Cross Poison (move)

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Cross Poison
クロスポイズン Cross Poison
Cross Poison.png
Type  Poison
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  70
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
No additional effect
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Cross Poison (Japanese: クロスポイズン Cross Poison) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Cross Poison deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio. It has a 10% chance of poisoning the opponent.

Description

Games Description
A slashing attack that may also leave the target poisoned. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
Conq A slashing attack with a poisonous blade that may also leave the target poisoned. Critical hits land more easily.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
047 Parasect Parasect Bug Grass -- -- '
167 Spinarak Spinarak Bug Poison   47 ''''
168 Ariados Ariados Bug Poison   55 ''''
169 Crobat Crobat Poison Flying -- -- ''''
451 Skorupi Skorupi Poison Bug 50 61 49 ''''
452 Drapion Drapion Poison Dark 58 73 57 ''''
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 Type Father
II III IV V VI
046 Paras Paras Bug Grass ParasectSkorupiDrapion ParasectSpinarakAriadosSkorupiDrapion '
207 Gligar Gligar Ground Flying ParasectSkorupiDrapion ParasectSpinarakAriados SkorupiDrapion '
347 Anorith Anorith Rock Bug SkorupiDrapion SkorupiDrapion '
595 Joltik Joltik Bug Electric   ParasectSpinarakAriados SkorupiDrapion '
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 event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0046 046 Paras Bug Grass Dream World - Dream Park
0347 347 Anorith Rock Bug Dream World - Sparkling Sea
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the anime

Paul Drapion Cross Poison.png
Slashes
J Drapion Cross Poison.png
Drapion
The user crosses its arms and they start to glow purple. The user then slashes its opponent, leaving a purple after image.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Drapion Drapion crosses its arms above its head and its hands and pincers start to glow purple. Drapion then slashes the opponent in an 'X' formation, leaving behind a purple after image, or Drapion crosses its arms in front of its face and its claws start to glow purple. A purple 'X' then appears in front of its crossed arms and it opens its hands, firing the 'X' at the opponent.
J's Drapion Mutiny in the Bounty! Debut
Paul's Drapion Familiarity Breeds Strategy! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 十字毒藥 Shí​zì​ Dú​yào
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Gifkruis
France Flag.png French Poison-Croix
Germany Flag.png German Giftstreich
Greece Flag.png Greek Διασταύρωση Δηλητηρίου
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Cross Poison
Italy Flag.png Italian Velenocroce
South Korea Flag.png Korean 크로스포이즌 Cross Poison
Poland Flag.png Polish Kontra Trucizna
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Veneno Cruzado
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Cruz Venenosa
Romania Flag.png Romanian Crucea Otrăvitoare
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Veneno Cruzado
Spain Flag.png Spain Veneno X


Variations of the move Slash
PhysicalIC HOME.png SlashNight SlashShadow ClawPsycho CutCross PoisonAqua Cutter
Formerly a variation
PhysicalIC HOME.png Leaf Blade


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