Poison Powder (move)

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Poison Powder 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 adjacent to the user

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

Poison Powder (Japanese: どくのこな PoisonPowder), formatted as PoisonPowder prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a non-damaging Poison-type 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

Generations I-III

PoisonPowder poisons the target.

Generation III-V

PoisonPowder's effects remain the same, except that now it can't affect targets with Immunity as their Ability.

Generation VI and on

Grass-types are now immune to Poison Powder.

Description

Games Description A technique that poisons the target. If poisoned, the victim loses HP steadily. A move that poisons the target. If poisoned, the victim loses HP steadily. A move that may poison the foe. RSE Scatters a toxic powder that may poison the foe. FRLG A cloud of toxic dust is scattered. It may poison the foe. Scatters toxic powder that may poison the target. A cloud of poisonous dust is scattered on the foe. It may poison the target. The user scatters a cloud of poisonous dust on the target. It may poison the target. The user scatters a cloud of poisonous dust on the target. This may also poison the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	20			15			15			13				13			13
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison	22			15			15			13				13			13
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison	22			15			15			13				13			13
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	15	13	13			13			12				12			12
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	15			14			14			13				13			13
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	--, 15			--, 14			--, 14			13				13			13
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	--, 15									--				--			--
046		Paras	Bug	Grass				13			13			6				6			6
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass				--, 13			--, 13			--, 6				--, 6			--, 6
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison	24	22	20			20			13				13			13
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	24	22	20			20			13				13			13
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	15			17			17			15				15			15
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	--, 15			17			17			15				15			15
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison	--, 15																'
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	37			31			31			21				21			21
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	32			13			19			15				15	14	14
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			12
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying				13			13			12				12			12
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying				13			13			12				12			12
285		Shroomish	Grass		Grass							28			25				25			25
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying										29				29			29
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass										15				15	14	14
546		Cottonee	Grass	Fairy														22			'
666		Vivillon	Bug	Flying																	--
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
664		Scatterbug	Bug		Bug
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 Butterfree Shroomish Amoonguss
A cloud of poisonous dust is scattered on the foe. It may poison the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Butterfree releases waves of purple powder from its wings at the opponent.
Jeremy's Butterfree	Weekend Warrior		Debut
	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		None
A wild Shroomish	Keeping in Top Forme!		None
	Foongus releases a thick gray smog with purple sparkles in it or shiny purple particles from its mouth at the opponent. When the opponent breathes in the smoke, it becomes poisoned.
Multiple wild Foongus	Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!		None
Multiple wild Foongus	Go, Go Gogoat!		None
	Amoonguss releases a thick gray smog with purple sparkles in it from its mouth. The gray smoke clusters in front of its face and then slowly dissipates, or Amoonguss releases a stream of thick gray smog with purple sparkles in it from its mouth at the opponent. The smoke hangs in the air all around for a moment before disappearing. When the opponent breathes in the powder, it becomes poisoned.
Two wild Amoonguss	The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Venusaur File:Saur Bulbasaur PoisonPowder hit.png Hitting
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.
Miles's Paras	Paras Sight		None

In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure manga

Gloom
The user releases a cloud of poisonous dust.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Gloom releases a cloud of poisonous dust.
Ariana's Gloom	Clash!! Jou VS Team Rocket		Debut

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Venusaur
The user releases poisonous dust.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Venusaur releases poisonous dust.
Erika's Venusaur	A Tough Battle with the Powerful Venusaur!!		Debut

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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Most of Poison Powder's in-game descriptions state that it may poison the target. The word choice is likely alluding to its 75% accuracy, since it will always poison the target if the move is successful.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 毒粉末 Dú Fěnmò Danish Giftpulver Dutch Gifpoeder Finnish Myrkkyjauhe French Poudre Toxik German Giftpuder Greek Τοξική Σκόνη Hindi ज़हरीला पावडर Zahareela Powder Indonesian Serbuk Racun Italian Velenpolvere Korean 독가루 Dok Garu Polish Trujący pył Brazilian Portuguese Pó Envenenado Serbian Otrovni Prah Spanish Latin America Polvo Venenoso Spain Polvo Veneno

Variations of the move Poison Powder
Poison Powder • Stun Spore Formerly a variation Glare

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