Poison Fang (move)

Poison Fang
どくどくのキバ Excessive Poison Fang
Poison Fang IX.png
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Type  Poison
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  50
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Makes contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Smart
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Poison Fang (Japanese: どくどくのキバ Excessive Poison Fang) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generation III to V

Poison Fang inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of badly poisoning the target.

Generation VI onwards

Poison Fang now has a 50% chance to badly poison.

Description

Games Description
RSE A sharp-fanged attack. May badly poison the foe.
FRLG The foe is bitten with toxic fangs. It may also badly poison the foe.
Colo.XD A sharp-fanged attack. May badly poison target.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user bites the foe with toxic fangs. It may also leave the foe badly poisoned.
BWB2W2 The user bites the target with toxic fangs. It may also leave the target badly poisoned.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
SV
The user bites the target with toxic fangs. This may also leave the target badly poisoned.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0029     Monster Field 45 45 45 45
0030     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 58 58 58 58
0041    
 
Flying Flying 41 33 37 37XY
25ORAS
25 15 15
0042    
 
Flying Flying 49 39 45BW
42B2W2
42XY
27ORAS
27 15 15
0048    
 
Bug Bug 41 41 41 41 41 41
0049    
 
Bug Bug 47 47 47 47 47 47
0088  
Grimer
Alolan Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 18 18
0089  
Muk
Alolan Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 18 18
0169    
 
Flying Flying 49 39 45BW
42B2W2
42XY
27ORAS
27 15 15
0318    
 
Water 2 Water 2 32ORAS 32 4 4
0319    
 
Water 2 Water 2 34ORAS 34 1 1
0336     Field Dragon 34 34 34BW
27B2W2
27XY
22ORAS
21 21 21
0451    
 
Bug Water 3 39 39BW
23B2W2
23 23 9 9
0452    
 
Bug Water 3 39 39BW
23B2W2
23 23 9 9
0757    
 
Monster Dragon 15 15
0758    
 
Monster Dragon 15 15
0773  
Silvally
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1
0944    
 
Field Field 14
0945    
 
Field Field 14
1014    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 16
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

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0023     Field Dragon
0029     Monster Field
0261     Field Field
0303    
 
Field Fairy
0696    
 
Monster Dragon
0779    
 
Water 2 Water 2
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.


Special move

Generation III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0261     Field Field Purified Shadow PokémonXD
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.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0261     Field Field Dream World - Pleasant Forest
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 other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Poison Fang deals damage, and may leave the target badly poisoned.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB 10 - 15 - 88% - Front Enemy No
MDTDS 10 - 15 - 73.92% - Front Enemy No
BSL 10 - 15 - 73.92% - Front Enemy No
SMD 5 99 25 40 90% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★★
Power: 31
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Has a 30% chance of badly poisoning the target.
Users:  
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

  Poison Fang
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 35
Energy cost 33
Duration 1.7 seconds
Damage window 0.9 - 1.4 seconds
 
Trainer Battles
Power 45
Energy cost 40
Secondary effect   1 Opponent Defense
Effect chance 100%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
                
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
 
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 15 → 25
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 25 → 35
    • Energy cost: 20 → 33
    • Duration: 2.4 → 1.7 seconds
    • Damage window: 1.65 - 1.85 → 0.9 - 1.4 seconds
Trainer Battles
  • May 31, 2021
    • Secondary effect added
  • December 1, 2022
    • Energy cost: 35 → 40
  • June 1, 2023
    • Power: 40 → 45

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Poison Fang
★★★
Attack power 29.1629
Charge time 0.5 seconds
Range type Arc (melee)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect Badly May poison the foe

Pokémon Masters EX

Name Category Slots of move gauge MP
(uses)
Base power Max power Accuracy Target Effect tag(s) Description Playable sync pairs
Poison Fang Physical 2 34 40 100% An opponent Has a chance (50%) of leaving the target badly poisoned. Koga & Crobat
Lucy & Seviper
Janine & Crobat (Direct link)
Emma & Crobat
Scottie/Bettie & tech Ekans/Arbok Egg
Scottie/Bettie & tech Zubat/Golbat Egg
Sync move
Name Category State Base power Max power Target Effect tag Description Playable sync pairs
Pike Queen Poison Fang Physical Default 200 240 An opponent This attack's power increases when the target is poisoned or badly poisoned. Lucy & Seviper

Notes:

  • Poison Fang:
    • Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Has a good chance of leaving the target badly poisoned.
  • Pike Queen Poison Fang:
    • Description prior to Version 2.20.0*: This move's power increases when the target is poisoned or badly poisoned.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also leave the target badly poisoned, damaging it over several turns.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also give the targeted enemy a Badly Poisoned status condition, which inflicts damage every few turns.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで もうどくじょうたいにして いっていターンごとに ダメージを あたえる
Conq. The user bites the enemy with toxic fangs. It may also leave the target badly poisoned.
MDGtI  UNUSED
SMD It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy badly poisoned.


In the anime

 
Drapion


The user's fangs glow purple and it bites the opponent with them.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Drapion grabs the opponent with its claws and its bottom fangs glow purple. The purple glow then moves down its arms, making the whole section glow as it does. When the glow reaches the last section, it skips the hands and the claws start to glow purple. Then, multiple purple sparks surround the claws as it tightens its grip on the opponent.
Reggie's Drapion A Pyramiding Rage! Debut
Paul's Drapion A Real Rival Rouser! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Battle Frontier


Pokémon Omega Ruby Crimson Passion and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Indigo Wisdom


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Prior to Generation IX, Poison Fang was the only move with a chance to badly poison as a secondary effect.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 劇毒牙 Kehkduhk Ngàh *
毒液牙 Duhkyihk Ngàh *
Mandarin 劇毒牙 / 剧毒牙 Jùdú Yá *
毒液牙 Duyì Yá / Dúyè Yá *
  Danish Gifthugtand
  Dutch Giftand
  French Crochet VeninVI+
CrochetveninIIIV
  German Giftzahn
  Greek Φαρμακόδοντες
  Indonesian Taring Beracun
  Italian Velenodenti
  Korean 맹독엄니 Maendok EomniIX+
독엄니 Dok EomniIVV
  Polish Trujący Kieł
Portuguese   Brazil Presa Venenosa (GO, TCG, manga)
Presas Venenosas (anime)
  Portugal Presas Venenosas
  Serbian Otrovna čeljust
Spanish   Latin America Colmillo Venenoso
  Spain Colmillo VenenoVIII+
Colmillo VenIIIVII
  Thai เขี้ยวพิษ
  Vietnamese Nanh Độc


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