Poison Gas (move)
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| Poison Gas どくガス Poison Gas | ||||||||||||
| A cloud of poison gas is sprayed in the foe's face. It may poison the target. | ||||||||||||
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Poison Gas (Japanese: どくガス Poison Gas) is a non-damaging Poison-type move introduced in Generation I.
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Effect
Poison Gas poisons the target. Poison Gas cannot poison the target if it has a Substitute, already has a major status ailment, or is a Poison- or Steel-type.
In the anime
Pokémon
 Grimer using Poison Gas. |
Koffing. Koffing releases toxic gases from its holes.
- Used by James's Koffing from The Ghost of Maiden's Peak to Dig those Diglett. Debut.
Grimer. Grimer releases a toxic gas from its mouth.
- Used by a Grimer temporarily owned by Dawn in Camping it Up!.
Learnset
Generation I
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 088 | 
| Grimer | Poison | 30 | |
| 089 | 
| Muk | Poison | -- 30 | |
| 096 | 
| Drowzee | Psychic | 29 | |
| 097 | 
| Hypno | Psychic | 33 | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
Generation II
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 088 |
| Grimer | Poison | -- | |
| 089 |
| Muk | Poison | -- | |
| 096 |
| Drowzee | Psychic | 31 | |
| 097 |
| Hypno | Psychic | 33 | |
| 109 | 
| Koffing | Poison | -- | |
| 110 | 
| Weezing | Poison | -- | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
Generation III
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 088 |
| Grimer | Poison | -- | |
| 089 |
| Muk | Poison | -- | |
| 096 |
| Drowzee | Psychic | 31RSE | |
| 096 |
| Drowzee | Psychic | 21FRLG | |
| 097 |
| Hypno | Psychic | 39RSE | |
| 097 |
| Hypno | Psychic | 21FRLG | |
| 109 |
| Koffing | Poison | -- | |
| 110 |
| Weezing | Poison | -- | |
| 316 | 
| Gulpin | Poison | 9 | |
| 317 | 
| Swalot | Poison | -- 9 | |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move. | |||||
Generation IV
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 088 |
| Grimer | Poison | -- | |
| 089 |
| Muk | Poison | -- | |
| 096 |
| Drowzee | Psychic | 18 | |
| 097 |
| Hypno | Psychic | 18 | |
| 109 |
| Koffing | Poison | -- | |
| 110 |
| Weezing | Poison | -- | |
| 316 |
| Gulpin | Poison | 9 | |
| 317 |
| Swalot | Poison | -- 9 | |
| 434 | 
| Stunky | Poison | Dark | 4 |
| 435 | 
| Skuntank | Poison | Dark | -- 4 |
| 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 languages
- French: Gaz Toxik
- German: Giftwolke
- Spanish: Gas Venenoso
- Italian: Velenogas
| This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move. |
