Apple Acid (move)

Apple Acid りんごさん Malic Acid

Battles Type  Grass Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  90 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

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Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

Apple Acid (Japanese: りんごさん Malic Acid) is a damage-dealing Grass-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of Appletun.

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• Effect
  • Generation VIII
    • Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
  • Generation IX
    • Pokémon Champions
• Description
• Learnset
  • By leveling up
  • In Pokémon Champions
• In other games
  • Pokémon Masters EX
• In animation
  • Pokémon animated series
• In other generations
  • Core series games
  • Spin-off series games
• Trivia
• In other languages

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Effect

Apple Acid inflicts damage and lowers the target's Special Defense stat by one stage.

Generation VIII

Apple Acid has a base power of 80.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Apple Acid cannot be selected in a battle.

Generation IX

Pokémon Champions

Apple Acid's base power was increased to 90.

Description

Games Description SwShLA SV The user attacks the target with an acidic liquid created from tart apples. This also lowers the target's Sp. Def stat. BDSP This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered. Champs Lowers the target's Sp. Def stat by 1 stage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Level
					VIII	IX
					SwSh	SV
0842		Appletun		Grass Dragon	28	28
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 Pokémon Champions

#	Pokémon		Types	Compatibility
0842		Appletun		✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move in Pokémon Champions in spite of it or its pre-evolution being able to learn it in at least one other game.

In other games

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Apple Acid	Special	2	—	30	36	100%	An opponent	—	Lowers the target’s Sp. Def by one stat rank.	Mallow (Palentine's 2023) & Appletun

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Appletun
The user attacks the target with an acidic liquid created from tart apples.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Appletun spits out an orange acidic liquid from its mouth at the opponent.
Mitchell's Appletun	The Bittersweet Truth		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Spin-off series games

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Trivia

• Apple Acid is the only signature move of one of Applin's Evolutions to not have an effect exclusive to it.
  • It is also the only variation of Fire Lash that does not lower the Defense stat.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	蘋果酸 Pìhnggwósyūn
	Mandarin	蘋果酸 / 苹果酸 Píngguǒsuān
Czech		Jablečná kyselina
French		Acide Malique
German		Apfelsäure
Italian		Acido Malico
Korean		사과산 Sagwasan
Polish		Ocet Jabłkowy
Portuguese	Brazil	Maçã Ácida
	Portugal	Ácido Málico
Spanish		Ácido Málico

Variations of the move Fire Lash
Fire Lash • Grav Apple • Thunderous Kick Apple Acid

Variations of the move Lunge
Lunge • Drum Beating Formerly a variation Fire Lash • Grav Apple Apple Acid

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.