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 Pt HGSS	The user shoots filthy garbage at the foe to attack. It may also poison the target.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh BDSP LA SV	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	IX
	Ekans	poison	Field/Dragon	41	49	49	49^SMUSUM	49^BDSP	49
	Arbok	poison	Field/Dragon	56	63	63	63^SMUSUM	63^BDSP	63
	Grimer	poison	Amorphous	44	49^BW 43^B2W2	43XY 40ORAS	40SM USUM	40^BDSP	40
	Grimer	poison/dark	Amorphous				40^SMUSUM		40
	Muk	poison	Amorphous	54	58^BW 49^B2W2	49^XY 40^ORAS	40^SMUSUM	40^BDSP	40
	Muk	poison/dark	Amorphous				40^SMUSUM		40
	Octillery	water	Water 1/Water 2	1	1	1	1	1^SwShBDSP
	Gulpin	poison	Amorphous	54	59	59^XY 49^ORAS	49	49^BDSP	49
	Swalot	poison	Amorphous	66	73	1, 73^XY 1, 61^ORAS	1, 61	1, 61^BDSP	1
	Trubbish	poison	Mineral		45	45	45	39
	Garbodor	poison	Mineral		54	54	54	43
	Shroodle	poison/normal	Field						45
	Grafaiai	poison/normal	Field						51
	Varoom	steel/poison	Mineral						50
	Revavroom	steel/poison	Mineral						58
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/TR[]

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Ekans	poison	Field/Dragon						TM102
	Arbok	poison	Field/Dragon						TM102
	Sandslash	ground	Field						TM102
	Meowth	normal	Field					TR73	TM102
	Meowth	dark	Field					TR73	TM102
	Meowth	steel	Field					TR73	TM102
	Persian	normal	Field					TR73	TM102
	Persian	dark	Field					TR73	TM102
	Mankey	fighting	Field						TM102
	Primeape	fighting	Field						TM102
	Tentacool	water/poison	Water 3						TM102
	Tentacruel	water/poison	Water 3						TM102
	Slowbro	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1						TM102
	Grimer	poison	Amorphous						TM102
	Grimer	poison/dark	Amorphous						TM102
	Muk	poison	Amorphous						TM102
	Muk	poison/dark	Amorphous						TM102
	Gastly	ghost/poison	Amorphous						TM102
	Haunter	ghost/poison	Amorphous						TM102
	Gengar	ghost/poison	Amorphous						TM102
	Koffing	poison	Amorphous						TM102
	Weezing	poison	Amorphous						TM102
	Weezing	poison/fairy	Amorphous						TM102
	Snorlax	normal	Monster					TR73
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered					TR73	TM102
	Aipom	normal	Field						TM102
	Wooper	poison/ground	Water 1/Field						TM102
	Slowking	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1						TM102
	Gligar	ground/flying	Bug						TM102
	Qwilfish	water/poison	Water 2						TM102
	Qwilfish	dark/poison	Water 2						TM102
	Sneasel	fighting/poison	Field						TM102
	Teddiursa	normal	Field						TM102
	Ursaring	normal	Field						TM102
	Remoraid	water	Water 1/Water 2					TR73
	Octillery	water	Water 1/Water 2					TR73
	Delibird	ice/flying	Water 1/Field					TR73	TM102
	Mantine	water/flying	Water 1					TR73
	Phanpy	ground	Field						TM102
	Donphan	ground	Field						TM102
	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	TM102
	Shroomish	grass	Fairy/Grass						TM102
	Breloom	grass/fighting	Fairy/Grass						TM102
	Slakoth	normal	Field						TM102
	Vigoroth	normal	Field						TM102
	Slaking	normal	Field						TM102
	Gulpin	poison	Amorphous						TM102
	Swalot	poison	Amorphous						TM102
	Zangoose	normal	Field						TM102
	Seviper	poison	Field/Dragon						TM102
	Shuppet	ghost	Amorphous						TM102
	Banette	ghost	Amorphous						TM102
	Chimchar	fire	Field/Human-Like						TM102
	Monferno	fire/fighting	Field/Human-Like						TM102
	Infernape	fire/fighting	Field/Human-Like						TM102
	Pachirisu	electric	Field/Fairy						TM102
	Ambipom	normal	Field						TM102
	Stunky	poison/dark	Field						TM102
	Skuntank	poison/dark	Field						TM102
	Munchlax	normal	Undiscovered					TR73	TM102
	Croagunk	poison/fighting	Human-Like					TR73	TM102
	Toxicroak	poison/fighting	Human-Like					TR73	TM102
	Gliscor	ground/flying	Bug						TM102
	Arceus	normal	Undiscovered						TM102
	Purrloin	dark	Field					TR73
	Liepard	dark	Field					TR73
	Krookodile	ground/dark	Field						TM102
	Trubbish	poison	Mineral					TR73
	Garbodor	poison	Mineral					TR73
	Minccino	normal	Field					TR73	TM102
	Cinccino	normal	Field					TR73	TM102
	Druddigon	dragon	Dragon/Monster					TR73
	Genesect	bug/steel	Undiscovered					TR73
	Frogadier	water	Water 1						TM102
	Greninja	water/dark	Water 1						TM102
	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	TM102
	Dragalge	poison/dragon	Water 1/Dragon					TR73	TM102
	Hoopa	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered						TM102
	Hoopa	psychic/dark	Undiscovered						TM102
	Pikipek	normal/flying	Flying						TM102
	Trumbeak	normal/flying	Flying						TM102
	Toucannon	normal/flying	Flying						TM102
	Crabrawler	fighting	Water 3						TM102
	Crabominable	fighting/ice	Water 3						TM102
	Mareanie	poison/water	Water 1					TR73	TM102
	Toxapex	poison/water	Water 1					TR73	TM102
	Salandit	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon					TR73	TM102
	Salazzle	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon					TR73	TM102
	Passimian	fighting	Field					TR73	TM102
	Komala	normal	Field						TM102
	Nihilego	rock/poison	Undiscovered					TR73
	Poipole	poison	Undiscovered					TR73
	Naganadel	poison/dragon	Undiscovered					TR73
	Scorbunny	fire	Field/Human-Like					TR73	TM102
	Raboot	fire	Field/Human-Like					TR73	TM102
	Cinderace	fire	Field/Human-Like					TR73	TM102
	Toxtricity	electric/poison	Human-Like					TR73	TM102
	Toxtricity	electric/poison	Human-Like					TR73	TM102
	Obstagoon	dark/normal	Field					TR73
	Perrserker	steel	Field					TR73	TM102
	Eternatus	poison/dragon	Undiscovered						TM102
	Ursaluna	ground/normal	Field						TM102
	Ursaluna	ground/normal	Field						TM102
	Sneasler	fighting/poison	Field						TM102
	Overqwil	dark/poison	Water 2						TM102
	Shroodle	poison/normal	Field						TM102
	Grafaiai	poison/normal	Field						TM102
	Rellor	bug	Bug						TM102
	Rabsca	bug/psychic	Bug						TM102
	Varoom	steel/poison	Mineral						TM102
	Revavroom	steel/poison	Mineral						TM102
	Glimmet	rock/poison	Mineral						TM102
	Glimmora	rock/poison	Mineral						TM102
	Annihilape	fighting/ghost	Field						TM102
	Clodsire	poison/ground	Water 1/Field						TM102
	Okidogi	poison/fighting	Undiscovered						TM102
	Munkidori	poison/psychic	Undiscovered						TM102
	Fezandipiti	poison/fairy	Undiscovered						TM102
	Pecharunt	poison/ghost	Undiscovered						TM102
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
File:0413C.png	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

Main series

Pokémon Adventures

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%

[1]

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See also	Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII TMs Generation IX

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield

v · d · e Generation IX TMs

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See also	Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII TMs TRs

Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet

v · d · e List of Poison-type moves

Generation I · Generation II · Generation III · Generation IV · Generation V · Generation VI · Generation VII · Generation VIII · Generation IX

A	Acid Acid Armor Acid Spray

B	Baneful Bunker Barb Barrage Belch

C	Clear Smog Coil Corrosive Gas Cross Poison

D	Dire Claw

G	Gastro Acid Gunk Shot

M	Malignant Chain Mortal Spin

N	Noxious Torque

P	Poison Fang Poison Gas Poison Jab Poison Powder Poison Sting Poison Tail Purify

S	Shell Side Arm Sludge Sludge Bomb Sludge Wave Smog

T	Toxic Toxic Spikes Toxic Thread

V	Venom Drench Venoshock

See also	Bug-type Dark-type Dragon-type Electric-type Fairy-type Fighting-type Fire-type Flying-type Ghost-type Grass-type Ground-type Ice-type Normal-type Psychic-type Rock-type Steel-type Water-type

Moves

v · d · e List of moves introduced in Generation IV

Bug-type · Dark-type · Dragon-type · Electric-type · Fairy-type · Fighting-type · Fire-type · Flying-type · Ghost-type · Grass-type · Ground-type · Ice-type · Normal-type · Poison-type · Psychic-type · Rock-type · Steel-type · Water-type

A	Acupressure Air Slash Aqua Jet Aqua Ring Aqua Tail Assurance Attack Order Aura Sphere Avalanche

B	Brave Bird Brine Bug Bite Bug Buzz Bullet Punch

C	Captivate Charge Beam Chatter Close Combat Copycat Cross Poison Crush Grip

D	Dark Pulse Dark Void Defend Order Defog Discharge Double Hit Draco Meteor Dragon Pulse Dragon Rush Drain Punch

E	Earth Power Embargo Energy Ball

F	Feint Fire Fang Flare Blitz Flash Cannon Fling Focus Blast Force Palm

G	Gastro Acid Giga Impact Grass Knot Gravity Guard Swap Gunk Shot Gyro Ball

H	Hammer Arm Head Smash Heal Block Heal Order Healing Wish Heart Swap

I	Ice Fang Ice Shard Iron Head

J	Judgment

L	Last Resort Lava Plume Leaf Storm Lucky Chant Lunar Dance

M	Magma Storm Magnet Bomb Magnet Rise Me First Metal Burst Miracle Eye Mirror Shot Mud Bomb

N	Nasty Plot Natural Gift Night Slash

O	Ominous Wind

P	Payback Pluck Poison Jab Power Gem Power Swap Power Trick Power Whip Psycho Cut Psycho Shift Punishment

R	Roar of Time Rock Climb Rock Polish Rock Wrecker Roost

S	Seed Bomb Seed Flare Shadow Claw Shadow Force Shadow Sneak Spacial Rend Stealth Rock Stone Edge Sucker Punch Switcheroo

T	Tailwind Thunder Fang Toxic Spikes Trick Room Trump Card

U	U-turn

V	Vacuum Wave

W	Wake-Up Slap Wood Hammer Worry Seed Wring Out

X	X-Scissor

Z	Zen Headbutt

See also	Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Generation IV

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