Poison Point (ability)

Poison Point (Japanese: どくのトゲ Poison Spine) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Fourteen Pokémon can have this Ability; all but one of them Poison-type.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with Poison Point is hit by a move that makes contact, there is a 30% chance that the attacking foe will become poisoned.

Outside of battle

Poison Point has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Poison Point

#	Pokémon	Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
	Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	Rivalry	Hustle
	Nidorina	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	Rivalry	Hustle
	Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	Poison Point	Rivalry	Sheer Force
	Nidoran♂	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	Rivalry	Hustle
	Nidorino	Poison		Poison	Poison Point	Rivalry	Hustle
	Nidoking	Poison	Ground	Poison Point	Rivalry	Sheer Force
	Seadra	Water		Water	Poison Point	Sniper	Damp
	Qwilfish	Water	Poison	Poison Point	Swift Swim	Intimidate
	Roselia	Grass	Poison	Natural Cure	Poison Point	Leaf Guard
	Budew	Grass	Poison	Natural Cure	Poison Point	Leaf Guard
	Roserade	Grass	Poison	Natural Cure	Poison Point	Technician
	Venipede	Bug	Poison	Poison Point	Swarm	Quick Feet
	Whirlipede	Bug	Poison	Poison Point	Swarm	Quick Feet
	Scolipede	Bug	Poison	Poison Point	Swarm	Quick Feet
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation V games. For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV and Hidden Abilities. For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the anime

	Venipede	The effect activated
When the opponent makes physical contact with the user, they become poisoned.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Venipede	Venepede slams its head into the opponent, causing it to become poisoned.
A wild Venipede	A Venipede Stampede!		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

When the opponent makes physical contact with the user, they become poisoned.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Qwilfish	Sometimes, when Qwilfish makes direct contact with the opponent, it gets poisoned.
The Battle Factory's Qwilfish	VS. Ledian		Debut

Trivia

• Seadra is the only non-Poison-type Pokémon that can have Poison Point as an Ability.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 毒刺 Dúcì Finnish Myrkytys German Giftdorn Greek Δηλητηριώδες Σημείο Italian Velenopunto Korean 독가시 Dokgasi Polish Trujący Punkt Portuguese Ponto de Veneno Spanish Punto Tóxico

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