Poison Point (Ability)

Poison Point (Japanese: どくのトゲ Poison Spine) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Poison Point

どくのトゲ

Poison Spine

Flavor text

Generation III
Poisons foe on contact.^RSEFRLG Poisons target on contact.^Colo^XD


Generation IV
Contact with the Pokémon may poison the foe.


Generation V
Contact with the Pokémon may poison the attacker.


Generation VI
Contact with the Pokémon may poison the attacker.


Generation VII
Contact with the Pokémon may poison the attacker.


Generation VIII
Contact with the Pokémon may poison the attacker.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a move that makes contact, there is a 30% chance that the attacking Pokémon will become poisoned. This Ability cannot poison Poison-type or Steel-type Pokémon.

If a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a multi-strike move that makes contact (such as Fury Swipes), each hit has an independent chance to activate this Ability.

Outside of battle

Poison Point has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Poison Point

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	Rivalry	Hustle
	Nidorina	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	Rivalry	Hustle
	Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	Poison Point	Rivalry	Sheer Force
	Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	Rivalry	Hustle
	Nidorino	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	Rivalry	Hustle
	Nidoking	Poison	Ground	Poison Point	Rivalry	Sheer Force
	Seadra	Water		Water	Poison Point	Sniper	Damp
	Qwilfish	Water	Poison	Poison Point	Swift Swim	Intimidate
	Qwilfish Hisuian Form	Dark	Poison	Poison Point	Swift Swim	Intimidate
	Roselia	Grass	Poison	Natural Cure	Poison Point	Leaf Guard
	Budew	Grass	Poison	Natural Cure	Poison Point	Leaf Guard
	Roserade	Grass	Poison	Natural Cure	Poison Point	Technician
	Venipede	Bug	Poison	Poison Point	Swarm	Speed Boost
	Whirlipede	Bug	Poison	Poison Point	Swarm	Speed Boost
	Scolipede	Bug	Poison	Poison Point	Swarm	Speed Boost
	Skrelp	Poison	Water	Poison Point	Poison Touch	Adaptability
	Dragalge	Poison	Dragon	Poison Point	Poison Touch	Adaptability
	Overqwil	Dark	Poison	Poison Point	Swift Swim	Intimidate
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation VIII games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities. For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later. For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later. For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later.

In other games

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Poisons attackers.
MDTD S	Poisons an attacker who lands a direct-contact attack.
BSL	こうげきしてきたポケモンをどくじょうたいにしてしまう
Conq.	Contact with the Pokémon may poison the attacker.
MDGtI	May inflict the Poisoned status on the attacker who hits it with a direct attack.* When the Pokémon is hit with a direct attack like Tackle or Scratch, the attacker is sometimes afflicted with the Poisoned status condition!*
SMD	When the Pokémon is hit with a contact move like Tackle or Scratch, the attacker sometimes gets poisoned!
MDRTDX	When the Pokémon is hit with a contact move, like Tackle or Scratch, the attacker sometimes gets poisoned.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

	Venipede	The effect activated
When the opponent makes physical contact with the Pokémon, they become poisoned.
User	First Used In		Notes
Venipede	Venipede slams its head into the opponent, causing it to become poisoned.
A wild Venipede	A Venipede Stampede!		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Whirlipede	Qwilfish making contact

When the opponent makes physical contact with the Pokémon, they become poisoned.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Qwilfish	Sometimes, when Qwilfish makes direct contact with the opponent, it gets poisoned.
The Battle Factory's Qwilfish	Outlasting Ledian	Debut
Whirlipede	Sometimes, when Whirlipede makes direct contact with the opponent, it gets poisoned.
Burgh's Whirlipede	Big City Battles	None

In volume 24, Green's Nidorina, Nido, was revealed to have Poison Point as her Ability.
Red's Nidorino is revealed to have Poison Point as his Ability.
Giovanni's Nidoqueen and Nidoking are revealed to have Poison Point as their Ability.
Gardenia's Roserade is revealed to have Poison Point as her Ability.
Burgh's Whirlipede is revealed to have Poison Point as its Ability.

Trivia

The Ability Poison Touch introduced in Generation V can be thought of as having Poison Point's inverse effect.
Prior to becoming an Ability, Poison Point appeared as a TCG Attack.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	毒刺 Duhkchi
Chinese	Mandarin	毒刺 Dúcì
Dutch		Gifpunt
Finnish		Myrkytys
French		Point Poison
German		Giftdorn
Italian		Velenopunto
Korean		독가시 Dokgasi
Polish		Trujący Punkt
Portuguese	Brazil	Ponto Venenoso (TCG, manga) Ponto de Veneno
Portuguese	Portugal	Ponto de Veneno
Spanish		Punto Tóxico
Vietnamese		Gai độc

Variations of the Ability Cute Charm
Cute Charm • Effect Spore • Flame Body • Poison Point • Static

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