Gunk Shot (move): Difference between revisions

The picture used in this article is unsatisfactory. Please feel free to replace it so it conforms to Bulbapedia conventions. Reason: Should be replaced with Generation VI images

Gunk Shot ダストシュート Dust Shoot

[[File:|center]]

Battles Type  Poison Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  120 Accuracy  80% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Gunk Shot (Japanese: ダストシュート Dust Shoot) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generations IV and V

Gunk Shot deals damage and has a 30% chance of poisoning the target.

Generation VI

Gunk Shot's accuracy changed from 70% to 80%.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison	41				49			49
024		Arbok	Poison		Poison	56				63			63
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	44				49	43	43 40
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	54				58	49	49 40
224		Octillery	Water		Water	--				--			--
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison	54				59			59
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison	66				73			--, 73
568		Trubbish	Poison		Poison					45			45
569		Garbodor	Poison		Poison					54			54
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison	no
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost	no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison								✔	✔		✔
024		Arbok	Poison		Poison								✔	✔		✔
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
053		Persian	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔		✔
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison								✔	✔		✔
089		Muk	Poison		Poison								✔	✔		✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔		✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
223		Remoraid	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
224		Octillery	Water		Water								✔	✔		✔
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying								✔	✔		✔
226		Mantine	Water	Flying								✔	✔		✔
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground								✔	✔		✔
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground								✔	✔		✔
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying								✔	✔		✔
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison								✔	✔		✔
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison								✔	✔		✔
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire								✔	✔		✔
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
413		Wormadam Trash Cloak	Bug	Steel								✔	✔		✔
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric								✔	✔		✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal								✔	✔		✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting								✔	✔		✔
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal											✔
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal											✔
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark											✔
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark											✔
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass											✔
512		Simisage	Grass		Grass											✔
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire											✔
514		Simisear	Fire		Fire											✔
515		Panpour	Water		Water											✔
516		Simipour	Water		Water											✔
568		Trubbish	Poison		Poison											✔
569		Garbodor	Poison		Poison											✔
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal											✔
573		Cinccino	Normal		Normal											✔
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon											✔
649		Genesect	Bug	Steel											✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting Dream World - Rugged Mountain 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 the anime

Garbodor Being hit with trash
The user throws a bag of garbage at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Garbodor puts its hands together, and a silver light starts sparkling between them. The light then turns into a black bag of garbage outlined in purple, which Garbodor hurls at the opponent. It explodes on impact, sending pieces of purple-glowing garbage flying and poisoning the opponent.
Roxie's Garbodor	Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2		Debut
Unknown Trainer's Garbodor	Iris and the Rogue Dragonite!		None
A wild Garbodor	Lost at the League!		None

• In Camping It Up!, it was revealed by Dawn's Pokedex that a Grimer she used knew Gunk Shot. However it was never seen using the move.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Octillery
The user shoots a huge blast of gunk at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Octillery takes in a deep breath and fires a tremendously powerful blast of ink from its mouth at the opponent.
Saturn's Octillery	Outwitting Octillery		Debut

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Gunk Shot is tied with Belch for the highest base power of all Poison-type moves at 120. However, Venoshock, another Poison-type move, has a power of 130 when the target is poisoned.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 灰塵射擊 Huī​chén​ Shè​jī​ Dutch Slijmschot French Détricanon German Mülltreffer Greek Βολή Λιπαντικού Italian Sporcolancio Korean 더스트슈트 Dust Shoot Polish Błotostrzał Brazilian Portuguese Explosão de Lama Spanish Latin America Tiro de Mugre (DP088) Lanza Mugre (BW084-present) Spain Lanza Mugre

Variations of the move Blizzard
Blizzard • Thunder • Hurricane Formerly a variation Gunk Shot Focus Blast

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.