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
Stat		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 62		122 - 169	234 - 328
Attack: 68		65 - 132	126 - 258
Defense: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Sp. Atk: 68		65 - 132	126 - 258
Sp. Def: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Speed: 62		60 - 125	116 - 245
Total: 385	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

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:

Resist: Fighting, Grass, Poison
Are weak to: Bug, Ground, Psychic
Have immunity to: None

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:

Resist: Bug, Fighting, Grass, Poison
Are weak to: Ground, Psychic
Have immunity to: None

Characteristics

Defensively, Poison is one of the better types to use. It's only common weakness is Earthquake, as the usage of Psychic-type moves dwindled greatly in Generation IV, and even that weakness is easily solved by the many Bug/Poison and Grass/Poison type-combinations in the game, as well as the part-Flying Crobat and Weezing and Gengar, who both hold the Levitate trait. On the other hand, it resists itself, Bug, Fighting and Grass, giving it many common resistances, such as Aura Sphere, Megahorn and Close Combat. Moreso, Poison-types tend to hold great status and support moves, such as Haze, Toxic Spikes, Will-o-Wisp and most of all, Toxic. They are also immune to Poison and Toxic Spikes themselfs, giving them an oppertunity to absorb statuses as well. Therefore, Koga words of "confusion, sleep, poison" describe the Poison-type very well.

Offensively, though, Poison is likely the worst of all types. It is only super-effective against one type, Grass, of which many are also Poison-type, making them neutral to Posion. ountering the Grass-type, Ice and Fire are much more useful. Also, many Pokémon weak to Poison are also weak to Flying. On the other hand, Poison moves are not very effective to Poison, Rock, Ghost, Ground, and Steel is impervious to it, as well as being poisoned, making resistance to Poison far more common than weaknesses to it.

In total, there are 50 Pokémon with the Poison-type.

Pokémon

Pure Poison-type Pokémon

#		Name
023		Ekans
024		Arbok
029		Nidoran♀
030		Nidorina
032		Nidoran♂
033		Nidorino
088		Grimer
089		Muk
109		Koffing
110		Weezing
316		Gulpin
317		Swalot
336		Seviper

Half Poison-type Pokémon

Primary Poison-type Pokémon

#	Name	Type 1	Type 2
031	Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground
034	Nidoking	Poison	Ground
041	Zubat	Poison	Flying
042	Golbat	Poison	Flying
169	Crobat	Poison	Flying
434	Stunky	Poison	Dark
435	Skuntank	Poison	Dark
451	Skorupi	Poison	Bug
452	Drapion	Poison	Dark
453	Croagunk	Poison	Fighting
454	Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting

Secondary Poison-type Pokémon

#	Name	Type 1	Type 2
001	Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison
002	Ivysaur	Grass	Poison
003	Venusaur	Grass	Poison
013	Weedle	Bug	Poison
014	Kakuna	Bug	Poison
015	Beedrill	Bug	Poison
043	Oddish	Grass	Poison
044	Gloom	Grass	Poison
045	Vileplume	Grass	Poison
048	Venonat	Bug	Poison
049	Venomoth	Bug	Poison
069	Bellsprout	Grass	Poison
070	Weepinbell	Grass	Poison
071	Victreebel	Grass	Poison
072	Tentacool	Water	Poison
073	Tentacruel	Water	Poison
092	Gastly	Ghost	Poison
093	Haunter	Ghost	Poison
094	Gengar	Ghost	Poison
167	Spinarak	Bug	Poison
168	Ariados	Bug	Poison
211	Qwilfish	Water	Poison
269	Dustox	Bug	Poison
315	Roselia	Grass	Poison
406	Budew	Grass	Poison
407	Roserade	Grass	Poison

Moves

Damage-dealing moves

Name	Contest	Power	Accuracy	PP	Target	Notes
Acid	Smart	40	100%	30	Both foes	Has a 10% chance of lowering opponents' Special Defense.
Cross Poison	Cool	70	100%	20	One target	Has a high critical hit ratio and a 10% chance of poisoning the target.
Gunk Shot	Cool	120	70%	5	One target	Has a 30% chance of poisoning the target.
Poison Fang	Smart	50	100%	15	One target	Has a 30% chance of badly poisoning the target.
Poison Jab	Smart	80	100%	20	One target	Has a 30% chance of poisoning the target.
Poison Sting	Smart	15	100%	35	One target	Has a 20% chance of poisoning the target.
Poison Tail	Smart	50	100%	25	One target	Has a high critical hit ratio and a 10% chance of poisoning the target.
Sludge	Tough	65	100%	20	One target	Has a 30% chance of poisoning the target.
Sludge Bomb	Tough	90	100%	10	One target	Has a 30% chance of poisoning the target.
Smog	Tough	20	70%	20	One target	Has a 40% chance of poisoning the target.

Non-damaging moves

Name	Contest	Power	Accuracy	PP	Target	Notes
Acid Armor	Tough	—	—%	40	User	Increases the user's Defense by 2 stages.
Gastro Acid	Beauty	—	100%	10	One target	Cancels the foe's ability.
Poison Gas	Smart	—	55%	40	One target	Poisons the target.
PoisonPowder	Smart	—	75%	35	One target	Poisons the target.
Toxic	Smart	—	85%	10	One target	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 Pokédex order, an honor it shares with the Template:Type2.
Posion has the dubious honor of being one of three types that isn't doubly 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, which 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 doubly weak to Poison.
Poison was the most common type in Generation I.
- Almost two thirds of the Poison-type Pokémon are from Generation I.
As of yet, no pure Poison-type Pokémon have been introduced in an even-numbered generation.
Gulpin is the only pure Poison-type Pokémon that is not colored blue or purple.

In other languages

French: Poison
German: Gift
Italian: Veleno
Spanish: Veneno
Korean: 독 dok
Hebrew: רעל ra'al