Poison Gas (move)

Poison Gas どくガス Poison Gas

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Battles Type  Poison Category  Status PP  40 (max. 64) Power  — Accuracy  80% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects all adjacent foes, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Poison Gas (Japanese: どくガス Poison Gas) is a non-damaging Poison-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I to IV

Poison Gas poisons the target and has an accuracy of 55. Poison Gas targets one opponent in Double Battles.

Generation V

Poison Gas's accuracy is increased to 80 and now targets all opponents in Double Battles and all adjacent opponents in Triple Battles.

Description

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Games Description A poisonous cloud of gas is forcefully expelled to poison the target. A move that may poison the foe. RSE Envelops the foe in a toxic gas that may poison. FRLG The foe is sprayed with a cloud of toxic gas that may poison the foe. Envelops the target in a toxic gas that may poison. A cloud of poison gas is sprayed in the foe’s face. It may poison the target. A cloud of poison gas is sprayed in the face of opposing Pokémon. It may poison those hit.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	30			--			--			--				--			'
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	--, 30			--			--			--				--			'
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	29			31			31	21	18				17			'
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	33			33			39	21	18				17			'
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison				--			--			--				--			'
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison				--			--			--				--			'
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison							9			9				9			'
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison							--, 9			--, 9				--, 9			'
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark										4				4			'
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark										--, 4				--, 4			'
568		Trubbish	Poison		Poison														--			'
569		Garbodor	Poison		Poison														--			'
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

Weezing Grimer Koffing
A cloud of poison gas is sprayed in the foe's face.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Koffing releases dark green toxic gases from the holes on its body at the opponent.
James's Koffing	The Ghost of Maiden's Peak		Debut Koffing could not legally learn Poison Gas at the time
	Weezing releases a thick brown toxic gas from its larger mouth at the opponent.
James's Weezing	The Song of Jigglypuff		Weezing could not legally learn Poison Gas at the time
	Grimer opens its mouth and releases a thick dark green gas from its mouth at the opponent.
A Grimer Dawn used briefly	Camping it Up!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Muk
The user releases a cloud of poisonous gas at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Muk releases a thick poisonous gas from its mouth at the opponent.
Koga's Muk	Weezing Winks Out		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Drowzee's evolutionary family are the only non-Poison-type Pokémon that are able to learn Poison Gas.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 毒瓦斯 Dú Wǎsī Dutch Gifgas Finnish Myrkkykaasu French Gaz Toxik German Giftwolke Greek Δηλητηριώδες Αέριο Hindi ज़ेहेरीली गैस Zehereeli Gas Indonesian Gas Beracun Italian Velenogas Korean 독가스 Dok Gas Polish Trujący gaz Portuguese Brazil Gás Venenoso Portugal Gás Venenoso Serbian Otrovni Gas Spanish Gas Venenoso

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