Venom Drench (move)

Venom Drench ベノムトラップ Venom Trap

Battles Type  Poison Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, but not allies

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Venom Drench (Japanese: ベノムトラップ Venom Trap) is a non-damaging Poison-type move introduced in Generation VI.

Effect

Venom Drench lowers the Attack, Special Attack, and Speed stats of all poisoned targets by one stage. If no targets are poisoned, the move will fail.

Venom Drench can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, giving an extra three points if any of the moves Poison Gas, Poison Powder, Toxic, or Toxic Spikes was used in the prior turn.

If powered up by a Poisonium Z into Z-Venom Drench, the user's Defense stat rises by one stage.

Description

Games Description XYORAS SMUSUM Opposing Pokémon are drenched in an odd poisonous liquid. This lowers the Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed stats of a poisoned target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	38ORAS	1, Evo.
089A		Muk Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous		1, Evo.
0168		Ariados		Bug		Bug	1	1
0317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous		1
0336		Seviper		Field	Dragon	28XY 25ORAS	24
0407		Roserade		Fairy	Grass	1	1
0434		Stunky		Field		Field		37
0435		Skuntank		Field		Field		37
0543		Venipede		Bug		Bug		38USUM
0544		Whirlipede		Bug		Bug	43	43
0545		Scolipede		Bug		Bug	47	47
0747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1		41
0748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1		44
0757		Salandit		Monster	Dragon		45
0758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon		51
0793		Nihilego		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		53
0803		Poipole		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		23USUM
0804		Naganadel		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		23USUM
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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0029		Nidoran♀		Monster	Field	✔	✔
0032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field	✔	✔
0041		Zubat		Flying		Flying	✔	✔
0109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔USUM
0316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔
0527		Woobat		Field	Flying	✔	✔
0535		Tympole		Water 1		Water 1		✔USUM
0690		Skrelp		Water 1	Dragon	✔	✔
0708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous	✔	✔
0771		Pyukumuku		Water 1		Water 1		✔
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 other games

Description

Games Description SMD It lowers an enemy's Attack, Sp. Atk, and Travel Speed when it's poisoned or badly poisoned.* It lowers the enemy's Attack, Sp. Atk, and Travel Speed. It will fail unless the enemy is poisoned or badly poisoned, so be careful.*

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Salazzle
The user shoots a large amount of poison at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Salazzle surrounds the opponent's feet with a large amount of poison released from her mouth.
Plumeria's Salazzle	Flash and Cosmog's Secret		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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 毒液陷阱 Duhkyihk Hahmjehng Mandarin 毒液陷阱 Dúyì Xiànjǐng / Dúyè Xiànjǐng French Piège de Venin German Giftfalle Italian Velenotrappola Korean 베놈트랩 Venom Trap Spanish Trampa Venenosa

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