Cross Poison (move)

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Cross Poison
クロスポイズン Cross Poison
Cross Poison VI.png
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Type  Poison
Category  Physical
PP  20 (max. 32)
Power  70
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  1
Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

Cross Poison (Japanese: クロスポイズン Cross Poison) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation IV. It can be seen as a more powerful version of Poison Tail.

Effect

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

Cross Poison can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if the move Focus Energy was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSSPBR A slashing attack that may also leave the target poisoned. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
BWB2W2 A slashing attack with a poisonous blade that may also leave the target poisoned. Critical hits land more easily.
XYORAS
SM
A slashing attack with a poisonous blade that may also poison the target. Critical hits land more easily.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0047 Parasect BugIC Big.png
GrassIC Big.png
Bug Grass 1 1 1 1
0167 Spinarak BugIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Bug Bug 47 47 47
0168 Ariados BugIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Bug Bug 55 55 55
0169 Crobat PoisonIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Flying Flying 1 1 1 1, Evo.
0451 Skorupi PoisonIC Big.png
BugIC Big.png
Bug Water 3 50 61BW
49B2W2
49 49
0452 Drapion PoisonIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Bug Water 3 58 73BW
57B2W2
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 Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0046 Paras BugIC Big.png
GrassIC Big.png
Bug Grass
0207 Gligar GroundIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Bug Bug
0347 Anorith RockIC Big.png
BugIC Big.png
Water 3 Water 3
0595 Joltik BugIC Big.png
ElectricIC Big.png
Bug Bug
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 Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0046 Paras BugIC Big.png
GrassIC Big.png
Bug Grass Dream World - Dream Park
0347 Anorith RockIC Big.png
BugIC Big.png
Water 3 Water 3 Dream World - Sparkling Sea
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.


In other games

Pokémon Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★★
Power: 38
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Has a 10% chance to poison each target. Has a high critical hit ratio.
Users: Crobat  Drapion
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Template:GoSpecialAttack Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Cross Poison had a power of 20.

Description

Games Description
Conq. A slashing attack with a poisonous blade that may also leave the target poisoned. Critical hits land more easily.


In the anime

Team Flare Grunt Skorupi Cross Poison.png
Skorupi
Paul Drapion Cross Poison.png
Paul's Drapion
J Drapion Cross Poison.png
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 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
Celosia's Drapion From A to Z! None
Skorupi Skorupi 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.
A Team Flare Grunt's Skorupi An Explosive Operation! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 十字毒刃 Sahpjih Duhkyahn *
十字毒藥 Sahpjih Duhkyeuhk *
Mandarin 十字毒刃 Shí​zì​ Dú​rèn *
十字毒藥 / 十字毒药 Shí​zì​ Dú​yào *
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Kruisgif
France Flag.png French Poison-Croix
Germany Flag.png German Giftstreich
Greece Flag.png Greek Διασταύρωση Δηλητηρίου Diastaúrosi Dilitepiu
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Cross Poison
Italy Flag.png Italian Velenocroce
South Korea Flag.png Korean 크로스포이즌 Cross Poison
Poland Flag.png Polish Kontratrucizna
Portuguese Brazil Flag.png Brazil Veneno Cruzado
Corte Veneno (XY series)
Portugal Flag.png Portugal Cruz Venenosa
Romania Flag.png Romanian Crucea Otrăvitoare
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Veneno Cruzado
Spain Flag.png Spain Veneno X
Turkey Flag.png Turkish Kesme Zehir
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Độc Tố Chữ Thập


Variations of the move Slash
PhysicalIC HOME.png SlashNight SlashShadow ClawPsycho CutCross PoisonAqua Cutter
Formerly a variation
PhysicalIC HOME.png Leaf Blade


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