Smelling Salts (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Normal
Category	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

User

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.