperior	Grass		Grass											✔		✔
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass													✔
512		Simisage	Grass		Grass													✔
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire													✔
514		Simisear	Fire		Fire													✔
515		Panpour	Water		Water													✔
516		Simipour	Water		Water													✔
536		Palpitoad	Water	Ground											✔		✔
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground											✔		✔
590		Foongus	Grass	Poison											✔		✔
591		Amoonguss	Grass	Poison											✔		✔
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric											✔		✔
596		Galvantula	Bug	Electric											✔		✔
603		Eelektrik	Electric		Electric											✔		✔
604		Eelektross	Electric		Electric											✔		✔
616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug											✔		✔
617		Accelgor	Bug		Bug											✔		✔
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire											✔		✔
660		Diggersby	Normal	Ground													✔
684		Swirlix	Fairy		Fairy													✔
685		Slurpuff	Fairy		Fairy													✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0455 Carnivine Grass Dream World - Dream Park Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Weepinbell
The user hurls gastric acid at the foe and prevents them from using its Ability.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Weepinbell jumps into the air and fires a stream of sticky liquid from its mouth at the opponent. The substance cancels the opponent's Ability even if it is washed off.
Sebastian's Weepinbell	Well Met, Weepinbell		Debut

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

Serperior
The foe's Ability is negated when it is hit from this move.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Serperior spits out pieces of acid which prevents the opponent from activating its Ability.
Monta's Serperior	The Birth of the Best Pokémon Trainer!		Debut

In other generations

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

• Gastro Acid is the only Poison-type Beauty move.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 胃液 Wèiyè French Suc Digestif German Magensäfte Greek Γαστρικό Οξύ Italian Gastroacido Korean 위액 Wiaek Brazilian Portuguese Ácido Gástrico Spanish Bilis

Variations of the move Worry Seed
Worry Seed • Entrainment • Simple Beam

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