Normal · Special move · Gen 3
Spit Up
Spit Up is a Normal-type special move introduced in Generation 3. It has variable or fixed damage and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 61 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Special
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
More power with more uses of Stockpile. Power is equal to 100 times the user's Stockpile count. Fails if the user's Stockpile count is 0. Whether or not this move is successful, the user's Defense and Special Defense decrease by as many stages as Stockpile had increased them, and the user's Stockpile count resets to 0.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (51 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (13 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Normal attack
2× vs—
½× vsRockSteel
0× vsGhost
Pokémon that learn Spit Up
61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Ice | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Water/Electric | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Dark/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire | 4–7 | ||||
| Fire/Rock | 4–7 | ||||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Fire/Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Ice/Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Ice/Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Ice/Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ghost/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ghost/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Poison/Water | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Water/Bug | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Water/Bug | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Ghost/Ground | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ghost/Ground | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Flying/Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Ground | ✓ | 9 |
Spit Up FAQ
What does Spit Up do?
Spit Up is a Normal-type special move. Power is equal to 100 times the user's Stockpile count. Fails if the user's Stockpile count is 0. Whether or not this move is successful, the user's Defense and Special Defense decrease by as many stages as Stockpile had increased them, and the user's Stockpile count resets to 0.
Which Pokémon can learn Spit Up?
61 Pokémon and forms can learn Spit Up in at least one game: 51 in Scarlet & Violet, 13 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Ekans, Arbok, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff, Victreebel and Seel.
Is Spit Up in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 13 Pokémon can use Spit Up in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Spit Up super effective against?
As a Normal-type attack, Spit Up 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.