Normal · Physical move · Gen 3
Smelling Salts
Smelling Salts is a Normal-type physical move introduced in Generation 3. It has 70 base power and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 31 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Physical
Power
70
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
Power doubles if target is paralyzed, and cures it. Power doubles if the target is paralyzed. If the user has not fainted, the target is cured of paralysis.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Normal attack
2× vs—
½× vsRockSteel
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Smelling Salts
31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Steel/Rock | 3–7 | ||||
| Steel/Rock | 3–7 | ||||
| Steel/Rock | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–7 | ||||
| Fighting/Ghost | 3–7 |
Smelling Salts FAQ
What does Smelling Salts do?
Smelling Salts is a Normal-type physical move with 70 power. Power doubles if the target is paralyzed. If the user has not fainted, the target is cured of paralysis.
Which Pokémon can learn Smelling Salts?
31 Pokémon and forms can learn Smelling Salts in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Mankey, Primeape, Machop, Machoke, Machamp and Lickitung.
Is Smelling Salts in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Smelling Salts in Pokémon Champions.
What is Smelling Salts super effective against?
As a Normal-type attack, Smelling Salts is super effective against no types, not very effective against Rock and Steel and has no effect on Ghost (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.