Bug · Physical move · Gen 8
Skitter Smack
Skitter Smack is a Bug-type physical move introduced in Generation 8. It has 70 base power and 90% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 136 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Bug
Category
Physical
Power
70
Accuracy
90%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
100% chance to lower target's Sp. Atk by 1. Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Special Attack by 1 stage.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (105 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (36 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Bug attack
2× vsGrassPsychicDark
½× vsFireFightingPoisonFlyingGhostSteelFairy
Pokémon that learn Skitter Smack
136 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Bug/Rock | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Ground | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Poison/Bug | 8 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ghost/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Bug/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Poison | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Bug/Rock | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 8 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Bug/Electric | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Bug/Electric | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ghost/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ghost/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ghost/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Bug | 8 | ||||
| Bug | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Bug/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Steel/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Steel/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ghost/Grass | 8 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 8 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Ghost/Grass | 8 | ||||
| Dragon/Ground | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Bug | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Bug/Electric | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Bug/Electric | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Bug/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Bug | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water/Bug | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Bug/Water | 8 | ||||
| Bug/Water | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Bug/Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Fighting/Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water/Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Fire/Bug | 8 | ||||
| Fire/Bug | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Ice/Bug | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ice/Bug | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Bug/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Bug/Fighting | ✓ | 9 |
Skitter Smack FAQ
What does Skitter Smack do?
Skitter Smack is a Bug-type physical move with 70 power. Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Special Attack by 1 stage.
Which Pokémon can learn Skitter Smack?
136 Pokémon and forms can learn Skitter Smack in at least one game: 105 in Scarlet & Violet, 36 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Beedrill, Ekans, Arbok, Venonat, Venomoth and Persian.
Is Skitter Smack in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 36 Pokémon can use Skitter Smack in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Skitter Smack super effective against?
As a Bug-type attack, Skitter Smack is super effective against Grass, Psychic and Dark, not very effective against Fire, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Ghost, Steel and Fairy (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.