Poison Powder

Poison Powder (どくのこな PoisonPowder)

Introduced:	Generation I
Battle Data
Type:
Category:
Power:	—
Accuracy:	75%
PP:	35 (max. 56)
Priority:	0
Contact:	No
Affected by
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
King's Rock:	No
Magic Coat:	No
Snatch:	No
Contest Data
Contests
Condition:	Smart
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥
Jam:	0
Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.
Super Contests
Condition:	Smart
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Contest Spectaculars
Condition:	Clever
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥
Jam:	0
Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

Poison Powder (どくのこな PoisonPowder), formatted as PoisonPowder prior to Generation VI, is a Poison-type move introduced in Generation I.

Description

Games	Description
GS / C	A move that may poison the foe.
RS / E	Scatters a toxic powder that may poison the foe.
FRLG	A cloud of toxic dust is scattered. It may poison the foe.
DP / Pt / HGSS	A cloud of poisonous dust is scattered on the foe.
BW / B2W2	The user scatters a poisonous dust on the target. It may poison the foe.
XY / ORAS	The user scatters a poisonous dust on the target. This may also poison the target.
SM / USUM	The user scatters a poisonous dust that poisons the target.

Foe	Foe	Foe
User	Ally	Ally

Poison Powder causes the target to be poisoned. The target will lose HP equal to 1/8 of their max HP each turn.

Poison Powder has no effect on Poison and Steel-type Pokémon. Pokémon with the Immunity ability are also unaffected by this move.

In a Double Battle, Poison Powder can target any Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

As of Generation VI, Poison Powder has no effect on Grass-type Pokémon or Pokémon with the Overcoat ability.

Pokémon		Type	Level
Pokémon		Type	I	II	III	IV	V
	Bulbasaur		20	15	15	13	13
	Ivysaur		22	15	15	13	13
	Venusaur		22	15	15	13	13
	Butterfree		15^RB 13^Y	13	13	12	12
	Oddish		15	14	14	13	13
	Gloom		1, 15	1, 14	1, 14	13	13
	Vileplume		15			1	1
	Paras			13	13	6	6
	Parasect			1, 13	1, 13	1, 6	1, 6
	Venonat		24^RB 22^Y	20	20	13	13
	Venomoth		1, 24^RB 22^Y	20	20	13	13
	Bellsprout		15	17	17	15	15
	Weepinbell		15	17	17	15	15
	Victreebel		15
	Exeggcute		37	31	31	21	21
	Tangela		32	13	19	15	15^BW 14^B2W2
	Chikorita			15	15	9	9
	Bayleef			15	15	1, 9	1, 9
	Meganium			15	15	1, 9	1, 9
	Hoppip			13	13	12	12
	Skiploom			13	13	12	12
	Jumpluff			13	13	12	12
	Shroomish				28	25	25
	Mothim					29	29
	Tangrowth					15	15^BW 14^B2W2
	Cottonee						22
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Pokémon		Type	Level
Pokémon		Type	VI	VII	VIII
	Bulbasaur		13	13^SMUSUM 14^PE	TBA
	Ivysaur		13	13^SMUSUM 14^PE	TBA
	Venusaur		13	13^SMUSUM 14^PE	TBA
	Butterfree		12	13	TBA
	Oddish		13	13^SMUSUM 12^PE	TBA
	Gloom		13	13^SMUSUM 1, 12^PE	TBA
	Vileplume		1	1	TBA
	Paras		6	6	TBA
	Parasect		1, 6	1, 6	TBA
	Venonat		13	13^SMUSUM 1, 14^PE	TBA
	Venomoth		13	13^SMUSUM 1, 14^PE	TBA
	Bellsprout		15	15^SMUSUM 17^PE	TBA
	Weepinbell		15	15^SMUSUM 17^PE	TBA
	Exeggcute		21	21^SMUSUM 18^PE	TBA
	Tangela		14	14^SMUSUM 17^PE	TBA
	Chikorita		9	9	TBA
	Bayleef		1, 9	1, 9	TBA
	Meganium		1, 9	1, 9	TBA
	Hoppip		12	12	TBA
	Skiploom		12	12	TBA
	Jumpluff		12	12	TBA
	Dustox		15^ORAS	15	TBA
	Mothim		29	29	TBA
	Tangrowth		14	14	TBA
	Cottonee		22	22	TBA
	Vivillon		1	1	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.

Pokémon		Type	Egg Group(s)
	Foongus		Grass
	Scatterbug		Bug
	Morelull		Grass
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.