Toxic (move)

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Toxic
どくどく Excessive Poison
Type  Poison
Category  Status
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  —
Accuracy  90%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Smart
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Toxic (Japanese: どくどく Excessive Poison) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I that badly poisons the target. It is TM06 in every generation so far.

Effect

Generation I

Toxic badly poisons the target, and has an Accuracy of 85. Each time the target takes recurrent damage, the damage will equal N max (1, int (0.0625 × Max HP))

N starts as 1 and increases by 1 each time the afflicted Pokémon endures recurrent damage (including by Leech Seed). The target will lose 1/16 of its maximum HP during the first turn of being poisoned. During the second turn of being badly poisoned, the target will lose 2/16 (1/8) of its maximum HP. The target will then lose 3/16 of its maximum HP, in its third turn of being badly poisoned. The target will continue to lose an extra 1/16 of its maximum HP at the end of each consecutive turn. Toxic can cause the target to faint in six turns, using up 1 PP.

The N value of Toxic resets via Haze, switching or ending the battle, but not by Rest. If a Pokémon uses Rest and becomes either normally poisoned, burned, or Leech Seeded without switching out, the N value will influence the amount of damage done. The damage will increase each time recurrent damage is done. However, if the target becomes badly poisoned again, the cumulative value will be reset. Unlike other types of damage, the recurrent damage done by Toxic can exceed the target's current HP.

In Pokémon Stadium, the N value of Toxic will be reset by Rest.

Generation II to IV

All effects are the same, except Toxic is now separate from other forms of recurrent damage (no longer builds from them or affects their strength). Toxic cannot affect Template:Type2 Pokémon.

Generation V

Toxic now has an Accuracy of 90.

Pokémon Rumble Blast

In front of the user, an area in which all Pokémon who go into it will be Badly Poisoned.

Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
269 Dustox Dustox Bug Poison     38 38 38 '
315 Roselia Roselia Grass Poison     45 37 37 '
316 Gulpin Gulpin Poison Poison     28 28 28 '
317 Swalot Swalot Poison Poison     31 30 30 '
416 Vespiquen Vespiquen Bug Flying       27 27 '
434 Stunky Stunky Poison Dark       20 27 27 '
435 Skuntank Skuntank Poison Dark       20 27 27 '
543 Venipede Venipede Bug Poison         36 '
544 Whirlipede Whirlipede Bug Poison         41 '
545 Scolipede Scolipede Bug Poison         44 '
568 Trubbish Trubbish Poison Poison         36 '
569 Garbodor Garbodor Poison Poison         39 '
590 Foongus Foongus Grass Poison         32 '
591 Amoonguss Amoonguss Grass Poison         32 '
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 TM

# Pokémon Type Machine
I
TM06
II
TM06
III
TM06
IV
TM06
V
TM06
VI
TM08
All Pokémon who can learn TMs can learn Toxic.
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 the anime

Jessie Arbok Toxic.png
Arbok
Jupiter Skuntank Toxic.png
Skuntank
Scolipede Toxic.png
Scolipede
The user releases a purple or black liquid that poisons the foe.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Arbok Arbok opens its mouth and releases a black smog from its mouth at the opponent.
Jessie's Arbok Make Room for Gloom! Debut
Skuntank Skuntank releases a thick purple stream of liquid that breaks apart and falls in puddles all over the battlefield. The puddles then shrink and release a thick purple gas from them, poisoning the opponent if it breathes it in.
Jupiter's Skuntank Unlocking the Red Chain of Events! None
Scolipede Scolipede releases a stream of thick purple liquid from its mouth at the opponent. Anything the liquid touches, it dissolves.
A wild Scolipede The Bloom Is on Axew! None
Garbodor Garbodor fires three streams of thick purple liquid from the pipes on its right hand at the opponent.
A wild Garbodor BW055 None


In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7


Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Trivia

  • In Pokémon Battle Revolution, Toxic is depicted as two purple orbs spinning around each other towards the target. However, when Spinda or Carnivine use Toxic, the orbs travel in an erratic fashion.
  • In Pokémon Red and Blue, Koga states that this ninja technique is over 400 years old.
  • In Pokémon Stadium 2, if a Pokémon is afflicted with the badly poisoned status, and it successfully KO's the opponent with one hit, the Pokémon does not become affected by the status problem.
  • In Generation I, Toxic was the only Template:Type2 move that could be taught by TM.
  • Vespiquen is the only non-Template:Type2 Pokémon that learns this move via level up.
    • However, it is based on poisonous creatures.
  • Toxic alongside Hidden Power are the only moves that can be thought to every single Pokémon via with a TM

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 猛毒素 Měng Dúsù
Denmark Flag.png Danish Gift
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Gif
France Flag.png French Toxik
Germany Flag.png German Toxin
Greece Flag.png Greek Τοξίνη
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Toksik
Italy Flag.png Italian Tossina
South Korea Flag.png Korean 맹독 Maengdok
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Toksični Napad
Spain Flag.png Spanish Tóxico


Variations of the move Leech Seed
StatusIC HOME.png Leech SeedToxic


Generation I TMs
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26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation I HMs
0102030405


Generation II TMs
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26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation II HMs
01020304050607


Generation III TMs
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26272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950
Generation III HMs
0102030405060708RSE


Generation IV TMs
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2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708


Generation V TMs
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20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506


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