Acid (move)

Acid (Japanese: ようかいえき Corrosive Liquid) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation I.

Generation I
Acid inflicts damage and has a 33.2% chance of lowering the target's stat by one stage.

Generation II-III
Acid inflicts damage to all adjacent opponents.

Acid now has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Defense stat by one stage.

Generation IV onwards
Acid now has a 10% chance of lowering the target's by one stage instead.

In Triple Battles, Acid only targets adjacent opponents.

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Pokémon GO

 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Acid had an energy gain of 7%.
 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Acid had an energy gain of 10% and a duration of 1.05 seconds.
 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 21, 2017, Acid had a power of 10, an energy gain of 9%, and a duration of 1.3 seconds.

,, , and may only know this move they were obtained before August 20, 2016.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Acid is a Poison-type move with a power of 8, 17 PP, and 88 accuracy. It has a 10% chance to lower the target's Defense stat by one level. It can only target the opponent in front of the user, but it can cut corners.

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Trivia

 * Acid has no effect on Pokémon, despite the fact that real-life acids react very strongly with most metals.

In other languages
Säure Ácido Acide Acido ようかいえき 溶解液（招式）