Smokescreen (move): Difference between revisions

Smokescreen えんまく Smokescreen

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Scrambles up the order of appeals on the next turn.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  3 ♥♥♥ Startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Smokescreen (Japanese: えんまく Smokescreen), formatted as SmokeScreen prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Smokescreen lowers the target's accuracy stat by one stage. Smokescreen will not affect a target with the Abilities Keen Eye, Clear Body, or White Smoke.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire				13			13	19	10				10			10
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire				13			13	20	10				10			10
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying				1, 13			1, 13	20	1, 10				1, 10			1, 10
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison	37			25			25			10				10	7	7
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison	39			25			25			1, 10				1, 10	1, 7	1, 7
116		Horsea	Water		Water	19			8			8			4				4			4 5
117		Seadra	Water		Water	1, 19			1, 8			1, 8			1, 4				1, 4			1, 4 1, 5
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	48			25			25			10				10	8	8
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire				6			6			4	6		6			6
156		Quilava	Fire		Fire				1, 6			1, 6			1, 4	1, 6		1, 6			1, 6
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire				1, 6			1, 6			1, 4	1, 6		1, 6			1, 6
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon				1, 8			1, 8			1, 4				1, 4			1, 4 1, 5
240		Magby	Fire		Fire				25			25			10				10	8	8
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire							14			20				20			20 15
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark										14		15	14			14
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark										14		15	14			14
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire										1, 10				1, 10	1, 8	1, 8
656		Froakie	Water		Water																	18
657		Frogadier	Water		Water																	20
658		Greninja	Water	Dark																	20
690		Skrelp	Poison	Water																	1
691		Dragalge	Poison	Dragon																	1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire
293		Whismur	Normal		Normal
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, the user will give an opposing Pokémon the Whiffer status. Under the Whiffer status, the opposing Pokémon will always miss with any attack; even moves like Faint Attack or Aerial Ace will miss.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity and later, Smokescreen will only decrease the accuracy of the Pokémon that it was used on, just as it does in the main series games.

Description

In the anime

Horsea Weezing Quilava Greninja
The user releases thick smoke or ink from its mouth to elude its foes.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Koffing releases thick dark green smoke from the holes covering its body.
James's Koffing	Pokémon Emergency!		Debut
	Weezing releases thick gray or dark green smoke from the holes on its body or its mouths.
James's Weezing	The Flame Pokémon-athon!		None
Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Weezing	The Ultimate Test		None
	Horsea releases purple ink from its mouth.
Misty's Horsea	The Misty Mermaid		None
	Cyndaquil opens its mouth and releases thick black smoke from its mouth.
Ash's Cyndaquil	Hot Matches!		None
Dawn's Cyndaquil	Gone With the Windworks!		None
	Kingdra releases dark purple ink from its mouth.
Molly Hale's Kingdra	Spell of the Unown: Entei		None
Christopher's Kingdra	Dueling Heroes		None
	Magby releases a thick black smoke from its mouth.
Anthony's Magby	You Said a Mouthful!		None
	Quilava releases a thick black smoke from its mouth.
Dawn's Quilava	Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!		None
	Frogadier releases a thick black smoke from its mouth.
Sanpei's Frogadier	A Rush of Ninja Wisdom		None
	Greninja releases a thick black smoke from its mouth.
Sanpei's Greninja	A Stealthy Challenge!		None

In the manga

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

The smoke
The user releases a thick cloud of smoke.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Magmortar shoots a thick black cloud of smoke from its cannons.
Rocco's Magmortar	Challenge From A Rival		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Horsea Cyndaquil
The user releases a thick cloud of smoke that covers the battlefield.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Horsea releases a thick black smoke from its mouth that covers the battlefield.
Green's Horsea	Zap! Zap! Zapdos!		Debut
	Cyndaquil releases a stream of thick white smoke from its back that covers the battlefield.
Gold's Exbo	Totodile Rock		None

In the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga

Cyndaquil
The area is shrouded with smoke.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Cyndaquil releases smoke from its backside.
Chris's Cyndaquil	Escape From The Mystery Forest!		Debut

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

Koffing Charizard
The area is covered with a thick cloud of smoke.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Koffing covers the area with smoke.
Ken's Koffing	Battle in the Smokescreen		Debut
	Charizard opens its mouth and covers the area with smoke.
Nagi's Charizard	A Grand, Mid-air Battle with a Rival!		None

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team manga

Koffing
The users covers the whole area with a thick cloud of smoke.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Koffing releases smoke from the holes on its body and covers the whole area with it.
A Koffing from Team Skull	BET1		Debut

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Cyndaquil
The user covers the battlefield with a thick cloud of smoke.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Cyndaquil releases smoke from its backside.
Gold's Cyndaquil	Hatch the Pokémon Egg!!		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 煙幕 Yānmù Czech Kouřová clona Danish Røgslør Dutch Rookgordijn Finnish Savuverho French Brouillard German Rauchwolke Greek Καπνογόνο Kapnogóno Indonesian Asap Hitam Asap Tebal Kabut Hitam Italian Muro di Fumo Korean 연막 Yeonmak Norwegian Røykteppe Polish Zasłona dymna (Original series) Ściana Dymu (Diamond and Pearl onwards) Portuguese Brazil Cortina de Fumaça Portugal Cortina de Fumo Serbian Dimna Zavesa Spanish Pantalla Humo Swedish Rökridå

Variations of the move Flash
Flash • Smokescreen • Sand Attack

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