Poison · Special move · Gen 1
Smog
Smog is a Poison-type special move introduced in Generation 1. It has 30 base power and 70% accuracy, with 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 31 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Poison
Category
Special
Power
30
Accuracy
70%
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
40% chance to poison the target. Has a 40% chance to poison the target.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (30 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Poison attack
2× vsGrassFairy
½× vsPoisonGroundRockGhost
0× vsSteel
Pokémon that learn Smog
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gastly | Ghost/Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Haunter | Ghost/Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Gengar | Ghost/Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Koffing | Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Weezing | Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Galarian Weezing | Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Magmar | Fire | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Flareon | Fire | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Slugma | Fire | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Magcargo | Fire/Rock | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Houndour | Dark/Fire | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Houndoom | Dark/Fire | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Magby | Fire | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Gulpin | Poison | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Swalot | Poison | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Torkoal | Fire | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Stunky | Poison/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Skuntank | Poison/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Magmortar | Fire | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Tepig | Fire | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
 Pignite | Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
 Emboar | Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
 Litwick | Ghost/Fire | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Lampent | Ghost/Fire | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Chandelure | Ghost/Fire | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Salandit | Poison/Fire | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Salazzle | Poison/Fire | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Turtonator | Fire/Dragon | 7–8 | |||
 Varoom | Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Revavroom | Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 | ||
 Pecharunt | Poison/Ghost | ✓ | 9 |
Smog FAQ
What does Smog do?
Smog is a Poison-type special move with 30 power. Has a 40% chance to poison the target.
Which Pokémon can learn Smog?
31 Pokémon and forms can learn Smog in at least one game: 30 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Gastly, Haunter, Gengar, Koffing, Weezing and Galarian Weezing.
Is Smog in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Smog in Pokémon Champions.
What is Smog super effective against?
As a Poison-type attack, Smog 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.