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Poisoned

The Pokemon takes damage equal to 1/8 of its max HP at the end of every turn. Poison- and Steel-type Pokemon are unaffected.

Abilities Related to Poisoned

Immunity

The Pokemon cannot be poisoned or badly poisoned.

Effect Spore

When the Pokemon is hit by a contact move, the attacker has a 30% chance of being poisoned, paralyzed, or put to sleep. Grass-type Pokemon are unaffected.

Synchronize

If the Pokemon is burned, paralyzed, poisoned, or badly poisoned by another Pokemon’s move or Ability, that Pokemon will also be inflicted with the same status condition.

Poison Point

When the Pokemon is hit by a contact move, the attacker has a 30% chance of being poisoned.

Poison Heal

If poisoned or badly poisoned, the Pokemon has 1/8 of its max HP restored at the end of every turn instead of losing HP.

Poison Touch

When the Pokemon hits a target with a contact move, the target has a 30% chance of being poisoned.

Merciless

The Pokemon’s attacks become critical hits if the target is poisoned or badly poisoned.

Corrosion

The Pokemon can poison or badly poison targets even if they’re Steel or Poison types.

Items Related to Poisoned

Pecha Berry

Cures being poisoned or badly poisoned. Disappears for the duration of the battle after a single use.

Moves Related to Poisoned

Move Type Category Target Power Acc PP Prio Description
Baneful BunkerPoisonStatusSelf—∞8+4The user protects itself from incoming moves for the turn. Any attackers that use contact moves against the user during this turn become poisoned. With each consecutive use, this move’s chance of success becomes 1/3 of what it was before.
Barb BarragePoisonPhysicalSingle60100120Has a 50% chance of poisoning the target. This move’s power is doubled if the target is poisoned or badly poisoned.
Cross PoisonPoisonPhysicalSingle70100200Has a 10% chance of poisoning the target. This move has a 1-stage Critical-Hit Ratio Boost.
Dire ClawPoisonPhysicalSingle80100160Has a 30% chance of leaving the target poisoned, paralyzed, or asleep.
FacadeNormalPhysicalSingle70100200This move’s power is doubled if the user is poisoned, badly poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. Although this move is a physical move, the damage it deals is not halved when the user is burned.
Gunk ShotPoisonPhysicalSingle1208080Has a 30% chance of poisoning the target.
Mortal SpinPoisonPhysicalAll Foes30100160Removes the Bound and Leech Seeded statuses from the user and removes the Sticky Web, Stealth Rock, Spikes, and Toxic Spikes statuses from the user’s side. Poisons targets.
Poison GasPoisonStatusAll Foes—90200
Poison JabPoisonPhysicalSingle80100200Has a 30% chance of poisoning the target.
Poison PowderPoisonStatusSingle—75200Poisons the target. Grass-type Pokemon are unaffected.
Poison StingPoisonPhysicalSingle15100200
Poison TailPoisonPhysicalSingle50100200
Shell Side ArmPoisonSpecialSingle90100120Has a 20% chance of poisoning the target. Becomes a physical move if that will deal more damage.
SludgePoisonSpecialSingle65100200
Sludge BombPoisonSpecialSingle90100120Has a 30% chance of poisoning the target.
Sludge WavePoisonSpecialAll95100120Has a 10% chance of poisoning targets.
SmogPoisonSpecialSingle3070200
Toxic ThreadPoisonStatusSingle—100200Lowers the target’s Speed stat by 2 stages and poisons it.
TwineedleBugPhysicalSingle25100200
VenoshockPoisonSpecialSingle65100120This move’s power is doubled if the target is poisoned or badly poisoned.