Smelling Salts (move)

Move data

Type Normal
Category Physical  Physical
Power 70
Accuracy 100
PP 10  (max. 16)
Makes contact? Yes
Introduced Generation 3

Effects

Smelling Salts deals damage, and hits with double power (140) if the target is paralyzed. However, it also cures the paralysis.

Changes

  • In Generations 3-5, Smelling Salts has 60 base power.
  • In Generations 3-5, this move's name is formatted as SmellingSalt.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Normalium Z and uses its Z-Power, Smelling Salts turns into Breakneck Blitz and has base power 140.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Smelling Salts
Japanese きつけ (Kitsuke)
German Riechsalz
French Stimulant
Italian Maniereforti
Spanish Estímulo
Korean 정신차리기
Chinese (Simplified) 清醒
Chinese (Traditional) 清醒

Game descriptions

Ruby​/​Sapphire
Emerald
Powerful against paralyzed foes, but also heals them.
FireRed​/​LeafGreen Doubly effective on a paralyzed foe, but it also cures the foe’s paralysis.
Diamond​/​Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold​/​SoulSilver
This attack inflicts double damage on a paralyzed foe. It also cures the foe’s paralysis, however.
Black​/​White
Black 2​/​White 2
This attack inflicts double damage on a target with paralysis. It also cures the target’s paralysis, however.
X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
This attack inflicts double damage on a target with paralysis. This also cures the target’s paralysis, however.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
This attack’s power is doubled when used on a target with paralysis. This also cures the target’s paralysis, however.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.
Scarlet​/​Violet This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Smelling Salts at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Makuhita Makuhita
#0296 / Fighting
Level 28
Hariyama Hariyama
#0297 / Fighting
Level 30

Learnt by breeding

These Pokémon can learn Smelling Salts as an egg move. Their breeding groups are also shown for reference.

Torchic Torchic
#0255 / Fire
Field
Aron Aron
#0304 / Steel · Rock
Monster
Lairon Lairon
#0305 / Steel · Rock
Monster
Aggron Aggron
#0306 / Steel · Rock
Monster