Poison Tail

Poison Tail

ポイズンテール Poison Tail

Generation:	III

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	50
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	25, max: ?
Affects:	Selected Target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	Yes

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Poison Tail is a Poison-type move introduced in Generation III. It was Seviper's signature move until Generation V.

Description

Games	Description
RSE	Has a high critical-hit ratio. May also poison.
FRLG	An attack with a high critical-hit ratio. It may also poison the foe.
DPPtHGSS	An attack with a high critical-hit ratio. This tail attack may also poison the foe.
BWB2W2	The user hits the target with its tail. It may also poison the target. Critical hits land more easily.
XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA	The user hits the target with its tail. This may also poison the target. Critical hits land more easily.
SV	The user hits the target with its tail. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit and may also poison the target.

Effect

In Battle

An attack with a high critical hit ratio. This tail attack may also poison the foe.

Contests

Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.

Super Contests

Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Wooper	poison/ground	Water 1/Field							8
	Seviper	poison	Field/Dragon	16	16	16BW 12B2W2	12XY 10ORAS	9	9BDSP	9
	Venipede	bug/poison	Bug			19	19	19	12
	Whirlipede	bug/poison	Bug			19	19	19	12
	Scolipede	bug/poison	Bug			19	19	19	12
	Skrelp	poison/water	Water 1/Dragon				23	23	25	25
	Dragalge	poison/dragon	Water 1/Dragon				23	23	25	25
	Goodra	dragon	Dragon						1	1
	Eternatus	poison/dragon	Undiscovered						1	1
	Clodsire	poison/ground	Water 1/Field							12
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

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered							TM026
	Wooper	poison/ground	Water 1/Field							TM026
	Dunsparce	normal	Field							TM026
	Qwilfish	water/poison	Water 2							TM026
	Qwilfish	dark/poison	Water 2							TM026
	Sneasel	fighting/poison	Field							TM026
	Seviper	poison	Field/Dragon							TM026
	Stunky	poison/dark	Field							TM026
	Skuntank	poison/dark	Field							TM026
	Skrelp	poison/water	Water 1/Dragon							TM026
	Dragalge	poison/dragon	Water 1/Dragon							TM026
	Goodra	dragon	Dragon							TM026
	Salandit	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon							TM026
	Salazzle	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon							TM026
	Silicobra	ground	Field/Dragon							TM026
	Sandaconda	ground	Field/Dragon							TM026
	Toxtricity	electric/poison	Human-Like							TM026
	Toxtricity	electric/poison	Human-Like							TM026
	Eternatus	poison/poison	Undiscovered							TM026
	Sneasler	fighting/poison	Field							TM026
	Overqwil	dark/poison	Water 2							TM026
	Grafaiai	poison/normal	Field							TM026
	Clodsire	poison/ground	Water 1/Field							TM026
	Dudunsparce	normal	Field							TM026
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime
• Manga

Main games

Poison Tail depicted in Generation III

Poison Tail depicted in Generation V

Poison Tail depicted in Generation VII

Side games

Poison Tail being used Seviper in Pokémon Battle Revolution.

Main series

Poison Tail being used by Jessie's Seviper.

Poison Tail being used by Sean's father's Scolipede.

Pokémon Adventures

Poison Tail being used by Lucy's Seviper.

Other manga series

Poison Tail being used by Lucy's Seviper (In Battle Frontier).