Essentials

Smog

poison Special

Generation 1

Summary

Has a 40% chance to poison the target.

Damage Dealt

  • bug 1
  • dark 1
  • dragon 1
  • electric 1
  • fighting 1
  • fire 1
  • flying 1
  • ghost ½
  • grass 2
  • ground ½
  • ice 1
  • normal 1
  • poison ½
  • psychic 1
  • rock ½
  • steel 0
  • water 1
  • ??? 1

Stats

Power
20 — 9.0 percentile
Accuracy
70% ≈ 14.0 power
PP
20, up to 32 with PP Up PP Up
Target
Selected Pokémon
Effect chance
40
Priority
0 (normal)

Flags

  • Makes contact
  • Blocked by Detect and Protect
  • Reflectable with Magic Coat
  • Snatchable
  • Rolls accuracy
  • Flinches with King's Rock

Machines

Generation 1
Not a TM
Generation 2
Not a TM
Generation 3
Not a TM
Generation 4
Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Has a 40% chance to poison the target.

Categories

  • Regular damage at target
  • Poison at target

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 2
Gold, Silver, Crystal

An attack that may poison the foe.

Generation 3
Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald

An exhaust-gas attack that may also poison.

FireRed, LeafGreen

The foe is attacked with exhaust gases. It may also poison the foe.

Generation 4
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver

The foe is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. It may also poison the target.

Foreign Names

Japanese
スモッグ (sumoggu)
French
Purédpois
German
Smog
Spanish
Polución
Italian
Smog

Contests

Generation 3 Contest

Type
tough
Appeal
♡
Jam
♥♥♥
Flavor text
Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Use after
None
Use before

Generation 4 Super Contest

Type
tough
Appeal
♡♡♡
Flavor text
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Smog.

Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Poison Sting poison Physical 35 15 100%

Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
Sludge poison Special 20 65 100%

Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
Sludge Bomb poison Special 10 90 100%

Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
Poison Jab poison Physical 20 80 100%

Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
Gunk Shot poison Physical 5 120 70%

Has a 30% chance to poison the target.

Pokémon

Poison Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Smog's Special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

Red, Blue Yellow Generation 2 Generation 3 Generation 4 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
— — 9 9 6 Koffing Koffing poison Levitate ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 40 65 95 60 45 35 340
— — — — — Weezing Weezing poison Levitate ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 65 90 120 85 70 60 490
52 52 — — — Magmar Magmar fire Flame Body ¾ male, ¼ female Humanshape 65 95 57 100 85 93 495
42 42 42 57 Flareon Flareon fire Flash Fire ⅞ male, ⅛ female Ground 65 130 60 95 110 65 525
— — — Slugma Slugma fire Magma Armor
Flame Body 		½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 40 40 40 70 40 20 250
— — — Magcargo Magcargo fire rock Magma Armor
Flame Body 		½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 50 50 120 80 80 30 410
13 13 9 Houndour Houndour dark fire Early Bird
Flash Fire 		½ male, ½ female Ground 45 60 30 80 50 65 330
13 13 — Houndoom Houndoom dark fire Early Bird
Flash Fire 		½ male, ½ female Ground 75 90 50 110 80 95 500
13 13 — Magby Magby fire Flame Body ¾ male, ¼ female No Eggs 45 75 37 70 55 83 365
4 4 Torkoal Torkoal fire White Smoke ½ male, ½ female Ground 70 85 140 85 70 20 470
— Magmortar Magmortar fire Flame Body ¾ male, ¼ female Humanshape 75 95 67 125 95 83 540
Red, Blue Yellow Generation 2 Generation 3 Generation 4 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
Gulpin Gulpin poison Liquid Ooze
Sticky Hold 		½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 70 43 53 43 53 40 302
Stunky Stunky poison dark Stench
Aftermath 		½ male, ½ female Ground 63 63 47 41 41 74 329

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