Acid Spray (move)

Acid Spray アシッドボム Acid Bomb

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Battles Type  Poison Category  Special PP  20 (max. 32) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation V 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  Beautiful Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  1 ♥ Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

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

Acid Spray (Japanese: アシッドボム Acid Bomb) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation V. It is considered to be a more effective version of Acid, due to their similar effect.

Effect

Acid Spray inflicts damage and lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.

Gen VI

Acid Spray has no effect on opponents with the Bulletproof ability.

Description

Games Description The user spits fluid that works to melt the target. This harshly reduces the target's Sp. Def stat. The user spits fluid that works to melt the target. This harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison	28			28
024		Arbok	Poison		Poison	32			32
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	26			26 22
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	26			26 22
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison	34			34 17
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison	38			38 17
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark	32			32
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark	32			32
568		Trubbish	Poison		Poison	12			12
569		Garbodor	Poison		Poison	12			12
603		Eelektrik	Electric		Electric	49			49
617		Accelgor	Bug		Bug	1, 4			1, 4
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
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison
194		Wooper	Water	Ground
211		Qwilfish*	Water	Poison
223		Remoraid*	Water		Water
597		Ferroseed	Grass	Steel
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

Garbodor
The user spits fluid that works to melt the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Garbodor fires multiple globs of orange acid from the pipes on its right hand at the opponent.
A wild Garbodor	Lost at the League!		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Trubbish Accelgor
The user fires acid at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Trubbish opens its mouth and releases a stream of foul liquid from its mouth at the opponent.
Geoff's Trubbish	A Direct Attack and a Daunting Defense		Debut
	Accelgor covers its opponent in an acidic liquid shot from its mouth. Accelgor can choose how much of the liquid it releases at once.
Alder's Accelgor	A New Perspective		None

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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 酸液爆彈 Suānyè Bàodàn French Bombe Acide German Säurespeier Italian Acidobomba Korean 애시드봄 Acid Bomb Portuguese Brazil Bomba Ácida Portugal Bomba Ácida Spanish Bomba Ácida

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