Poison Touch (Ability)

Poison Touch	どくしゅ
	Underhanded
Flavor text Generation III Currently unknown Generation IV Currently unknown Generation V May poison targets when a Pokémon makes contact. Generation VI May poison a target when the Pokémon makes contact. Generation VII May poison a target when the Pokémon makes contact. Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Poison Touch (Japanese: どくしゅ Dirty Trick) is an Ability introduced in Generation V.

Effect

In battle

	This move effect may be in need of research. Reason: Can Poison Touch poison the target before being turned into Mummy? You can discuss this on the talk page.

If a Pokémon with this Ability uses a move that makes contact, there is a 30% chance the target will become poisoned. In Japanese versions of Pokémon Black and White, this is a 20% chance instead.

This chance applies independently of any moves that may have a chance to poison the target with their own effect. If the attack target holds a status condition-curing Berry, it is possible for a move to inflict a non-volatile status condition, the target to cure its status condition by consuming its held item, only to then be poisoned by Poison Touch. Poison Touch can poison a Pokémon hit by Dragon Tail or Circle Throw.

If a Pokémon with this Ability uses a multi-strike move that makes contact, each hit has an independent chance to activate this Ability.

Pokémon with Immunity or Shield Dust cannot become poisoned by Poison Touch, unless the contact-making move is Sunsteel Strike.

In a link battle including a Japanese version of Pokémon Black or White and a non-Japanese version or Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the chance to poison is determined by the game of the player with the Pokémon with the Ability Poison Touch. As such, a Pokémon with Poison Touch owned by the player of a Japanese version of Pokémon Black or White will have a 20% chance to poison, whereas players of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 and non-Japanese versions of Pokémon Black and White will have a 30% chance.

Outside of battle

Poison Touch has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Poison Touch

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	Stench	Sticky Hold	Poison Touch
088A	Grimer	Grimer	Poison	Dark	Poison Touch	Gluttony	Power of Alchemy
0089		Muk	Poison		Poison	Stench	Sticky Hold	Poison Touch
089A	Muk	Muk	Poison	Dark	Poison Touch	Gluttony	Power of Alchemy
0453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	Anticipation	Dry Skin	Poison Touch
0454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	Anticipation	Dry Skin	Poison Touch
0537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground	Swift Swim	Poison Touch	Water Absorb
0690		Skrelp	Poison	Water	Poison Point	Poison Touch	Adaptability
0691		Dragalge	Poison	Dragon	Poison Point	Poison Touch	Adaptability
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

Trivia

• The Japanese name of Poison Touch, どくしゅ (毒手) Dokushu, is a pun containing the kanji for "poison" (毒).

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 毒手 Duhksáu Mandarin 毒手 Dúshǒu French Toxitouche German Giftgriff Italian Velentocco Korean 독수 Doksu Portuguese Toque Venenoso Russian Дуновение Пыльцы Dunoveniye Pyl'tsy Spanish Toque Tóxico

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.