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Smelling Salts (Japanese: きつけ Resuscitation), named SmellingSalt prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation III. It is the signature move of Makuhita and Hariyama, but other Pokémon can still inherit it via breeding.

Effect

Generation III to V

SmellingSalt deals damage. Its base power of 60 will double against a paralyzed target, but it will also cure the target of paralysis. If the target has a substitute, it only does normal damage (paralysis cannot be cured and power is not doubled).

Generations VI and VII

The name of this move was changed from SmellingSalt to Smelling Salts.

The base power of Smelling Salts is increased to 70.

Smelling Salts can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, giving the user an extra three appeal points if a certain move (Force Palm, Glare, Nuzzle, Stun Spore, Thunder Wave or Zap Cannon) was used in the prior turn.

Generation VIII onwards

Smelling Salts cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description
RSE Powerful against paralyzed foes, but also heals them.
FRLG Doubly effective on a paralyzed foe, but it also cures the foe's paralysis.
ColoXD Strong against paralyzed targets, also heals them.
DPPtHGSSPBR This attack inflicts double damage on a paralyzed foe. It also cures the foe's paralysis, however.
BWB2W2 This attack inflicts double damage on a target with paralysis. It also cures the target's paralysis, however.
XYORAS This attack inflicts double damage on a target with paralysis. This also cures the target's paralysis, however.
SMUSUMPE This attack's power is doubled when used on a target with paralysis. This also cures the target's paralysis, however.
SwShBDSPLA
SV 		This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
III IV V VI VII
0296 Makuhita FightingIC Big.png Human-Like 31 22 22 22XY
28ORAS 		28
0297 Hariyama FightingIC Big.png Human-Like 33 22 22 22XY
30ORAS 		30
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

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Smelling Salts inflicts damage. If the target is paralyzed, the move's damage is doubled and the target is cured of its paralysis.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

NormalIC RR.pngSmelling Salts
★★★★
Attack power 34.54797
Charge time 0.54 seconds
Range type Arc (melee)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None
Smelling Salts Rumble Rush.png

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It inflicts greater damage if the target has paralysis, but it also heals paralysis.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, doing more if it has a Paralysis status, but it will then heal the target's Paralysis status.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる あいてが まひじょうたいなら ダメージが おおきくなるが まひじょうたいは なおってしまう
MDGtI IconKanji2MD.pngUNUSED
SMD It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if the enemy has paralysis, but it heals the paralysis.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Despite real-life smelling salts restoring consciousness, Smelling Salts cures paralysis. Another move, Wake-Up Slap, does this instead.
  • Smelling Salts curing paralysis may be reference to its Japanese name, Resuscitation, the process of using cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to rescue paralyzed patients in place of mechanical ventilators.

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