Acid Armor (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Poison
Category	Status
Power	—
Accuracy	—
PP	20 (max. 32)
Makes contact?	No
Introduced	Generation 1

Effects

Acid Armor raises the user's Defense by two stages.

Stats can be raised to a maximum of +6 stages each.

Changes

In Generations 1-5, Acid Armor has 40 PP.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Poisonium Z and uses its Z-Power, Acid Armor turns into Z-Acid Armor and eliminates any stat drops applied to the user, in addition to its usual effect as above.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets the user.

Other languages

English	Acid Armor
Japanese	とける (Tokeru)
German	Säurepanzer
French	Acidarmure
Italian	Scudo Acido
Spanish	Armadura Ácida
Korean	녹기
Chinese (Simplified)	溶化
Chinese (Traditional)	溶化

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	Sharply raises the user’s DEFENSE.
Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	Liquifies the user’s body to sharply raise DEFENSE.
FireRed/LeafGreen	The user alters its cells to liquefy itself and sharply raise DEFENSE.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The user alters its cellular structure to liquefy itself, sharply raising its Defense stat.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The user alters its cellular structure to liquefy itself, sharply raising its Defense stat.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The user alters its cellular structure to liquefy itself, sharply raising its Defense stat.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	The user alters its cellular structure to liquefy itself, sharply raising its Defense stat.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	The user alters its cellular structure to liquefy itself, sharply raising its Defense stat.
Scarlet/Violet	The user alters its cellular structure to liquefy itself, sharply boosting its Defense stat.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Acid Armor 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.