Acid Spray in Pokémon Sword & Shield
Poison-type special move in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
Move text
The user spits fluid that works to melt the target. This harshly lowers the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Move details
Introduced
Power
Accuracy
PP
Priority
Makes contact?
Machine
Learners
Learners
 Wooper Galar #100 |   | Egg |
 Quagsire Galar #101 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
Quagsire Galar #101 | | Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. |
Quagsire Galar #101 | | Learn as Wooper, then retain through evolution. |
 Remoraid Galar #148 | | Egg |
 Octillery Galar #149 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
Octillery Galar #149 | | Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. |
Octillery Galar #149 | | Learn as Remoraid, then retain through evolution. |
 Ferroseed Galar #189 |   | Egg |
 Ferrothorn Galar #190 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
Ferrothorn Galar #190 | | Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. |
Ferrothorn Galar #190 | | Learn as Ferroseed, then retain through evolution. |
 Scraggy Galar #224 |   | Egg |
 Scrafty Galar #225 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
Scrafty Galar #225 | | Nursery sharing: leave two Pokémon of the same species together, with an empty move slot on the recipient. |
Scrafty Galar #225 | | Learn as Scraggy, then retain through evolution. |
 Qwilfish Galar #304 |  | Egg |
 Tentacool Armor #40 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
 Tentacruel Armor #41 | | Import from an eligible earlier game through Pokémon HOME; Bank/Transporter where required. The Battle Ready symbol removes these imported moves. Later games use separate HOME movesets. |
Related
| Move | Type | Class | TM/TR | Power | Acc. | PP | Pokémon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Opposing Pokémon are attacked with a spray of harsh acid. This may also lower their Sp. Def stats. | |  | - | 40 | 100 | 30 | 33 |
| Acid Armor The user alters its cellular structure to liquefy itself, sharply raising its Defense stat. | |  | - | - | - | 20 | 94 |
| Baneful Bunker In addition to protecting the user from attacks, this move also poisons any attacker that makes direct contact. | | | - | - | - | 10 | 1 |
| Belch The user lets out a damaging belch at the target. The user must eat a held Berry to use this move. | | | - | 120 | 90 | 10 | 51 |
| Clear Smog The user attacks the target by throwing a clump of special mud. All stat changes are returned to normal. | | | - | 50 | - | 15 | 33 |
| Coil The user coils up and concentrates. This raises its Attack and Defense stats as well as its accuracy. | | | - | - | - | 20 | 11 |
| Corrosive Gas The user surrounds everything around it with highly acidic gas and melts away items they hold. | | | - | - | 100 | 40 | 19 |
| Cross Poison A slashing attack with a poisonous blade that may also poison the target. Critical hits land more easily. | |  | 70 | 100 | 20 | 29 | |
| Gastro Acid The user hurls up its stomach acids on the target. The fluid eliminates the effect of the target’s Ability. | | | - | - | 100 | 10 | 31 |
| Gunk Shot The user shoots filthy garbage at the target to attack. This may also poison the target. | | | 120 | 80 | 5 | 58 | |
| Poison Fang The user bites the target with toxic fangs. This may also leave the target badly poisoned. | | | - | 50 | 100 | 15 | 33 |
| Poison Gas A cloud of poison gas is sprayed in the face of opposing Pokémon, poisoning those it hits. | | | - | - | 90 | 40 | 14 |
| Poison Jab The target is stabbed with a tentacle, arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target. | | | 80 | 100 | 20 | 136 | |
| Poison Powder The user scatters a cloud of poisonous dust that poisons the target. | | | - | - | 75 | 35 | 23 |
| Poison Sting The user stabs the target with a poisonous stinger. This may also poison the target. | | | - | 15 | 100 | 35 | 27 |
| Poison Tail The user hits the target with its tail. This may also poison the target. Critical hits land more easily. | | | - | 50 | 100 | 25 | 22 |
| Purify The user heals the target’s status condition. If the move succeeds, it also restores the user’s own HP. | | | - | - | - | 20 | 1 |
| Shell Side Arm This move inflicts physical or special damage, whichever will be more effective. This may also poison the target. | | | - | 90 | 100 | 10 | 1 |
| Sludge Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. This may also poison the target. | | | - | 65 | 100 | 20 | 17 |
| Sludge Bomb Unsanitary sludge is hurled at the target. This may also poison the target. | | | 90 | 100 | 10 | 140 | |
| Sludge Wave The user strikes everything around it by swamping the area with a giant sludge wave. This may also poison those hit. | | | 95 | 100 | 10 | 77 | |
| Smog The target is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. This may also poison the target. | | | - | 30 | 70 | 20 | 20 |
| Toxic A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn. | | | - | - | 90 | 10 | 658 |
| Toxic Spikes The user lays a trap of poison spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will poison opposing Pokémon that switch into battle. | | | - | - | 20 | 43 | |
| Venom Drench Opposing Pokémon are drenched in an odd poisonous liquid. This lowers the Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed stats of a poisoned target. | | | - | 100 | 20 | 51 | |
| Venoshock The user drenches the target in a special poisonous liquid. This move’s power is doubled if the target is poisoned. | | | 65 | 100 | 10 | 78 |
