Poison Sting (move)

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Poison Sting
どくばり Poison Needle

The foe is stabbed with a poisonous barb of some sort. It may also poison the target.

Battles

Type	Poison
Category	Physical
PP	35 (max. 56)
Power	15
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe
Self	Ally
May affect anyone but the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation I
Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests

Category	Smart
Appeal	2 `♥♥`
Jam	3 `♥♥♥`
Startles the Pokémon that appeals before the user.

Super Contests

Category	Smart
Appeal	2 `♥♥`
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Poison Sting (Japanese: どくばり Poison Needle) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Poison Sting inflicts damage and has a 19.9% chance of poisoning the target. Poison Sting cannot poison the target if it has a Substitute, already has a major status ailment, or is a Poison-type.

Generation II and on

Same as Generation I with a 20% chance of poisoning all Pokémon except Poison-types and Steel-types.

In the anime

Arbok using Poison Sting

Dustox using Poison Sting

Croagunk using Poison Sting

Pokémon

Weedle. Weedle jumps at the foe with its stinger pointed at it.

Used by a wild Weedle in Challenge of the Samurai Debut.

Beedrill. Beedrill stabs at the foe with it's body stinger.

Used by several Beedrill in Challenge of the Samurai.
Used by Jeanette Fisher's Beedrill in The Fourth Round Rumble.

Arbok. Arbok open its mouth and multiple white or purple darts are shot at the opponent in rapid succession.

Used by Arbok from The Flame Pokémon-athon! to A Poached Ego!.

Tentacruel. Tentacruel stabs the opponent with its large blue tentacle on its face.

Used by Marina's Tentacruel in Bye Bye Psyduck.

Croagunk. Croagunk opens its mouth and purple darts are shot at the opponent.

Used by Brock's Croagunk from Gymbaliar to present.

Drapion. Drapion opens its mouth and purple darts are shot at the opponent.

Used by the J's Drapion in Mutiny in the Bounty!.

Dustox. Dustox opens its mouth and purple darts are shot at the opponent.

Used by Jessie's Dustox from ??? to Crossing Paths.

Nidoran♂. Nidoran opens its mouth and purple darts are shot at the opponent.

Used by a wild Nidoran♂ in Leading a Stray!.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
013	Weedle	Bug	Poison	--
023	Ekans	Poison		10
024	Arbok	Poison		-- 10
027	Sandshrew	Ground		24
028	Sandslash	Ground		27
029	Nidoran♀	Poison		14^RG ^B
029	Nidoran♀	Poison		17^Y
030	Nidorina	Poison		14^RG ^B
030	Nidorina	Poison		19^Y
031	Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	14^RG ^B
031	Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	19^Y
032	Nidoran♂	Poison		14^RG ^B
032	Nidoran♂	Poison		17^Y
033	Nidorino	Poison		14^RG ^B
033	Nidorino	Poison		17^Y
034	Nidoking	Poison	Ground	--
072	Tentacool	Water	Poison	18
073	Tentacruel	Water	Poison	-- 18
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
013	Weedle	Bug	Poison	--
023	Ekans	Poison		9
024	Arbok	Poison		-- 9
027	Sandshrew	Ground		17
028	Sandslash	Ground		17
029	Nidoran♀	Poison		17
030	Nidorina	Poison		19
031	Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	--
032	Nidoran♂	Poison		17
033	Nidorino	Poison		19
034	Nidoking	Poison	Ground	--
072	Tentacool	Water	Poison	--
073	Tentacruel	Water	Poison	--
167	Spinarak	Bug	Poison	--
168	Ariados	Bug	Poison	--
207	Gligar	Ground	Flying	--
211	Qwilfish	Water	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
013	Weedle	Bug	Poison	--
023	Ekans	Poison		8
024	Arbok	Poison		-- 8
027	Sandshrew	Ground		17
028	Sandslash	Ground		17
029	Nidoran♀	Poison		17
030	Nidorina	Poison		18
031	Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	--
032	Nidoran♂	Poison		17
033	Nidorino	Poison		18
034	Nidoking	Poison	Ground	--
072	Tentacool	Water	Poison	--
073	Tentacruel	Water	Poison	--
167	Spinarak	Bug	Poison	--
168	Ariados	Bug	Poison	--
207	Gligar	Ground	Flying	--
211	Qwilfish	Water	Poison	--
265	Wurmple	Bug		5
315	Roselia	Grass	Poison	9
331	Cacnea	Grass		--
332	Cacturne	Grass	Dark	--
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
013	Weedle	Bug	Poison	--
023	Ekans	Poison		4
024	Arbok	Poison		-- 4
027	Sandshrew	Ground		9
028	Sandslash	Ground		9
029	Nidoran♀	Poison		13
030	Nidorina	Poison		13
031	Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	--
032	Nidoran♂	Poison		13
033	Nidorino	Poison		13
034	Nidoking	Poison	Ground	--
072	Tentacool	Water	Poison	--
073	Tentacruel	Water	Poison	--
167	Spinarak	Bug	Poison	--
168	Ariados	Bug	Poison	--
207	Gligar	Ground	Flying	--
211	Qwilfish	Water	Poison	--
265	Wurmple	Bug		5
315	Roselia	Grass	Poison	7
331	Cacnea	Grass		--
332	Cacturne	Grass	Dark	--
407	Roserade	Grass	Poison	--
416	Vespiquen	Bug	Flying	3
451	Skorupi	Poison	Bug	--
452	Drapion	Poison	Dark	--
453	Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	8
454	Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	-- 8
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.