SmokeScreen (move)

SmokeScreen えんまく Smokescreen

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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, HM, or move tutor move.

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

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

SmokeScreen on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex SmokeScreen on Eevee's Movedex

SmokeScreen (Japanese: えんまく Smokescreen) 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.

Mystery Dungeon

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.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire	no			13			13	19	10				10
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire	no			13			13	20	10				10
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	no			--, 13			--, 13	20	--, 10				--, 10
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison	37			25			25			10				10
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison	39			25			25			--, 10				--, 10
116		Horsea	Water		Water	19			8			8			4				4
117		Seadra	Water		Water	--, 19			--, 8			--, 8			--, 4				--, 4
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	48			25			25			10				10
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire	no			6			6			4	6		6
156		Quilava	Fire		Fire	no			--, 6			--, 6			--, 4	--, 6		--, 6
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire	no			--, 6			--, 6			--, 4	--, 6		--, 6
230		Kingdra	Water	Dragon	no			--, 8			--, 8			--, 4				--, 4
240		Magby	Fire		Fire	no			25			25			10				10
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire	no			no			14			20				20
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark	no			no			no			14		15	15
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark	no			no			no			14		15	15
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire	no			no			no			--, 10				--, 10
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire	no			no
293		Whismur	Normal		Normal	no			no
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark	no			no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

Horsea	Weezing	Cyndaquil	Kingdra
The user releases thick smoke or ink from its mouth to elude its foes.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Koffing	Koffing releases thick dark green smoke from the holes covering its body.
James's Koffing	Pokémon Emergency!		Debut
Weezing	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	Horsea releases purple ink from its mouth.
Misty's Horsea	The Misty Mermaid		None
Cyndaquil	Cyndaquil opens its mouth a releases a thick black smoke from its mouth.
Ash's Cyndaquil	Hot Matches!		None
Dawn's Cyndaquil	Gone With the Windworks!		None
Kingdra	Kingdra releases dark purple ink from its mouth.
Molly Hale's Kingdra	Spell of the Unown		None
Christopher's Kingdra	Dueling Heroes		None
Magby	Magby releases a thick black smoke from its mouth.
Anthony's Magby	You Said a Mouthful!		None

In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

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

Pokémon Adventures

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

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)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Dutch Rookgordijn Finnish Savuverho French Brouillard German Rauchwolke Greek Καπνογόνο Indonesian Asap Hitam Asap Tebal Kabut Hitam Italian Muro di Fumo Korean 연막 Yeonmak Norwegian Røykteppe Portuguese Cortina de Fumaça Serbian Dimna Zavesa Spanish Pantalla Humo

Variations of the move Flash
Flash • SmokeScreen • Sand-Attack • Sweet Scent

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