Smog (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Poison
Category	Special
Power	30
Accuracy	70
PP	20 (max. 32)
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 1

Effects

Smog deals damage and has a 40% chance of poisoning the target.

Poison or Steel type Pokémon, those with the ability Immunity or those behind a Substitute cannot be poisoned.

Changes

In Generations 1-3, Smog is categorized as Physical.
In Generations 1-5, Smog has 20 base power.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Poisonium Z and uses its Z-Power, Smog turns into Acid Downpour and has base power 100.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Smog
Japanese	スモッグ (Smog)
German	Smog
French	Purédpois
Italian	Smog
Spanish	Polución
Korean	스모그
Chinese (Simplified)	浊雾
Chinese (Traditional)	濁霧

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	An attack that may poison the foe.
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.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The foe is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. It may also poison the target.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The target is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. It may also poison the target.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The target is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. This may also poison the target.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	The target is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. This may also poison the target.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The target is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. This may also poison the target.
Scarlet/Violet	The target is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. This may also poison the target.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Smog at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.