Dustox (Pokémon)
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| Dustox ドクケイル Dokucale | |
 Artwork from R/S/E | |
| Pronunciation | ??? |
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| Types | Bug/Poison |
| Species | Poison Moth Pokémon |
| National Dex | #269 |
| Johto Dex | #— |
| Hoenn Dex | #018 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #052 |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R— |
| Height | 3′11″ (1.2m) |
| Weight | 69.7 lbs. (31.6kg) |
| Ability | Shield Dust |
| Egg group | Bug |
| Time to hatch | 3,840 steps |
| Effort yield | 3 SpD |
| Exp. yield | 161 base exp. |
| Lv. 100 at | 1,000,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀/50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Green |
| Catch rate | 45 |
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Dustox (Japanese: ドクケイル Dokucale) is a dual-type Bug/Poison Pokémon.
It evolves from Cascoon starting at level 10. It is one of the final forms of Wurmple.
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Biology
Physiology
Dustox are moth-like Pokémon with purple bodies and usually green wings. These wings have red circles on them and appear tattered. They have yellow antennae and yellow eyes that resemble stylized compound eyes.
Gender differences
A female has smaller antenna than a male.
Special abilities
Dustox's antennae are often used to seek out food, and its wings contain a highly poisonous dust.
Behavior
Habitat
Dustox live in forests, much like its pre-evolutions, Wurmple and Cascoon. In Generation III, they are never seen in the wild, but they can be found that they live in forests in Generation IV.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Jessie's Dustox is seen wearing yellow ribbons on it's antenae, the same ribbons Jessie wore in contest. In Crossing Paths she painfully released it, so that it could go off during the Dustox Mating Season.
A shiny Dustox also appeared in Crossing Paths. This Dustox left with Jessie's Dustox and a big flock of Dustox to go mate during the season.
In the TCG
- Main article: Dustox (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
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| III | Ruby | Dustox is instinctively drawn to light. Swarms of this Pokémon are attracted by the bright light of cities, where they wreak havoc by stripping the leaves off roadside trees for food. |
| Sapphire | When Dustox flaps its wings, a fine dust is scattered all over. This dust is actually a powerful poison that will even make a pro wrestler sick. This Pokémon searches for food using its antennae like radar. | |
| Emerald | It is a nocturnal Pokémon that flies from fields and mountains to the attraction of streetlights at night. It looses highly toxic powder from its wings. | |
| FireRed | It scatters horribly toxic dust when it senses danger. They tend to gather in the glow of streetlamps at night. | |
| LeafGreen | It scatters horribly toxic dust when it senses danger. They tend to gather in the glow of streetlamps at night. | |
| IV | Diamond | A nocturnal Pokémon. Drawn by streetlights, they messily eat the leaves of trees lining boulevards. |
| Pearl | It violently flutters its wings to scatter toxic dust when attacked. It becomes active after sunset. | |
| Platinum | Currently unknown |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location | |
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| III | Ruby | Sapphire | None | Evolve Cascoon |
| Emerald | None | Evolve Cascoon | ||
| FireRed | LeafGreen | None | Trade | |
| Colosseum | None | Trade | ||
| XD | None | Trade | ||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Common | Eterna Forest, Routes 224 and 230 |
| Platinum | None | Evolve Cascoon | ||
| Pal Park | Forest | |||
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | Evolve from Cascoon |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Secret Storage 9 Endless Level 6 Forever Level 6 Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue) | Evolve from Cascoon |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness) | Landslide Cave (B1-B12) |
Base stats
| HP: | 60 | |
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| Attack: | 50 | |
| Defense: | 70 | |
| SpAtk: | 50 | |
| SpDef: | 90 | |
| Speed: | 65 |
Type effectiveness
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
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Learnset
Dustox is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
| Generation IV Other generation learnsets: III | ||||||||
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| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal |
| Previous | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95% | 35 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Previous | String Shot | Bug | Status | — | 95% | 40 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| Previous | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100% | 35 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| Previous | Harden | Normal | Status | — | —% | 30 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| Previous | Bug BitePt | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100% | 20 | Tough | 0 |
| 10 | Confusion | Psychic | Special | 50 | 100% | 25 | Smart | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 13 | Gust | Flying | Special | 40 | 100% | 35 | Smart | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 0 |
| 20 | Moonlight | Normal | Status | — | —% | 5 | Beauty | 0 |
| 24 | Psybeam | Psychic | Special | 65 | 100% | 20 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 27 | Whirlwind | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 20 | Smart | 0 |
| 31 | Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | —% | 30 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 34 | Silver Wind | Bug | Special | 60 | 100% | 5 | Beauty | 2 ♥♥
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| 38 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85% | 10 | Smart | 2 ♥♥
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| 41 | Bug Buzz | Bug | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | ||||||||
By TM/HM
By breeding
None.
By tutoring
| Generation III and IV Other generation learnsets: III | ||||||||||||||
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| Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal | ||||||
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Air Cutter | Flying | Special | 55 | 95% | 25 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Endure | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Mimic | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Ominous Wind | Ghost | Special | 60 | 100% | 5 | Smart | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Signal Beam | Bug | Special | 75 | 100% | 15 | Beauty | 0 |
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100% | 15 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | —% | 10 | Smart | 1 ♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90% | 15 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Swift | Normal | Special | 60 | —% | 20 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Twister | Dragon | Special | 40 | 100% | 20 | Cool | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game, while a colored background indicates that the move is available. | ||||||||||||||
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | ||
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| Acquisition: Evolve | |
| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| Rarity: Common |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: Evolve | Friend Area: Mist-Rise Forest |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | I get drawn to bright lights. It's in my nature. | |
| 26%-50% HP | Um... I guess my HP is down about halfway or so? | |
| 1%-25% HP | No more, please... I'm running out of poison powders... | |
| Level Up | I gained a level! My supply of toxic powders grew, too! | |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness | ||
 Body size: 1
| Recruit Rate: 0.5% | IQ Group: A |
Evolution
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Sprites
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| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I. | |||||||
| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II. | |||||||
| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
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| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
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For other sprites and images, please see Dustox images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- Although Dustox clearly flies, it is not part Flying-type nor does it have the ability Levitate, therefore receiving damage from Ground-type attacks. It shares this trait with Beedrill and Venomoth.
- Dustox shares the same species name with Venomoth. They are both known as Poison Moth Pokémon.
Origin
Dustox is based on a moth.
Name origin
Dustox's name is a combination of dust and toxic, or highly poisonous. Its Japanese name is based on 毒蛾 dokuga, poisonous moth. The cale might come from gale, referencing wind, or scale, referencing poisonous wing scales.
In other languages
Related articles
External links
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