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Cross Poison クロスポイズン Cross Poison

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Battles Type  Poison Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  70 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   No additional effect

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Cross Poison (Japanese: クロスポイズン Cross Poison) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Cross Poison deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio. It has a 10% chance of poisoning the opponent.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass	--				--			--
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison					47			47
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison					55			55
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying	--				--			--
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug	50				61	49	49
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark	58				73	57	57
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
046		Paras	Bug	Grass
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug								'
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0046 Paras Bug Grass Dream World - Dream Park 0347 Anorith Rock Bug Dream World - Sparkling Sea Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

Cross Poison is the only move of Crobat and Drapion.

In the anime

Paul's Drapion J's Drapion
The user crosses its arms and they start to glow purple. The user then slashes its opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Drapion crosses its arms above its head and its hands and pincers start to glow purple. Drapion then slashes the opponent in an 'X' formation, or Drapion crosses its arms in front of its face and its claws start to glow purple. A purple 'X' then appears in front of its crossed arms and it opens its hands, firing the 'X' at the opponent.
J's Drapion	Mutiny in the Bounty!		Debut
Paul's Drapion	Familiarity Breeds Strategy!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Drapion
The user slashes the opponent leaving a purple X.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Drapion slashes the opponent with its arms and a X is formed.
A Scientist's Drapion	Dramatic Drapion & Crafty Kricketune II		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 十字毒藥 Shí​zì​ Dú​yào​ Dutch Gifkruis French Poison-Croix German Giftstreich Greek Διασταύρωση Δηλητηρίου Indonesian Cross Poison Italian Velenocroce Korean 크로스포이즌 Cross Poison Polish Kontra Trucizna Portuguese Brazil Corte Veneno Portugal Cruz Venenosa Romanian Crucea Otrăvitoare Spanish Latin America Veneno Cruzado Spain Veneno X Turkish Kesme Zehir

Variations of the move Slash
Slash • Night Slash • Shadow Claw • Psycho Cut • Cross Poison • Aqua Cutter Formerly a variation Leaf Blade

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