Acid (move)
Acid ようかいえき Corrosive Liquid | ||||||||||||
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Acid (Japanese: ようかいえき Corrosive Liquid) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
Generation I
Acid inflicts damage and has a 33.2% chance of lowering the target's Defense stat by one stage.
Generations II and III
Acid inflicts damage to all adjacent opponents.
Acid now has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Defense stat by one stage.
Generation IV onwards
Acid now has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense by one stage instead.
In Triple Battles, Acid only targets adjacent opponents.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Level | ||||||||||
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I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0023 | Field | Dragon | 38 | 37 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20SMUSUM 8PE |
20BDSP | 20 | |||
0024 | Field | Dragon | 47 | 43 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20SMUSUM 1, 9PE |
20BDSP | 20 | |||
0043 | |
Grass | 24 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9SMUSUM 8PE |
4 | 4 | |||
0044 | |
Grass | 28 | 24 | 24 | 1, 9 | 1, 9 | 1, 9 | 1, 9SMUSUM 1, 8PE |
1 | 1 | |||
0045 | |
Grass | 1 | 1PE | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
0069 | |
Grass | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23SMUSUM 12PE |
23BDSP | 23 | |||
0070 | |
Grass | 29 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24SMUSUM 1, 12PE |
24BDSP | 24 | |||
0071 | |
Grass | 1 | 1PE | 1BDSP | |||||||||
0072 | |
Water 3 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12XY 10ORAS |
10SMUSUM 13PE |
4 | 4 | |||
0073 | |
Water 3 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12XY 1, 10ORAS |
1, 10SMUSUM 1, 13PE |
1 | 1 | |||
0079 | Slowpoke
Galarian Form |
Monster | Water 1 | 6SwSh | 6 | |||||||||
0080 | Slowbro
Galarian Form |
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Monster | Water 1 | 1SwSh | 1 | ||||||||
0108 | Monster | 10PE | ||||||||||||
0182 | Grass | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
0199 | Slowking
Galarian Form |
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Monster | Water 1 | 1SwSh | 1 | ||||||||
0345 | |
Water 3 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8XY 5ORAS |
5 | 4 | ||||||
0346 | |
Water 3 | 1, 15 | 1, 8 | 1, 8 | 1, 8XY 1, 5ORAS |
1, 5 | 1 | ||||||
0535 | Water 1 | 4SwSh | ||||||||||||
0536 | |
Water 1 | 1SwSh | |||||||||||
0537 | |
Water 1 | 36 | 36 | 1, Evo. | 1SwSh | ||||||||
0603 | Amorphous | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||
0604 | Amorphous | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
0616 | Bug | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4SwSh | |||||||||
0617 | Bug | 1SwSh | ||||||||||||
0690 | |
Water 1 | Dragon | 15 | 15 | 5SwSh | 5 | |||||||
0691 | |
Water 1 | Dragon | 15 | 15 | 1SwSh | 1 | |||||||
0793 | |
No Eggs Discovered | 1 | 5SwSh | ||||||||||
0803 | No Eggs Discovered | 1USUM | 1SwSh | |||||||||||
0804 | |
No Eggs Discovered | 1USUM | 1SwSh | ||||||||||
0848 | |
No Eggs Discovered | 1SwSh | 1 | ||||||||||
0849 | Toxtricity
Amped Form |
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Human-Like | 1SwSh | 1 | |||||||||
0849 | Toxtricity
Low Key Form |
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Human-Like | 1SwSh | 1 | |||||||||
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 | Parent Egg Groups |
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II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0213 | |
Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0331 | Grass | Human-Like | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔BDSP | ✔* | ||||
0607 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
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. |
Special move
Generation VII
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0607 | |
Amorphous | Island Scan - Hau'oli CemeterySM | |||
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
Acid deals damage and lowers the target's Sp. Defense by one stage (Defense stat in Red and Blue Rescue Team). This move is affected by the Muzzled status condition the Rescue Team and Explorers series.
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Pokémon GO
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Updates
- Gyms & Raids
- July 30, 2016
- Energy boost: 7 → 10
- February 16, 2017
- Energy boost: 10 → 9
- Duration: 1.05 → 1.3 seconds
- Damage window: 0.85 - 1.05 → 0.4 - 0.6 seconds
- February 21, 2017
- Power: 10 → 9
- Energy boost: 9 → 8
- Duration: 1.3 → 0.8 seconds
Pokémon Rumble Rush
Pokémon Masters EX
Regular move
Category | Cost in MG slots |
MP | Power at each move level | Accuracy | Target | Effect tag(s) |
Additional effect(s) | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
Special | File:Move gauge one slot.png | — | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 100% | All opponents | — | Has a chance (10%) of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stat rank.* |
Learnset | |||||||||||
Playable sync pair(s) | Type | Role | Sync pair's related passive skill(s)* | ||||||||
Ariana & Arbok | Poison |
Tech |
On a Roll 9: Raises the chance of lowering stat values with the additional effects of moves. (Applies to the user's moves only; chance increases to 100%) Attack Trap 4: Has a chance (50%) of leaving the target trapped when the user’s attack move against it is successful.* | ||||||||
Iris (Fall 2022) & Naganadel | Poison |
Tech |
Toxic Chance 2: Has a chance (30%) of leaving the target poisoned when a move targeting that opponent is successful.* (Applies to the user's moves only) | ||||||||
Jessie & Arbok | Poison |
Special Strike |
Toxic Power 5: Powers up the user’s moves when the target is poisoned or badly poisoned. (Powers up by percentage = 50%) | ||||||||
Steven & Cradily (Direct link) | Rock |
Tech |
On a Roll 4: Raises the chance of lowering stat values with the additional effects of moves. (Applies to the user's moves only; chance increases to 50%) |
Prepare for Trouble Acid | ||||||||||||
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Playable sync pair |
Role | Category | Power at each move level | Target | Effect tag |
Additional effect(s) | ||||||
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Jessie & Arbok |
Special Strike |
Special | 250 | 262 | 275 | 287 | 300 | An opponent | — | No additional effect. |
Description
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In the anime
The user spits out acid from its mouth. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Ekans spits a black acid from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
Jessie's Ekans | Pokémon Shipwreck | Debut | |
Arbok spits a black or purple acid from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
Jessie's Arbok | Pokémon Double Trouble | None | |
Gloom fires a ball of violet acid from its mouth at the opponent. It can also fire multiple balls, one after the other. | |||
Multiple wild Gloom | Bucking the Treasure Trend! | None | |
Shelmet releases a stream of violet acid from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
Bianca's Shelmet | Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader! | None | |
Eelektross releases a short stream of violet acid from its mouth at the opponent. The acid lands in front of the opponent and releases a light gray smoke that rises around the opponent, choking it. | |||
Emmet's Eelektross | Lost at the Stamp Rally! | None | |
Dragalge releases a stream of violet acid from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
Two wild Dragalge | An Undersea Place to Call Home! | None | |
Seismitoad releases a stream of violet acid from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
A wild Seismitoad | Everybody's Doing the Underground Shuffle! | None | |
Low Key Form Toxtricity releases a stream of violet acid from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
Pokémon hunter's Toxtricity | HZ035 | None |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
The user spits out acid from its mouth. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Arbok spits out a thick venom from its mouth at the opponent that melts anything it touches. | |||
Koga's Arbok | That Awful Arbok! | Debut | |
Ekans spits out a thick venom from its mouth at the opponent that melts anything. | |||
Harry's Ekans | Ekans the Ecstasy | None | |
Gloom spits out a thick venom from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
Ariana's Gloom | Pleased as Punch With Parasect | None |
In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
MD: Red and Blue | MD:Time, Darkness, andSky | MD: GTI | SMD |
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Trivia
- Acid, as a Poison-type move, normally has no effect on Steel-type Pokémon, despite the fact that real-life acids react very strongly with most metals.
In other languages
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Spin-off series games
Prepare for Trouble Acid
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Variations of the move Acid | ||
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This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games. |
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- Moves in Pokémon Rumble Rush
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- Moves that can lower the target's Defense
- Moves that can lower the target's Special Defense
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