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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet - Poison Type Pokemon

Poison Type Pokemon are strong against Grass and Fairy Type Pokemon. Learn what are the best Poison Type Pokemon you can get your hands on in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV)!

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Best Poison-type Pokemon for Tera Raids

Best Poison-type Pokemon for Tera Raids
Iron Moth Iron Moth Gengar Gengar Qwilfish Qwilfish

Iron Moth

Iron Moth Iron Moth

Tera Raid Build
Fire Icon Poison Icon 		Tera Type Nature
Poison Icon Modest
(↑ Sp.Atk, ↓ Atk)
EV Spread
HP:
252		 Sp. Atk:
252		 Sp. Def:
4
Ability Moveset
Quark Drive ・ Acid Spray
・ Fiery Dance
・ Morning Sun
・ Sludge Wave
Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Booster Energy ImageBooster Energy

You can use Iron Moth as a Poison-type special attacker in Tera Raids. Its high Special Attack can be boosted even further with Quark Drive and Booster Energy, and it can leave raid bosses vulnerable with its attacks with Acid Spray, which lowers the target's Special Defense.

Iron Moth Best Tera Raid Build

Gengar

Gengar Gengar

Tera Raid Build
Poison Icon Ghost Icon 		Tera Type Nature
Poison Icon Bold
(↑ Def, ↓ Atk)
EV Spread
HP:
252		 Def:
252		 Sp.Atk:
4
Ability Moveset
Cursed Body ・ Clear Smog
・ Will-O-Wisp
・ Shadow Ball
・ Sludge Bomb
Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Leftovers ImageLeftovers

Gengar is a useful utility Pokemon to use in Tera Raids. Atop from potentially poisoning raid bosses with Sludge Bomb, it can also hinder their attacks if Cursed Body activates or reset their stats with Clear Smog.

Gengar Best Tera Raid Build

Qwilfish

Qwilfish Qwilfish

Tera Raid Build
Water Icon Poison Icon 		Tera Type Nature
Poison Icon Bold
(↑ Def, ↓ Atk)
EV Spread
HP:
252 		Def:
252 		Sp. Def:
4
Ability Moveset
Intimidate ・ Acupressure
・ Acid Spray
・ Chilling Water
・ Haze
Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Black Sludge ImageBlack Sludge

Qwilfish is capable of providing support in Tera Raids as it can lower the Special Defense stat of raid bosses with Acid Spray. Letting it have a Poison Tera Type will boost the power of Acid Spray and remove Water-type's weaknesses.

Qwilfish Best Tera Raid Build

Best Poison-type Pokemon for Competitive Ranked Battle

Best Poison-type Pokemon for Ranked Battles
Amoonguss Amoonguss Glimmora Glimmora Iron Moth Iron Moth

Amoonguss

Amoonguss Amoonguss
Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature Bold (↑ Def, ↓ Atk)
EV Spread HP 252 / Def 168 / Sp.Def 88
Final Stat Values HP 221 / Def 122 / Sp.Atk 105 / Sp.Def 111 / Spe 50
Ability Regenerator
Tera Type Pokemon Poison Type Icon
Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Black Sludge ImageBlack Sludge
Moveset ・ Spore
・ Clear Smog
・ Giga Drain
・ Toxic / Sludge Bomb

With its great mixed defenses and dual typing, as well as the Regenerator Ability, Amoonguss can play the role of a bulky pivot for both offensive and balanced teams. Its healing is further improved with its held item Black Sludge.

Amoonguss can also utilize Toxic to whittle down any tanky Pokemon or opt for Sludge Bomb to serve as its main damaging move which can be powered up with its Poison Tera Type.

Amoonguss Movesets and Best Builds

Glimmora

Glimmora Glimmora
Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature NAT (↑ STAT, ↓ STAT)
EV Spread HP 252 / Def 252 / Sp.Def 6
Final Stat Values HP 190 / Atk 67 / Def 156 / Sp.Atk 150 / Sp.Def 102 / Spe 106
Ability Toxic Debris
Tera Type Pokemon Flying Type Icon
Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Rocky Helmet ImageRocky Helmet
Moveset ・ Spiky Shield
・ Mortal Spin
・ Stealth Rock
・ Earth Power

Glimmora's Ability Toxic Debris allows it to set up Toxic Spikes on the enemy team's side when hit with a physical move.

When combined with Stealth Rock, every time your opponent switches out their Pokemon, they immediately receive damage from Stealth Rock and get poisoned as well, making Glimmora a fearsome hazard setter in the metagame.

Glimmora Movesets and Best Builds

Iron Moth

Iron Moth Iron Moth
Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature Modest (↑ Sp.Atk, ↓ Atk)
EV Spread Def 4 / Sp.Atk 252 / Spe 252
Final Stat Values HP 155 / Def 81 / Sp.Atk 211 / Sp.Def 130 / Spe 162
Ability Quark Drive
Tera Type Pokemon Fire Type Icon
Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Choice Scarf ImageChoice Scarf
Moveset ・ Fiery Dance
・ Sludge Wave
・ Discharge
・ U-turn

Iron Moth's great offensive stats make it a great Choice Scarf user, with its dual STAB allowing it to take on several Pokemon that can counter it.

This build utilizes Iron Moth's high Special Attack stat, with Sludge Wave as one of its main moves whose power is boosted with Choice Scarf.

Iron Moth Movesets and Best Builds

Best Poison-type Pokemon for Story Playthrough

Best Poison-type Pokemon for the Story
Toxtricity Toxtricity Gengar Gengar Clodsire Clodsire

Toxtricity

Toxtricity Toxtricity
Best Build for the Story
Nature Modest (↑ Sp.Atk, ↓ Atk)
EV Spread Sp.Atk 252 / Spe 252
Ability Punk Rock
Tera Type Pokemon Poison Type Icon
Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Wise Glasses ImageWise Glasses
Moveset ・ Sludge Bomb
・ Toxic
・ Thunderbolt
・ Boomburst

Toxtricity's high Special Attack stat allows it to be a viable special attacker in story battles. It can use both Sludge Bomb and Thunderbolt to take advantage of STAB and Toxic to deal with bulky opponents.

Toxtricity Learnset, How to Get, and Evolution

Gengar

Gengar Gengar
Best Build for the Story
Nature Modest (↑ Sp.Atk, ↓ Atk)
EV Spread Sp.Atk 252 / Spe 252
Ability Cursed Body
Tera Type Pokemon Poison Type Icon
Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Wise Glasses ImageWise Glasses
Moveset ・ Hypnosis
・ Dream Eater
・ Sludge Bomb
・ Shadow Ball

High Speed and Special Attack stats make Gengar a very dangerous special attacker on the battlefield if handled well.

You can strike enemies quickly with Sludge Bomb, which is boosted by its Modest Nature and its held Wise Glasses.

Clodsire

Clodsire Clodsire
Best Build for the Story
Nature Careful (↑ Sp.Def, ↓ Sp.Atk)
EV Spread Atk 252 / Sp.Def 252
Ability Water Absorb
Tera Type Pokemon Poison Type Icon
Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Clear Amulet ImageClear Amulet
Moveset ・ Megahorn
・ Poison Jab
・ Earthquake
・ Yawn

Closdire's high HP and Defense stats make it function well as a special defender, particularly against Water types since it can heal itself with Water Absorb.

Even though it acts as a tank, it can still deal damage with Poison Jab, which you can power up if your Terastallize Clodsire with a Poison Tera Type.

Clodsire Learnset, How to Get, and Evolution

Best Pokemon to Terastallize to Poison

Best Pokemon to Terastallize to Poison
Greninja Greninja Brute Bonnet Brute Bonnet Baxcalibur Baxcalibur

Greninja

Greninja Greninja

Tera Raid Build
Water Icon Dark Icon 		Tera Type Nature
Poison Icon Adamant
(↑ Atk, ↓ Sp.Atk)
EV Spread
HP
252		 Atk
252		 Def
4
Ability Moveset
Protean ・ Gunk Shot
・ Swords Dance
・ Taunt
・ Double Team
Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Wide Lens ImageWide Lens

This Tera Raid build for Greninja stems off from its Tera Raid Event, wherein it appeared with a Poison Tera Type.

Its high Attack stat, which can be further raised with Swords Dance, allows it to unleash a devastating Gunk Shot, especially if it can Terastallize to boost the move's power even more.

Greninja Best Tera Raid Build

Brute Bonnet

Brute Bonnet Brute Bonnet
Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature Careful (↑ Sp.Def, ↓ Sp.Atk)
EV Spread HP 4 / Atk 252 / Sp.Def 252
Final Stat Values HP 218 / Atk 179 / Def 119 / Sp.Def 166 / Spe 75
Ability Protosynthesis
Tera Type Pokemon Poison Type Icon
Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Booster Energy ImageBooster Energy
Moveset ・ Sucker Punch
・ Seed Bomb
・ Rage Powder
・ Spore

This offensive support Brute Bonnet build lets it deal with several Pokemon while providing redirection for its ally in Doubles battles. Its Tera Type is Poison, as it helps Brute Bonnet resist its weaknesses which are Fairy, Poison, Bug, and Fighting-type attacks allowing it to stay and provide support for more turns.

Brute Bonnet Movesets and Best Builds

Baxcalibur

Baxcalibur Baxcalibur
Best Build for Ranked Battle
Nature Adamant (↑ Atk, ↓ Sp.Atk)
EV Spread HP 4 / Atk 252 / Spe 252
Final Stat Values HP 191 / Atk 216 / Def 112 / Sp.Def 106 / Spe 139 (208 with Choice Scarf)
Ability Thermal Exchange
Tera Type Pokemon Poison Type Icon
Held Item
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Dragon Fang ImageDragon Fang
Moveset ・ Glaive Rush
・ Icicle Crash
・ Ice Shard
・ Protect

This offensive Baxcalibur build uses a Poison Tera Type to remove all of its main weaknesses. It can still hit hard even without gaining a boost from Terastallization due to its high Attack stat.

Baxcalibur Movesets and Best Builds

Best Tera Type for Poison-type Pokemon

Poison Tera Type

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV Poison Tera Type

Poison-type Pokemon can benefit from Terastallizing to their own type as it boosts the power of Poison-type moves, allowing them to hit harder.

Ground Tera Type

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV Ground Tera Type

One of Poison's main weaknesses is Ground, so Terastallizing into a Ground Tera Type will allow them to safely receive Ground-type attacks. It will also boost the power of Ground-type moves like Earthquake if it is included in their moveset.

You can change your Pokemon's Tera Type to Ground with Ground Tera Shards.

Steel Tera Type

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV Steel Tera Type

Terastallizing into a Steel Tera Type will also benefit Poison-type Pokemon as it helps them resist Psychic-type attacks which is one of their weaknesses, although take note that this will still leave them vulnerable to Ground-type moves.

You can change your Pokemon's Tera Type to Steel with Steel Tera Shards.

Best Pokemon to Terastallize

Best Poison Type Pokemon By Base Stat

Best Poison Type Pokemon by Base Stats

Key
H - HP
A - Attack
B - Defense
C - Special Attack
D - Special Defense
S - Speed
Pokémon H A B C D S Total
Eternatus ImageEternatus 140 85 95 145 95 130 690
Iron Moth ImageIron Moth 80 70 60 140 110 110 570
Okidogi ImageOkidogi 88 128 115 58 86 80 555
Munkidori ImageMunkidori 88 75 66 130 90 106 555
Fezandipiti ImageFezandipiti 88 91 82 70 125 99 555
Glimmora ImageGlimmora 83 55 90 130 81 86 525
Venusaur ImageVenusaur 80 82 83 100 100 80 525
Tentacruel ImageTentacruel 80 70 65 80 120 100 515
Overqwil ImageOverqwil 85 115 95 65 65 85 510
Sneasler ImageSneasler 80 130 60 40 80 120 510
Toxtricity (Amped Form) ImageToxtricity (Amped Form) 75 98 70 114 70 75 502
Toxtricity (Low Key Form) ImageToxtricity (Low Key Form) 75 98 70 114 70 75 502
Muk ImageMuk 105 105 75 65 100 50 500
Revavroom ImageRevavroom 80 119 90 54 67 90 500
Gengar ImageGengar 60 65 60 130 75 110 500
Alolan Muk ImageAlolan Muk 105 105 75 65 100 50 500
Toxapex ImageToxapex 50 63 152 53 142 35 495
Dragalge ImageDragalge 65 75 90 97 123 44 494
Toxicroak ImageToxicroak 83 106 65 86 65 85 490
Galarian Slowking ImageGalarian Slowking 95 65 80 110 110 30 490
Victreebel ImageVictreebel 80 105 65 100 70 70 490
Weezing ImageWeezing 65 90 120 85 70 60 490
Galarian Weezing ImageGalarian Weezing 65 90 120 85 70 60 490
Vileplume ImageVileplume 75 80 85 110 90 50 490
Galarian Slowbro ImageGalarian Slowbro 95 75 110 100 80 30 490
Grafaiai ImageGrafaiai 63 95 65 80 72 110 485
Salazzle ImageSalazzle 68 64 60 111 60 117 480
Skuntank ImageSkuntank 103 93 67 71 61 84 479
Swalot ImageSwalot 100 73 83 73 83 55 467
Amoonguss ImageAmoonguss 114 85 70 85 80 30 464
Seviper ImageSeviper 73 100 60 100 60 65 458
Venomoth ImageVenomoth 70 65 60 90 75 90 450
Arbok ImageArbok 60 95 69 65 79 80 448
Qwilfish ImageQwilfish 65 95 85 55 55 85 440
Clodsire ImageClodsire 130 75 60 45 100 20 430
Ariados ImageAriados 70 90 70 60 70 40 400

This is a list of fully-evolved Poison-type Pokemon by total base stats. For a full comparison of all Pokemon including unevolved forms, try our List of Pokemon by Base Stats.

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