Smog (move)

Move data

Type	Poison
Category	Special
Power	30
Accuracy	70
PP	20 (max. 32)
Introduced	Generation 1

Effects

Smog deals damage and has a 40% chance of poisoning the target.

Poison or Steel type Pokémon, those with the ability Immunity or those behind a Substitute cannot be poisoned.

Changes

In Generations 1-5, Smog has base power 20.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Poisonium Z and uses its Z-Power, Smog turns into Acid Downpour and has base power 100.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokemon.

Game descriptions

Gold/Silver Crystal	An attack that may poison the foe.
Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	An exhaust-gas attack that may also poison.
FireRed/LeafGreen	The foe is attacked with exhaust gases. It may also poison the foe.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver	The foe is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. It may also poison the target.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	The target is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. It may also poison the target.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	The target is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. This may also poison the target.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	The target is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. This may also poison the target.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Smog 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.