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'''Poison Touch''' (Japanese: '''どくしゅ''' ''Underhanded'') is an [[Ability]] introduced in [[Generation V]]. | '''Poison Touch''' (Japanese: '''どくしゅ''' ''Underhanded Trick'') is an [[Ability]] introduced in [[Generation V]]. | ||
==Effect== | ==Effect== | ||
===In battle=== | ===In battle=== | ||
If a Pokémon with this Ability uses a move that makes [[contact]], there is a 30% chance the target will become {{status|poison}}ed. In Japanese versions of Black and White, this is a 20% chance instead. | If a Pokémon with this Ability uses a move that makes [[contact]], there is a 30% chance the target will become {{status|poison}}ed. In Japanese versions of {{game|Black and White|s}}, this is a 20% chance instead. | ||
This chance applies independently of any moves that may have a chance to poison the target with their own effect. | This chance applies independently of any moves that may have a chance to poison the target with their own effect. If the attack's target holds a {{cat|status-restoring Berries|status condition-curing Berry}}, it is possible for a move's natural effect to inflict a [[status condition]] which the target's held item will then cure, only for the target to then be poisoned by Poison Touch. Poison Touch's chances also apply independently for each hit of a [[multi-strike move]]. | ||
Poison Touch can poison a target hit by {{m|Dragon Tail}} or {{m|Circle Throw}}. Poison Touch can poison a target with {{a|Mummy}} before Mummy overwrites Poison Touch. Pokémon with {{a|Immunity}}, {{a|Shield Dust}}, or (during [[harsh sunlight]]) {{a|Leaf Guard}} cannot be poisoned by Poison Touch, unless the contact-making move is {{m|Sunsteel Strike}}. | |||
In a link battle including a Japanese version of Pokémon Black or White and a non-Japanese version or Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the chance to poison is determined by the game of the player with the Pokémon with the Ability Poison Touch. As such, a Pokémon with Poison Touch owned by the player of a Japanese version of Pokémon Black or White will have a 20% chance to poison, whereas players of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 and non-Japanese versions of Pokémon Black and White will have a 30% chance. | In a link battle including a Japanese version of Pokémon Black or White and a non-Japanese version or [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]], the chance to poison is determined by the game of the player with the Pokémon with the Ability Poison Touch. As such, a Pokémon with Poison Touch owned by the player of a Japanese version of Pokémon Black or White will have a 20% chance to poison, whereas players of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 and non-Japanese versions of Pokémon Black and White will have a 30% chance. | ||
===Outside of battle=== | ===Outside of battle=== | ||
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{{Ability/entry|691|Dragalge|Poison|Dragon|Poison Point|Poison Touch|Adaptability}} | {{Ability/entry|691|Dragalge|Poison|Dragon|Poison Point|Poison Touch|Adaptability}} | ||
{{Ability/foot|Poison}} | {{Ability/foot|Poison}} | ||
==In other games== | |||
===Description=== | |||
{{movedesc|Poison}} | |||
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|GTI}}|May inflict the Poisoned status on the attacker who hits it with a direct attack.{{tt|*|Ability description}}<br>When the Pokémon lands a direct attack like Tackle or Scratch, the target is sometimes afflicted with the Poisoned status condition!{{tt|*|Used in message log}}}} | |||
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|SMD}}|When the Pokémon damages a target with a contact move like Tackle or Scratch, the target sometimes gets poisoned!}} | |||
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==In the manga== | |||
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga=== | |||
* {{adv|Moon}}'s {{alo|Grimer}} was revealed to have Poison Touch as his Ability in the [[PokéSPedia]] data-book. | |||
==Trivia== | |||
* The Japanese name of Poison Touch, どくしゅ (毒手) ''Dokushu'', is a pun containing the kanji for "poison" (毒). | |||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
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[[de:Giftgriff]] | [[de:Giftgriff]] | ||
[[es:Toque tóxico]] | |||
[[fr:Toxitouche]] | [[fr:Toxitouche]] | ||
[[it:Velentocco | [[it:Velentocco]] | ||
[[ja:どくしゅ]] | [[ja:どくしゅ]] | ||
[[zh:毒手（特性）]] | [[zh:毒手（特性）]] | ||