Acid Spray
PoisonAcid Spray is a Poison-type special attack. It has 40 base power, 100% accuracy, 20 PP and targets a single adjacent target.
Technical data
- Type
- Poison
- Category
- special
- Power
- 40
- Accuracy
- 100
- PP
- 20
- Priority
- 0
- Target
- adjacent
- Contact
- No
- Spread
- No
- Protect blocks
- Yes
- Wide Guard blocks
- No
Competitive value
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.
How to learn it
Pokémon that can learn or be taught this move, by method.
Level-up40 Pokémon
Glimmora Mega
Goodra Hisui
Goodra
Glimmora
Flapple
Garbodor
Flapple Gmax
Toxapex
Garbodor Gmax
Arbok
TM / HM93 Pokémon
- Glimmora Mega
Dragalge Mega
Eelektross Mega- Goodra Hisui
Gengar Mega
Scrafty Mega- Goodra
Venusaur Mega- Glimmora
Venusaur Gmax
Gengar Gmax
Gengar
Armarouge
Victreebel Mega
Dragalge
Slowking Galar
Venusaur
Bellibolt- Flapple
Eelektross
Scrafty
Slowbro Galar- Flapple Gmax
Sneasler
Toxicroak
Salazzle- Toxapex
Victreebel
Vileplume
Salazzle Totem
Qwilfish- Arbok
Qwilfish Hisui
Ariados
Egg move (breeding)11 Pokémon
- Qwilfish
- Qwilfish Hisui
Pokémon that use this move
107 Pokémon, sorted by usage
- Glimmora Mega
- Dragalge Mega
- Eelektross Mega
- Goodra Hisui
- Gengar Mega
- Scrafty Mega
- Goodra
- Venusaur Mega
- Glimmora
- Venusaur Gmax
- Gengar Gmax
- Gengar
- Armarouge
- Victreebel Mega
- Dragalge
- Slowking Galar
- Venusaur
- Bellibolt
- Flapple
- Garbodor
- Eelektross
- Scrafty
- Slowbro Galar
- Flapple Gmax
- Sneasler
- Toxicroak
- Salazzle
- Toxapex
- Victreebel
- Garbodor Gmax
- Vileplume
- Salazzle Totem
- Qwilfish
- Arbok
- Qwilfish Hisui
- Ariados
What this move does
Acid Spray is a Poison-type special attack. It has 40 base power, 100% accuracy, 20 PP and targets a single adjacent target. Acid Spray is a Poison-type special attack. It has 40 base power, 100% accuracy, 20 PP and targets a single adjacent target.
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder.
When to consider it
Consider Acid Spray when its type and power cover targets your team otherwise struggles with. Single-target attacks are reliable and do not risk your own partner, but they can be redirected by Follow Me or Rage Powder. Evaluate the move alongside your team's speed tiers and overall coverage.
How to evaluate it in team building
In team building, Acid Spray is usually a coverage or primary STAB option. It shines when your team already has speed control or when it patches a matchup hole. Compare it with alternative moves of the same type and category to decide whether the extra power, accuracy or side effect justifies the slot over a more defensive option.
Common mistakes
Common mistakes with Acid Spray include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Forgetting that Protect and Detect can block it, wasting a key turn. Spamming it predictably and letting the opponent switch into a resist. Not considering how redirectors like Follow Me and Rage Powder change targeting.
VGC interactions
Protect and Detect block this move. These interactions are situational, so test them in the team builder and matchup analyzer before committing to the moveslot.
Related tools and guides
Use the tools below to test Acid Spray in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.
VGC interactions
- Protect / Detect: blocks this move.
- Wide Guard: does not block this move.
- Follow Me / Rage Powder: spread moves are not redirected.
- Quick Guard: no effect (non-priority).
Frequently asked questions
＋Is Acid Spray good in ChampionsVGC?
A coverage or STAB option worth comparing with alternatives of the same type in the team builder. It is blocked by Protect and Detect, which can waste a key turn if predicted.
＋Is Acid Spray blocked by Protect?
Yes, Acid Spray is blocked by Protect and Detect.