PoisonPowder (move)

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PoisonPowder どくのこな PoisonPowder

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Battles Type  Poison Category  Status PP  35 (max. 56) Power  — Accuracy  75% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce 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 I 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 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

PoisonPowder on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex PoisonPowder on Eevee's Movedex

PoisonPowder (Japanese: どくのこな PoisonPowder) is a non-damaging Poison-type move introduced in Generation I.

It appears to be a poison counterpart to Sleep Powder and Stun Spore, as the Accuracy, Contest group, appeal, effects, Japanese names and animation are the same or very similar. They are also usually learned at the same level or in a similar pattern.

Effect

PoisonPowder poisons the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
001		Bulbasaur	Grass	Poison	20			15			15			13				13
002		Ivysaur	Grass	Poison	22			15			15			13				13
003		Venusaur	Grass	Poison	22			15			15			13				13
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	15	13	13			13			12				12
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison	15			14			14			13				13
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	--, 15			--, 14			--, 14			13				13
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	--, 15			no			no			--				--
046		Paras	Bug	Grass	no			13			13			6				6
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass	no			--, 13			--, 13			--, 6				--, 6
048		Venonat	Bug	Poison	24	22	20			20			13				13
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	24	22	20			20			13				13
069		Bellsprout	Grass	Poison	15			17			17			15				15
070		Weepinbell	Grass	Poison	--, 15			17			17			15				15
071		Victreebel	Grass	Poison	--, 15			no			no			no
102		Exeggcute	Grass	Psychic	37			31			31			21				21
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass	32			13			19			15				15
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass	no			15			15			9				9
153		Bayleef	Grass		Grass	no			15			15			--, 9				--, 9
154		Meganium	Grass		Grass	no			15			15			--, 9				--, 9
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying	no			13			13			12				12
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying	no			13			13			12				12
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying	no			13			13			12				12
285		Shroomish	Grass		Grass	no			no			28			25				25
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying	no			no			no			29				29
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			15				15
546		Cottonee	Grass		Grass	no			no			no			no				22
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
590		Foongus	Grass	Poison
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

Foongus	Butterfree	Shroomish	Amoonguss
A cloud of poisonous dust is scattered on the foe. It may poison the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Shroomish	Shroomish releases a sparkling purple powder with green or orange sparkles in it from the hole on its head. When the opponent breathes in the powder, it becomes poisoned.
Multiple wild Shroomish	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate		Debut
A wild Shroomish	Keeping in Top Forme!		None
Butterfree	Butterfree releases waves of purple powder from its wings at the opponent.
Jeremy's Butterfree	Weekend Warrior		None
Foongus	Foongus releases a thick gray smog with purple sparkles in it from its mouth at the opponent. When the opponent breathes in the smoke, it becomes poisoned.
Multiple wild Foongus	Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!		None
Amoonguss	Amoonguss releases a thick gray smog with purple sparkles in it at the opponent. When the opponent breathes in the smoke, it becomes poisoned.
A wild Amoonguss	BW054		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Venusaur	Hitting
A cloud of poisonous dust is scattered on the foe. It may poison the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Bulbasaur	Bulbasaur releases a seed from the back of its bulb at the opponent. The seed then explodes around the opponent, releasing toxic spores into the air around it.
Red's Saur	Wanted: Pikachu!		Debut
Victreebel	Victreebel releases a seed from its mouth at the opponent. The seed then explodes around the opponent, releasing toxic spores into the air around it.
Red's Victreebel	A Hollow Victreebel		None
Venusaur	Venusaur releases a thick powder from the middle of the flower on its back that poisons the opponent.
Red's Saur	A Charizard... and a Champion		None
Paras	Paras sticks out one of its claws and a powder forms around them. When the powder hits the opponent, they become poisoned.
William's Paras	Paras Sight		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

• Its description states that it 'may' poison the target. The word choice is likely alluding to its 75% accuracy since, as a status move, it will always poison the target if the attack is successful.
• Although a Poison-type move, the only Poison-type Pokémon that can learn it are primarily Grass- and Bug-type.
  • Furthermore, the only Poison-type that can learn this move by level up are all Generation I Pokémon.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 毒粉末 Dú Fěnmò Dutch Gifpoeder French Poudre Toxik German Giftpuder Greek Δηλητηριώδης Σκόνη Hindi ज़हरीला पावडर Zahareela Powder Indonesian Serbuk Racun Italian Velenpolvere Korean 독가루 Dok Garu Portuguese Pó Venenoso Serbian Otrovni Prah Spanish Polvo Veneno

Variations of the move PoisonPowder
PoisonPowder • Stun Spore Formerly a variation Glare

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