Cross Poison

(クロスポイズン Cross Poison)

Introduced:	Generation IV

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	70
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	20 ^{(Max. 32)}
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Super Contests (DP Pt)

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

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Cool
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	1 ♥
Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

Cross Poison is a Poison-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Description

Games	Description
DP PtHGSS	A slashing attack that may also leave the target poisoned. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
BWB2W2	A slashing attack with a poisonous blade that may also leave the target poisoned. Critical hits land more easily.
XYORAS SMUSUM	A slashing attack with a poisonous blade that may also poison the target. Critical hits land more easily.

Effect

In battle

Cross Poison does damage and has a high chance of being a Critical Hit. It also has a 10% chance to poison the target. In a Double Battle, Cross Poison can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Cross Poison can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Level
Pokémon		Type	IV	V	VI	VII
	Parasect	bug/grass	1	1	1	1
	Spinarak	bug/poison		47	47	47
	Ariados	bug/poison		55	55	55
	Crobat	poison/flying	1	1	1	Evolve
	Skorupi	poison/bug	50	61 (BW) 49 (B2W2)	49	49
	Drapion	poison/dark	58	73 (BW) 57 (B2W2)	57	57
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

Pokémon		Type	Father
Pokémon		Type	IV	V	VI	VII
	Paras	bug/grass
	Gligar	ground/flying
	Anorith	rock/bug
	Joltik	bug/electric
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn this move through chain breeding.