Poison Sting

Essentials

Poison Sting

physical

Generation 1

Summary

Has a 30% chance to poison the target.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 15; percentile 1.9
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 35, up to 56 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: 30
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
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

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

Effect

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

History

Before: Effect chance is 20.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: An attack that may poison the target.

: A toxic attack with barbs, etc., that may poison.
: The foe is stabbed with a toxic barb, etc. It may poison the foe.

: The foe is stabbed with a poisonous barb of some sort. It may also poison the target.

: The user stabs the target with a poisonous stinger. This may also poison the target.

Foreign Names

Spanish: Picotazo Ven
French: Dard-Venin
German: Giftstachel
Czech: Jedovaté žihadlo
Italian: Velenospina
Japanese: どくばり (dokubari)

Contests

Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Jam: ♥♥♥
Flavor text: Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Poison Sting.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Effect
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.
Poison Jab	20	80	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 Sting'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.
—	—	—	—	—	—	Weedle		Shield Dust Run Away		Bug	40	35	30	20	20	50	195
10	10	9	8	4	4	Ekans		Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve		Ground Dragon	35	60	44	40	54	55	288
—	—	—	—	—	—	Arbok		Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve		Ground Dragon	60	85	69	65	79	80	438
24	24	17	17	9	9	Sandshrew		Sand Veil Sand Rush		Ground	50	75	85	20	30	40	300
27	27	17	17	9	9	Sandslash		Sand Veil Sand Rush		Ground	75	100	110	45	55	65	450
14	17	17	17	13	13	Nidoran♀		Poison Point Rivalry Hustle		Monster Ground	55	47	52	40	40	41	275
14	19	19	18	13	13	Nidorina		Poison Point Rivalry Hustle		No Eggs	70	62	67	55	55	56	365
14			—	—	—	Nidoqueen		Poison Point Rivalry Sheer Force		No Eggs	90	82	87	75	85	76	495
14	17	17	17	13	13	Nidoran♂		Poison Point Rivalry Hustle		Monster Ground	46	57	40	40	40	50	273
14	19	19	18	13	13	Nidorino		Poison Point Rivalry Hustle		Monster Ground	61	72	57	55	55	65	365
—	—	—	—	—	—	Nidoking		Poison Point Rivalry Sheer Force		Monster Ground	81	92	77	85	75	85	495
18	18	—	—	—	—	Tentacool		Clear Body Liquid Ooze Rain Dish		Water 3	40	40	35	50	100	70	335
18	18	—	—	—	—	Tentacruel		Clear Body Liquid Ooze Rain Dish		Water 3	80	70	65	80	120	100	515
		—	—	—	—	Spinarak		Swarm Insomnia Sniper		Bug	40	60	40	40	40	30	250
		—	—	—	—	Ariados		Swarm Insomnia Sniper		Bug	70	90	70	60	60	40	390
		—	—	—	—	Gligar		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Immunity		Bug	65	75	105	35	65	85	430
		—	—	—	—	Qwilfish		Poison Point Swift Swim Intimidate		Water 2	65	95	75	55	55	85	430
			5	5	5	Wurmple		Shield Dust Run Away		Bug	45	45	35	20	30	20	195
			9	7	7	Roselia		Natural Cure Poison Point Leaf Guard		Fairy Plant	50	60	45	100	80	65	400
				—	—	Roserade		Natural Cure Poison Point Technician		Fairy Plant	60	70	55	125	105	90	505
			—	—	—	Cacnea		Sand Veil Water Absorb		Plant Humanshape	50	85	40	85	40	35	335
			—	—	—	Cacturne		Sand Veil Water Absorb		Plant Humanshape	70	115	60	115	60	55	475
				3	3	Vespiquen		Pressure Unnerve		Bug	70	80	102	80	102	40	474
				—	—	Skorupi		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	40	50	90	30	55	65	330
				—	—	Drapion		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	70	90	110	60	75	95	500
				8	8	Croagunk		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Humanshape	48	61	40	61	40	50	300
				—	—	Toxicroak		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Humanshape	83	106	65	86	65	85	490
					5	Venipede		Poison Point Swarm Quick Feet		Bug	30	45	59	30	39	57	260
					—	Whirlipede		Poison Point Swarm Quick Feet		Bug	40	55	99	40	79	47	360
					—	Scolipede		Poison Point Swarm Quick Feet		Bug	60	90	89	55	69	112	475
						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.
						Joltik		Compoundeyes Unnerve Swarm		Bug	50	47	50	57	50	65	319