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Poison · Status move · Gen 8

Corrosive Gas

Corrosive Gas is a Poison-type status move introduced in Generation 8. It has 100% accuracy and has 40 PP (64 with PP Max). In double battles it hits all adjacent pokémon, allies included (spread moves deal 0.75× damage when they hit more than one target). 18 Pokémon and forms can learn it.

Type

Poison

Category

Status

Power

—

Accuracy

100%

PP

40 (max 64)

Priority

0

Effect

Removes adjacent Pokemon's held items. The target loses its held item. This move cannot cause Pokemon with the Sticky Hold Ability to lose their held item or cause a Kyogre, Groudon, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Arceus, Genesect, Silvally, Zacian, Zamazenta, Paradox Pokemon, or Ogerpon to lose their Blue Orb, Red Orb, Adamant Crystal, Lustrous Globe, Griseous Core, Plate, Drive, Memory, Rusted Sword, Rusted Shield, Booster Energy, or Mask, respectively. In this case, Paradox Pokemon include every species with the Protosynthesis and Quark Drive Abilities, except Gouging Fire, Raging Bolt, Iron Boulder, and Iron Crown. Items lost to this move cannot be regained with Recycle or the Harvest Ability.

Targets
All adjacent Pokémon, allies included
Scarlet & Violet
Not usable — it exists in the game files but no Pokémon can use it
Pokémon Champions
Usable (6 Pokémon)
Legends: Z-A
Not usable

Pokémon that learn Corrosive Gas

18 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.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
VileplumeGrass/Poison✓8
TentacruelWater/Poison8
GastlyGhost/Poison8
HaunterGhost/Poison8
GengarGhost/Poison✓8
KoffingPoison8
WeezingPoison8
Galarian WeezingPoison/Fairy8
MewPsychic8
SwalotPoison✓
StunkyPoison/Dark8
SkuntankPoison/Dark8
ToxicroakPoison/Fighting✓8
TrubbishPoison8
GarbodorPoison✓8
SalazzlePoison/Fire✓8
NihilegoRock/Poison8
GuzzlordDark/Dragon8

Corrosive Gas FAQ

What does Corrosive Gas do?

Corrosive Gas is a Poison-type status move. The target loses its held item. This move cannot cause Pokemon with the Sticky Hold Ability to lose their held item or cause a Kyogre, Groudon, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Arceus, Genesect, Silvally, Zacian, Zamazenta, Paradox Pokemon, or Ogerpon to lose their Blue Orb, Red Orb, Adamant Crystal, Lustrous Globe, Griseous Core, Plate, Drive, Memory, Rusted Sword, Rusted Shield, Booster Energy, or Mask, respectively. In this case, Paradox Pokemon include every species with the Protosynthesis and Quark Drive Abilities, except Gouging Fire, Raging Bolt, Iron Boulder, and Iron Crown. Items lost to this move cannot be regained with Recycle or the Harvest Ability.

Which Pokémon can learn Corrosive Gas?

18 Pokémon and forms can learn Corrosive Gas in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 6 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Vileplume, Tentacruel, Gastly, Haunter, Gengar and Koffing.

Is Corrosive Gas in Pokémon Champions?

Yes — 6 Pokémon can use Corrosive Gas 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.