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'''Jessie's Dustox''' (Japanese: '''ムサシのドクケイル''' ''Musashi's Dokucale'') was the second [[Pokémon]] caught by [[Jessie]] of [[Team Rocket]] during her travels through [[Hoenn]]. Dustox evolved from {{p|Cascoon}} and before that, {{p|Wurmple}}. Its voice actress in Japanese is 西村 ちなみ ''[[Chinami Nishimura]]'', and its English voice actors are [[Amy Birnbaum]] (Seasons 6-8) and [[Michelle Knotz]] (Season 9+).
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type2=Poison|
ball=None|
trainername=Jessie|
pokemonname=Dustox|
gender=Female<ref>Confirmed in ''[[DP073|Crossing Paths]].''</ref> |
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jpokemonname=ドクケイル|
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caption=Jessie's Dustox |
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secondevoname=Seeing is Believing!|
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current=[[Dustox Flower Field]]|
enva1=[[Tara Jayne]]|
enva2=[[Amy Birnbaum]]|
enva3=[[Amy Birnbaum]]<br><small>([[AG028]]-[[AG142]])</small><br>[[Michele Knotz]]<br><small>([[AG159]]-Present)</small>|
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java3=[[Chinami Nishimura]]<br><small>(regular voice actress)</small><br>[[Rikako Aikawa]]<br><small>([[AG138]] only)</small>|
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Jessie caught Wurmple in the episode ''[[AG014|All in a Day's Wurmple]]'', as did [[May (anime)|May]]. Several episodes later, in ''[[AG021|Which Wurmple's Which?]]'', both Wurmple were temporarily switched, but were returned to their proper trainers by the episode's end. In the episode ''[[AG024|A Corphish Out of Water]]'', Jessie's Wurmple evolved into Cascoon while May's evolved into {{p|Silcoon}}; Jessie believed hers was a Silcoon as well. Four episodes later, in ''[[AG028|Seeing is Believing]]'', Jessie's Cascoon evolved into Dustox, while May's Silcoon evolved into [[May's Beautifly|Beautifly]]. While Jessie was at first disappointed that she did not have a Beautifly, she soon came to adore her new Dustox (in the Japanese version, she called it ''Dokucale-chan'' on more than one occasion).
'''Jessie's Dustox''' (Japanese: '''ムサシのドクケイル''' ''Musashi's Dokucale'') was the second {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} caught by [[Jessie]] of [[Team Rocket]] during her travels through [[Hoenn]], and her sixth overall.


Dustox is Jessie's primary [[Contest]] Pokémon. It was used in the episodes ''[[AG051|Come What May]]'' and ''[[AG062|Disguise Da Limit]]''. Jessie attempted to enter it in the [[Rubello Town]] Contest in ''[[AG077|A Fan with a Plan]]'', but Jessie did not have a previously obtained [[Ribbon]] needed for entry.
==History==
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''===
====Hoenn====
[[File:Jessie and Wurmple.png|thumb|220px|left|Wurmple being spoiled by Jessie with attention]]
Jessie {{pkmn2|caught}} a Wurmple in ''[[AG014|All in a Day's Wurmple]]'', as did {{an|May}}. The chance encounter occurred on a tree branch after {{TRT}} was blasted off yet again; Jessie noticed Wurmple nearby and simply threw a {{i|Poké Ball}} at her.  


Dustox is also Jessie's secondary [[Pokémon battle|battling Pokémon]]. It is usually used alongside [[Jessie's Seviper|Seviper]], but it has been used alone. It appears to be fairly powerful, but as Team Rocket are the villains, it is usually defeated.
Jessie quickly grew infatuated by her Wurmple, often spoiling it with her attention and referring to her by cutesy nicknames. This was seen in ''[[AG015|Gonna Rule The School!]]'', where Jessie decided against using Wurmple in battle because she might get hurt.


In the episode ''[[AG080|That's Just Swellow]]'', [[James]] used Dustox as his Pokémon in a [[PokéRinger]] competition. Dustox defeated May's Beautifly in the competition, but it eventually succumbed to a last-minute defeat when [[Ash Ketchum|Ash's]] {{p|Taillow}} evolved into a [[Ash's Swellow|Swellow]].
In ''[[AG021|Which Wurmple's Which?]]'', Jessie argued with May over which one had the better Wurmple. After [[Max]] concluded that the two Wurmple were the same, they began battling, but {{TRT}} was sent blasting off by {{AP|Pikachu}}. May soon realized that she has Jessie's Wurmple due to her low appetite and that Jessie must have hers. Eventually, Wurmple was returned to May in exchange for Jessie's Wurmple.  


=Attacks used=
In ''[[AG024|A Corphish Out of Water]]'', Jessie's Wurmple [[evolution|evolved]] into a {{p|Cascoon}} while May's evolved into a {{p|Silcoon}}; Jessie believed hers was a Silcoon as well. In ''[[AG028|Seeing is Believing!]]'', after May's Silcoon evolved into {{TP|May|Beautifly}}, Jessie became determined to have her "Silcoon" evolve into a Beautifly as well, and immediately started trying to raise its experience through battles. Her efforts eventually paid off, as later in the episode, her Cascoon evolved into Dustox. Though Jessie was initially disappointed that she did not have a Beautifly, she came to adore her new Dustox almost immediately. In the Japanese version, she called her ''Dokucale-chan'' on more than one occasion. In the English [[dub]], Jessie often called her ''Dustox-Dear'', and when she would throw her {{i|Poké Ball}}, she also referred to her as "my dear Dustox".


*{{m|String Shot}} (Wurmple)
Dustox was Jessie's primary {{pkmn|Contest}} Pokémon in Hoenn. She was used in the {{to|Fallarbor}} Contest in ''[[AG051|Come What May]]'', where she earned the best score in the [[Appeal|Appeals Round]] by using a rainbow device attached to a bow tie. In the second round, she went up against May's Beautifly. Dustox started strong by returning Beautifly's String Shot at it with {{m|Whirlwind}}, but the advantage was quickly lost as Beautifly hit Dustox with a variety of attacks. The damage destroyed the rainbow device, resulting in Jessie and Dustox being disqualified. They were then blasted off by Ash's Pikachu.
*{{m|Tackle}}
[[File:AG028.png|thumb|220px|Dustox vs Beautifly]]
*{{m|Gust}}
In ''[[AG062|Disguise Da Limit]]'', Dustox participated in the {{to|Verdanturf}} Contest. Dustox earned a high score in the Appeals Round by combining her moves. In the second round, Dustox went up against [[Timmy Grimm|Timmy]]'s {{p|Dusclops}}. The two traded multiple attacks, which eventually caused an explosion. This exposed Jessie's disguise, and with the round out of time, Timmy was declared the winner.
*{{m|Poison Sting}}
*{{m|Psybeam}}
*{{m|Stun Spore}}


=Related articles=
Jessie attempted to enter Dustox in the [[Rubello Town]] Contest in ''[[AG077|A Fan with a Plan]]'', but Jessie did not have a previously obtained [[Ribbon]] needed for entry.
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see {{p|Wurmple}}, {{p|Cascoon}} and {{p|Dustox}}.
 
In ''[[AG080|That's Just Swellow]]'', [[James]] used Dustox as his Pokémon in the [[Crossgate PokéRinger]] competition. Dustox defeated May's Beautifly, but she was then defeated at the last minute when {{Ash}}'s {{p|Taillow}} evolved into a {{AP|Swellow}}.
 
====Kanto Battle Frontier====
In ''[[AG142|Caterpie's Big Dilemma]]'', Dustox grew [[Giant Pokémon|giant]] due to consuming [[Dr. Gordon]]'s "Mystery Candy Complete". Due to her new size, Team Rocket was able to escape on top of her with a kidnapped Dr. Gordon. They were chased by [[Zander]]'s gigantified {{p|Butterfree}}, who, along with Ash's Pikachu, were able to damage Dustox enough to cause her to shrink back to her normal size.
 
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''===
[[File:Jessie practicing for Hearthome Contest.png|thumb|220px|left|Dustox practicing for the Hearthome Contest]]
In ''[[DP027|Settling a Not-So-Old Score!]]'', Dustox was used in the Battle Stage of the {{to|Floaroma}} Contest. Her first battle in the event was against {{an|Dawn}}'s {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}}, during which she attacked with Poison Sting. Piplup used {{m|Bide}} to return double the damage, which, along with a {{m|Peck}}, was enough to knock the Poison Moth Pokémon out.
 
In ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]'', Jessilina decided to face off against Dawn to practice for the {{ci|Hearthome}} Contest. However, it was [[Zoey]] who accepted the challenge. Jessie used the combination of Dustox and Seviper. Her idea was to make Dustox use Poison Sting and then to make Seviper use {{m|Poison Tail}} on Dustox's Poison Sting, making it spin and adding extra power to it; {{an|Brock}} even said that that was a smart combination. However, that didn't work as [[Zoey's Glameow]] countered with {{m|Iron Tail}}, making the combination go to the other side. [[Zoey's Shellos]] then used {{m|Mud Bomb}}, breaking the combination of Poison Sting and Poison Tail. Dustox and Seviper were then both easily defeated by Zoey's Glameow.
 
In ''[[DP049|Dawn's Early Night!]]'', Dustox was used along with Seviper in the [[Contest Battle|Battle Stage]] of the Hearthome City Pokémon Contest. They were briefly seen battling against [[Nando's Kricketune]] and {{TP|Nando|Roselia}} in the semifinals. The battle ended after Roselia and Kricketune used {{m|Petal Dance}} and {{m|X-Scissor}}, respectively, to deplete their points.
 
In ''[[DP058|Nosing 'Round the Mountain!]]'', Dustox battled Ash and {{ashfr}}. Using her Whirlwind, she knocked Ash away from a remote used to control [[Alan]]'s {{p|Probopass}}. This, unfortunately, caused the remote to fall onto Probopass and explode. The Compass Pokémon then used {{m|Zap Cannon}} to blast Team Rocket off.
[[File:Jessie Dustox and Shiny Dustox.png|thumb|220px|Dustox in love]]
In ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]'', Dustox was used in the [[Solaceon Town]] [[Pokémon Contest]]. During the [[Appeal|Performance Stage]], she used Whirlwind to lift Jessie off the ground, astounding the crowd. She kept Jessie floating for a while and then used {{m|Psybeam}} to create a thick green smoke that covered the entire stage. When the smoke was cleared, it revealed Jessie and Dustox smiling and posing before the audience. The performance was well-received by the panel of judges, and when the results were announced, Jessie appeared among the {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s advancing to the [[Contest Battle|Battle Stage]]. Dustox defeated her first two opponents to reach the finals, where she went up against [[Kenny's Prinplup]]. She used Prinplup's techniques against it to win the battle, earning Jessie her first Contest [[Ribbon]]. Ever since, Dustox has been wearing Jessie's hair ribbons that she wore in that Contest.
 
In ''[[DP070|The Bells Are Singing!]]'', Dustox battled Ash and his friends for the final time. She was sent out to battle [[Ash's Chimchar]], and tried to use {{m|Tackle}} on the Chimp Pokemon. However, Chimchar quickly dodged, hitting Jessie and {{MTR}} with his {{m|Flame Wheel}}, sending the duo blasting off, with Dustox flying after her Trainer.
 
In ''[[DP073|Crossing Paths]]'', during the Dustox Crossing, she fell in love with a {{pkmn2|Shiny}} Dustox owned by [[Austin]]. Jessie tearfully decided that Dustox had to go with the others, despite everyone's protests, but since Dustox was loyal, she didn't want to. Seeing that Dustox was facing the same dilemma Jessie once was-about to throw away her chance of finding her true love to be with friends-Jessie had to shatter Dustox's Poké Ball to let her go. Dustox then went to live with other Dustox and start a family, giving Jessie the hope of finding her own soulmate.
 
In ''[[DP075|Our Cup Runneth Over!]]'', Jessie said she would dedicate her performance in the [[Wallace Cup]] to Dustox. In ''[[DP103|Jumping Rocket Ship!]]'', she appeared in Meowth's flashback.
 
===''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''===
Dustox appeared in a fantasy in ''[[JN145|Rocket Revengers!]]'' when Team Rocket reminisced about their old Pokémon.
 
==Personality and characteristics==
[[File:Jessie and Dustox.png|thumb|220px|left|Dustox and Jessie]]
As a Wurmple, she was very sedate and well-behaved, unlike [[May's Wurmple]], who was gluttonous and a bit disobedient. When she evolved, she stayed well-behaved and was very loyal to Jessie. Dustox served as Jessie's secondary battling Pokémon and her primary [[Pokémon Contest|Contest]] Pokémon. They had a very strong connection, mostly evident upon Dustox's release in ''[[DP073|Crossing Paths]]'' when Dustox wouldn't go with her mate and refused to leave Jessie's side.
 
She served as Jessie's main battling [[Pokémon Contest|Contest]] Pokémon throughout Hoenn. Although talented, most of her contest attempts ended with her losing or being disqualified, and it took until her final Contest for her to earn a Ribbon. She is not above cheating to win, shown in ''[[AG051|Come What May]]'', where she used a device to give her moves a rainbow effect.
{{-}}
 
==Appearance==
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{bug color}}; {{roundy}}; border: 3px solid #{{bug color dark}}"
|-
! style="background:#{{bug color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | As a Wurmple
! style="background:#{{bug color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | As a Cascoon
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Jessie Wurmple.png|220px]]
| [[File:Jessie Cascoon.png|220px]]
|}
 
==Moves used==
{{anmov/h|bug|poison|Jessie Dustox {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 5}}|0=Whirlwind|1=Gust|2=Poison Sting|3=Psybeam|4=Stun Spore}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 5}}|0=Whirlwind|1=Gust|2=Poison Sting|3=Psybeam|4=Stun Spore}}|image2=Jessie {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 5}}|0=Cascoon Tackle|1=Cascoon Harden|2=Cascoon String Shot|3=Dustox Tackle|4=Wurmple String Shot}}.png|caption2=Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 5}}|0=Tackle as a Cascoon|1=Harden as a Cascoon|2=String Shot as a Cascoon|3=Tackle|4=String Shot as a Wurmple}}}}
{{anmov|bug|String Shot|AG021|Which Wurmple's Which?}}
{{anmov|normal|Tackle|AG028|Seeing is Believing!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|normal|Harden|AG028|Seeing is Believing!}}
{{anmov|poison|Poison Sting|AG028|Seeing is Believing!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|psychic|Psybeam|AG028|Seeing is Believing!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|normal|Whirlwind|AG040|Watt's with Wattson?|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|grass|Stun Spore|DP008|Gymbaliar!|x=yes}}
{{anmov|flying|Gust|DP013|A Staravia is Born!}}
{{anmov/f|poison|x=yes}}
 
* Jessie told Dustox to use {{m|Pin Missile}} in ''[[AG072|The Bicker the Better]]''. This was a dubbing error, as in the original, she was commanded to use Poison Sting.
 
===Moves improvised===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{bug color}}; border: 3px solid #{{poison color}}; {{roundy}}"
|-
! {{color|FFF|Picture}}
! {{color|FFF|First Used In}}
! {{color|FFF|Moves Involved}}
! {{color|FFF|Partnered With}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Spinning Poison Sting.png|150px]]
| ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]''
| {{m|Poison Sting}} and {{m|Poison Tail}}
| [[Jessie's Seviper]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="{{roundybr|5px}}; text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Dustox uses Poison Sting towards the sky. When the purple darts start falling down, Seviper hits them with Poison Tail, making them spin very fast. The spinning darts head towards the opposing Pokémon at great speed with the extra power that the Poison Tail added. The combination was used during a [[Double Battle]] against [[Zoey's Glameow]] and {{TP|Zoey|Shellos}}.
|}
 
==Artwork==
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{poison color dark}}; background: #{{bug color light}}; font-size:80%;"
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{poison color dark}}; background: #{{poison color light}}"| [[File:PK14 JP poster.png|150px]]
|-
| Official artwork from<br>''{{color2|000|Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire}}''
|}
 
==Trivia==
* Once her Cascoon evolved into a Dustox, Jessie's team didn't change for over 250 episodes until she released Dustox, not counting [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio|temporary changes]].
* Dustox is the only Pokémon in the anime belonging directly to a main character to have its {{i|Poké Ball}} broken permanently.
* Out of all of Team Rocket's Pokémon, Dustox has used the most different types of moves, with six different types used.
* Dustox is Jessie's first dual-typed Pokémon.
** Dustox is also Jessie's first confirmed female Pokémon.
* Excluding her temporary Pokémon, Dustox is Jessie's only Pokémon part of a three-stage evolutionary line.
 
==References==
<references/>
 
==Related articles==
{{Animespeciesevo2|Wurmple|Cascoon|Dustox}}
*[[May's Beautifly]]
{{Team Rocket's Pokémon|bug|poison}}<br>
{{Project Anime notice|no}}


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[[Category:Released Pokémon]]
[[Category:Pokémon with animated series move errors]]
[[Category:Female characters (Pokémon)|Dustox]]
[[de:Jessies Pudox]]
[[es:Dustox de Jessie]]
[[fr:Papinox de Jessie]]
[[it:Dustox di Jessie]]
[[ja:ムサシのドクケイル]]
[[zh:武藏的毒粉蛾]]

Latest revision as of 20:18, 2 September 2024

Jessie's Dustox
ムサシのドクケイル Musashi's Dokucale
Jessie Dustox.png
Jessie's Dustox
Debuts in All in a Day's Wurmple
Caught at Route 104
Evolves in A Corphish Out of Water
Seeing is Believing!
Gender Female[1]
Ability Unknown
Released in Crossing Paths
Current location Dustox Flower Field
HOME265.png HOME268.png HOME269.png
This Pokémon spent 10 episodes as Wurmple and 4 episodes as Cascoon.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Wurmple Chinami Nishimura Tara Jayne
As Cascoon Chinami Nishimura Amy Birnbaum
As Dustox Chinami Nishimura
(regular voice actress)
Rikako Aikawa
(AG138 only)
Amy Birnbaum
(AG028-AG142)
Michele Knotz
(AG159-Present)

Jessie's Dustox (Japanese: ムサシのドクケイル Musashi's Dokucale) was the second Pokémon caught by Jessie of Team Rocket during her travels through Hoenn, and her sixth overall.

History

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Hoenn

Wurmple being spoiled by Jessie with attention

Jessie caught a Wurmple in All in a Day's Wurmple, as did May. The chance encounter occurred on a tree branch after Team Rocket was blasted off yet again; Jessie noticed Wurmple nearby and simply threw a Poké Ball at her.

Jessie quickly grew infatuated by her Wurmple, often spoiling it with her attention and referring to her by cutesy nicknames. This was seen in Gonna Rule The School!, where Jessie decided against using Wurmple in battle because she might get hurt.

In Which Wurmple's Which?, Jessie argued with May over which one had the better Wurmple. After Max concluded that the two Wurmple were the same, they began battling, but Team Rocket was sent blasting off by Pikachu. May soon realized that she has Jessie's Wurmple due to her low appetite and that Jessie must have hers. Eventually, Wurmple was returned to May in exchange for Jessie's Wurmple.

In A Corphish Out of Water, Jessie's Wurmple evolved into a Cascoon while May's evolved into a Silcoon; Jessie believed hers was a Silcoon as well. In Seeing is Believing!, after May's Silcoon evolved into Beautifly, Jessie became determined to have her "Silcoon" evolve into a Beautifly as well, and immediately started trying to raise its experience through battles. Her efforts eventually paid off, as later in the episode, her Cascoon evolved into Dustox. Though Jessie was initially disappointed that she did not have a Beautifly, she came to adore her new Dustox almost immediately. In the Japanese version, she called her Dokucale-chan on more than one occasion. In the English dub, Jessie often called her Dustox-Dear, and when she would throw her Poké Ball, she also referred to her as "my dear Dustox".

Dustox was Jessie's primary Contest Pokémon in Hoenn. She was used in the Fallarbor Contest in Come What May, where she earned the best score in the Appeals Round by using a rainbow device attached to a bow tie. In the second round, she went up against May's Beautifly. Dustox started strong by returning Beautifly's String Shot at it with Whirlwind, but the advantage was quickly lost as Beautifly hit Dustox with a variety of attacks. The damage destroyed the rainbow device, resulting in Jessie and Dustox being disqualified. They were then blasted off by Ash's Pikachu.

Dustox vs Beautifly

In Disguise Da Limit, Dustox participated in the Verdanturf Contest. Dustox earned a high score in the Appeals Round by combining her moves. In the second round, Dustox went up against Timmy's Dusclops. The two traded multiple attacks, which eventually caused an explosion. This exposed Jessie's disguise, and with the round out of time, Timmy was declared the winner.

Jessie attempted to enter Dustox in the Rubello Town Contest in A Fan with a Plan, but Jessie did not have a previously obtained Ribbon needed for entry.

In That's Just Swellow, James used Dustox as his Pokémon in the Crossgate PokéRinger competition. Dustox defeated May's Beautifly, but she was then defeated at the last minute when Ash's Taillow evolved into a Swellow.

Kanto Battle Frontier

In Caterpie's Big Dilemma, Dustox grew giant due to consuming Dr. Gordon's "Mystery Candy Complete". Due to her new size, Team Rocket was able to escape on top of her with a kidnapped Dr. Gordon. They were chased by Zander's gigantified Butterfree, who, along with Ash's Pikachu, were able to damage Dustox enough to cause her to shrink back to her normal size.

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Dustox practicing for the Hearthome Contest

In Settling a Not-So-Old Score!, Dustox was used in the Battle Stage of the Floaroma Contest. Her first battle in the event was against Dawn's Piplup, during which she attacked with Poison Sting. Piplup used Bide to return double the damage, which, along with a Peck, was enough to knock the Poison Moth Pokémon out.

In A Stand-Up Sit-Down!, Jessilina decided to face off against Dawn to practice for the Hearthome Contest. However, it was Zoey who accepted the challenge. Jessie used the combination of Dustox and Seviper. Her idea was to make Dustox use Poison Sting and then to make Seviper use Poison Tail on Dustox's Poison Sting, making it spin and adding extra power to it; Brock even said that that was a smart combination. However, that didn't work as Zoey's Glameow countered with Iron Tail, making the combination go to the other side. Zoey's Shellos then used Mud Bomb, breaking the combination of Poison Sting and Poison Tail. Dustox and Seviper were then both easily defeated by Zoey's Glameow.

In Dawn's Early Night!, Dustox was used along with Seviper in the Battle Stage of the Hearthome City Pokémon Contest. They were briefly seen battling against Nando's Kricketune and Roselia in the semifinals. The battle ended after Roselia and Kricketune used Petal Dance and X-Scissor, respectively, to deplete their points.

In Nosing 'Round the Mountain!, Dustox battled Ash and his friends. Using her Whirlwind, she knocked Ash away from a remote used to control Alan's Probopass. This, unfortunately, caused the remote to fall onto Probopass and explode. The Compass Pokémon then used Zap Cannon to blast Team Rocket off.

Dustox in love

In Team Shocker!, Dustox was used in the Solaceon Town Pokémon Contest. During the Performance Stage, she used Whirlwind to lift Jessie off the ground, astounding the crowd. She kept Jessie floating for a while and then used Psybeam to create a thick green smoke that covered the entire stage. When the smoke was cleared, it revealed Jessie and Dustox smiling and posing before the audience. The performance was well-received by the panel of judges, and when the results were announced, Jessie appeared among the Coordinators advancing to the Battle Stage. Dustox defeated her first two opponents to reach the finals, where she went up against Kenny's Prinplup. She used Prinplup's techniques against it to win the battle, earning Jessie her first Contest Ribbon. Ever since, Dustox has been wearing Jessie's hair ribbons that she wore in that Contest.

In The Bells Are Singing!, Dustox battled Ash and his friends for the final time. She was sent out to battle Ash's Chimchar, and tried to use Tackle on the Chimp Pokemon. However, Chimchar quickly dodged, hitting Jessie and Meowth with his Flame Wheel, sending the duo blasting off, with Dustox flying after her Trainer.

In Crossing Paths, during the Dustox Crossing, she fell in love with a Shiny Dustox owned by Austin. Jessie tearfully decided that Dustox had to go with the others, despite everyone's protests, but since Dustox was loyal, she didn't want to. Seeing that Dustox was facing the same dilemma Jessie once was-about to throw away her chance of finding her true love to be with friends-Jessie had to shatter Dustox's Poké Ball to let her go. Dustox then went to live with other Dustox and start a family, giving Jessie the hope of finding her own soulmate.

In Our Cup Runneth Over!, Jessie said she would dedicate her performance in the Wallace Cup to Dustox. In Jumping Rocket Ship!, she appeared in Meowth's flashback.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Dustox appeared in a fantasy in Rocket Revengers! when Team Rocket reminisced about their old Pokémon.

Personality and characteristics

Dustox and Jessie

As a Wurmple, she was very sedate and well-behaved, unlike May's Wurmple, who was gluttonous and a bit disobedient. When she evolved, she stayed well-behaved and was very loyal to Jessie. Dustox served as Jessie's secondary battling Pokémon and her primary Contest Pokémon. They had a very strong connection, mostly evident upon Dustox's release in Crossing Paths when Dustox wouldn't go with her mate and refused to leave Jessie's side.

She served as Jessie's main battling Contest Pokémon throughout Hoenn. Although talented, most of her contest attempts ended with her losing or being disqualified, and it took until her final Contest for her to earn a Ribbon. She is not above cheating to win, shown in Come What May, where she used a device to give her moves a rainbow effect.

Appearance

As a Wurmple As a Cascoon
Jessie Wurmple.png Jessie Cascoon.png

Moves used

Jessie Dustox Poison Sting.png
Using Poison Sting
Jessie Cascoon String Shot.png
Using String Shot as a Cascoon
Move First Used In
String Shot Which Wurmple's Which?
Tackle  Seeing is Believing!
Harden Seeing is Believing!
Poison Sting  Seeing is Believing!
Psybeam  Seeing is Believing!
Whirlwind  Watt's with Wattson?
Stun Spore × Gymbaliar!
Gust A Staravia is Born!
An × shows that the move cannot be legitimately known by this Pokémon in the games.
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Moves improvised

Picture First Used In Moves Involved Partnered With
Spinning Poison Sting.png A Stand-Up Sit-Down! Poison Sting and Poison Tail Jessie's Seviper
Description: Dustox uses Poison Sting towards the sky. When the purple darts start falling down, Seviper hits them with Poison Tail, making them spin very fast. The spinning darts head towards the opposing Pokémon at great speed with the extra power that the Poison Tail added. The combination was used during a Double Battle against Zoey's Glameow and Shellos.

Artwork

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Official artwork from
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Trivia

  • Once her Cascoon evolved into a Dustox, Jessie's team didn't change for over 250 episodes until she released Dustox, not counting temporary changes.
  • Dustox is the only Pokémon in the anime belonging directly to a main character to have its Poké Ball broken permanently.
  • Out of all of Team Rocket's Pokémon, Dustox has used the most different types of moves, with six different types used.
  • Dustox is Jessie's first dual-typed Pokémon.
    • Dustox is also Jessie's first confirmed female Pokémon.
  • Excluding her temporary Pokémon, Dustox is Jessie's only Pokémon part of a three-stage evolutionary line.

References

  1. Confirmed in Crossing Paths.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Wurmple, Cascoon, and Dustox.


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