Poison · Physical move · Gen 9
Mortal Spin
Mortal Spin is a Poison-type physical move introduced in Generation 9. It has 30 base power and 100% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). In double battles it hits all adjacent opponents (spread moves deal 0.75× damage when they hit more than one target). 5 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Poison
Category
Physical
Power
30
Accuracy
100%
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
Poisons foes, frees user from hazards/bind/leech. If this move is successful and the user has not fainted, the effects of Leech Seed and binding moves end for the user, and all hazards are removed from the user's side of the field. Has a 100% chance to poison the target.
- Targets
- All adjacent opponents
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (5 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Poison attack
2× vsGrassFairy
½× vsPoisonGroundRockGhost
0× vsSteel
Pokémon that learn Mortal Spin
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roserade | Grass/Poison | ✓ | |||
 Whirlipede | Bug/Poison | ✓ | |||
 Scolipede | Bug/Poison | ✓ | |||
 Overqwil | Dark/Poison | ✓ | |||
 Glimmora | Rock/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
Mortal Spin FAQ
What does Mortal Spin do?
Mortal Spin is a Poison-type physical move with 30 power. If this move is successful and the user has not fainted, the effects of Leech Seed and binding moves end for the user, and all hazards are removed from the user's side of the field. Has a 100% chance to poison the target.
Which Pokémon can learn Mortal Spin?
5 Pokémon and forms can learn Mortal Spin in at least one game: 1 in Scarlet & Violet, 1 in Pokémon Champions and 5 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Roserade, Whirlipede, Scolipede, Overqwil and Glimmora.
Is Mortal Spin in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 1 Pokémon can use Mortal Spin in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Mortal Spin super effective against?
As a Poison-type attack, Mortal Spin 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.