Toxic Orb

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Toxic Orb
どくどくだま
Toxic Orb
Bag Toxic Orb Sprite.png
Toxic Orb
Pokémon Global Link artwork
Introduced in Generation IV
Pocket
Generation IV Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation V Bag Items pocket icon.png Items (Held items)
Generation VI Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
Generation VII Bag Items pocket icon.png Items
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Generation IX Bag Other Items pocket icon.png Other Items
Fling
Power 30
Effect Badly poisons the target

The Toxic Orb (Japanese: どくどくだま Toxic Orb) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV. It badly poisons the holder.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
XYORAS
BDSP
N/A $100
SMUSUM N/A $2000
SV $15,000 $3,750

Effect

Held item

At the end of the turn, the Toxic Orb badly poisons its holder.

The Toxic Orb activates after the Pokémon would take damage from poison, so it does not take poison damage the turn it is poisoned by the Toxic Orb. The Toxic Orb activates after a Pokémon is cured of its status condition by affection, Hydration, or Shed Skin.

It can poison a Poison-type holder if its Ability is Corrosion.

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSS
BWB2W2
An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a bizarre orb that badly poisons the holder in battle.
XYORAS An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a bizarre orb that will badly poison the holder during battle.
SMUSUM
SwShBDSP
An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a bizarre orb that will badly poison the holder during battle.
SV An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a bizarre orb that exudes toxins when touched and will badly poison the holder during battle.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods
DPPt Battle ParkDP/FrontierPt (16 BP)
HGSS Route 8 (held by Super Nerd Sam's Muk) Battle Frontier (16 BP)
Fighting Dojo (held by Chuck's Breloom during rematches)
BW Battle Subway (16 BP)
B2W2 Reversal MountainB2 Battle Subway/PWT (16 BP)
Held by wild Muk (1% chance, dark grass only)
XYORAS Battle Maison (16 BP)
SMUSUM Resolution CaveUSUM Battle Tree (16 BP)
SwSh Wyndon Stadium
SwShIA Stepping-Stone Sea Cram-o-matic (Poison: 22-30 points)
BDSP Battle Park (16 BP)
SV Delibird Presents (Levincia Branch, after completing the main storyline)
SVID Item Printer

Distribution

Games Event Language/Region Distribution period
SwSh Cramorant Max Raid Battle items All February 10 to 28, 2021

Gallery

Artwork

Bag Toxic Orb SV Sprite.png
Artwork from
Scarlet and Violet

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 劇毒寶珠 Kehkduhk Bóujyū
Mandarin 劇毒寶珠 / 剧毒宝珠 Jùdú Bǎozhū
France Flag.png French Orbe Toxique
Germany Flag.png German Toxik-Orb
Italy Flag.png Italian Tossicsfera
South Korea Flag.png Korean 맹독구슬 Maengdok Guseul
Spain Flag.png Spanish Toxisfera

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