Toxic Thread (move)

Toxic Thread (Japanese: どくのいと Toxic Thread) is a non-damaging Poison-type move introduced in Generation VII. It is the signature move of Spinarak and Ariados.

Toxic Thread
どくのいと Toxic Thread
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Type  Poison
Category  Status
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  —
Accuracy  100%
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Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VII
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Effect

Toxic Thread poisons the target and lowers its Speed stat by one stage. Both effects are independent from each other; the target's Speed is still lowered even if it cannot be poisoned (such as if it is a Steel-type or it already has a status condition), and the target is still poisoned even if its Speed cannot be lowered (due to Clear Body or if the stat is already at -6 stages).

If powered up by a Poisonium Z into Z-Toxic Thread, the user's Speed stat is raised by one stage.

Description
Games Description
SMUSUM
SwShBDSP		 The user shoots poisonous threads to poison the target and lower the target's Speed stat.


Learnset

By leveling up
# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII
167 Spinarak
Bug Bug 54 54BDSP
168 Ariados
Bug Bug 63 63BDSP
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

Description
Games Description
MDRTDX It makes a faraway Pokémon Poisoned and reduces their Travel Speed.


In other generations

Core series games
Generation I RBY 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 FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM 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

In other languages
Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 毒絲 Duhksī
Mandarin 毒絲 / 毒丝 Dúsī
French Fil Toxique
German Giftfaden
Italian Velenotela
Korean 독실 Doksil
Spanish Hilo Venenoso



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