Poison Powder (move)

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PoisonPowder どくのこな PoisonPowder

Battles Type  Poison Category  Status PP  35 (max. 56) Power  — Accuracy  75% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

PoisonPowder (Japanese: どくのこな PoisonPowder) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

It appears to be a poison counterpart to Sleep Powder and Stun Spore, as the Accuracy, Contest group, appeal, effects, Japanese names and animation are the same or very similar. They are also usually learned at the same level or in a similar pattern.

Effect

PoisonPowder poisons the target.

PoisonPowder can't affect an target that has a Substitute, already has a major status ailment, or is Poison- or Template:Type2.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	20			15			15			13				13			'
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison	22			15			15			13				13			'
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison	22			15			15			13				13			'
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	15	13	13			13			12				12			'
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	15			14			14			13				13			'
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	--, 15			--, 14			--, 14			13				13			'
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	--, 15									--				--			'
046		Paras	Bug	Grass				13			13			6				6			'
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass				--, 13			--, 13			--, 6				--, 6			'
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison	24	22	20			20			13				13			'
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	24	22	20			20			13				13			'
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	15			17			17			15				15			'
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	--, 15			17			17			15				15			'
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison	--, 15																'
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	37			31			31			21				21			'
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	32			13			19			15				15			'
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass				15			15			9				9			'
153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass				15			15			--, 9				--, 9			'
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass				15			15			--, 9				--, 9			'
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying				13			13			12				12			'
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying				13			13			12				12			'
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying				13			13			12				12			'
285		Shroomish	Grass		Grass							28			25				25			'
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying										29				29			'
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass										15				15			'
546		Cottonee	Grass		Grass														22			'
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
590		Foongus	Grass	Poison
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 the anime

Foongus File:Butterfree PoisonPowder.png Butterfree Shroomish
A cloud of poisonous dust is scattered on the foe. It may poison the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Shroomish releases a sparkling purple powder with green or orange sparkles in it from the hole on its head. When the opponent breathes in the powder, it becomes poisoned.
Multiple wild Shroomish	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate		Debut
A wild Shroomish	Keeping in Top Forme!		None
	Butterfree releases waves of purple powder from its wings at the opponent.
Jeremy's Butterfree	Weekend Warrior		None
	Foongus releases a blast of thick powder with odd purple twinkles, poisoning the opponent.
Multiple wild Foongus	Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Venusaur
A cloud of poisonous dust is scattered on the foe. It may poison the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Bulbasaur releases a seed from the back of its bulb at the opponent. The seed then explodes around the opponent, releasing toxic spores into the air around it.
Red's Saur	Wanted: Pikachu!		Debut
	Victreebel releases a seed from its mouth at the opponent. The seed then explodes around the opponent, releasing toxic spores into the air around it.
Red's Victreebel	A Hollow Victreebel		None
	Venusaur releases a thick powder from the middle of the flower on its back that poisons the opponent.
Red's Saur	A Charizard... and a Champion		None
	Paras sticks out one of its claws and a powder forms around them. When the powder hits the opponent, they become poisoned.
William's Paras	Paras Sight		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Its description states that it 'may' poison the target. The word choice is likely alluding to its 75% accuracy since, as a status move, it will always poison the target if the attack is successful.
• Although a Poison-type move, the only Poison-type Pokémon that can learn it are primarily Grass- and Bug-type.

In other languages

Language Title Dutch Gifpoeder French Poudre Toxik German Giftpuder Greek Δηλητηριώδης Σκόνη Hindi Zahareela Powder Indonesian Serbuk Beracun Italian Velenpolvere Korean 독가루 Dok Garu Portuguese Pó Venenoso Serbian Otrovni Prah Spanish Polvo Veneno

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