Poison-type Pokémon

Strengths & Weaknesses

Modern main-series type chart (Generation VI onward). Abilities, items and battle effects can change these results.

Attacking with Poison

Defending as pure Poison

Weak to

Ground2×Psychic2×

Resists

Fighting½×Poison½×Bug½×Grass½×Fairy½×

Immune to

None

Poison attacks against dual types

Choose a row and column to find the damage multiplier. The diagonal represents a single type. Values describe type effectiveness only.

Poison-type attack effectiveness
Defender	Normal	Fighting	Flying	Poison	Ground	Rock	Bug	Ghost	Steel	Fire	Water	Grass	Electric	Psychic	Ice	Dragon	Dark	Fairy
Normal	1×	1×	1×	½×	½×	½×	1×	½×	0×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×
Fighting	1×	1×	1×	½×	½×	½×	1×	½×	0×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×
Flying	1×	1×	1×	½×	½×	½×	1×	½×	0×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×
Poison	½×	½×	½×	½×	¼×	¼×	½×	¼×	0×	½×	½×	1×	½×	½×	½×	½×	½×	1×
Ground	½×	½×	½×	¼×	½×	¼×	½×	¼×	0×	½×	½×	1×	½×	½×	½×	½×	½×	1×
Rock	½×	½×	½×	¼×	¼×	½×	½×	¼×	0×	½×	½×	1×	½×	½×	½×	½×	½×	1×
Bug	1×	1×	1×	½×	½×	½×	1×	½×	0×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×
Ghost	½×	½×	½×	¼×	¼×	¼×	½×	½×	0×	½×	½×	1×	½×	½×	½×	½×	½×	1×
Steel	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×	0×
Fire	1×	1×	1×	½×	½×	½×	1×	½×	0×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×
Water	1×	1×	1×	½×	½×	½×	1×	½×	0×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×
Grass	2×	2×	2×	1×	1×	1×	2×	1×	0×	2×	2×	2×	2×	2×	2×	2×	2×	4×
Electric	1×	1×	1×	½×	½×	½×	1×	½×	0×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×
Psychic	1×	1×	1×	½×	½×	½×	1×	½×	0×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×
Ice	1×	1×	1×	½×	½×	½×	1×	½×	0×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×
Dragon	1×	1×	1×	½×	½×	½×	1×	½×	0×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×
Dark	1×	1×	1×	½×	½×	½×	1×	½×	0×	1×	1×	2×	1×	1×	1×	1×	1×	2×
Fairy	2×	2×	2×	1×	1×	1×	2×	1×	0×	2×	2×	4×	2×	2×	2×	2×	2×	2×

Species in the PokeGoDex catalog, using their default forms. Regional and other forms may have different types.

Name or Pokédex numberGenerationType combinationSort

83 Pokémon found

Poison-type Moves

Moves across main-series games; availability and values can vary by game. A dash means a value is not specified, including variable-power moves.

Move nameCategory

Poison moves and battle values
Move	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Poison Sting	Physical	15	100%	35
Acid	Special	40	100%	30
Poison Powder	Status	—	75%	35
Toxic	Status	—	90%	10
Smog	Special	30	70%	20
Sludge	Special	65	100%	20
Poison Gas	Status	—	90%	40
Acid Armor	Status	—	—	20
Sludge Bomb	Special	90	100%	10
Poison Fang	Physical	50	100%	15
Poison Tail	Physical	50	100%	25
Gastro Acid	Status	—	100%	10
Toxic Spikes	Status	—	—	20
Poison Jab	Physical	80	100%	20
Cross Poison	Physical	70	100%	20
Gunk Shot	Physical	120	80%	5
Venoshock	Special	65	100%	10
Sludge Wave	Special	95	100%	10
Coil	Status	—	—	20
Acid Spray	Special	40	100%	20
Clear Smog	Special	50	—	15
Belch	Special	120	90%	10
Venom Drench	Status	—	100%	20
Acid Downpour	Physical	—	—	1
Acid Downpour	Special	—	—	1
Baneful Bunker	Status	—	—	10
Toxic Thread	Status	—	100%	20
Purify	Status	—	—	20
Max Ooze	Physical	10	—	10
Shell Side Arm	Special	90	100%	10
Corrosive Gas	Status	—	100%	40
Dire Claw	Physical	80	100%	15
Barb Barrage	Physical	60	100%	10
Mortal Spin	Physical	30	100%	15
Noxious Torque	Physical	100	100%	10
Malignant Chain	Special	100	100%	5

Average Base Stats

Calculated from 83 default-form species in this catalog. A dual-type species contributes to both types.

HP66.0

Attack71.6

Defense66.3

Sp. Attack71.0

Sp. Defense69.4

Speed68.5

Battle Basics

A damaging move normally receives a 1.5× same-type attack bonus (STAB) when its type matches one of the user’s types. Type effectiveness is then applied separately. For dual-type defenders, multiply the effectiveness against each type; this can produce 4× or ¼× damage.

These pages describe the main-series games. Pokémon GO and the Pokémon Trading Card Game use different battle rules.