Skitter Smack (move)

Move data

Type Bug
Category Physical  Physical
Power 70
Accuracy 90
PP 10  (max. 16)
Makes contact? Yes
Introduced Generation 8

Machine/Record

Scarlet​/​Violet TM219

Effects

The user skitters behind the target to attack. This also lowers the target’s Sp. Atk stat.

Skitter Smack is a tutor move available in The Isle of Armor DLC.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Skitter Smack
Japanese はいよるいちげき
German Krabbelkracher
French Ravage Rampant
Italian Strisciacolpo
Spanish Golpe Rastrero
Korean 엄습하는일격
Chinese (Simplified) 爬击
Chinese (Traditional) 爬擊

Game descriptions

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 The user skitters behind the target to attack. This also lowers the target’s Sp. Atk stat.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Skitter Smack 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.

Tarountula Tarountula
#0917 / Bug
Level 44
Spidops Spidops
#0918 / Bug
Level 49
Tinkatink Tinkatink
#0957 / Fairy · Steel
Level 47
Tinkatuff Tinkatuff
#0958 / Fairy · Steel
Level 47
Tinkaton Tinkaton
#0959 / Fairy · Steel
Level 47

Learnt by TM

Ekans Ekans
#0023 / Poison
Arbok Arbok
#0024 / Poison
Venonat Venonat
#0048 / Bug · Poison
Venomoth Venomoth
#0049 / Bug · Poison
Persian Persian
#0053 / Normal
Alolan Persian Persian
Alolan Persian
#0053 / Dark
Tentacruel Tentacruel
#0073 / Water · Poison
Gastly Gastly
#0092 / Ghost · Poison
Haunter Haunter
#0093 / Ghost · Poison
Gengar Gengar
#0094 / Ghost · Poison
Scyther Scyther
#0123 / Bug · Flying
Mew Mew
#0151 / Psychic
Spinarak Spinarak
#0167 / Bug · Poison
Ariados Ariados
#0168 / Bug · Poison
Yanma Yanma
#0193 / Bug · Flying
Dunsparce Dunsparce
#0206 / Normal
Gligar Gligar
#0207 / Ground · Flying
Scizor Scizor
#0212 / Bug · Steel
Heracross Heracross
#0214 / Bug · Fighting
Surskit Surskit
#0283 / Bug · Water
Masquerain Masquerain
#0284 / Bug · Flying
Sableye Sableye
#0302 / Dark · Ghost
Volbeat Volbeat
#0313 / Bug
Illumise Illumise
#0314 / Bug
Cacnea Cacnea
#0331 / Grass
Cacturne Cacturne
#0332 / Grass · Dark
Seviper Seviper
#0336 / Poison
Milotic Milotic
#0350 / Water
Shuppet Shuppet
#0353 / Ghost
Banette Banette
#0354 / Ghost
Duskull Duskull
#0355 / Ghost
Dusclops Dusclops
#0356 / Ghost
Kricketot Kricketot
#0401 / Bug
Kricketune Kricketune
#0402 / Bug
Combee Combee
#0415 / Bug · Flying
Vespiquen Vespiquen
#0416 / Bug · Flying
Shellos Shellos
#0422 / Water
Gastrodon Gastrodon
#0423 / Water · Ground
Yanmega Yanmega
#0469 / Bug · Flying
Gliscor Gliscor
#0472 / Ground · Flying
Dusknoir Dusknoir
#0477 / Ghost
Giratina (Altered Forme) Giratina
Altered Forme
#0487 / Ghost · Dragon
Giratina (Origin Forme) Giratina
Origin Forme
#0487 / Ghost · Dragon
Sewaddle Sewaddle
#0540 / Bug · Grass
Swadloon Swadloon
#0541 / Bug · Grass
Leavanny Leavanny
#0542 / Bug · Grass
Sandile Sandile
#0551 / Ground · Dark
Krokorok Krokorok
#0552 / Ground · Dark
Krookodile Krookodile
#0553 / Ground · Dark
Zorua Zorua
#0570 / Dark
Hisuian Zorua Zorua
Hisuian Zorua
#0570 / Normal · Ghost
Zoroark Zoroark
#0571 / Dark
Hisuian Zoroark Zoroark
Hisuian Zoroark
#0571 / Normal · Ghost
Joltik Joltik
#0595 / Bug · Electric
Galvantula Galvantula
#0596 / Bug · Electric
Litwick Litwick
#0607 / Ghost · Fire
Lampent Lampent
#0608 / Ghost · Fire
Chandelure Chandelure
#0609 / Ghost · Fire
Larvesta Larvesta
#0636 / Bug · Fire
Volcarona Volcarona
#0637 / Bug · Fire
Vivillon Vivillon
#0666 / Bug · Flying
Goomy Goomy
#0704 / Dragon
Sliggoo Sliggoo
#0705 / Dragon
Hisuian Sliggoo Sliggoo
Hisuian Sliggoo
#0705 / Steel · Dragon
Goodra Goodra
#0706 / Dragon
Hisuian Goodra Goodra
Hisuian Goodra
#0706 / Steel · Dragon
Klefki Klefki
#0707 / Steel · Fairy
Phantump Phantump
#0708 / Ghost · Grass
Trevenant Trevenant
#0709 / Ghost · Grass
Hoopa (Hoopa Confined) Hoopa
Hoopa Confined
#0720 / Psychic · Ghost
Hoopa (Hoopa Unbound) Hoopa
Hoopa Unbound
#0720 / Psychic · Dark
Decidueye Decidueye
#0724 / Grass · Ghost
Grubbin Grubbin
#0736 / Bug
Charjabug Charjabug
#0737 / Bug · Electric
Vikavolt Vikavolt
#0738 / Bug · Electric
Cutiefly Cutiefly
#0742 / Bug · Fairy
Ribombee Ribombee
#0743 / Bug · Fairy
Dewpider Dewpider
#0751 / Water · Bug
Araquanid Araquanid
#0752 / Water · Bug
Fomantis Fomantis
#0753 / Grass
Lurantis Lurantis
#0754 / Grass
Salandit Salandit
#0757 / Poison · Fire
Salazzle Salazzle
#0758 / Poison · Fire
Inteleon Inteleon
#0818 / Water
Chewtle Chewtle
#0833 / Water
Drednaw Drednaw
#0834 / Water · Rock
Silicobra Silicobra
#0843 / Ground
Snom Snom
#0872 / Ice · Bug
Frosmoth Frosmoth
#0873 / Ice · Bug
Kleavor Kleavor
#0900 / Bug · Rock
Tarountula Tarountula
#0917 / Bug
Spidops Spidops
#0918 / Bug
Nymble Nymble
#0919 / Bug
Lokix Lokix
#0920 / Bug · Dark
Shroodle Shroodle
#0944 / Poison · Normal
Grafaiai Grafaiai
#0945 / Poison · Normal
Toedscruel Toedscruel
#0949 / Ground · Grass
Klawf Klawf
#0950 / Rock
Rellor Rellor
#0953 / Bug
Rabsca Rabsca
#0954 / Bug · Psychic
Tinkatink Tinkatink
#0957 / Fairy · Steel
Tinkatuff Tinkatuff
#0958 / Fairy · Steel
Tinkaton Tinkaton
#0959 / Fairy · Steel
Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form) Dudunsparce
Two-Segment Form
#0982 / Normal

Learnt by breeding

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

Nymble Nymble
#0919 / Bug
Bug
Lokix Lokix
#0920 / Bug · Dark
Bug