Poison (type)

Template:ElementalTypes Template:TypeNotice Notable trainers that specialize in Poison-type Pokémon include Koga, Aya and Janine of Fuchsia City. Some villainous teams, such as Team Rocket, also frequently use Poison-type Pokémon.

Statistical averages

Overall

Stat
HP: 62
Attack: 68
Defense: 60
Sp.Atk: 68
Sp.Def: 65
Speed: 62
Total: 0

Fully evolved

Stat
HP: 76
Attack: 84
Defense: 74
Sp.Atk: 80
Sp.Def: 79
Speed: 78
Total: 0

Battle properties

Generation I

Poison-type moves:

• Are super-effective against: Bug, Grass
• Are not very effective against: Ghost, Ground, Poison, Rock
• Have no effect against: None (Steel wasn't introduced until Generation II)

Poison-type Pokémon:

• Resist: Fighting, Grass, Poison
• Are weak to: Bug, Ground, Psychic
• Have immunity to: None

Generation II-onward

Poison-type moves:

• Are super-effective against: Grass
• Are not very effective against: Ghost, Ground, Poison, Rock
• Have no effect against: Steel

Poison-type Pokémon:

• Resist: Bug, Fighting, Grass, Poison
• Are weak to: Ground, Psychic
• Have immunity to: None

Characteristics

When used defensively, the Poison-type is usually used as a strategic type to cause status ailments. Its obvious weakness, Earthquake, can be mitigated by the variety of dual-typed Grass and Bug/Poison Pokémon, as well as the Zubat family's Flying-type. Additionally, the Poison-type resists itself, Bug, Fighting, and Grass, giving it many common resistances, such as Aura Sphere, Megahorn, and Close Combat. Moreover, Poison-types tend to hold potent status and support moves, such as Haze, Toxic Spikes, and Toxic. Immune to Poison and Toxic Spikes, they have an opportunity to absorb status effects as well. Koga's words of "confusion, sleep, poison" describe the Poison-type very well.

Offensively, Poison is one the least useful types. It is only super-effective against Grass, of which many are also Poison-types, making them neutral to Poison attacks. Ice, Fire and Flying are much more useful in countering the Grass-type. Also, Poison moves are not very effective to Poison, Rock, Ghost, Ground, and completely ineffective against Steel. Hence, resistances to Poison are far more common than weaknesses to it. Despite STAB, even many Poison-types, such as Weezing, regularly do not use their STAB Poison attacks, and instead use moves of a different type (such as in Weezing's case, Fire Blast).

When used in contests, Poison-type moves typically become Smart moves, but can also be of the other four Contest types, excluding Cute.

Pokémon

In total, there are 50 Pokémon within the Poison-type; 22 are fully evolved.

Pure Poison-type Pokémon

# Name 023 Ekans 024 Arbok 029 Nidoran♀ 030 Nidorina 032 Nidoran♂ 033 Nidorino 088 Grimer 089 Muk 109 Koffing 110 Weezing 316 Gulpin 317 Swalot 336 Seviper

Half Poison-type Pokémon

Primary Poison-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 041 Zubat Poison Flying 042 Golbat Poison Flying 169 Crobat Poison Flying 434 Stunky Poison Dark 435 Skuntank Poison Dark 451 Skorupi Poison Bug 452 Drapion Poison Dark 453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting

Secondary Poison-type Pokémon

# Name Type 1 Type 2 001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 002 Ivysaur Grass Poison 003 Venusaur Grass Poison 013 Weedle Bug Poison 014 Kakuna Bug Poison 015 Beedrill Bug Poison 043 Oddish Grass Poison 044 Gloom Grass Poison 045 Vileplume Grass Poison 048 Venonat Bug Poison 049 Venomoth Bug Poison 069 Bellsprout Grass Poison 070 Weepinbell Grass Poison 071 Victreebel Grass Poison 072 Tentacool Water Poison 073 Tentacruel Water Poison 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 167 Spinarak Bug Poison 168 Ariados Bug Poison 211 Qwilfish Water Poison 269 Dustox Bug Poison 315 Roselia Grass Poison 406 Budew Grass Poison 407 Roserade Grass Poison

Moves

Damage-dealing moves

Name Category Contest Power Accuracy PP Target Notes Acid Special Smart 40 100% 30 Both foes Has a 10% chance of lowering opponents' Special Defense. Cross Poison Physical Cool 70 100% 20 One target Has a high critical hit ratio and a 10% chance of poisoning the target. Gunk Shot Physical Cool 120 70% 5 One target Has a 30% chance of poisoning the target. Poison Fang Physical Smart 50 100% 15 One target Has a 30% chance of badly poisoning the target. Poison Jab Physical Smart 80 100% 20 One target Has a 30% chance of poisoning the target. Poison Sting Physical Smart 15 100% 35 One target Has a 20% chance of poisoning the target. Poison Tail Physical Smart 50 100% 25 One target Has a high critical hit ratio and a 10% chance of poisoning the target. Sludge Special Tough 65 100% 20 One target Has a 30% chance of poisoning the target. Sludge Bomb Special Tough 90 100% 10 One target Has a 30% chance of poisoning the target. Smog Special Tough 20 70% 20 One target Has a 40% chance of poisoning the target.

Non-damaging moves

Name Category Contest Power Accuracy PP Target Notes Acid Armor Status Tough — —% 40 User Increases the user's Defense by 2 stages. Gastro Acid Status Beauty — 100% 10 One target Cancels the foe's ability. Poison Gas Status Smart — 55% 40 One target Poisons the target. PoisonPowder Status Smart — 75% 35 One target Poisons the target. Toxic Status Smart — 85% 10 One target Badly poisons the target. Its poison damage worsens every turn. Toxic Spikes Status Smart — —% 20 Both foes Lays poisonous spikes that poison opponents who switch into battle. If used twice a switched-in foe will become badly poisoned.

Trivia

• Acid is the only damage dealing Poison-type attack that does not have a chance to poison the opponent.
  • Additionally, the three Poison-type moves that cannot poison all have Acid in their names (Acid, Acid Armor, and Gastro Acid).
• With the exception of Arceus holding a Toxic Plate, there has yet to be a Poison-type legendary Pokémon.
• Poison is the first type encountered in National Pokédex order, shared with the Template:Type2.
• Poison is one of three types that can never be doubly super effective against any Pokémon because it is only super effective against one type, the Template:Type2. It shares this trait with the Template:Type2 which is only effective against itself, and the Template:Type2, which isn't super effective against anything.
  • In Generation I, Poison was super effective against Template:Type2s, making Paras and Parasect doubly weak to Poison.
• Poison was the most common type in Generation I.
  • Almost two thirds of the Poison-type Pokémon are from Generation I.
• As of yet, no pure Poison-type Pokémon have been introduced in an even-numbered generation.
• Gulpin and Seviper are the only pure Poison-type Pokémon not colored blue or purple.
• In Generation I Poison was super effective against the Template:Type2, while the Bug-type was super effective against Poison. This trait has never been shared with any other type match-up.
• Seviper is currently the only poison type without evolutionary relatives.

In other languages

• Dutch: Gif
• French: Poison
• German: Gift
• Italian: Veleno
• Korean: 독 dok
• Spanish: Veneno