Poison Jab

Essentials

Poison Jab

physical

Generation 4

Summary

Has a 30% chance to poison the target.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 80; percentile 63.0
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20, up to 32 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: 30
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

Machines

: TM84
: TM84

Effect

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

Flavor

Flavor Text

: The foe is stabbed with a tentacle or arm steeped in poison. It may also poison the foe.

: The target is stabbed with a tentacle or arm steeped in poison. It may also poison the target.

Foreign Names

French: Direct Toxik
Czech: Jedové bodnutí
German: Gifthieb
Spanish: Puya Nociva
Italian: Velenpuntura
Japanese: どくづき (dokudzuki)

Contests

Super Contest

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

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Poison Jab.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Effect
Poison Sting	35	15	100%	Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
Smog	20	20	70%	Has a 40% chance to poison the target.
Sludge	20	65	100%	Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
Sludge Bomb	10	90	100%	Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
Gunk Shot	5	120	70%	Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
Sludge Wave	10	95	100%	Has 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 Poison Jab'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.
37	37	Beedrill		Swarm Sniper		Bug	65	80	40	45	80	75	385
37	37	Nidoran♂		Poison Point Rivalry Hustle		Monster Ground	46	57	40	40	40	50	273
43	43	Nidorino		Poison Point Rivalry Hustle		Monster Ground	61	72	57	55	55	65	365
33	36	Tentacool		Clear Body Liquid Ooze Rain Dish		Water 3	40	40	35	50	100	70	335
36	38	Tentacruel		Clear Body Liquid Ooze Rain Dish		Water 3	80	70	65	80	120	100	515
—	—	Rapidash		Run Away Flash Fire Flame Body		Ground	65	100	70	80	80	105	500
—	—	Farfetch'd		Keen Eye Inner Focus Defiant		Flying Ground	52	65	55	58	62	60	352
—	—	Rhyperior		Lightningrod Solid Rock Reckless		Monster Ground	115	140	130	55	55	40	535
—	—	Seaking		Swift Swim Water Veil Lightningrod		Water 2	80	92	65	65	80	68	450
43	43	Spinarak		Swarm Insomnia Sniper		Bug	40	60	40	40	40	30	250
50	50	Ariados		Swarm Insomnia Sniper		Bug	70	90	70	60	60	40	390
—	—	Gliscor		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Poison Heal		Bug	75	95	125	45	75	95	510
49	49	Qwilfish		Poison Point Swift Swim Intimidate		Water 2	65	95	75	55	55	85	430
52	52	Seviper		Shed Skin Infiltrator		Ground Dragon	73	100	60	100	60	65	458
38	43	Croagunk		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Humanshape	48	61	40	61	40	50	300
41	49	Toxicroak		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Humanshape	83	106	65	86	65	85	490
		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.
		Spinarak		Swarm Insomnia Sniper		Bug	40	60	40	40	40	30	250
		Qwilfish		Poison Point Swift Swim Intimidate		Water 2	65	95	75	55	55	85	430
		Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
84	84	Beedrill		Swarm Sniper		Bug	65	80	40	45	80	75	385
84	84	Ekans		Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve		Ground Dragon	35	60	44	40	54	55	288
84	84	Arbok		Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve		Ground Dragon	60	85	69	65	79	80	438
84	84	Sandshrew		Sand Veil Sand Rush		Ground	50	75	85	20	30	40	300
84	84	Sandslash		Sand Veil Sand Rush		Ground	75	100	110	45	55	65	450
84	84	Nidoran♀		Poison Point Rivalry Hustle		Monster Ground	55	47	52	40	40	41	275
84	84	Nidorina		Poison Point Rivalry Hustle		No Eggs	70	62	67	55	55	56	365
84	84	Nidoqueen		Poison Point Rivalry Sheer Force		No Eggs	90	82	87	75	85	76	495
84	84	Nidoran♂		Poison Point Rivalry Hustle		Monster Ground	46	57	40	40	40	50	273
84	84	Nidorino		Poison Point Rivalry Hustle		Monster Ground	61	72	57	55	55	65	365
84	84	Nidoking		Poison Point Rivalry Sheer Force		Monster Ground	81	92	77	85	75	85	495
84	84	Mankey		Vital Spirit Anger Point Defiant		Ground	40	80	35	35	45	70	305
84	84	Primeape		Vital Spirit Anger Point Defiant		Ground	65	105	60	60	70	95	455
84	84	Poliwrath		Water Absorb Damp Swift Swim		Water 1	90	85	95	70	90	70	500
84	84	Machop		Guts No Guard Steadfast		Humanshape	70	80	50	35	35	35	305
84	84	Machoke		Guts No Guard Steadfast		Humanshape	80	100	70	50	60	45	405
84	84	Machamp		Guts No Guard Steadfast		Humanshape	90	130	80	65	85	55	505
84	84	Tentacool		Clear Body Liquid Ooze Rain Dish		Water 3	40	40	35	50	100	70	335
84	84	Tentacruel		Clear Body Liquid Ooze Rain Dish		Water 3	80	70	65	80	120	100	515
84	84	Rapidash		Run Away Flash Fire Flame Body		Ground	65	100	70	80	80	105	500
84	84	Farfetch'd		Keen Eye Inner Focus Defiant		Flying Ground	52	65	55	58	62	60	352
84	84	Grimer		Stench Sticky Hold Poison Touch		Indeterminate	80	80	50	40	50	25	325
84	84	Muk		Stench Sticky Hold Poison Touch		Indeterminate	105	105	75	65	100	50	500
84	84	Cloyster		Shell Armor Skill Link Overcoat		Water 3	50	95	180	85	45	70	525
84	84	Haunter		Levitate		Indeterminate	45	50	45	115	55	95	405
84	84	Gengar		Levitate		Indeterminate	60	65	60	130	75	110	500
84	84	Hitmonlee		Limber Reckless Unburden		Humanshape	50	120	53	35	110	87	455
84	84	Rhyhorn		Lightningrod Rock Head Reckless		Monster Ground	80	85	95	30	30	25	345
84	84	Rhydon		Lightningrod Rock Head Reckless		Monster Ground	105	130	120	45	45	40	485
84	84	Rhyperior		Lightningrod Solid Rock Reckless		Monster Ground	115	140	130	55	55	40	535
84	84	Tangrowth		Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Regenerator		Plant	100	100	125	110	50	50	535
84	84	Goldeen		Swift Swim Water Veil Lightningrod		Water 2	45	67	60	35	50	63	320
84	84	Seaking		Swift Swim Water Veil Lightningrod		Water 2	80	92	65	65	80	68	450
84	84	Mewtwo		Pressure Unnerve		No Eggs	106	110	90	154	90	130	680
84	84	Mew		Synchronize		No Eggs	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
84	84	Spinarak		Swarm Insomnia Sniper		Bug	40	60	40	40	40	30	250
84	84	Ariados		Swarm Insomnia Sniper		Bug	70	90	70	60	60	40	390
84	84	Dunsparce		Serene Grace Run Away Rattled		Ground	100	70	70	65	65	45	415
84	84	Gligar		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Immunity		Bug	65	75	105	35	65	85	430
84	84	Gliscor		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Poison Heal		Bug	75	95	125	45	75	95	510
84	84	Qwilfish		Poison Point Swift Swim Intimidate		Water 2	65	95	75	55	55	85	430
84	84	Sneasel		Inner Focus Keen Eye Pickpocket		Ground	55	95	55	35	75	115	430
84	84	Weavile		Pressure Pickpocket		Ground	70	120	65	45	85	125	510
84	84	Donphan		Sturdy Sand Veil		Ground	90	120	120	60	60	50	500
84	84	Combusken		Blaze Speed Boost		Ground	60	85	60	85	60	55	405
84	84	Blaziken		Blaze Speed Boost		Ground	80	120	70	110	70	80	530
84	84	Gallade		Steadfast Justified		Indeterminate	68	125	65	65	115	80	518
84	84	Makuhita		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Humanshape	72	60	30	20	30	25	237
84	84	Hariyama		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Humanshape	144	120	60	40	60	50	474
84	84	Sableye		Keen Eye Stall Prankster		Humanshape	50	75	75	65	65	50	380
84	84	Meditite		Pure Power Telepathy		Humanshape	30	40	55	40	55	60	280
84	84	Medicham		Pure Power Telepathy		Humanshape	60	60	75	60	75	80	410
84	84	Roselia		Natural Cure Poison Point Leaf Guard		Fairy Plant	50	60	45	100	80	65	400
84	84	Roserade		Natural Cure Poison Point Technician		Fairy Plant	60	70	55	125	105	90	505
84	84	Sharpedo		Rough Skin Speed Boost		Water 2	70	120	40	95	40	95	460
84	84	Cacnea		Sand Veil Water Absorb		Plant Humanshape	50	85	40	85	40	35	335
84	84	Cacturne		Sand Veil Water Absorb		Plant Humanshape	70	115	60	115	60	55	475
84	84	Zangoose		Immunity Toxic Boost		Ground	73	115	60	60	60	90	458
84	84	Seviper		Shed Skin Infiltrator		Ground Dragon	73	100	60	100	60	65	458
84	84	Normal Deoxys		Pressure		No Eggs	50	150	50	150	50	150	600
84	84	Attack Deoxys		Pressure		No Eggs	50	180	20	180	20	150	600
84	84	Defense Deoxys		Pressure		No Eggs	50	70	160	70	160	90	600
84	84	Speed Deoxys		Pressure		No Eggs	50	95	90	95	90	180	600
84	84	Monferno		Blaze Iron Fist		Ground Humanshape	64	78	52	78	52	81	405
84	84	Infernape		Blaze Iron Fist		Ground Humanshape	76	104	71	104	71	108	534
84	84	Skuntank		Stench Aftermath Keen Eye		Ground	103	93	67	71	61	84	479
84	84	Garchomp		Sand Veil Rough Skin		Monster Dragon	108	130	95	80	85	102	600
84	84	Riolu		Steadfast Inner Focus Prankster		No Eggs	40	70	40	35	40	60	285
84	84	Lucario		Steadfast Inner Focus Justified		Ground Humanshape	70	110	70	115	70	90	525
84	84	Skorupi		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	40	50	90	30	55	65	330
84	84	Drapion		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	70	90	110	60	75	95	500
84	84	Croagunk		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Humanshape	48	61	40	61	40	50	300
84	84	Toxicroak		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Humanshape	83	106	65	86	65	85	490
84	84	Darkrai		Bad Dreams		No Eggs	70	90	90	135	90	125	600
84	84	Normal Arceus		Multitype		No Eggs	120	120	120	120	120	120	720
	84	Pignite		Blaze Thick Fat		Ground	90	93	55	70	55	55	418
	84	Emboar		Blaze Reckless		Ground	110	123	65	100	65	65	528
	84	Drilbur		Sand Rush Sand Force Mold Breaker		Ground	60	85	40	30	45	68	328
	84	Excadrill		Sand Rush Sand Force Mold Breaker		Ground	110	135	60	50	65	88	508
	84	Timburr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Humanshape	75	80	55	25	35	35	305
	84	Gurdurr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Humanshape	85	105	85	40	50	40	405
	84	Conkeldurr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Humanshape	105	140	95	55	65	45	505
	84	Seismitoad		Swift Swim Poison Touch Water Absorb		Water 1	105	85	75	85	75	74	499
	84	Throh		Guts Inner Focus Mold Breaker		Humanshape	120	100	85	30	85	45	465
	84	Sawk		Sturdy Inner Focus Mold Breaker		Humanshape	75	125	75	30	75	85	465
	84	Leavanny		Swarm Chlorophyll Overcoat		Bug	75	103	80	70	70	92	490
	84	Venipede		Poison Point Swarm Quick Feet		Bug	30	45	59	30	39	57	260
	84	Whirlipede		Poison Point Swarm Quick Feet		Bug	40	55	99	40	79	47	360
	84	Scolipede		Poison Point Swarm Quick Feet		Bug	60	90	89	55	69	112	475
	84	Maractus		Water Absorb Chlorophyll Storm Drain		Plant	75	86	67	106	67	60	461
	84	Dwebble		Sturdy Shell Armor Weak Armor		Bug Mineral	50	65	85	35	35	55	325
	84	Crustle		Sturdy Shell Armor Weak Armor		Bug Mineral	70	95	125	65	75	45	475
	84	Scraggy		Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate		Ground Dragon	50	75	70	35	70	48	348
	84	Scrafty		Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate		Ground Dragon	65	90	115	45	115	58	488
	84	Karrablast		Swarm Shed Skin No Guard		Bug	50	75	45	40	45	60	315
	84	Escavalier		Swarm Shell Armor Overcoat		Bug	70	135	105	60	105	20	495
	84	Joltik		Compoundeyes Unnerve Swarm		Bug	50	47	50	57	50	65	319
	84	Galvantula		Compoundeyes Unnerve Swarm		Bug	70	77	60	97	60	108	472
	84	Ferroseed		Iron Barbs		Plant Mineral	44	50	91	24	86	10	305
	84	Ferrothorn		Iron Barbs		Plant Mineral	74	94	131	54	116	20	489
	84	Axew		Rivalry Mold Breaker Unnerve		Monster Dragon	46	87	60	30	40	57	320
	84	Fraxure		Rivalry Mold Breaker Unnerve		Monster Dragon	66	117	70	40	50	67	410
	84	Haxorus		Rivalry Mold Breaker Unnerve		Monster Dragon	76	147	90	60	70	97	540
	84	Cryogonal		Levitate		Mineral	70	50	30	95	135	105	485
	84	Mienfoo		Inner Focus Regenerator Reckless		Ground Humanshape	45	85	50	55	50	65	350
	84	Mienshao		Inner Focus Regenerator Reckless		Ground Humanshape	65	125	60	95	60	105	510
	84	Pawniard		Defiant Inner Focus Pressure		Humanshape	45	85	70	40	40	60	340
	84	Bisharp		Defiant Inner Focus Pressure		Humanshape	65	125	100	60	70	70	490
	84	Bouffalant		Reckless Sap Sipper Soundproof		Ground	95	110	95	40	95	55	490
	84	Volcarona		Flame Body Swarm		Bug	85	60	65	135	105	100	550
	84	Cobalion		Justified		No Eggs	91	90	129	90	72	108	580
	84	Terrakion		Justified		No Eggs	91	129	90	72	90	108	580
	84	Keldeo		Justified		No Eggs	91	72	90	129	90	108	580