Gunk Shot (move)

Gunk Shot (Japanese: ダストシュート Dust Shoot) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation IV. It is TR73 in Generation VIII.

Gunk Shot
ダストシュート Dust Shoot

Battles

Type	Poison
Category	Physical
PP	5 (max. 8)
Power	120
Accuracy	80%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation IV
Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Move Tutor in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon TR73 in Generation VIII

Super Contests

Condition	Cool
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Tough
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	1 ♥
Badly startles all Pokémon that successfully showed their appeal.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Generations IV and V

Gunk Shot deals damage and has a 30% chance of poisoning the target.

Generation VI onwards

Gunk Shot's accuracy was changed from 70% to 80%.

Description

Games	Description
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user shoots filthy garbage at the foe to attack. It may also poison the target.
BW B2W2	The user shoots filthy garbage at the target to attack. It may also poison the target.
XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh	The user shoots filthy garbage at the target to attack. This may also poison the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	41	49	49	49^SMUSUM	49^BDSP
024		Arbok		Field	Dragon	56	63	63	63^SMUSUM	63^BDSP
088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	44	49^BW 43^B2W2	43^XY 40^ORAS	40^SMUSUM	40^BDSP
088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous				40^SMUSUM
089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	54	58^BW 49^B2W2	49^XY 40^ORAS	40^SMUSUM	40^BDSP
089		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous				40^SMUSUM
224		Octillery		Water 1	Water 2	1	1	1	1	1
316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous	54	59	59^XY 49^ORAS	49	49^BDSP
317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous	66	73	1, 73^XY 1, 61^ORAS	1, 61	1, 61^BDSP
568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral		45	45	45	39^SwSh
569		Garbodor		Mineral		Mineral		54	54	54	43^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TR73
052		Meowth		Field		Field					✔^SwSh
052		Meowth Alolan Form		Field		Field					✔^SwSh
052		Meowth Galarian Form		Field		Field					✔^SwSh
053		Persian		Field		Field					✔^SwSh
053		Persian Alolan Form		Field		Field					✔^SwSh
143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster					✔^SwSh
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔^SwSh
223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2					✔^SwSh
224		Octillery		Water 1	Water 2					✔^SwSh
225		Delibird		Water 1	Field					✔^SwSh
226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1					✔^SwSh
263		Zigzagoon		Field		Field					✔^SwSh
263		Zigzagoon Galarian Form		Field		Field					✔^SwSh
264		Linoone		Field		Field					✔^SwSh
264		Linoone Galarian Form		Field		Field					✔^SwSh
279		Pelipper		Water 1	Flying					✔^SwSh
446		Munchlax		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔^SwSh
453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔^SwSh
454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔^SwSh
509		Purrloin		Field		Field					✔^SwSh
510		Liepard		Field		Field					✔^SwSh
568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral					✔^SwSh
569		Garbodor		Mineral		Mineral					✔^SwSh
572		Minccino		Field		Field					✔^SwSh
573		Cinccino		Field		Field					✔^SwSh
621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster					✔^SwSh
649		Genesect		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔^SwSh
660		Diggersby		Field		Field					✔^SwSh
674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like					✔^SwSh
675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like					✔^SwSh
690		Skrelp		Water 1	Dragon					✔^SwSh
691		Dragalge		Water 1	Dragon					✔^SwSh
747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1					✔^SwSh
748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1					✔^SwSh
757		Salandit		Monster	Dragon					✔^SwSh
758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon					✔^SwSh
766		Passimian		Field		Field					✔^SwSh
793		Nihilego		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔^SwSh
803		Poipole		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔^SwSh
804		Naganadel		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔^SwSh
813		Scorbunny		Field	Human-Like					✔^SwSh
814		Raboot		Field	Human-Like					✔^SwSh
815		Cinderace		Field	Human-Like					✔^SwSh
849		Toxtricity Amped Form		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔^SwSh
849		Toxtricity Low Key Form		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔^SwSh
862		Obstagoon		Field		Field					✔^SwSh
863		Perrserker		Field		Field					✔^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
316		Gulpin		Amorphous	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
353		Shuppet		Amorphous	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS	SM	USUM	PE
052		Meowth		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
052		Meowth Alolan Form		Field		Field					✔
053		Persian		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
053		Persian Alolan Form		Field		Field					✔
056		Mankey		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
057		Primeape		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔
089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
089		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔
143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
190		Aipom		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
217		Ursaring		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
223		Remoraid		Water 1	Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
224		Octillery		Water 1	Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
225		Delibird		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
231		Phanpy		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
232		Donphan		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
263		Zigzagoon		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
264		Linoone		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
279		Pelipper		Water 1	Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
287		Slakoth		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
288		Vigoroth		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
289		Slaking		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔
354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔
390		Chimchar		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
391		Monferno		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
392		Infernape		Field	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
413		Wormadam Trash Cloak		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
417		Pachirisu		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
424		Ambipom		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
446		Munchlax		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
504		Patrat		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
505		Watchog		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
509		Purrloin		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
510		Liepard		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
511		Pansage		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
512		Simisage		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
513		Pansear		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
514		Simisear		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
515		Panpour		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
516		Simipour		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral			✔	✔	✔
569		Garbodor		Mineral		Mineral			✔	✔	✔
572		Minccino		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
573		Cinccino		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster			✔	✔	✔
649		Genesect		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔
657		Frogadier		Water 1		Water 1				✔	✔
658		Greninja		Water 1		Water 1				✔	✔
660		Diggersby		Field		Field				✔	✔
674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like				✔	✔
675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like				✔	✔
690		Skrelp		Water 1	Dragon				✔	✔
691		Dragalge		Water 1	Dragon				✔	✔
720		Hoopa Confined		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔	✔
720		Hoopa Unbound		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔	✔
731		Pikipek		Flying		Flying					✔
732		Trumbeak		Flying		Flying					✔
733		Toucannon		Flying		Flying					✔
747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1					✔
748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1					✔
757		Salandit		Monster	Dragon					✔
758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon					✔
766		Passimian		Field		Field					✔
793		Nihilego		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔
803		Poipole		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔
804		Naganadel		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like	Dream World - Rugged Mountain
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
766		Passimian		Field		Field	Pokémon Bank Hidden Ability Passimian
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
658		Greninja		Water 1		Water 1	Pokémon General Election 720 Greninja
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Gunk Shot is a move with 22 base power, 6 PP and 80% accuracy. The attack travels up to 10 tiles away and hits the first Pokémon it encounters, ally or enemy, possibly inflicting poison.

Pokémon GO

Gunk Shot

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids
Power	130
Energy cost	100
Duration	3.1 seconds
Damage window	1.7 - 2.7 seconds

Trainer Battles
Power	130
Energy cost	75
Secondary effect	?
Effect chance	?%

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

By Elite Charged TM

By GO Snapshot

Updates

Gyms & Raids

July 30, 2016
- Power: 60 → 65
February 16, 2017
- Power: 65 → 130
- Duration: 3 → 3.1 seconds
- Damage window: 2 - 2.4 → 1.7 - 2.7 seconds

Description

Games	Description
MDTD MDS*	Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Poisoned status condition, which causes periodic damage.
MDS*	Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also afflict the target with a Poisoned status condition, which causes periodic damage.
BSL	はなれたポケモンにダメージをあたえるしかもいっていのかくりつでどくじょうたいにしていっていターンごとにダメージをあたえる
MDGtI	It damages even a faraway Pokémon. It could also cause the Poisoned status condition. With the Poisoned status, the Pokémon keeps taking damage and can't restore its HP naturally.
SMD	It damages a Pokémon, even one far away, and could also make the enemy poisoned.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Wild Garbodor	Roxie's Garbodor	Being hit with trash
The user shoots filthy garbage at the target to attack.
User	First Used In		Notes
Garbodor	Garbodor puts its hands together, and a silver light starts sparkling between them. The light then turns into a black bag of garbage outlined in purple, which Garbodor hurls at the opponent. It explodes on impact, sending pieces of glowing purple garbage flying and poisoning the opponent; or, Garbodor fires multiple globs of sludge surrounded in a gold aura from its mouth at the opponent.
Roxie's Garbodor	Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2		Debut
A Trainer's Garbodor	Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!		None
A wild Garbodor	Lost at the League!		None
A wild Garbodor	Treasure Hunt, Akala Style!		None

In Camping It Up!, it was revealed by Dawn's Pokédex that the Grimer that she used at the Pokémon Summer Academy knew Gunk Shot. However, it was never seen using the move.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Octillery

The user shoots a huge blast of gunk at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Octillery	Octillery takes in a deep breath and fires a tremendously powerful blast of ink from its mouth at the opponent.
Saturn's Octillery	Outwitting Octillery	Debut
Muk	Muk shoots sludge at the opponent.
Team Plasma Grunts' multiple Muk	Cold Storage Battle	None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Gunk Shot is tied with Belch for having the highest base power of all Poison-type moves, excluding Z-Moves.
- An Acid Downpour based on either of them has the highest base power of all Poison-type moves.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	垃圾射擊 Laahpsaap Sehgīk * 灰塵射擊 Fūichàhn Sehgīk *
Chinese	Mandarin	垃圾射擊 / 垃圾射击 Lèsè Shèjí / Lājī Shèjī * 灰塵射擊 / 灰尘射击 Huīchén Shèjí *
Czech		Blátivá střela
Dutch		Slijmschot
French		Détricanon
German		Mülltreffer
Greek		Βολή Λιπαντικού
Italian		Sporcolancio
Korean		더스트슈트 Deoseuteusyuteu
Polish		Błotostrzał
Brazilian Portuguese		Tiro de Sujeira (games, TCG) Tiro de Lixo (early anime) Tiro de Catinga (current anime)
Spanish	Latin America	Tiro de Mugre (DP088) Lanza Mugre (BW084-present)
Spanish	Spain	Lanzamugre* Lanza Mugre*
Thai		ดัสท์ชูท
Turkish		Pislik Atışı
Vietnamese		Bắn Tạp Chất

Variations of the move Blizzard

Formerly a variation
	Blizzard • Thunder • Hurricane
	Gunk Shot
	Focus Blast

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24
25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49
50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74
75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75
76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24
25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49
50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74
75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99

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