Gastro Acid (move)

Gastro Acid (Japanese: いえき Gastric Juice) is a non-damaging Poison-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Gastro Acid cancels the target's in-battle ability. Therefore, the target's ability will be ignored until it is switched out, even if it Transforms. It does not affect abilities that only have an effect outside of battle, such as Pickup.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 023 Ekans Poison 33 024 Arbok Poison 42 069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 35 070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 35 213 Shuckle Bug Rock 40DP 213 Shuckle Bug Rock 35PtHGSS 316 Gulpin Poison 44 317 Swalot Poison 52 345 Lileep Rock Grass 36 346 Cradily Rock Grass 46 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 023 Ekans Poison 024 Arbok Poison 043 Oddish Grass Poison 044 Gloom Grass Poison 045 Vileplume Grass Poison 069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 071 Victreebel Grass Poison 151 Mew Psychic 182 Bellossom Grass 213 Shuckle Bug Rock 316 Gulpin Poison 317 Swalot Poison 345 Lileep Rock Grass 346 Cradily Rock Grass 455 Carnivine Grass Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Despite being introduced in Generation IV, no Pokémon introduced in that generation can learn this move until Platinum. Even by the Platinum move tutor, only one Generation IV Pokémon can learn this move, Carnivine.
• Gastro Acid cannot be used to deactivate the ability of a Plate-holding Arceus.

In other languages

• Spanish: Bilis
• Italian: Gastroacido
• German: Magensäfte

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.