Cross Poison (move)

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, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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

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

Cross Poison on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Cross Poison on Eevee's Movedex

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

Games Description DPPtHGSS A slashing attack that may also leave the target poisoned. It has a high critical-hit ratio. BWB2W2Conq A slashing attack with a poisonous blade that may also leave the target poisoned. Critical hits land more easily.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass	--				--
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison	no				47
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	no				55
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying	--				--
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug	50				61	49
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark	58				73	57
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
046		Paras	Bug	Grass
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug
595		Joltik	Bug	Electric	no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 046 Paras Bug Grass Dream World - Dream Park 347 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, leaving a purple after image.
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, leaving behind a purple after image, 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	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)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

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 Veneno Cruzado Portugal Cruz Venenosa Romanian Crucea Otrăvitoare Spanish Latin America Veneno Cruzado Spain Veneno X

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

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