Gunk Shot

ダストシュート Dust Shoot

Introduced:	Generation IV

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	120
Accuracy:	80%^[1]
PP:	5 ^{(Max. 8)}
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

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 (DP Pt)

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

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Tough
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	1 ♥
Badly startles all Pokémon that successfully showed their appeal.

Gunk Shot is a Poison-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Description

Games	Description
DP PtHGSS	The user shoots filthy garbage at the foe to attack. It may also poison the target.
BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM SWSH	The user shoots filthy garbage at the target to attack. This may also poison the target.

Effect

In battle

Gunk Shot does damage and has a 30% chance to poison the target. In a Double Battle, Gunk Shot can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Gunk Shot can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Ekans	poison	Field/Dragon	41	49	49	49
	Arbok	poison	Field/Dragon	56	63	63	63
	Grimer	poison	Amorphous	44	49^BW 43^B2W2	43^XY 40^ORAS	40
	Grimer	poison/dark	Amorphous				40
	Muk	poison	Amorphous	54	58^BW 49^B2W2	49^XY 40^ORAS	40
	Muk	poison/dark	Amorphous				40
	Octillery	water	Water 1/Water 2	1	1	1	1	1
	Gulpin	poison	Amorphous	54	59	59^XY 49^ORAS	49
	Swalot	poison	Amorphous	66	73	1, 73^XY 1, 61^ORAS	1, 61
	Trubbish	poison	Mineral		45	45	45	39
	Garbodor	poison	Mineral		54	54	54	43
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 TR

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Meowth	normal	Field					TR73
	Meowth	dark	Field					TR73
	Meowth	steel	Field					TR73
	Persian	normal	Field					TR73
	Persian	dark	Field					TR73
	Snorlax	normal	Monster					TR73
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered					TR73
	Remoraid	water	Water 1/Water 2					TR73
	Octillery	water	Water 1/Water 2					TR73
	Delibird	ice/flying	Water 1/Field					TR73
	Mantine	water/flying	Water 1					TR73
	Zigzagoon	normal	Field					TR73
	Zigzagoon	dark/normal	Field					TR73
	Linoone	normal	Field					TR73
	Linoone	dark/normal	Field					TR73
	Pelipper	water/flying	Water 1/Flying					TR73
	Munchlax	normal	Undiscovered					TR73
	Croagunk	poison/fighting	Human-Like					TR73
	Toxicroak	poison/fighting	Human-Like					TR73
	Purrloin	dark	Field					TR73
	Liepard	dark	Field					TR73
	Trubbish	poison	Mineral					TR73
	Garbodor	poison	Mineral					TR73
	Minccino	normal	Field					TR73
	Cinccino	normal	Field					TR73
	Druddigon	dragon	Dragon/Monster					TR73
	Genesect	bug/steel	Undiscovered					TR73
	Diggersby	normal/ground	Field					TR73
	Pancham	fighting	Field/Human-Like					TR73
	Pangoro	fighting/dark	Field/Human-Like					TR73
	Skrelp	poison/water	Water 1/Dragon					TR73
	Dragalge	poison/dragon	Water 1/Dragon					TR73
	Mareanie	poison/water	Water 1					TR73
	Toxapex	poison/water	Water 1					TR73
	Salandit	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon					TR73
	Salazzle	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon					TR73
	Passimian	fighting	Field					TR73
	Nihilego	rock/poison	Undiscovered					TR73
	Poipole	poison	Undiscovered					TR73
	Naganadel	poison/dragon	Undiscovered					TR73
	Scorbunny	fire	Field/Human-Like					TR73
	Raboot	fire	Field/Human-Like					TR73
	Cinderace	fire	Field/Human-Like					TR73
	Toxtricity	electric/poison	Human-Like					TR73
	Toxtricity	electric/poison	Human-Like					TR73
	Obstagoon	dark/normal	Field					TR73
	Perrserker	steel	Field					TR73
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

By Move Tutor

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Games
	Meowth	normal	Field	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Meowth	dark	Field	USUM
	Persian	normal	Field	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Persian	dark	Field	USUM
	Mankey	fighting	Field	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Primeape	fighting	Field	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Grimer	poison	Amorphous	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Grimer	poison/dark	Amorphous	USUM
	Muk	poison	Amorphous	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Muk	poison/dark	Amorphous	USUM
	Snorlax	normal	Monster	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Aipom	normal	Field	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Teddiursa	normal	Field	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Ursaring	normal	Field	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Remoraid	water	Water 1/Water 2	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Octillery	water	Water 1/Water 2	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Delibird	ice/flying	Water 1/Field	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Mantine	water/flying	Water 1	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Phanpy	ground	Field	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Donphan	ground	Field	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Zigzagoon	normal	Field	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Linoone	normal	Field	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Pelipper	water/flying	Water 1/Flying	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Slakoth	normal	Field	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Vigoroth	normal	Field	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Slaking	normal	Field	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Gulpin	poison	Amorphous	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Swalot	poison	Amorphous	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Shuppet	ghost	Amorphous	USUM
	Banette	ghost	Amorphous	USUM
	Chimchar	fire	Field/Human-Like	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Monferno	fire/fighting	Field/Human-Like	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Infernape	fire/fighting	Field/Human-Like	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Wormadam	bug/steel	Bug	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Pachirisu	electric	Field/Fairy	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Ambipom	normal	Field	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Munchlax	normal	Undiscovered	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Croagrunk	poison/fighting	Human-Like	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Toxicroak	poison/fighting	Human-Like	Pt HGSS B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Patrat	normal	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Watchog	normal	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Purrloin	dark	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Liepard	dark	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Pansage	grass	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Simisage	grass	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Pansear	fire	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Simisear	fire	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Panpour	water	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Simipour	water	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Trubbish	poison	Mineral	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Garbodor	poison	Mineral	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Minccino	normal	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Cinccino	normal	Field	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Druddigon	dragon	Dragon/Monster	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Genesect	bug/steel	Undiscovered	B2W2 ORAS USUM
	Frogadier	water	Water 1	ORAS USUM
	Greninja	water/dark	Water 1	ORAS USUM
	Diggersby	normal/ground	Field	ORAS USUM
	Pancham	fighting	Field/Human-Like	ORAS USUM
	Pangoro	fighting/dark	Field/Human-Like	ORAS USUM
	Skrelp	poison/water	Water 1/Dragon	ORAS USUM
	Dragalge	poison/dragon	Water 1/Dragon	ORAS USUM
	Hoopa	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered	ORAS USUM
	Hoopa	psychic/dark	Undiscovered	ORAS USUM
	Pikipek	normal/flying	Flying	USUM
	Trumbeak	normal/flying	Flying	USUM
	Toucannon	normal/flying	Flying	USUM
	Mareanie	poison/water	Water 1	USUM
	Toxapex	poison/water	Water 1	USUM
	Salandit	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon	USUM
	Salazzle	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon	USUM
	Passimian	fighting	Field	USUM
	Nihilego	rock/poison	Undiscovered	USUM
	Poipole	poison	Undiscovered	USUM
	Naganadel	poison/dragon	Undiscovered	USUM
Bold indicates that this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates that an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation V

Generation VII

By event

Generation VI

Gallery

Main games

Gunk Shot depicted in Generation IV.
Gunk Shot depicted in Generation VIII.

Main series

Gunk Shot being used by Roxie's Garbodor.

Pokémon Adventures

Gunk Shot being used by Roxie's Whirlipede.

References

^ As of Generation VI, Gunk Shot has an accuracy of 80%, which prior to that had an accuracy of 70%

[1] As of Generation VI, Gunk Shot has an accuracy of 80%, which prior to that had an accuracy of 70%

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