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General
Abilities
- Levitate
- This Pokémon does not take damage from Ground moves.
Dex Numbers
- Generation
RBY
Kanto- 110
Johto- 115
Hoenn- 109
Sinnoh- n/a
Names
- Japanese
- マタドガス
- Romaji
- Matadogasu
Flavor
- Height
- 3'11.2" or 1.2 m
- Weight
- 20.9 lb or 9.5 kg
- Species
- Poison Gas
- Color
- purple
- Cry
- mp3 here
Habitat
- Pawprint

Misc
- R/B/Y code
- 143 or 0x8f
Breeding
- Gender
½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)- Breeding groups
- 11: Indeterminate
- Steps to hatch
- 5,120
- Compatible with
- 14 families; 31 total Pokémon
In the Wild
- Base EXP
- 173 or 0xad
- Capture rate
- 60 or 0x3c
- Base happiness
- 70 or 0x46
- Growth rate
- medium
- Effort points
- 2 Defense
- Wild held items
- Smoke Ball (5%)
Evolution Chain
Comparison of this evolution chain
| Basic | Stage 1 |
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Stats
| Stat | Base | Max Stat | %ile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L50 | L100 | |||
| HP | 172 | 334 | 47.9 | |
| Attack | 142 | 279 | 70.8 | |
| Defense | 172 | 339 | 92.9 | |
| Special Attack | 137 | 269 | 70.6 | |
| Special Defense | 122 | 239 | 53.1 | |
| Speed | 112 | 219 | 42.2 | |
| Average | - | - | 73.2 | |
Flavor
All versions' flavor text and sprites
It grows by feeding on gases released by garbage. Though very rare, triplets have been found.
Locations
Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.
| Area | Section | Level | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stark Mountain | 55 | 10%
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| Stark Mountain | entrance | 56 | 10%
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| Stark Mountain | inside | 58 | 10%
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| Route 227 | 55 | 10%
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Move List
Weezing's Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with physical (
) moves.
Weezing gets the STAB from
moves.
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Move | Type | Dmg | PP | Power | Acc.* | Pri. | Description | |
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| -- | -- | -- | Poison Gas | ![]() |
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40 | -- | 55% | Poisons the target. | |||
| -- | -- | Selfdestruct | ![]() |
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5 | 200 | 100% | Inflicts double damage and faints the user. | ||||
| -- | SmokeScreen | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Accuracy. | |||||
| -- | -- | -- | -- | Tackle | ![]() |
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35 | 35 | 95% | Inflicts regular damage. | ||
| -- | -- | Smog | ![]() |
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20 | 20 | 70% | Has a 40% chance to Poison the target. | ||||
| -- | -- | 9 | 6 | Smog | ![]() |
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20 | 20 | 70% | Has a 40% chance to Poison the target. | ||
| 10 | SmokeScreen | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Accuracy. | |||||
| 15 | Assurance | ![]() |
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10 | 50 | 100% | Inflicts double damage if the target has already received damage this turn. | |||||
| 17 | 19 | Selfdestruct | ![]() |
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5 | 200 | 100% | Inflicts double damage and faints the user. | ||||
| -- | 21 | 21 | 24 | Sludge | ![]() |
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20 | 65 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to Poison the target. | ||
| 39 | 25 | 25 | SmokeScreen | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Accuracy. | |||
| 33 | 33 | 28 | Haze | ![]() |
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30 | -- | 100% | Resets all Pokemon's stats, Accuracy, and Evasion. | |||
| 33 | Double Hit | ![]() |
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10 | 35 | 90% | Hits twice in one turn. | |||||
| 43 | Selfdestruct | ![]() |
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5 | 200 | 100% | Inflicts double damage and faints the user. | |||||
| 44 | 44 | 40 | Explosion | ![]() |
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5 | 250 | 100% | Inflicts double damage and faints the user. | |||
| 48 | Sludge Bomb | ![]() |
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10 | 90 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to Poison the target. | |||||
| 49 | Haze | ![]() |
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30 | -- | 100% | Resets all Pokemon's stats, Accuracy, and Evasion. | |||||
| 53 | Explosion | ![]() |
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5 | 250 | 100% | Inflicts double damage and faints the user. | |||||
| 51 | 51 | 55 | Destiny Bond | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 100% | If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too. | |||
| 58 | 63 | Memento | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Attack and Special Attack by two levels. User faints. | ||||
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Flamethrower | ![]() |
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15 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | |||||
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Thunderbolt | ![]() |
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15 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target. | |||||
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Mimic | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Copies the target's last used move. | |||||
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Explosion | ![]() |
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5 | 250 | 100% | Inflicts double damage and faints the user. | |||||
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Substitute | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | |||||
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Snore | ![]() |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | |||||
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Endure | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | ||||
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Rollout | ![]() |
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20 | 30 | 90% | Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns. | |||||
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Swagger | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 90% | Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target. | |||||
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Sleep Talk | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | |||||
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45 | 45 | 45 | Attract | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | ||
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34 | Bide | ![]() |
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10 | varies | 100% | 1 | Goes first. User waits for 2-3 turns, then inflicts typeless damage equal to twice the HP it lost while waiting. | |||
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78 | Captivate | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender. | ||||
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03 | Curse | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | ||||
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79 | Dark Pulse | ![]() |
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15 | 80 | 100% | Has a 20% chance to make the target Flinch. | ||||
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32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | Double Team | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Raises the user's Evasion. | |
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20 | 58 | Endure | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | ||
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47 | 64 | Explosion | ![]() |
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5 | 250 | 100% | Inflicts double damage and faints the user. | |||
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42 | 42 | Facade | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned. | |||
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38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | Fire Blast | ![]() |
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5 | 120 | 85% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | |
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35 | 35 | Flamethrower | ![]() |
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15 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Burn the target. | |||
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H5 | 70 | Flash | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | Lowers the target's Accuracy. | |||
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21 | 21 | 21 | Frustration | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102. | ||
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68 | Giga Impact | ![]() |
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5 | 150 | 90% | User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | ||||
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74 | Gyro Ball | ![]() |
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5 | varies | 100% | Inflicts more damage when the user has lower Speed, with a maximum of 150 power. | ||||
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10 | 10 | 10 | Hidden Power | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70. | ||
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15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | Hyper Beam | ![]() |
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5 | 150 | 90% | User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | |
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31 | Mimic | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Copies the target's last used move. | ||||
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83 | Natural Gift | ![]() |
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15 | varies | 100% | Power and type depend on the held berry. | ||||
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66 | Payback | ![]() |
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10 | 50 | 100% | Inflicts double damage if the user receives damage before using this move. | ||||
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17 | 17 | 17 | Protect | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 0% | 3 | Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | |
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20 | Rage | ![]() |
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20 | 20 | 100% | User can only use this move until it wins or faints, but becomes stronger each time it is hit. | ||||
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18 | 18 | Rain Dance | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 0% | Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | |||
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44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | Rest | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | User Sleeps, completely healing itself. | |
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27 | 27 | 27 | Return | ![]() |
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20 | varies | 100% | Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102. | ||
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04 | Rollout | ![]() |
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20 | 30 | 90% | Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns. | ||||
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43 | 43 | Secret Power | ![]() |
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20 | 70 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain. | |||
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36 | Selfdestruct | ![]() |
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5 | 200 | 100% | Inflicts double damage and faints the user. | ||||
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30 | 30 | Shadow Ball | ![]() |
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15 | 80 | 100% | Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense. | |||
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34 | 34 | Shock Wave | ![]() |
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20 | 60 | 100% | Never misses. | |||
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35 | 82 | Sleep Talk | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | |||
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36 | 36 | 36 | Sludge Bomb | ![]() |
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10 | 90 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to Poison the target. | ||
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13 | Snore | ![]() |
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15 | 40 | 100% | Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping. | ||||
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50 | 90 | Substitute | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 100% | Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | |||
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11 | 11 | 11 | Sunny Day | ![]() |
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5 | -- | 0% | Changes the weather to sunny for five turns. | ||
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34 | 87 | Swagger | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 90% | Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target. | |||
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12 | 12 | Taunt | ![]() |
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20 | -- | 100% | For the next two turns, the target can only use moves that inflict damage. | |||
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46 | 46 | 46 | Thief | ![]() |
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10 | 40 | 100% | Takes the target's item. | ||
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25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | Thunder | ![]() |
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10 | 120 | 70% | Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target. | |
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24 | 24 | 24 | Thunderbolt | ![]() |
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15 | 95 | 100% | Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target. | ||
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41 | 41 | Torment | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 100% | Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row until it leaves battle. | |||
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06 | 06 | 06 | 06 | Toxic | ![]() |
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10 | -- | 85% | Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | |
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61 | Will-O-Wisp | ![]() |
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15 | -- | 75% | Burns the target. | ||||
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07 | Zap Cannon | ![]() |
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5 | 120 | 50% | Has a 100% chance to Paralyze the target. | ||||
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