Ghost · Physical move · Gen 1
Lick
Lick is a Ghost-type physical move introduced in Generation 1. It has 30 base power and 100% accuracy, with 30 PP (48 with PP Max). 55 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Ghost
Category
Physical
Power
30
Accuracy
100%
PP
30 (max 48)
Priority
0
Effect
30% chance to paralyze the target. Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (30 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (25 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Ghost attack
2× vsPsychicGhost
½× vsDark
0× vsNormal
Pokémon that learn Lick
55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Ice | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | 3–8 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal | 5–8 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Fire/Dark | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Ground/Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ground/Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ |
Lick FAQ
What does Lick do?
Lick is a Ghost-type physical move with 30 power. Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
Which Pokémon can learn Lick?
55 Pokémon and forms can learn Lick in at least one game: 30 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 25 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Seel, Dewgong, Grimer, Muk, Gastly and Haunter.
Is Lick in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Lick in Pokémon Champions.
What is Lick super effective against?
As a Ghost-type attack, Lick is super effective against Psychic and Ghost, not very effective against Dark and has no effect on Normal (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.