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===Description===
===Description===

Revision as of 23:37, 1 December 2022

Poison Fang
どくどくのキバ Excessive Poison Fang
Type  Poison
Category  Physical
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  50
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
  • Makes contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Smart
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Poison Fang (Japanese: どくどくのキバ Excessive Poison Fang) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generations III to V

Poison Fang inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of badly poisoning the target.

Generation VI onward

Poison Fang now has a 50% chance to badly poison.

Description

Games Description
RSE A sharp-fanged attack. May badly poison the foe.
FRLG The foe is bitten with toxic fangs. It may also badly poison the foe.
ColoXD A sharp-fanged attack. May badly poison target.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user bites the foe with toxic fangs. It may also leave the foe badly poisoned.
BWB2W2 The user bites the target with toxic fangs. It may also leave the target badly poisoned.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA 		The user bites the target with toxic fangs. This may also leave the target badly poisoned.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0029 Nidoran♀ Monster Field 45 45 45 45SMUSUM
0030 Nidorina No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 58 58 58 58SMUSUM
0041 Zubat
Flying Flying 41 33 37 37XY
25ORAS 		25SMUSUM 15
0042 Golbat
Flying Flying 49 39 45BW
42B2W2 		42XY
27ORAS 		27SMUSUM 15
0048 Venonat
Bug Bug 41 41 41 41SMUSUM 41BDSP 41
0049 Venomoth
Bug Bug 47 47 47 47SMUSUM 47BDSP 47
088A Grimer
Grimer
Alolan Form
Amorphous Amorphous 18SMUSUM 18
089A Muk
Muk
Alolan Form
Amorphous Amorphous 18SMUSUM 18
0169 Crobat
Flying Flying 49 39 45BW
42B2W2 		42XY
27ORAS 		27 15
0318 Carvanha
Water 2 Water 2 32ORAS 32 4
0319 Sharpedo
Water 2 Water 2 34ORAS 34 1
0336 Seviper Field Dragon 34 34 34BW
27B2W2 		27XY
22ORAS 		21 21BDSP 21
0451 Skorupi
Bug Water 3 39 39BW
23B2W2 		23 23 9
0452 Drapion
Bug Water 3 39 39BW
23B2W2 		23 23 9
0757 Salandit
Monster Dragon 15SwSh 15
0758 Salazzle
Monster Dragon 15SwSh 15
0773 Silvally No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1SwSh
0000 Shroodle
Field Field 14
0000 Grafaiai
Field Field 14
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
0023 Ekans Field Dragon ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0029 Nidoran♀ Monster Field ✔
0261 Poochyena Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0303 Mawile
Field Fairy ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0696 Tyrunt
Monster Dragon ✔ ✔ ✔SwSh
0779 Bruxish
Water 2 Water 2 ✔ ✔
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.


Special move

Generation III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0261 Poochyena Field Field Purified Shadow PokémonXD
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.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0261 Poochyena Field Field Dream World - Pleasant Forest
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

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Poison Fang is a move with 10 base power, 15PP and 88% accuracy. The user targets enemy in the front, possibly inflicting bad poison.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Explorers of Sky, the move's accuracy has been decreased to 73.92%.

Pokémon Conquest

 
>
 
Stars: ★★★
Power: 31
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Has a 30% chance of badly poisoning the target.
Users: Golbat
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Physical 2 — 34 40 100% An opponent — Has a chance (50%) of leaving the target badly poisoned. Koga & Crobat
Lucy & Seviper
Janine & Crobat (Direct link)
Scottie/Bettie & Tech Ekans/Arbok Egg
Scottie/Bettie & Tech Zubat/Golbat Egg

Past description

  • Prior to Version 2.10.0*: Has a good chance of leaving the target badly poisoned.

Pokémon GO

 Poison Fang
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 35
Energy cost 33
Duration 1.7 seconds
Damage window 0.9 - 1.4 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power 40
Energy cost 40
Secondary effect 1 Opponent Defense
Effect chance 100%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
EkansNidoran♀NidorinaNidoqueenZubatGolbatVenonatVenomothCrobatPoochyenaMightyenaCarvanhaSharpedoSeviperSalanditSalazzle
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
Smeargle
Smeargle
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Updates

Gyms & Raids
  • July 30, 2016
    • Power: 15 → 25
  • February 16, 2017
    • Power: 25 → 35
    • Energy cost: 20 → 33
    • Duration: 2.4 → 1.7 seconds
    • Damage window: 1.65 - 1.85 → 0.9 - 1.4 seconds
Trainer Battles
  • May 31, 2021
    • Secondary effect added
  • December 1, 2022
    • Energy cost: 35 → 40

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also leave the target badly poisoned, damaging it over several turns.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also give the targeted enemy a Badly Poisoned status condition, which inflicts damage every few turns.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで もうどくじょうたいにして いっていターンごとに ダメージを あたえる
Conq. The user bites the enemy with toxic fangs. It may also leave the target badly poisoned.
MDGtI UNUSED
SMD It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy badly poisoned.


In the anime


Drapion


The user's fangs glow purple and it bites the opponent with them.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Drapion Drapion grabs the opponent with its claws and its bottom fangs glow purple. The purple glow then moves down its arms, making the whole section glow as it does. When the glow reaches the last section, it skips the hands and the claws start to glow purple. Then, multiple purple sparks surround the claws as it tightens its grip on the opponent.
Reggie's Drapion A Pyramiding Rage! Debut
Paul's Drapion A Real Rival Rouser! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Battle Frontier


Pokémon Omega Ruby Crimson Passion and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Indigo Wisdom


In other generations

Core series games

Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI
Generation VII

Side series games

Colosseum XD Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

MD: Red and Blue SMD Masters EX

Trivia

  • This is the only move that has a chance to badly poison as a secondary effect.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 劇毒牙 Kehkduhk Ngàh *
毒液牙 Duhkyihk Ngàh *
Mandarin 劇毒牙 / 剧毒牙 Jùdú Yá *
毒液牙 Duyì Yá / Dúyè Yá *
Danish Gifthugtand
Dutch Giftand
French Crochet VeninVI+
CrochetveninIII–V
German Giftzahn
Greek Φαρμακόδοντες
Indonesian Taring Beracun
Italian Velenodenti
Korean 맹독엄니 Maendok EomniIX+
독엄니 Dok EomniIV–V
Polish Trujący Kieł
Portuguese Brazil Presa Venenosa (GO, TCG, manga)
Presas Venenosas (anime)
Portugal Presas Venenosas
Serbian Otrovna čeljust
Spanish Latin America Colmillo Venenoso
Spain Colmillo VenenoVIII+
Colmillo VenIII–VII
Thai เขี้ยวพิษ
Vietnamese Nanh Độc


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