Poison Fang (move)

Poison Fang どくどくのキバ Excessive Poison Fang

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Battles Type  Poison Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  50 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.

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

Poison Fang (Japanese: どくどくのキバ Excessive Poison Fang) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Poison Fang inflicts damage and has a 30% chance of badly poisoning the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
029		Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison	no			45				45
030		Nidorina	Poison		Poison	no			58				58
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying	41			33				37
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	49			39				45
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison	no			41				41
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	no			47				47
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying	49			39				45
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison	34			34				34
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug	no			39				39
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark	no			39				39
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
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel
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 261 Poochyena Dark Dream World - Pleasant Forest 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 the anime

	Drapion
The user's fangs glow purple and it bites the opponent with them.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Drapion	Drapion grabs the opponent with its claws and its bottom fangs glow purple. The purple glow then moves down its arms, making the whole section glow as it does. When the glow reaches the last section, it skips the hands and the claws start to glow purple. Then, multiple purple sparks surround the claws as it tightens its grip on the opponent.
Paul's Drapion	A Real Rival Rouser!		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Crobat
The user bites down on the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Crobat	Crobat bites down on the opponent, poisoning it. The longer the opponent is poisoned, the more damage it does over time.
Spenser's Crobat	VS. Swalot		Debut
Seviper	Seviper releases a venom from its fangs at the opponent. If the opponent touches the venom, it becomes badly poisoned.
Lucy's Seviper	VS. Shuckle		None

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)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• This move receives STAB from all Pokémon who learn it by level up.
• All the Pokémon who learn this move by breeding can also learn Fire Fang, Ice Fang and Thunder Fang by the same method.
  • All Pokémon that can learn this move through breeding also can have Seviper as a father.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 毒液牙 Dú​yè​ Yá​ French Crochetvenin German Giftzahn Greek Φαρμακόδοντες Italian Velenodenti Korean 독엄니 Dok Eomni Serbian Otrovna Čeljust Spanish Colmillo Ven.

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