Acid Armor (move)
| Acid Armor とける Liquefy | ||||||||||||
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Acid Armor (Japanese: とける Liquefy) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.
Effect
Acid Armor increases the user's Defense by two stages.
Acid Armor will do nothing if the user's Defense has reached a level of +6 or a value of 999. The effect of Acid Armor is ignored by critical hits.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
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Generation II
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0218
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| style="background: #FFF" | Slugma
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire
| style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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Generation III
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0218
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Slugma
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire
| style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Gulpin, Swalot
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0316
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Gulpin
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Slugma, Magcargo
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0218
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Slugma
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire
| style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Gulpin, Swalot
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0316
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Gulpin
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison
| style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Slugma, Magcargo
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| colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
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In the anime
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| The user alters its cellular structure to melt into the water. | |||
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Vaporeon jumps into the water, glows blue, then disappears. Seconds later, it jumps out of the water and attacks the opponent. | ||
| Rainer's Vaporeon | The Battling Eevee Brothers | Debut | |
| Galea's Vaporeon | On Olden Pond | None | |
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Phione jumps into the water, then disappears. Seconds later, it jumps out of the water. | ||
| Wild Phione | Hold the Phione! | None | |
Trivia
- Generation IV is the only generation since Generation I to introduce new Pokémon that can learn Acid Armor by leveling up.
- The only dual-type Pokémon capable of knowing Acid Armor is Magcargo, and even then, it must be born knowing the move as a Slugma.
In other languages
- French: Acidarmure
- German: Säurepanzer
- Italian: Scudo Acido
- Norwegian: Syreskjold ("Acid Shield")
- Spanish: Armad. Ácida
