しおづけSalting

Battles Type  Rock Category  Physical PP  15(max. 24) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not makecontact Affected byProtect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected byMirror Move Affected byKing's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation IX Not aTM,TR,HM, orMove Tutor move.

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

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Salt Cure (Japanese:しおづけSalting) is a damage-dealingRock-typemove introduced inGeneration IX. It is the signature move ofNaclstack andGarganacl.

Effect

Salt Cure inflicts 1/8 of the target's maximum HP as damage per turn in addition to the damage dealt when it is used. If aSteel and/orWater type is affected by Salt Cure, the amount of damage per turn is ¼ of its maximum HP.

The effect is removed when the afflicted Pokémon isswitched out. Salt Cure cannot be passed byBaton Pass.

Team Star'sStarmobiles are unaffected by the secondary effects of Salt Cure.

Description

Learnset

Byleveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						IX
						SV	ZA
0933		Naclstack		Mineral		Mineral	Evo.	Evo.
0934		Garganacl		Mineral		Mineral	24	Rem.
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB 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 animation

Pokémon animated series

Garganacl Effect
The user salt cures the target, inflicting continuing damage.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Garganacl forms a white orb before each of its hands and releases a vortex of salt particles from them at the opponent; or Garganacl shoots a stream of salt particles from each of its hands at the opponent. The opponent then becomes covered in salt crystals, hurting them further.
Sidian's Garganacl	Rivals in the Dark of Night!		Debut Enhanceable byTerastallization

In other languages

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

• Moves
• Moves that can target any adjacent Pokémon
• Rock-type moves
• Physical moves
• Generation IX moves
• Signature moves
• Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
• Moves in Pokémon Legends: Z-A