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If a Pokémon with this Ability uses a move that makes [[contact]], there is a 30% chance the target will become {{status|poison}}ed. In Japanese versions of {{game|Black and White|s}}, this is a 20% chance instead. | If a Pokémon with this Ability uses a move that makes [[contact]], there is a 30% chance the target will become {{status|poison}}ed. In Japanese versions of {{game|Black and White|s}}, this is a 20% chance instead. | ||
This chance applies independently of any moves that may have a chance to poison the target with their own effect. If the attack target holds a {{cat|status-restoring Berries|status condition-curing Berry}}, it is possible for a move to inflict a non-volatile [[status condition]] | This chance applies independently of any moves that may have a chance to poison the target with their own effect. If the attack's target holds a {{cat|status-restoring Berries|status condition-curing Berry}}, it is possible for a move's natural effect to inflict a non-volatile [[status condition]] which the target's held item will then cure, only for the target to then be poisoned by Poison Touch. Poison Touch's chances also apply independently for each hit of a [[multi-strike move]]. | ||
Poison Touch can poison a target hit by {{m|Dragon Tail}} or {{m|Circle Throw}}. Poison Touch can also poison a target with {{a|Mummy}} before Mummy overwrites Poison Touch. Pokémon with {{a|Immunity}} or {{a|Shield Dust}} cannot become poisoned by Poison Touch, unless the contact-making move is {{m|Sunsteel Strike}}. | |||
Pokémon with {{a|Immunity}} or {{a|Shield Dust}} cannot become poisoned by Poison Touch, unless the contact-making move is {{m|Sunsteel Strike}} | |||
In a link battle including a Japanese version of Pokémon Black or White and a non-Japanese version or [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]], the chance to poison is determined by the game of the player with the Pokémon with the Ability Poison Touch. As such, a Pokémon with Poison Touch owned by the player of a Japanese version of Pokémon Black or White will have a 20% chance to poison, whereas players of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 and non-Japanese versions of Pokémon Black and White will have a 30% chance. | In a link battle including a Japanese version of Pokémon Black or White and a non-Japanese version or [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]], the chance to poison is determined by the game of the player with the Pokémon with the Ability Poison Touch. As such, a Pokémon with Poison Touch owned by the player of a Japanese version of Pokémon Black or White will have a 20% chance to poison, whereas players of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 and non-Japanese versions of Pokémon Black and White will have a 30% chance. | ||