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This is a list of all Poison-type moves that are usable in Pokemon Sword and Shield, Isle of Armor, and the Crown Tundra DLC. Sort all Poison moves by Power, PP, and Accuracy, and see how to use them competitively.
List of Contents
Moves | Type | Power | Acc. | PP |
---|---|---|---|---|
Acid | 40 | 100 | 30 | |
Acid Armor | - | - | 20 | |
Acid Spray | 40 | 100 | 20 | |
Baneful Bunker | - | - | 10 | |
Belch | 120 | 90 | 10 | |
Clear Smog | 50 | - | 15 | |
Coil | - | - | 20 | |
Corrosive Gas | - | 100 | 40 | |
Cross Poison | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
G-Max Malodor | - | - | - | |
Gastro Acid | 100 | 10 | ||
Gunk Shot | 120 | 80 | 5 | |
Max Ooze | - | - | - | |
Poison Fang | 50 | 100 | 15 | |
Poison Gas | - | 90 | 40 | |
Poison Jab | 80 | 100 | 20 | |
Poison Powder | - | 75 | 35 | |
Poison Sting | 15 | 100 | 35 | |
Poison Tail | 50 | 100 | 25 | |
Purify | - | - | 20 | |
Shell Side Arm | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
Sludge | 65 | 100 | 20 | |
Sludge Bomb | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
Sludge Wave | 95 | 100 | 10 | |
Smog | 30 | 70 | 20 | |
Toxic | - | 90 | 10 | |
Toxic Spikes | - | - | 20 | |
Toxic Thread | - | 100 | 20 | |
Venom Drench | - | 100 | 20 | |
Venoshock | 65 | 100 | 10 |
Damage Dealt | Type |
---|---|
2x | |
1/2 | |
No Effect |
Historically, Poison-type coverage moves saw little use in competitive play as it was only super effective to Grass-type Pokemon which many at the time had a secondary Poison-typing themselves.
With the introduction of Fairy-type Pokemon in Generation VI, Poison-type Moves saw increased utility as coverage moves for Pokemon with a newfound weakness to the type.
Nowadays, it's not uncommon for Dragon, Fighting, and Dark-type Pokemon to carry a Poison-type coverage move to deal with Fairy-types.
In competitive play, Poison-type moves are generally used for their utility rather than outright power.
Toxic, for example, remains an important status move that almost all Defensive Poison-types and some non Poison-type Pokemon should have in their moveset.
Most damaging Poison-types moves are capable of inflicting the Poisoned Status Effect, with some boasting a higher chance to inflict it as a secondary effect.
Even if the user fails to knock out an opponent with its Poison-type move, it has a chance to debilitate it for the rest of the match with the Poison Status Effect.
List of Moves that Inflict Poison
With the introduction of Dynamax and Max Moves, Poison-type Moves have increased in usage due to becoming Max Ooze in Dynamax.
This Max Move has the secondary effect of increasing the user and it's ally's Special Attack by 1 Stage, making it invaluable for offensive-oriented teams with special sweepers.
Though not as ubiquitous as Max Airstream, the move gives Poison-types increased utility - especially in the Doubles Battle Format where it's partner can also benefit from the Special Attack Boost.
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List of Poison-type Moves
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