Poison Powder (move)

Poison Powder (Japanese: どくのこな PoisonPowder), formatted as PoisonPowder prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a non-damaging Poison-type move introduced in Generation I.

Poisonpowder redirects here. For the Pokémon Play It! Version 2 Theme Deck, see Poisonpowder Deck (TCG).

Poison Powder
どくのこな Poison Powder

Battles

Type	Poison
Category	Status
PP	35 (max. 56)
Power	—
Accuracy	75%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

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

Availability

Introduced	Generation I
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jam	0
Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex:

It appears to be a poisoning counterpart to Sleep Powder and Stun Spore, as the accuracy, Contest group, appeal, effects, Japanese names, and animation are the same or very similar. They are also usually learned at the same level or in a similar pattern.

Effect

Generations I-V

PoisonPowder poisons the target. Poison- and Steel-type Pokémon are unaffected by PoisonPowder. It also does not affect targets with Immunity as their Ability.

PoisonPowder can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining three extra appeal points if move Sweet Scent was used in the prior turn.

Generation VI onward

Grass-type Pokémon, Pokémon with Overcoat, and Pokémon holding the Safety Goggles are now immune to Poison Powder.

Poison Powder can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing Hex, Venom Drench and Venoshock to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Poisonium Z into Z-Poison Powder, the user's Defense stat rises by one stage.

Description

Games	Description
Stad	A technique that poisons the target. If poisoned, the victim loses HP steadily.
Stad2	A move that poisons the target. If poisoned, the victim loses HP steadily.
GS C	A move that may poison the foe.
RS E	Scatters a toxic powder that may poison the foe.
FRLG	A cloud of toxic dust is scattered. It may poison the foe.
Colo.XD	Scatters toxic powder that may poison the target.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	A cloud of poisonous dust is scattered on the foe. It may poison the target.
BW B2W2	The user scatters a cloud of poisonous dust on the target. It may poison the target.
XY ORAS	The user scatters a cloud of poisonous dust on the target. This may also poison the target.
SM USUM PE SwSh	The user scatters a cloud of poisonous dust that poisons the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass	20	15	15	13	13	13	13^SMUSUM 14^PE	15^SwSh^BDSP
002		Ivysaur		Monster	Grass	22	15	15	13	13	13	13^SMUSUM 14^PE	15^SwSh^BDSP
003		Venusaur		Monster	Grass	22	15	15	13	13	13	13^SMUSUM 14^PE	15^SwSh^BDSP
012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug	15^RGB 13^Y	13	13	12	12	12	13	12^SwSh^BDSP
043		Oddish		Grass		Grass	15	14	14	13	13	13	13^SMUSUM 12^PE	14^SwSh^BDSP
044		Gloom		Grass		Grass	1, 15	1, 14	1, 14	13	13	13	13^SMUSUM 1, 12^PE	14^SwSh^BDSP
045		Vileplume		Grass		Grass	15			1	1	1	1	1^SwSh^BDSP
046		Paras		Bug	Grass		13	13	6	6	6	6	6^BDSP 9^LA
047		Parasect		Bug	Grass		1, 13	1, 13	1, 6	1, 6	1, 6	1, 6	1, 6^BDSP 9^LA
048		Venonat		Bug		Bug	24^RGB 22^Y	20	20	13	13	13	13^SMUSUM 14^PE	13^BDSP
049		Venomoth		Bug		Bug	1, 24^RGB 22^Y	20	20	13	13	13	13^SMUSUM 14^PE	13^BDSP
069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass	15	17	17	15	15	15	15^SMUSUM 17^PE	15^BDSP
070		Weepinbell		Grass		Grass	15	17	17	15	15	15	15^SMUSUM 17^PE	15^BDSP
071		Victreebel		Grass		Grass	15							1^BDSP
102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	37	31	31	21	21	21	21^SMUSUM 18^PE
114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	32	13	19	15	15^BW 14^B2W2	14	14^SMUSUM 17^PE	20^SwSh^BDSP 11^LA
152		Chikorita		Monster	Grass		15	15	9	9	9	9	9^BDSP
153		Bayleef		Monster	Grass		15	15	1, 9	1, 9	1, 9	1, 9	1, 9^BDSP
154		Meganium		Monster	Grass		15	15	1, 9	1, 9	1, 9	1, 9	1, 9^BDSP
182		Bellossom		Grass		Grass								1^SwSh^BDSP
187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass		13	13	12	12	12	12	12^BDSP
188		Skiploom		Fairy	Grass		13	13	12	12	12	12	12^BDSP
189		Jumpluff		Fairy	Grass		13	13	12	12	12	12	12^BDSP
269		Dustox		Bug		Bug						15^ORAS	15	15^BDSP
285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass			28	25	25	25^XY 19^ORAS	19	19^BDSP
286		Breloom		Fairy	Grass								1^BDSP
315		Roselia		Fairy	Grass								11^LA
406		Budew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								11^LA
407		Roserade		Fairy	Grass								11^LA
414		Mothim		Bug		Bug				29	29	29	29	29^BDSP
465		Tangrowth		Grass		Grass				15	15^BW 14^B2W2	14	14	20^SwSh^BDSP 11^LA
546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy					22	22	22	21^SwSh
547		Whimsicott		Grass	Fairy								1^SwSh
548		Petilil		Grass		Grass								15^LA
549		Lilligant Hisuian Form		Grass		Grass								15^LA
666		Vivillon		Bug		Bug						1	1
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
102		Exeggcute		Grass	Grass							✔
590		Foongus		Grass	Grass				✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
664		Scatterbug		Bug	Bug					✔	✔
755		Morelull		Grass	Grass						✔	✔^SwSh
829		Gossifleur		Grass	Grass							✔^SwSh
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 Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Explorers of Sky, PoisonPowder is a move with 22PP and 100% accuracy. The user targets enemy in the front, inflicting poison if possible. This move is affected by Magic Coat and Taunt.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Poisons the target. If a Pokémon is poisoned, it sustains damage over several turns.
MDTD S	Afflicts the target with a Poisoned status. A Pokémon with the Poisoned status takes damage periodically.
BSL	てきポケモンをどくじょうたいにかえるどくじょうたいになるといっていターンごとにダメージをうける
MDGtI	It causes the Poisoned status condition to an enemy. With the Poisoned status, the enemy keeps taking damage and can't restore its HP naturally.
SMD	It makes an enemy poisoned. But it has no effect on Grass-type Pokémon.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Vileplume	Shroomish	Amoonguss	Weepinbell
A cloud of poisonous dust is scattered on the foe. It may poison the target.
User	First Used In		Notes
Butterfree	Butterfree releases waves of purple powder from its wings at the opponent.
Jeremy's Butterfree	Weekend Warrior		Debut
Shroomish	Shroomish releases a sparkling purple powder with green or orange sparkles in it from the hole on its head. When the opponent breathes in the powder, it becomes poisoned.
Multiple wild Shroomish	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate		None
A wild Shroomish	Keeping in Top Forme!		None
Foongus	Foongus releases a thick gray smog with purple sparkles in it or shiny purple particles from its mouth at the opponent. When the opponent breathes in the smoke, it becomes poisoned.
Multiple wild Foongus	Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!		None
Multiple wild Foongus	Go, Go Gogoat!		None
Amoonguss	Amoonguss releases a thick gray smog with purple sparkles in it from its mouth. The gray smoke clusters in front of its face and then slowly dissipates, or Amoonguss releases a stream of thick gray smog with purple sparkles in it from its mouth at the opponent. The smoke hangs in the air all around for a moment before disappearing. When the opponent breathes in the powder, it becomes poisoned.
Two wild Amoonguss	The Four Seasons of Sawsbuck!		None
A wild Amoonguss	Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel		None
Weepinbell	Weepinbell releases a sparkling purple powder with green sparkles in it from its mouth. When the opponent breathes in the powder, it becomes poisoned.
Ramos's Weepinbell	The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!		None
Breloom	Breloom swings its tail towards the opponent and releases a sparkling purple powder with purple sparkles. When the opponent breathes in the powder, it becomes poisoned.
A wild Breloom	A Windswept Encounter!		None
Vileplume	Vileplume releases a sparkling purple powder with green sparkles in it from the flower on its head. When the opponent breathes in the powder, it becomes poisoned.
A wild Vileplume	Alola, Kanto!		None
Venonat	Venonat releases a sparkling purple powder with red sparkles in it from its body. When the opponent breathes in the powder, it becomes poisoned.
Goh's Venonat	Working My Way Back to Mew!		None

In A Tent Situation, James told his Victreebel to use Poison Powder. This is in the dub only, as in the original Japanese version, James didn't issue any kind of order to use a move.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Paras	Venusaur

A cloud of poisonous dust is scattered on the foe. It may poison the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Victreebel	Victreebel releases a seed from its mouth at the opponent. The seed then explodes around the opponent, releasing toxic spores into the air around it.
Red's Victreebel	A Hollow Victreebel	Debut
Venusaur	Venusaur releases a thick powder from the middle of the flower on its back that poisons the opponent.
Red's Saur	A Charizard... and a Champion	None
Paras	Paras sticks out one of its claws and a powder forms around them. When the powder hits the opponent, they become poisoned.
Miles's Paras	Paras Sight	None

In The Secret of Kangaskhan, Blue's Venomoth was revealed to know Poison Powder by his Pokédex.

Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

	Gloom

The user releases a cloud of poisonous dust.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Gloom	Gloom releases a cloud of poisonous dust.
Ariana's Gloom	Clash!! Jō VS Team Rocket	Debut

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

	Venusaur

The user releases poisonous dust.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Venusaur	Venusaur releases poisonous dust.
Erika's Venusaur	A Tough Battle with the Powerful Venusaur!!	Debut

Mobilize!! Pokémon Ranger

	Tangela

The user sprays a poisonous powder at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Tangela	Tangela sprays a poisonous powder at the foe.
A wild Tangela	Set Out!! Pokémon Ranger	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

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

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

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

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	毒粉 Duhkfán * 毒粉末 Duhk Fánmuht * 劇毒粉 Kehkduhk Fán *
Chinese	Mandarin	毒粉 Dúfěn * 毒粉末 Dú Fěnmò *
Czech		Jedovatý prach
Danish		Giftpulver
Dutch		Gifpoeder
Finnish		Myrkkyjauhe
French		Poudre Toxik
German		Giftpuder
Greek		Τοξική Σκόνη
Hindi		ज़हरीला पावडर Zahareela Powder
Indonesian		Serbuk Racun
Italian		Velenpolvere
Korean		독가루 Dokgaru
Polish		Trujący Proszek* Trujący Pyłek* Trujący Puder* Trujący Pył*
Brazilian Portuguese		Pó Venenoso (anime, TCG, manga, The Official Pokémon Handbook) Pó de Veneno (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Serbian		Otrovni Prah
Spanish	Latin America	Poder Venenoso (AG151) Polvo Venenoso (DP168-BW054) Polvo Veneno (XY058)
Spanish	Spain	Polvo Veneno
Turkish		Zehir Tozu
Vietnamese		Phấn Độc

Variations of the move Poison Powder

Formerly a variation
	Poison Powder • Stun Spore
	Glare

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