Poison · Special move · Gen 6
Belch
Belch is a Poison-type special move introduced in Generation 6. It has 120 base power and 90% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 67 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Poison
Category
Special
Power
120
Accuracy
90%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
Cannot be selected until the user eats a Berry. This move cannot be selected until the user eats a Berry, either by eating one that was held, stealing and eating one off another Pokemon with Bug Bite or Pluck, or eating one that was thrown at it with Fling. Once the condition is met, this move can be selected and used for the rest of the battle even if the user gains or uses another item or switches out. Consuming a Berry with Natural Gift does not count for the purposes of eating one.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (52 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (18 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Poison attack
2× vsGrassFairy
½× vsPoisonGroundRockGhost
0× vsSteel
Pokémon that learn Belch
67 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Grass/Poison | 6–7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 6–7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 6–7 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Ice | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 6–8 | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Normal | 6–8 | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Normal | 6–8 | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ||||
| Fire | 7 | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | 7 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ||||
| Poison | 6–8 | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Normal | 6–8 | ||||
| Fire | 6–8 | ||||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Dark/Dragon | 7–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Flying/Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric/Poison | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Electric/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 |
Belch FAQ
What does Belch do?
Belch is a Poison-type special move with 120 power. This move cannot be selected until the user eats a Berry, either by eating one that was held, stealing and eating one off another Pokemon with Bug Bite or Pluck, or eating one that was thrown at it with Fling. Once the condition is met, this move can be selected and used for the rest of the battle even if the user gains or uses another item or switches out. Consuming a Berry with Natural Gift does not count for the purposes of eating one.
Which Pokémon can learn Belch?
67 Pokémon and forms can learn Belch in at least one game: 52 in Scarlet & Violet, 18 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Ekans, Arbok, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel and Slowpoke.
Is Belch in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 18 Pokémon can use Belch in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Belch super effective against?
As a Poison-type attack, Belch is super effective against Grass and Fairy, not very effective against Poison, Ground, Rock and Ghost and has no effect on Steel (unless its effect says otherwise).
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.