Smelling Salts (move)

Smelling Salts (Japanese: きつけ Resuscitation), named SmellingSalt prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation III. It is the signature move of and.

Generations III to V
SmellingSalt deals damage. Its base power of 60 will double against a target, but it will also cure the target of paralysis.

Generation VI
The base power of Smelling Salts is increased to 70.

Smelling Salts can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, giving the user an extra three appeal points if a certain move (,, , , or ) was used in the prior turn.

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Smelling Salts doubles damage if the target is paralyzed, and will heal the target's paralysis.

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Trivia

 * Despite real-life smelling salts restoring consciousness, Smelling Salts cures paralysis. Another move,, does this instead.

In other languages
Riechsalz Estímulo Stimulant Maniereforti きつけ 清醒（招式）