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:
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:
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	The user shoots filthy garbage at the target to attack. It may also poison the target.
XYORAS	The user shoots filthy garbage at the target to attack. This may also poison the target.
SMUSUM	The user shoots filthy garbage towards the opponent 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	Level
Pokémon		Type	IV	V	VI	VII
	Ekans	poison	41	49	49	TBA
	Arbok	poison	56	63	63	TBA
	Grimer	poison	44	49 (BW) 43 (B2W2)	43 (XY) 40 (ORAS)	TBA
	Muk	poison	54	58 (BW) 49 (B2W2)	49 (XY) 40 (ORAS)	TBA
	Octillery	water	1	1	1	TBA
	Gulpin	poison	54	59	59 (XY) 49 (ORAS)	TBA
	Swalot	poison	66	73	1, 73 (XY) 1, 61 (ORAS)	TBA
	Trubbish	poison		45	45	TBA
	Garbodor	poison		54	54	TBA
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	V	VI	VII
	Gulpin	poison			TBA
	Shuppet	ghost			TBA
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.

Gallery

Main games

Gunk Shot depicted in Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Main series

Gunk Shot being used by Roxie's Garbodor
Gunk Shot being used by an Unknown trainer's Garbodor
Gunk Shot being used by a wild Garbodor

Pokémon Adventures

Gunk Shot being used by Roxie's Whirlipede

References

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

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

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