Corrosion (Ability)

Corrosion	ふしょく
	Corrosion
Flavor text Generation VII The Pokémon can poison the target even if it's a Steel or Poison type. Generation VIII The Pokémon can poison the target even if it's a Steel or Poison type. Generation IX The Pokémon can poison the target even if it's a Steel or Poison type.

Corrosion (Japanese: ふしょく Corrosion) is an Ability introduced in Generation VII. Prior to Generation IX, it was the signature Ability of Salandit and Salazzle.

Effect

In battle

	This Ability effect may be in need of research. Reason: - does Corrosion + G-Max Stun Shock still do 50%-50% between paralyze/poison on both Steel and Poison opponents - user with Corrosion poisoned + Psycho Shift onto Steel/Poison opponent - Can Baneful Bunker poison a Poison-type if it makes contact with the user, and the user has Corrosion? You can discuss this on the talk page.

Corrosion allows the user to inflict poison on Pokémon regardless of type, allowing them to poison Poison- and Steel-type Pokémon. (It has no effect on Steel-type Pokémon's immunity to Poison-type damaging moves.)

A Pokémon with Corrosion can poison Poison- and Steel-type Pokémon if it uses Fling while holding a Toxic Orb or a Poison Barb. If a Pokémon with Corrosion uses G-Max Malodor, it can poison Pokémon on the target's side of the field even if they are Poison- or Steel-type (despite Steel-type Pokémon being immune to Poison-type moves). If a Poison- or Steel-type Pokémon with Corrosion holds a Toxic Orb, it will badly poison itself.

Corrosion cannot bypass moves or Abilities that prevent poisoning, such as Safeguard or Immunity. This Ability has no effect on Toxic Spikes.

If the Pokémon with this Ability uses Magic Coat to reflect a status move that inflicts poison, the reflected move will be able to poison Poison- or Steel-type Pokémon. Conversely, moves used by a Pokémon with Corrosion that are reflected by Magic Coat or Magic Bounce do not retain the ability to poison Poison- or Steel-type Pokémon. If a Poison- or Steel-type Pokémon with this Ability poisons a target with Synchronize, Synchronize does not gain the ability to poison Poison- or Steel-type Pokémon.

Outside of battle

Corrosion has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Corrosion

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0757		Salandit	Poison	Fire	Corrosion	None	Oblivious
0758		Salazzle	Poison	Fire	Corrosion	None	Oblivious
0969		Glimmet	Rock	Poison	Toxic Debris	None	Corrosion
0970		Glimmora	Rock	Poison	Toxic Debris	None	Corrosion
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 腐蝕 Fuhsihk Mandarin 腐蝕 / 腐蚀 Fǔshí French Corrosion German Korrosion Italian Corrosione Korean 부식 Busik Russian Коррозия Korroziya Spanish Corrosión Vietnamese Ăn Mòn

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