Acid Spray

Essentials

Acid Spray

special

Generation 5

Summary

Lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 40; percentile 13.8
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20, up to 32 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: 100
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based

This move is blocked by Bulletproof.
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: 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.

: The user spits fluid that works to melt the target. This harshly lowers the target’s Sp. Def stat.

Foreign Names

Japanese: アシッドボム (ashiddobomu)
: アシッドボム
Korean: 애시드봄
Chinese: 酸液炸彈
: 酸液炸弹
French: Bombe Acide
German: Säurespeier
Spanish: Bomba Ácida
Italian: Acidobomba

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Acid Spray.

Pokémon

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

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

					Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
28	28	28	28	28	Ekans		Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve		Field Dragon	35	60	44	40	54	55	288
32	32	32	32	32	Arbok		Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve		Field Dragon	60	95	69	65	79	80	448
26	26	22	22	22	Tentacool		Clear Body Liquid Ooze Rain Dish		Water 3	40	40	35	50	100	70	335
26	26	22	22	22	Tentacruel		Clear Body Liquid Ooze Rain Dish		Water 3	80	70	65	80	120	100	515
			15	15	Alolan Grimer		Poison Touch Gluttony Power of Alchemy		Amorphous	80	80	50	40	50	25	325
			15	15	Alolan Muk		Poison Touch Gluttony Power of Alchemy		Amorphous	105	105	75	65	100	50	500
34	34	17	17	17	Gulpin		Liquid Ooze Sticky Hold Gluttony		Amorphous	70	43	53	43	53	40	302
38	38	17	17	17	Swalot		Liquid Ooze Sticky Hold Gluttony		Amorphous	100	73	83	73	83	55	467
32	32	32	19	19	Stunky		Stench Aftermath Keen Eye		Field	63	63	47	41	41	74	329
32	32	32	19	19	Skuntank		Stench Aftermath Keen Eye		Field	103	93	67	71	61	84	479
12	12	12	12	12	Trubbish		Stench Sticky Hold Aftermath		Mineral	50	50	62	40	62	65	329
12	12	12	12	12	Garbodor		Stench Weak Armor Aftermath		Mineral	80	95	82	60	82	75	474
49	49	49	49	49	Eelektrik		Levitate		Amorphous	65	85	70	75	70	40	405
—	—	—	—	—	Accelgor		Hydration Sticky Hold Unburden		Bug	80	70	40	100	60	145	495
			47	47	Nihilego		Beast Boost		Undiscovered	109	53	47	127	131	103	570
					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.
					Bellsprout		Chlorophyll Gluttony		Grass	50	75	35	70	30	40	300
					Grimer		Stench Sticky Hold Poison Touch		Amorphous	80	80	50	40	50	25	325
					Wooper		Damp Water Absorb Unaware		Water 1 Field	55	45	45	25	25	15	210
					Qwilfish		Poison Point Swift Swim Intimidate		Water 2	65	95	85	55	55	85	440
					Remoraid		Hustle Sniper Moody		Water 1 Water 2	35	65	35	65	35	65	300
					Carnivine		Levitate		Grass	74	100	72	90	72	46	454
					Scraggy		Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate		Field Dragon	50	75	70	35	70	48	348
					Ferroseed		Iron Barbs		Grass Mineral	44	50	91	24	86	10	305

23 Pokémon