Poison Point (Ability)
Poison Point | どくのトゲ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Poison Spine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Poison Point (Japanese: どくのトゲ Poison Spine) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.
Effect
In battle
When a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a move that makes contact, there is a 30% chance that the attacking Pokémon will become poisoned.
If a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a multi-strike move that makes contact (such as Fury Swipes), each hit has an independent chance to activate this Ability.
Outside of battle
Poison Point has no effect outside of battle.
Pokémon with Poison Point
In the anime
When the opponent makes physical contact with the Pokémon, they become poisoned. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Venipede slams its head into the opponent, causing it to become poisoned. | |||
A wild Venipede | A Venipede Stampede! | Debut |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
When the opponent makes physical contact with the Pokémon, they become poisoned. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Sometimes, when Qwilfish makes direct contact with the opponent, it gets poisoned. | |||
The Battle Factory's Qwilfish | Outlasting Ledian | Debut | |
Sometimes, when Whirlipede makes direct contact with the opponent, it gets poisoned. | |||
Burgh's Whirlipede | Big City Battles | None |
Trivia
- The Ability Poison Touch introduced in Generation V can be thought of having Poison Point's inverse effect.
- Prior to becoming an Ability, Poison Point appeared as a TCG Attack.
In other languages
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Variations of the Ability Cute Charm | |
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Cute Charm • Effect Spore • Flame Body • Poison Point • Static |
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