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| Poison Powder ({{{kanji}}} {{{romaji}}}) | |
| |
| Introduced: | Generation I |
| Battle Data | |
| Type: | 
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| Category: | 
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| Power: | N/A |
| Accuracy: | 75% |
| PP: | 35 |
| Priority: | 0 |
| Contact: | No |
| Affected by | |
| Bright Powder: | Yes |
| Detect/Protect: | Yes |
| King's Rock: | No |
| Magic Bounce: | Yes |
| Magic Coat: | Yes |
| Mirror Move: | Yes |
| 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.
Contents
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. |
Effect
In battle
| 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.
Learnset
By leveling up
| Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||
| I | II | III | IV | V | |||
|
Bulbasaur | 
|
20 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
|
Ivysaur |
|
22 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
|
Venusaur |
|
22 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
|
Butterfree |  
|
15RB 13Y |
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 |
|
24RB 22Y |
20 | 20 | 13 | 13 |
|
Venomoth |
|
1, 24RB 22Y |
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 | 15BW 14B2W2 |
|
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 | 15BW 14B2W2 | |||
|
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 | |||
| VI | VII | VIII | |||
|
|
Bulbasaur |
|
13 | 13SMUSUM 14PE |
TBA |
|
|
Ivysaur |
|
13 | 13SMUSUM 14PE |
TBA |
|
|
Venusaur |
|
13 | 13SMUSUM 14PE |
TBA |
|
|
Butterfree |
|
12 | 13 | TBA |
|
|
Oddish |
|
13 | 13SMUSUM 12PE |
TBA |
|
|
Gloom |
|
13 | 13SMUSUM 1, 12PE |
TBA |
|
|
Vileplume |
|
1 | 1 | TBA |
|
|
Paras |
|
6 | 6 | TBA |
|
|
Parasect |
|
1, 6 | 1, 6 | TBA |
|
|
Venonat |
|
13 | 13SMUSUM 1, 14PE |
TBA |
|
|
Venomoth |
|
13 | 13SMUSUM 1, 14PE |
TBA |
|
|
Bellsprout |
|
15 | 15SMUSUM 17PE |
TBA |
|
|
Weepinbell |
|
15 | 15SMUSUM 17PE |
TBA |
|
|
Exeggcute | 
|
21 | 21SMUSUM 18PE |
TBA |
|
|
Tangela |
|
14 | 14SMUSUM 17PE |
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 |
|
15ORAS | 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. | |||||
By breeding
| 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. | ||||
