Essentials

Poison Fang

Poison physical

Generation 3

Summary

Has a 30% chance to badly poison the target.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug 1
  • Dark 1
  • Dragon 1
  • Electric 1
  • Fighting 1
  • Fire 1
  • Flying 1
  • Ghost ½
  • Grass 2
  • Ground ½
  • Ice 1
  • Normal 1
  • Poison ½
  • Psychic 1
  • Rock ½
  • Steel 0
  • Water 1

Stats

Power
50; percentile 25.3
Accuracy
100%
PP
15, up to 24 with PP Up PP Up
Target
Selected Pokémon
Effect chance
30
Priority
0 (normal)

Flags

Machines

Generation 3
Not a TM
Generation 4
Not a TM
Generation 5
Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Has a 30% chance to badly poison the target.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 3
Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald

A sharp-fanged attack. May badly poison the foe.

FireRed, LeafGreen

The foe is bitten with toxic fangs. It may also badly poison the foe.

Generation 4
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver

The user bites the foe with toxic fangs. It may also leave the foe badly poisoned.

Generation 5
Black, White

The user bites the target with toxic fangs. It may also leave the target badly poisoned.

Foreign Names

Italian
Velenodenti
French
Crochetvenin
Spanish
Colmillo Ven
German
Giftzahn
Czech
Jedovatý tesák
Japanese
どくどくのキバ (dokudokunokiba)

Contests

Generation 3 Contest

Type
Smart
Appeal
♡♡♡
Jam
Flavor text
Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Generation 4 Super Contest

Type
Smart
Appeal
♡♡
Flavor text
Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Poison Fang.

Pokémon

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

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

Generation 3 Generation 4 Generation 5 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
45 45 Nidoran♀ Poison Poison Point
Rivalry
Hustle
always female Monster
Ground
55 47 52 40 40 41 275
58 58 Nidorina Poison Poison Point
Rivalry
Hustle
always female No Eggs 70 62 67 55 55 56 365
41 33 37 Zubat Poison Flying Inner Focus
Infiltrator
½ male, ½ female Flying 40 45 35 30 40 55 245
49 39 45 Golbat Poison Flying Inner Focus
Infiltrator
½ male, ½ female Flying 75 80 70 65 75 90 455
49 39 45 Crobat Poison Flying Inner Focus
Infiltrator
½ male, ½ female Flying 85 90 80 70 80 130 535
41 41 Venonat Bug Poison Compoundeyes
Tinted Lens
Run Away
½ male, ½ female Bug 60 55 50 40 55 45 305
47 47 Venomoth Bug Poison Shield Dust
Tinted Lens
Wonder Skin
½ male, ½ female Bug 70 65 60 90 75 90 450
34 34 34 Seviper Poison Shed Skin
Infiltrator
½ male, ½ female Ground
Dragon
73 100 60 100 60 65 458
39 39 Skorupi Poison Bug Battle Armor
Sniper
Keen Eye
½ male, ½ female Bug
Water 3
40 50 90 30 55 65 330
39 39 Drapion Poison Dark Battle Armor
Sniper
Keen Eye
½ male, ½ female Bug
Water 3
70 90 110 60 75 95 500
Generation 3 Generation 4 Generation 5 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.
• • • Ekans Poison Intimidate
Shed Skin
Unnerve
½ male, ½ female Ground
Dragon
35 60 44 40 54 55 288
• • • Poochyena Dark Run Away
Quick Feet
Rattled
½ male, ½ female Ground 35 55 35 30 30 35 220
• • • Mawile Steel Hyper Cutter
Intimidate
Sheer Force
½ male, ½ female Ground
Fairy
50 85 85 55 55 50 380

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