Poison · Status move · Gen 1
Acid Armor
Acid Armor is a Poison-type status move introduced in Generation 1. It never misses and has 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 42 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Poison
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
Raises the user's Defense by 2. Raises the user's Defense by 2 stages.
- Targets
- The user
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (33 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (9 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (18 Pokémon)
Pokémon that learn Acid Armor
42 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tentacool | Water/Poison | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Tentacruel | Water/Poison | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Grimer | Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Alolan Grimer | Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Muk | Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Alolan Muk | Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Vaporeon | Water | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 |
 Slugma | Fire | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Magcargo | Fire/Rock | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Gulpin | Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
 Swalot | Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 |
 Shellos | Water | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
 Gastrodon | Water/Ground | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
 Phione | Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Manaphy | Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Solosis | Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Duosion | Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Reuniclus | Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Vanillite | Ice | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
 Vanillish | Ice | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
 Vanilluxe | Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | |
 Frillish | Water/Ghost | 5–8 | |||
 Jellicent | Water/Ghost | 5–8 | |||
 Litwick | Ghost/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Lampent | Ghost/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Chandelure | Ghost/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 |
 Cryogonal | Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
 Shelmet | Bug | 5–8 | |||
 Accelgor | Bug | 5–8 | |||
 Skrelp | Poison/Water | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
 Dragalge | Poison/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | |
 Goomy | Dragon | 6–7 | |||
 Sliggoo | Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |
 Hisuian Sliggoo | Steel/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |
 Goodra | Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 |
 Hisuian Goodra | Steel/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |
 Meltan | Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
 Melmetal | Steel | ✓ | 7–8 | ||
 Milcery | Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Alcremie | Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Glimmet | Rock/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Glimmora | Rock/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
Acid Armor FAQ
What does Acid Armor do?
Acid Armor is a Poison-type status move. Raises the user's Defense by 2 stages.
Which Pokémon can learn Acid Armor?
42 Pokémon and forms can learn Acid Armor in at least one game: 33 in Scarlet & Violet, 9 in Pokémon Champions and 18 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Tentacool, Tentacruel, Grimer, Alolan Grimer, Muk and Alolan Muk.
Is Acid Armor in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 9 Pokémon can use Acid Armor in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.