Normal · Status move · Gen 2
Sweet Scent
Sweet Scent is a Normal-type status move introduced in Generation 2. It has 100% accuracy and has 20 PP (32 with PP Max). In double battles it hits all adjacent opponents (spread moves deal 0.75× damage when they hit more than one target). 101 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
Lowers the foe(s) evasiveness by 2. Lowers the target's evasiveness by 2 stages.
- Targets
- All adjacent opponents
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (56 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (16 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Sweet Scent
101 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Bug/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 7 | ||||
| Electric | 7 | ||||
| Electric | 7 | ||||
| Electric/Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Bug/Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 7 | ||||
| Bug/Poison | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Grass/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Grass/Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Grass/Dragon | 3 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Grass | 7 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Bug/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 7 | ||||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug | 7 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 7 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3 | ||||
| Psychic/Grass | 7 | ||||
| Water/Grass | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Grass | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Grass | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Bug/Water | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | 3–8 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass | 4–8 | ||||
| Grass | 4–8 | ||||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | 7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Grass | 5–8 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fairy | 6–8 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Fairy | 6–8 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Bug/Fairy | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Bug/Fairy | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass | 8 | ||||
| Grass | 8 | ||||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ground/Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
Sweet Scent FAQ
What does Sweet Scent do?
Sweet Scent is a Normal-type status move. Lowers the target's evasiveness by 2 stages.
Which Pokémon can learn Sweet Scent?
101 Pokémon and forms can learn Sweet Scent in at least one game: 56 in Scarlet & Violet, 16 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Butterfree, Beedrill and Pikachu.
Is Sweet Scent in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 16 Pokémon can use Sweet Scent in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
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.