Cross Poison

Essentials

Cross Poison

physical

Generation 4

Summary

Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a 10% chance to poison the target.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 70; percentile 42.5
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20, up to 32 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: 10
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact

User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. User's critical hit rate is one level higher when using this move. Has a 10% chance to poison the target.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: A slashing attack that may also leave the target poisoned. It has a high critical-hit ratio.

: A slashing attack with a poisonous blade that may also leave the target poisoned. Critical hits land more easily.

: A slashing attack with a poisonous blade that may also poison the target. Critical hits land more easily.

: A slashing attack with a poisonous blade that may also poison the target. Critical hits land more easily.

Foreign Names

Japanese: クロスポイズン (kurosupoizun)
: クロスポイズン
Korean: 크로스포이즌
Chinese: 十字毒刃
: 十字毒刃
French: Poison-Croix
German: Giftstreich
Spanish: Veneno X
Italian: Velenocroce
Czech: Křížový jed

Contests

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡♡
Flavor text: A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Cross Poison.

Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Poison Tail			25	50	100%		Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a 10% chance to poison the target.

Pokémon

Poison Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Cross Poison's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

					Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
—	—	—	—	0	Crobat		Inner Focus Infiltrator		Flying	85	90	80	70	80	130	535
—	—	—	—	—	Parasect		Effect Spore Dry Skin Damp		Bug Grass	60	95	80	60	80	30	405
	47	47	47	47	Spinarak		Swarm Insomnia Sniper		Bug	40	60	40	40	40	30	250
	55	55	55	55	Ariados		Swarm Insomnia Sniper		Bug	70	90	70	60	70	40	400
50	61	49	49	49	Skorupi		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	40	50	90	30	55	65	330
58	73	57	57	57	Drapion		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	70	90	110	60	75	95	500
					Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
					Paras		Effect Spore Dry Skin Damp		Bug Grass	35	70	55	45	55	25	285
					Gligar		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Immunity		Bug	65	75	105	35	65	85	430
					Anorith		Battle Armor Swift Swim		Water 3	45	95	50	40	50	75	355
					Joltik		Compound Eyes Unnerve Swarm		Bug	50	47	50	57	50	65	319

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