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. Fourteen Pokémon can have this Ability.
Effect
In battle
When a Pokémon with Poison Point is hit by a move that makes contact, there is a 30% chance that the attacking foe will become poisoned.
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 user, they become poisoned. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Venepede 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 user, 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 | VS. 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.
In other languages
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Variations of the Ability Effect Spore | |
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Effect Spore • Flame Body • Poison Point • Static |
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