Poison Jab (move)

Poison Jab どくづき Poison Stab

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Battles Type  Poison Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM84 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Increases judge's voltage by 2

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Poison Jab (Japanese: どくづき Poison Stab) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Poison Jab inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of poisoning the target.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 37 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 37 0033 Nidorino Poison 43 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 33 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 36 0078 Rapidash Fire -- 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying -- 0119 Seaking Water -- 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison 43 0168 Ariados Bug Poison 50 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 49 0336 Seviper Poison 52 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 38 0454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 41 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock -- 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM84

#   Pokémon Type 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 0023 Ekans Poison 0024 Arbok Poison 0027 Sandshrew Ground 0028 Sandslash Ground 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 0030 Nidorina Poison 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 0033 Nidorino Poison 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0056 Mankey Fighting 0057 Primeape Fighting 0066 Machop Fighting 0067 Machoke Fighting 0068 Machamp Fighting 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0078 Rapidash Fire 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 0088 Grimer Poison 0089 Muk Poison 0091 Cloyster Water Ice 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0106 Hitmonlee Fighting 0107 Hitmonchan Fighting 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0118 Goldeen Water 0119 Seaking Water 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison 0168 Ariados Bug Poison 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0232 Donphan Ground 0256 Combusken Fire Fighting 0257 Blaziken Fire Fighting 0296 Makuhita Fighting 0297 Hariyama Fighting 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 0307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 0308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 0315 Roselia Grass Poison 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark 0331 Cacnea Grass 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 0335 Zangoose Normal 0336 Seviper Poison 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0391 Monferno Fire Fighting 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting 0407 Roserade Grass Poison 0435 Skuntank Poison Dark 0445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 0447 Riolu Fighting 0448 Lucario Fighting Steel 0451 Skorupi Poison Bug 0452 Drapion Poison Dark 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 0454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 0465 Tangrowth Grass 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 0491 Darkrai Dark 0493 Arceus Rock Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0167 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spinarak
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Beedrill
Spinarak, Ariados
Gliscor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0211 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Qwilfish
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Seaking
Qwilfish

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

In the anime

File:Roserade poison jab1.jpg Roserade File:Gureggru poisonstab.jpg Croagunk File:Toxicroak Poison Jab.png Toxicroak File:Tangrowth p jab.png Tangrowth
The user's attacking limb glows purple before it delivers a poison-steeped strike.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Croagunk's fingertips glow purple and it jabs the opponent with its hand.
Brock's Croagunk	Gymbaliar!		Debut
	Toxicroak's claw glows purple and it jabs its target.
Saturn's Toxicroak	Losing Its Lustrous!		None
	Roserade's flowers glow purple and it throws a series of quick punches at its target.
Barry's Roserade	Barry's Busting Out All Over!		None
	Both of Tangrowth's entire arms glow purple and it throws a series of quick hits at its target.
A wild Tangrowth	Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!		None

In other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Injeção Venenosa
• French: Direct Toxik
• Spanish: Puya Nociva
• Italian: Velenpuntura
• German: Gifthieb
• Dutch: Gifstoot
• Hindi: Jehereli Dunk