Acid
- Non-contact — Damaging moves that don’t make contact (status moves excluded). The attacker takes no damage from Rough Skin, Iron Barbs or Rocky Helmet.
Values in Gen 9
Pow
40
Acc
100
PP
30
Priority
0
Range
Spread
Effect
Opposing Pokémon are attacked with a spray of harsh acid. This may also lower their Sp. Def stats.
Effects & flags
10% chance: SpD↓
Changes by generation
Newest first. Periods with identical values are grouped; bold values changed from the previous (older) period.
| Generation | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokémon ChampionsNot available | — | |||||
| Gen 4–9 | Poison | Spec | 40 | 100 | 30 | 0 |
| Gen 1–3 | Poison | Phys | 40 | 100 | 30 | 0 |
Type
Super effective (×2)
GrassFairy
Not very effective (×½)
PoisonGroundRockGhost
No effect (×0)
Steel
Moves of the same type
Pokémon that learn this move20 Pokémon
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FAQ
What type is Acid?
Acid is a Poison-type Spec move.
What does Acid do?
Opposing Pokémon are attacked with a spray of harsh acid. This may also lower their Sp. Def stats.
What are Acid's power, accuracy and PP?
Power 40, accuracy 100, PP 30.
Which Pokémon can learn Acid?
20 Pokémon can learn it, e.g. Ekans, Arbok, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Tentacool.