Toxic

Toxic

(どくどく Excessive Poison)

Introduced:	Generation I

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	—
Accuracy:	90%[1]
PP:	10 (Max. 16)
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

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

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Condition:	Smart
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥
Jam:	0
Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.

Super Contests (DPPt)

Condition:	Smart
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Clever
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥
Jam:	0
Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

Toxic is Poison-type move introduced in Generation I. It has been TM06 since Generation I.

Description

Effect

In battle

Toxic poisons the target and worsens for each consecutive turn it is out. In a Double Battle, Toxic can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Toxic can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user. Toxic will have no effect on Poison and Steel-Type Pokémon or Pokémon with Immunity.

As of Generation VI, Toxic never misses if used by a Poison-type Pokémon.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Level
			III	IV	V	VI	VII
	Oddish	grass/poison				35	TBA
	Gloom	grass/poison				39	TBA
	Dustox	bug/poison	38	38	38	38 (XY) 32 (ORAS)	TBA
	Shroomish	grass				33	TBA
	Roselia	grass/poison	45	37	37 (BW) 40 (B2W2)	40	TBA
	Gulpin	poison	28	27	28	28 (XY) 25 (ORAS)	TBA
	Swalot	poison	31	30	30	30 (XY) 25 (ORAS)	TBA
	Vespiquen	bug/flying		27	27 (BW) 33 (B2W2)	33	TBA
	Stunky	poison/dark		20 (DP) 27 (PtHGSS)	27	27	TBA
	Skuntank	poison/dark		20 (DP) 27 (PtHGSS)	27	27	TBA
	Venipede	bug/poison			36	36	TBA
	Whirlipede	bug/poison			41	41	TBA
	Scolipede	bug/poison			44	44	TBA
	Trubbish	poison			36	36	TBA
	Garbodor	poison			39	39	TBA
	Foongus	grass/poison			32	32	TBA
	Amoonguss	grass/poison			32	32	TBA
	Skrelp	poison/water				32	TBA
	Dragalge	poison/dark				32	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 TM

All Pokémon that can learn TMs can learn Toxic by TM06 except Burmy, Kricketot, Spewpa, Tynamo, Unown, Wobbuffet and Wynaut.

Gallery

• Toxic depicted in X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
• Toxic depicted in Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

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• Toxic being used by Jessie's Arbok
• Toxic being used by Jupiter's Skuntank
• Toxic being used by a wild Scolipede
• Toxic being used by a wild Garbodor
• Toxic being used by Roxie's Scolipede
• Toxic being used by a wild Skrelp
• Toxic being used by Mairin's Chespin
• Toxic being used by Celosia's Drapion
• Toxic being used by Team Skull's Salandit, Garbodor, and Zubat
• Toxic being used by Tupp's Salandit
• Toxic being used by Ash's Poipole

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