Poison (type)
Template:ElementalTypes Template:TypeNotice Notable trainers that specialize in Poison-type Pokémon include Koga, Aya and Janine of Fuchsia City. Some villainous teams, such as Team Rocket, also frequently use Poison-type Pokémon.
Statistical averages
| Stat | Range | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| At Lv. 50 | At Lv. 100 | ||
HP: 62
|
122 - 169 | 234 - 328 | |
68
|
65 - 132 | 126 - 258 | |
60
|
58 - 123 | 112 - 240 | |
68
|
65 - 132 | 126 - 258 | |
65
|
63 - 128 | 121 - 251 | |
62
|
60 - 125 | 116 - 245 | |
Total: 385
|
Other Pokémon with this total | ||
Battle properties
Generation I
Poison-type moves:
- Are super-effective against: Bug, Grass
- Are not very effective against: Ghost, Ground, Poison, Rock
- Have no effect against: None (Steel wasn't introduced until Generation II)
Poison-type Pokémon:
Generation II-onward
Poison-type moves:
- Are super-effective against: Grass
- Are not very effective against: Ghost, Ground, Poison, Rock
- Have no effect against: Steel
Poison-type Pokémon:
Characteristics
Defensively, the Poison-type is quite useful. The Poison-type is often combined with Grass or Bug, removing its Ground weakness, and Bug also assists it against its other weakness, Psychic. It resists itself (and cannot be poisoned as well), Bug, Grass and Fighting, making some Poison-types (such as Weezing) decent counters to physical sweepers, which are commonly Fighting-types.
Offensively, the Poison-type is considered one of the worst types. It is only super effective against one type, Grass, many of which are half Poison themselves, what nullifies their Posion weakness. On the other hand, it is resisted by Ground, Rock, and Ghost and completely ineffective against Steel. The only advantage of Poison type moves is that most of them may poison the opponent, unless the foe is also Poison-type or Steel-type, in which case it will not be able to be poisoned, although it is possible to poison a Steel-type through Twineedle in Generation II.
Pokémon
Pure Poison-type Pokémon
| # | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 023 | File:023MS.gif | Ekans |
| 024 | File:024MS.gif | Arbok |
| 029 | File:029MS.gif | Nidoran♀ |
| 030 | File:030MS.gif | Nidorina |
| 032 | File:032MS.gif | Nidoran♂ |
| 033 | File:033MS.gif | Nidorino |
| 088 | File:088MS.gif | Grimer |
| 089 | File:089MS.gif | Muk |
| 109 | File:109MS.gif | Koffing |
| 110 | File:110MS.gif | Weezing |
| 316 | File:316MS.gif | Gulpin |
| 317 | File:317MS.gif | Swalot |
| 336 | File:336MS.gif | Seviper |
Half Poison-type Pokémon
Primary Poison-type Pokémon
Secondary Poison-type Pokémon
Moves
Damage-dealing moves
| Name | Category | Contest | Power | Accuracy | PP | Target | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid | 
|
Smart | 40 | 100% | 30 | Both foes | Has a 10% chance of lowering the opponent's Special Defense. |
| Cross Poison | 
|
Cool | 70 | 100% | 20 | One foe | Has a high critical hit ratio and a 10% chance of poisoning the target. |
| Gunk Shot |
|
Cool | 120 | 70% | 5 | One foe | Has a 30% chance of poisoning the target. |
| Poison Fang |
|
Smart | 50 | 100% | 15 | One foe | Has a 30% chance of badly poisoning the target. |
| Poison Jab |
|
Smart | 80 | 100% | 20 | One foe | Has 30% chance of poisoning the target. |
| Poison Sting |
|
Smart | 15 | 100% | 35 | One foe | Has a 20% chance of poisoning the opponent. |
| Poison Tail |
|
Smart | 50 | 100% | 25 | One foe | Has a high critical hit ratio and a 10% chance of poisoning the target. |
| Sludge |
|
Tough | 65 | 100% | 20 | One foe | Has a 30% chance of poisoning the opponent. |
| Sludge Bomb |
|
Tough | 90 | 100% | 10 | One foe | Has 30% a chance of poisoning the opponent. |
| Smog |
|
Tough | 20 | 70% | 20 | One foe | Has a 40% chance of poisoning the opponent. |
Non-damaging moves
| Name | Category | Contest | Power | Accuracy | PP | Target | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Armor | 
|
Tough | — | —% | 40 | User | Increases the user's Defense by 2 levels. |
| Gastro Acid |
|
Beauty | — | 100% | 10 | One foe | Cancels the foe's ability. |
| Poison Gas |
|
Smart | — | 55% | 40 | One foe | Poisons the target. |
| PoisonPowder |
|
Smart | — | 75% | 35 | One foe | Poisons the target. |
| Toxic |
|
Smart | — | 85% | 10 | One foe | Badly poisons the target. Its poison damage worsens every turn. |
| Toxic Spikes |
|
Smart | — | —% | 20 | Both foes | Lays poisonous spikes that poison opponents who switch into battle. Will badly poison a foe when switched in if used twice. |
Trivia
- Acid is the only damage dealing Poison-type attack that does not have a chance to poison the opponent.
- With the exception of Arceus holding a Toxic Plate, there has yet to be a Poison-type legendary Pokémon.
- Poison is the first type encountered in National Dex order, an honor it shares with the Template:Type2.
- Posion has the dubious honor of being one of three types that will never be 4x super effective against any Pokémon because it is only super effective against one type, the Template:Type2. It shares this trait with the Template:Type2 which is only effective against itself, and the Template:Type2. However, the latter shouldn't be counted as it isn't super effective against anything. It should also be noted that in Generation I, Poison was super effective against Template:Type2s, making Paras, and Parasect, 4x weak to Poison.
- Poison was the most common type in Generation I.
- Almost two thirds of the Poison-type Pokémon are from Generation I.
In other languages
- French: Poison
- German: Gift
- Italian: Veleno
- Spanish: Veneno
- Korean: 독 dok
- Hebrew: רעל ra'al