Poison (type)

Types

Normal

Fire

Fighting

Water

Flying

Grass

Poison

Electric

Ground

Psychic

Rock

Ice

Bug

Dragon

Ghost

Dark

Steel

Fairy

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The Poison type (Japanese: どくタイプ Poison type) is one of the eighteen types. Poison-type moves are super effective against Fairy- and Grass-type Pokémon, while Poison-type Pokémon are weak to Ground- and Psychic-type moves.

Battle properties

Note: Type effectiveness multipliers may vary in other games outside the core series.

Generation I

Offensive properties of Poison-type moves
Super effective (×2):	Not very effective (×½):	No effect (×0):
BugGrass	PoisonGroundRockGhost	None

Defensive properties of Poison-type Pokémon
Weak to (×2):	Resists (×½):	Immune to (×0):
GroundBugPsychic	FightingPoisonGrass	None

Generations II to V

Offensive properties of Poison-type moves
Super effective (×2):	Not very effective (×½):	No effect (×0):
Grass	PoisonGroundRockGhost	Steel

Defensive properties of Poison-type Pokémon
Weak to (×2):	Resists (×½):	Immune to (×0):
GroundPsychic	FightingPoisonBugGrass	None

Generation VI onward

Offensive properties of Poison-type moves
Super effective (×2):	Not very effective (×½):	No effect (×0):
GrassFairy	PoisonGroundRockGhost	Steel

Defensive properties of Poison-type Pokémon
Weak to (×2):	Resists (×½):	Immune to (×0):
GroundPsychic	FightingPoisonBugGrassFairy	None

Additional effects

Poison-type Pokémon cannot become poisoned, except by a Pokémon with the Ability Corrosion, introduced in Generation VII.

From Generation IV onward, grounded Poison-type Pokémon will remove Toxic Spikes from its side when it switches in.

From Generation VI onward, when a Poison-type Pokémon uses the move Toxic, it cannot miss, bypassing accuracy checks and semi-invulnerable turns from moves such as Fly and Dig.

Pokémon

As of Generation IX, there are 87 Poison-type Pokémon or 8.49% of all Pokémon (counting those that are Poison-type in at least one of their forms, including regional forms), causing it to tie with Fire as the 8th most common type after Bug and before Dark and Fighting.

Pure Poison-type Pokémon

# Name 0023 Ekans 0024 Arbok 0029 Nidoran♀ 0030 Nidorina 0032 Nidoran♂ 0033 Nidorino 0088 Grimer 0089 Muk 0109 Koffing 0110 Weezing 0316 Gulpin 0317 Swalot 0336 Seviper 0568 Trubbish 0569 Garbodor Gigantamax Garbodor 0803 Poipole

Half Poison-type Pokémon

Primary Poison-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0080 Slowbro Galarian Form Poison Psychic 0088 Grimer Alolan form Poison Dark 0089 Muk Alolan form Poison Dark 0110 Weezing Galarian Form Poison Fairy 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0194 Wooper Paldean Form Poison Ground 0199 Slowking Galarian Form Poison Psychic 0434 Stunky Poison Dark 0435 Skuntank Poison Dark 0451 Skorupi Poison Bug 0452 Drapion Poison Dark 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 0454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 0690 Skrelp Poison Water 0691 Dragalge Poison Dragon 0747 Mareanie Poison Water 0748 Toxapex Poison Water 0757 Salandit Poison Fire 0758 Salazzle Poison Fire 0804 Naganadel Poison Dragon 0890 Eternatus Poison Dragon Eternamax Eternatus Poison Dragon 0944 Shroodle Poison Normal 0945 Grafaiai Poison Normal 0980 Clodsire Poison Ground 1014 Okidogi Poison Fighting 1015 Munkidori Poison Psychic 1016 Fezandipiti Poison Fairy 1025 Pecharunt Poison Ghost

Secondary Poison-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 0002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 0003 Venusaur Grass Poison Mega Venusaur Grass Poison Gigantamax Venusaur Grass Poison 0013 Weedle Bug Poison 0014 Kakuna Bug Poison 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison Mega Beedrill Bug Poison 0043 Oddish Grass Poison 0044 Gloom Grass Poison 0045 Vileplume Grass Poison 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 0069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 0070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 0071 Victreebel Grass Poison 0072 Tentacool Water Poison 0073 Tentacruel Water Poison 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison Mega Gengar Ghost Poison Gigantamax Gengar Ghost Poison 0167 Spinarak Bug Poison 0168 Ariados Bug Poison 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison Qwilfish Hisuian Form Dark Poison 0215 Sneasel Hisuian Form Fighting Poison 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 0315 Roselia Grass Poison 0406 Budew Grass Poison 0407 Roserade Grass Poison 0543 Venipede Bug Poison 0544 Whirlipede Bug Poison 0545 Scolipede Bug Poison 0590 Foongus Grass Poison 0591 Amoonguss Grass Poison 0793 Nihilego Rock Poison 0848 Toxel Electric Poison 0849 Toxtricity Amped Form Electric Poison Toxtricity Low Key Form Electric Poison Gigantamax Toxtricity Electric Poison 0903 Sneasler Fighting Poison 0904 Overqwil Dark Poison 0965 Varoom Steel Poison 0966 Revavroom Steel Poison 0969 Glimmet Rock Poison 0970 Glimmora Rock Poison 0994 Iron Moth Fire Poison

Other opponents

Navi Starmobile  Poison  Toxic Debris Serious Nature HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spe 252 60 80 50 70 130

• The stats shown for Starmobile are the exact stats, not base stats. The values are custom set rather than derived from base stats, level, Nature, IVs, and EVs.

Moves

As of Generation IX, there are 36 Poison-type moves, which makes up 3.85% of all moves (excluding those that are Poison-type only under certain circumstances), making it the 5th rarest type among moves, after Bug, Ghost, and Fairy and before Steel.

Prior to changes in Generation IV, all damaging Poison-type moves were physical, but they may now also be special depending on the attack.

Gen	Move	Category	Contest	Power	Accuracy	PP	Target	Description
I	Acid	Special	Clever	04040	100100%	3030 (max 48)	All adjacent foes	Opposing Pokémon are attacked with a spray of harsh acid. This may also lower their Sp. Def stats.
I	Acid Armor	Status	Tough	000—	000—%	2020 (max 32)	Self	The user alters its cellular structure to liquefy itself, sharply boosting its Defense stat.
VII	Acid Downpour	Physical		000—	000—%	011 (max 1)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user creates a poisonous swamp using its Z-Power and sinks the target into it at full force. The power varies, depending on the original move.
VII	Acid Downpour	Special		000—	000—%	011 (max 1)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user creates a poisonous swamp using its Z-Power and sinks the target into it at full force. The power varies, depending on the original move.
V	Acid Spray	Special	Beautiful	04040	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user attacks by spitting fluid that works to melt the target. This also harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
VII	Baneful Bunker	Status		000—	000—%	1010 (max 16)	Self	In addition to protecting the user from attacks, this move also poisons any attacker that makes direct contact.
VIII	Barb Barrage	Physical		06060	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user launches countless toxic barbs to inflict damage. This may also poison the target. This move’s power is doubled if the target is already poisoned.
VI	Belch	Special	Tough	120120	09090%	1010 (max 16)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user lets out a damaging belch at the target. The user must eat a held Berry to use this move.
V	Clear Smog	Special	Beautiful	05050	000—%	1515 (max 24)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user attacks the target by throwing a clump of special mud. All stat changes are eliminated.
V	Coil	Status	Tough	000—	000—%	2020 (max 32)	Self	The user coils up and concentrates. This boosts its Attack and Defense stats as well as its accuracy.
VIII	Corrosive Gas	Status		000—	100100%	4040 (max 64)	All adjacent Pokémon	The user surrounds everything around it with highly acidic gas and melts away items held by other Pokémon.
IV	Cross Poison	Physical	Cool	07070	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Any adjacent Pokémon	A slashing attack with a poisonous blade that may also poison the target. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
VIII	Dire Claw	Physical		08080	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user lashes out at the target with ruinous claws, aiming to land a critical hit. This may also leave the target poisoned, paralyzed, or asleep.
IV	Gastro Acid	Status	Tough	000—	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user hurls up its stomach acids on the target. The fluid eliminates the effect of the target's Ability.
VIII	G-Max Malodor	Physical		000—	000—%	033 (max 4)	All adjacent foes	A Poison-type attack that Gigantamax Garbodor use. This move poisons opponents.
VIII	G-Max Malodor	Special		000—	000—%	033 (max 4)	All adjacent foes	A Poison-type attack that Gigantamax Garbodor use. This move poisons opponents.
IV	Gunk Shot	Physical	Tough	120120	08080%	055 (max 8)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user shoots filthy garbage at the target to attack. This may also poison the target.
IX	Malignant Chain	Special		100100	100100%	055 (max 8)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user pours toxins into the target by wrapping them in a toxic, corrosive chain. This may also leave the target badly poisoned.
VIII	Max Ooze	Physical		000—	000—%	033 (max 4)	All adjacent foes	This is a Poison-type attack Dynamax Pokémon use. This boosts ally Pokémon's Sp. Atk stats.
VIII	Max Ooze	Special		000—	000—%	033 (max 4)	All adjacent foes	This is a Poison-type attack Dynamax Pokémon use. This boosts ally Pokémon's Sp. Atk stats.
IX	Mortal Spin	Physical		03030	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user performs a spin attack that can also eliminate the effects of such moves as Bind, Wrap, and Leech Seed. This also poisons opposing Pokémon.
IX	Noxious Torque	Physical		100100	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Any adjacent Pokémon	This move is only used by a Starmobile. It may poison the opponent.*
III	Poison Fang	Physical	Clever	05050	100100%	1515 (max 24)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user bites the target with toxic fangs. This may also leave the target badly poisoned.
I	Poison Gas	Status	Clever	000—	09090%	4040 (max 64)	All adjacent foes	A cloud of poison gas is sprayed in the faces of opposing Pokémon, poisoning those it hits.
IV	Poison Jab	Physical	Tough	08080	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target.
I	Poison Powder	Status	Clever	000—	07575%	3535 (max 56)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user scatters a cloud of poisonous dust that poisons the target.
I	Poison Sting	Physical	Clever	01515	100100%	3535 (max 56)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user stabs the target with a poisonous stinger to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.
III	Poison Tail	Physical	Clever	05050	100100%	2525 (max 40)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user hits the target with its tail. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit and may also poison the target.
VII	Purify	Status		000—	000—%	2020 (max 32)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user cures the target's status condition. If the move succeeds, it also restores the user's own HP.
VIII	Shell Side Arm	Special		09090	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Any adjacent Pokémon	This move is either physical or special—whichever will inflict more damage. This may also poison the target.
I	Sludge	Special	Tough	06565	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user hurls unsanitary sludge at the target to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.
II	Sludge Bomb	Special	Tough	09090	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user hurls unsanitary sludge at the target to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.
V	Sludge Wave	Special	Tough	09595	100100%	1010 (max 16)	All adjacent Pokémon	The user strikes everything around it by swamping the area with a giant sludge wave. This may also poison those it hits.
I	Smog	Special	Tough	03030	07070%	2020 (max 32)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The target is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. This may also poison the target.
I	Toxic	Status	Clever	000—	09090%	1010 (max 16)	Any adjacent Pokémon	A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
IV	Toxic Spikes	Status	Clever	000—	000—%	2020 (max 32)	All foes	The user lays a trap of poison spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will poison opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
VII	Toxic Thread	Status		000—	100100%	2020 (max 32)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user shoots poisonous threads to poison the target and lower the target's Speed stat.
VI	Venom Drench	Status	Clever	000—	100100%	2020 (max 32)	All adjacent foes	Opposing Pokémon are drenched in an odd poisonous liquid. This lowers the Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed stats of a poisoned target.
V	Venoshock	Special	Beautiful	06565	100100%	1010 (max 16)	Any adjacent Pokémon	The user drenches the target in a special poisonous liquid. This move's power is doubled if the target is poisoned.
All details are accurate to Generation VII games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual move's page. Target data assumes user is in the lower left.

Abilities

Interacting with the Poison type

A Pokémon with Protean or Libero will become a Poison-type Pokémon if it uses a Poison-type move. A Pokémon with Color Change, Imposter, RKS System, or Multitype will become a Poison-type Pokémon if (respectively) it is hit with a Poison-type move, is sent out against a Poison-type opponent, is holding a Poison Memory, or is holding a Toxic Plate or Poisonium Z.

Poison-type Pokémon are also immune to becoming poisoned from the Abilities Poison Point, Poison Touch, Synchronize, or Effect Spore.

Gen	Ability	Description
VII	Corrosion	The Pokémon can poison the target even if it's a Steel or Poison type.
All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.

Exclusive Abilities

Only Poison-type Pokémon can have these Abilities. This does not include signature Abilities.

Gen	Ability	Description
III	Liquid Ooze	The strong stench of the Pokémon's oozed liquid damages attackers that use HP-draining moves.
III	Stench	By releasing a stench when attacking, the Pokémon may cause the target to flinch.
VII	Corrosion	The Pokémon can poison the target even if it's a Steel or Poison type.
All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual Ability's page.

Items

	Name	Description
	Black Sludge	An item to be held by a Pokémon. If the holder is a Poison type, this sludge will gradually restore its HP. It damages any other type.
	Kebia Berry	If a Pokémon holding this Berry is hit with a supereffective Poison-type move, the power of that move will be weakened.
	Poison Barb	An item to be held by a Pokémon. This small poisonous barb boosts the power of the holder's Poison-type moves.
	Poison Gem	A gem with an essence of poison. When held, it strengthens the power of a Poison-type move one time.
	Poison Memory	A memory disc that contains Poison-type data. It changes the type of the holder if held by a certain species of Pokémon.
	Poison Tera Shard	On rare occasions, these shards form when a Tera Pokémon falls in battle and its Tera Jewel shatters.
	Poisonium Z	This is a crystallized form of Z-Power. It upgrades Poison-type moves to Z-Moves.
	Toxic Plate	An item to be held by a Pokémon. This stone tablet is imbued with the essence of poison and boosts the power of the holder’s Poison-type moves.
	Toxic Orb	An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a bizarre orb that exudes toxins when touched and will badly poison the holder during battle.
All details are accurate to Generation IX games. For details that have changed between generations, please see an individual item's page.

Cram-o-matic

	Name
	Galarica Cuff
	Max Repel
	Oran Berry
	Petaya Berry
	Qualot Berry
	Repel
	Smoke Ball
	Super Repel
	Wishing Piece

Notable Poison-type Trainers

Main article: Category:Poison-type Trainers

Gen	Trainer	Title	Location
I	Koga	Gym LeaderRBYFRLGPE Elite FourGSCHGSS	Fuchsia GymRBYFRLGPE Indigo PlateauGSCHGSS
II	Janine	Gym LeaderGSCHGSS	Fuchsia GymGSCHGSS
V	RoxieB2W2	Gym Leader	Virbank Gym
VII	Plumeria	Team Skull Admin	Shady House
VIII	KlaraSw	Pokémon Trainer Gym Leader	Isle of Armor
VIII	Melli	Warden	Moonview Arena
IX	Atticus	Team Star	Navi Squad's Base

Icons

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Icon from Generation IV

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Icon from Pokémon Sword and Shield

Symbol icon from Let's Go, Pikachu!; Let's Go, Eevee!; Sword, Shield and HOME (Gen VIII)

Icon from Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Symbol icon from Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, Scarlet and Violet, and HOME (Gen IX)

Icon from Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Symbol icon from Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Icon from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Tera icon from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Tera symbol icon from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Side series

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Spin-off games

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In the TCG

See also: Grass (TCG), Psychic (TCG) or Darkness (TCG)

Due to the decreased amount of types in the TCG, Poison-type Pokémon have been listed as three different types. They were listed as Grass-type Pokémon prior to the Diamond & Pearl set and as Psychic-type Pokémon from Diamond & Pearl to Cosmic Eclipse. Starting with Sword & Shield, they are now listed as Darkness-type.

Poison-type Pokémon in the TCG were generally weak to Psychic prior to Sword & Shield, as Grass or Psychic types, and are now weak to Fighting. They have no resistances. As Grass types, they were strong against some Fighting Pokémon prior to Diamond & Pearl; from Diamond and Pearl to Cosmic Eclipse, they were changed to the Psychic type, and were strong against most Fighting and Psychic types; and from Sword and Shield onward they are Darkness type, and are strong against most Psychic types. They can be resisted by Darkness from Diamond and Pearl to Cosmic Eclipse, as well as Metal until Sword and Shield.

Statistical averages

Overall

Stat
HP: 69.87
Attack: 75.07
Defense: 70.27
Sp.Atk: 73.17
Sp.Def: 72.95
Speed: 70.08
Total: 431.41

Fully evolved

Stat
HP: 84.76
Attack: 89.5
Defense: 84.44
Sp.Atk: 88.43
Sp.Def: 89.48
Speed: 83.35
Total: 519.96

Trivia

• Generation I introduced the most Poison-type Pokémon of any generation, with 33, and Generation VI introduced the fewest Poison-type Pokémon, with two.
• Generation I had more Poison-type Pokémon (33) than Water-type Pokémon (32), and it was the only generation where Poison is the most common type.
• Generation I introduced the most Poison-type moves of any generation, with eight, and Generation II introduced the fewest Poison-type moves, with only one.
• In Generation I, Poison-type moves are super effective against Bug-type Pokémon, while Bug-type moves are super effective against Poison-type Pokémon. This is the only case in which a pair of distinct types is super effective against each other.
• A Pokémon of every type except Poison was added to the Sinnoh Pokédex in Pokémon Platinum.
• The Poison type is the only one of the original 15 types not mentioned in the song 2.B.A. Master. Instead, the "Flame type" (which does not exist) is mentioned.
• All types that are super effective against the Dark type are resisted by the Poison type.
• The Poison type is the type that has been represented by the most types in the TCG, with three.
• Only odd-numbered generations introduced pure Poison-type Pokémon.
  • Generation IX is the first one to break this chain, not adding any pure Poison-type Pokémon.
• The Poison type is one of the only two types, the other being Fairy, to not have any moves that cause flinching.
  • However, the King's Rock and Razor Fang, as well as the Ability Stench from Generation V onwards, may make any of them able to cause flinching.
• The Poison type is tied with the Steel type for being the most common type among Ultra Beasts, with three Ultra Beasts being Poison- or Steel-type each.
• Poison and Flying are the only types to have at least one Pokémon in every Egg Group (not counting the Ditto Egg Group).
• The Poison type has been paired up with every other type except for Ice.

In other languages

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