Poison (type)

Template:ElementalTypes The Poison type (Japanese: どくタイプ Poison type) is one of the seventeen elemental types. Notable Trainers that specialize in Poison-type Pokémon include Koga, Aya and Janine of Fuchsia City, all of whom are related. Some villainous teams, such as Team Rocket, also frequently use Poison-type Pokémon. Prior to Generation IV, where moves are designated physical or special based on the move itself rather than its type, all Poison-type moves were physical.

Statistical averages

Overall

Stat
HP: 62
Attack: 68
Defense: 60
Sp.Atk: 68
Sp.Def: 65
Speed: 62
Total: 0

Fully evolved

Stat
HP: 76
Attack: 84
Defense: 74
Sp.Atk: 80
Sp.Def: 79
Speed: 78
Total: 0

Battle properties

Generation I

Offensive			Defensive
Power	Types		Power	Types
2×			½×
½×			2×
0×	None		0×	None

Generation II-onward

Offensive			Defensive
Power	Types		Power	Types
2×			½×
½×			2×
0×			0×	None

Characteristics

Defense

When used defensively, the Poison type is considered one of the best in the game. This is because of its ability to block or cause status ailments and resist common moves. Its obvious weakness, Earthquake, can be mitigated by the variety of dual-typed Grass and Bug/Poison Pokémon, as well as the Zubat family's Flying type and the Gastly and Koffing families' Levitate. Additionally, the Poison type resists itself, Bug, Fighting, and Grass, giving it resistances to common moves such as Grass Knot, X-Scissor, and Close Combat. Moreover, Poison-types tend to hold potent status and support moves, such as Toxic Spikes, and Toxic. Immune to Poison and Toxic Spikes themselves, they have an opportunity to absorb status effects as well. Koga's words of "confusion, sleep, poison" describe the Poison type very well.

Offense

Offensively, Poison moves are only suggested for inflicting the Poison condition, STAB or using support moves. Its only strength, which is against the Grass-type is largely mitigated by the variety of Grass/Poison Pokémon as well as Torterra's Ground, Lileep and Cradily's Rock, and especially Ferroseed and Ferrothorn's Steel. Ice, Fire and Flying are much more useful in countering the Grass-type. Also, Poison moves are not very effective on Poison, Rock, Ghost, Ground, and completely ineffective against Steel. Hence, resistances to Poison are far more common than weaknesses to it. Poison moves are better off used for longer battles than they are for attempting to defeat an opponent with one blow.

When used in contests, Poison-type moves typically become Smart moves, but can also be of the other four Contest types, excluding Cute.

Pokémon

As of Generation V, there are 57 Poison-type Pokémon or 8.78% of all Pokémon, making it the eighth most common elemental type.

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 568 Trubbish 569 Garbodor

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 543 Venipede Bug Poison 544 Whirlipede Bug Poison 545 Scolipede Bug Poison 590 Foongus Grass Poison 591 Amoonguss Grass Poison

Moves

Damage-dealing moves

Name Category Contest Power Accuracy PP Target Notes Acid Special Smart 40 100% 30 Both foes Has a 10% chance of lowering opponents' Special Defense. Acid Bomb Special ??? 40 100% 20 One foe Lowers the target's Special Defense. Clear Smog Special ??? 50 —% 15 One foe Resets stat changes of target Pokémon. Cross Poison Physical Cool 70 100% 20 One target Has a high critical hit ratio and a 10% chance of poisoning the target. Gunk Shot Physical Cool 120 70% 5 One target Has a 30% chance of poisoning the target. Poison Fang Physical Smart 50 100% 15 One target Has a 30% chance of badly poisoning the target. Poison Jab Physical Smart 80 100% 20 One target Has a 30% chance of poisoning the target. Poison Sting Physical Smart 15 100% 35 One target Has a 20% chance of poisoning the target. Poison Tail Physical Smart 50 100% 25 One target Has a high critical hit ratio and a 10% chance of poisoning the target. Slime Wave Special ??? 95 100% 10 One target Has a 10% chance of poisoning the target. Sludge Special Tough 65 100% 20 One target Has a 30% chance of poisoning the target. Sludge Bomb Special Tough 90 100% 10 One target Has a 30% chance of poisoning the target. Smog Special Tough 20 70% 20 One target Has a 40% chance of poisoning the target. Venom Shock Special ??? 65 100% 10 One target Deals double damage if the target is poisoned.

Non-damaging moves

Name Category Contest Power Accuracy PP Target Notes Acid Armor Status Tough — —% 40 User Increases the user's Defense by 2 stages. Gastro Acid Status Beauty — 100% 10 One target Cancels the foe's ability. Poison Gas Status Smart — 85% * 40 One target Poisons the target. PoisonPowder Status Smart — 75% 35 One target Poisons the target. Coil Around Status ??? — —% 20 User Raises the user's Attack, Defense, and Accuracy one level each. Toxic Status Smart — 90% * 10 One target Badly poisons the target. Its poison damage worsens every turn. Toxic Spikes Status Smart — —% 20 Both foes Lays poisonous spikes that poison opponents who switch into battle. If used twice, a switched-in foe will become badly poisoned.

Trivia

• With the exception of Arceus holding a Toxic Plate, there has yet to be a Poison-type legendary Pokémon.
  • As of Generation V, the Poison type is the only type that remains not to have another Legendary Pokémon of its type in existence.
• Since Generation II, Poison is one of three types (aside from Dragon and Normal) that can never be doubly super effective against any Pokémon because it is only super effective against one type, the Template:Type2. However, back in the first generation, where Poison was also super effective against Bug, Poison was doubly super effective against the Bug/Grass combination of Paras and Parasect.
• Poison was the most common type in Generation I; even as of Generation V, over half of the Poison-type Pokémon currently known were introduced in the first generation.
• In Generation I Poison was super effective against the Template:Type2, while the Bug-type was super effective against Poison. This trait has never been shared with any other type match-up, and is likewise no longer true.
• 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 doesn't exist) is mentioned.
• A Pokémon of every type except Poison was added to the Sinnoh Pokédex in Pokémon Platinum.
• Only odd numbered generations have introduced pure Poison-type Pokémon so far.
  • Also, every such generation has a two stage family of blob-shaped pure Poison-types: Grimer and Muk in the first generation, Gulpin and Swalot in the third, and Trubbish and Garbodor in the fifth.

In other languages

Language Title Japanese どく (毒) doku Mandarin Chinese 毒 dú Dutch Gif Finnish Myrkky French Canada Poison Europe Poison German Gift Greek Διλητήριο - Dilitirio Hebrew רעל ra'al Italian Veleno Korean 독 dok Norwegian Gift Polish Trujący Brazilian Portuguese Veneno Poison / Venenoso Poisonous Russian Ядовитый yadovityi Spanish Latin America Veneno Spain Veneno