Cross Poison

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
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Super Contests (DPPt)

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
DPPtHGSS	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 SWSH	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	Egg groups	Level
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Parasect	bug/grass	Bug/Grass	1	1	1	1SMUSUM
	Spinarak	bug/poison	Bug		47	47	47
	Ariados	bug/poison	Bug		55	55	55
	Crobat	poison/flying	Flying	1	1	1	1, Evo.	1, Evo.
	Skorupi	poison/bug	Bug/Water 3	50	61BW 49B2W2	49	49	39
	Drapion	poison/dark	Bug/Water 3	58	73BW 57B2W2	57	57	39
	Eternatus	poison/dragon	Undiscovered					32
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 TM

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Machamp	fighting	Human-Like					TM73
	Tentacool	water/poison	Water 3					TM73
	Tentacruel	water/poison	Water 3					TM73
	Scyther	bug/flying	Bug					TM73
	Kabutops	rock/water	Water 1/Water 3					TM73
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered					TM73
	Crobat	poison/flying	Flying					TM73
	Scizor	bug/steel	Bug					TM73
	Sceptile	grass	Monster/Dragon					TM73
	Anorith	rock/bug	Water 3					TM73
	Armaldo	rock/bug	Water 3					TM73
	Vespiquen	bug/flying	Bug					TM73
	Skorupi	poison/bug	Bug/Water 3					TM73
	Drapion	poison/dark	Bug/Water 3					TM73
	Toxicroak	poison/fighting	Human-Like					TM73
	Scolipede	bug/poison	Bug					TM73
	Garbodor	poison	Mineral					TM73
	Joltik	bug/electric	Bug					TM73
	Galvantula	bug/electric	Bug					TM73
	Toxapex	poison/water	Water 1					TM73
	Lurantis	grass	Grass					TM73
	Salazzle	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon					TM73
	Nihilego	rock/poison	Undiscovered					TM73
	Naganadel	poison/dragon	Undiscovered					TM73
	Obstagoon	dark/normal	Field					TM73
	Eternatus	poison/dragon	Undiscovered					TM73
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

• Cross Poison depicted in Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver.

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Main series

• Cross Poison being used by Paul's Drapion.
• Cross Poison being used by Celosia's Drapion.

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