Poison Sting (move)

Poison Sting どくばり Poison Needle

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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 Mirror Move 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, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  3 ♥♥♥ Startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

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

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 does damage and has a 20% chance of poisoning the target.

Generation II onwards

Poison Sting now has a 30% chance to poison the target.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII		VIII			IX
												SMUSUM	PE	SwSh	BDSP	LA	SV
0013		Weedle		Bug		Bug	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1
0015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−		1, 17
0023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	10	9	8	4	4	4	4	1		4		4
0024		Arbok		Field	Dragon	1, 10	1, 9	1, 8	1, 4	1, 4	1, 4	1, 4	1		1, 4		1
0027		Sandshrew		Field		Field	24	17	17	9	9BW 5B2W2	5	5	4	3	3		3
0028		Sandslash		Field		Field	27	17	17	9	9BW 1, 5B2W2	1, 5	1, 5	1, 4	1	1		1
0029		Nidoran♀		Monster	Field	14RGB 17Y	17	17	13	13	13	13	6	1	1
0030		Nidorina		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	14RGB 19Y	19	18	13	13	13	13	1, 6	1	1
0031		Nidoqueen		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	14RGB		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field	14RGB 17Y	17	17	13	13	13	13	6	1	1
0033		Nidorino		Monster	Field	14RGB 19Y	19	18	13	13	13	13	1, 6	1	1
0034		Nidoking		Monster	Field	1, 14RGB 1Y	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0072		Tentacool		Water 3		Water 3	18	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0073		Tentacruel		Water 3		Water 3	18	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug		1	1	1	1	1	1			1		1
0168		Ariados		Bug		Bug		1	1	1	1	1	1			1		1
0207		Gligar		Bug		Bug		1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1
0211		Qwilfish		Water 2		Water 2		1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1
0211		Qwilfish Hisuian Form		Water 2		Water 2											1	1
0265		Wurmple		Bug		Bug			5	5	5	5	5			5	1
0266		Silcoon		Bug		Bug			−	−	−	−	−			−	1
0267		Beautifly		Bug		Bug			−	−	−	−	−			1	1
0268		Cascoon		Bug		Bug			−	−	−	−	−			−	1
0269		Dustox		Bug		Bug			−	−	−	−	−			1	1
0315		Roselia		Fairy	Grass			9	7	7	7	7		1, Evo.	1, Evo.	1
0331		Cacnea		Grass	Human-Like			1	1	1	1	1			1		1
0332		Cacturne		Grass	Human-Like			1	1	1	1	1			1		1
0406		Budew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				−	−	−	−		−	−	1
0407		Roserade		Fairy	Grass				1	1	1	1		1	1	1
0416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug				3	3BW 1B2W2	1	1		1	1	−	1
0451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3				1	1	1	1		1	1	1
0452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3				1	1	1	1		1	1	1
0453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like				8	8	8	8		1	1	1	1
0454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like				1, 8	1, 8	1, 8	1, 8		1	1	1	1
0472		Gliscor		Bug		Bug				−	−	−	−			1	1	−
0543		Venipede		Bug		Bug					5	5	5		1
0544		Whirlipede		Bug		Bug					1, 5	1, 5	1, 5		1
0545		Scolipede		Bug		Bug					1, 5	1, 5	1, 5		1
0592		Frillish All forms		Amorphous		Amorphous					−	−	−		4
0593		Jellicent All forms		Amorphous		Amorphous					−	−	−		1
0747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1							1		1			1
0748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1							1		1			1
0904		Overqwil		Water 2		Water 2											1	1
0980		Clodsire		Water 1	Field												1
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		Types	Egg Groups		Egg Move
						V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
								SMUSUM	SwSh	SV
0595		Joltik		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
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.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Poison Sting deals damage and may leave the target poisoned.

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★ Power: 12 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Has a 30% chance of poisoning each target.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Poison Sting
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 5 Energy boost 7 Duration 0.6 seconds Damage window 0.375 - 0.575 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 3 Energy boost 9 Turns 2
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Fast TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Updates

Gyms & Raids

• July 30, 2016
  • Energy boost: 4 → 8
• February 16, 2017
  • Duration: 0.575 → 1.075 seconds
• February 21, 2017
  • Power: 6 → 5
  • Energy boost: 8 → 7
  • Duration: 1.075 → 0.6 seconds

Trainer Battles

• November 9, 2020
  • Energy boost: 6 → 8
• May 31, 2021
  • Energy boost: 8 → 9

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Poison Sting

★★
Attack power	26.14099
Charge time	0.5 seconds
Range type	Projectile
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	May poison the foe

Pokémon Masters EX

• Description prior to Version 2.10.0: Has a moderate chance of leaving the target poisoned.

Description

In the anime

Main series

Toxapex Roserade Tentacruel Skorupi
The user strikes the target with poisonous stingers to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Weedle jumps at the opponent with its stinger pointed at it and stabs it.
A wild Weedle	Challenge of the Samurai		Debut
	Beedrill stabs the opponent with its body stinger.
Multiple wild Beedrill	Challenge of the Samurai		None
Jeanette Fisher's Beedrill	The Fourth Round Rumble		None
Multiple wild Beedrill	A Battle of Aerial Mobility!		None
	Arbok opens its mouth and fires multiple white darts from its mouth at the opponent.
Jessie's Arbok	The Flame Pokémon-athon!		None
	Tentacruel stabs the opponent with the large blue beak on its face; or, Tentacruel fires multiple white or purple darts from under its beak at the opponent; or, the middle orb on Tentacruel's forehead glows purple and it fires multiple purple darts from it at the opponent. On occasion, this will poison the opponent.
Marina's Tentacruel	Bye Bye Psyduck		None
Captain Crook's Tentacruel	Viva Las Lapras		None
Kim's Tentacruel	Cerulean Blues		None
Kail's Tentacruel	Cerulean Blues		None
Kai's Tentacruel	Cerulean Blues		None
A Coordinator's Tentacruel	A Cacturne for the Worse		None
Multiple wild Tentacruel	The Brockster Is In!		None
A Trainer's Tentacruel	Making Battles in the Sand!		None
	Gligar points the stinger at the end of its tail at the opponent, and it starts to glow white. It fires multiple white darts from the stinger at the opponent.
Gligarman's Gligar	The Superhero Secret		None
	Sandslash rolls into a ball and spins around quickly, firing white needles from out of the quills on its back at the opponent.
Koji's Sandslash	Good 'Quil Hunting		None
	Spinarak fires multiple white needles from its mouth at the opponent.
Bugsy's Spinarak	Gettin' the Bugs Out		None
	Nidorina fires multiple white darts from her mouth at the opponent.
Whitney's Nidorina	A Goldenrod Opportunity		None
	Venonat jumps into the air and spins around quickly, releasing multiple white needles from its body at the opponent.
Aya's Venonat	Ariados, Amigos		Venonat cannot legally learn Poison Sting
	Dustox opens its mouth and white or purple darts are fired from its mouth at the opponent.
Jessie's Dustox	Seeing is Believing!		None
	Cacturne fires multiple white or purple darts from the middle hole of its mouth at the opponent.
Harley's Cacturne	A Cacturne for the Worse		None
	Ariados fires multiple purple needles from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Ariados	Following a Maiden's Voyage!		None
Multiple wild Ariados	Historical Mystery Tour!		None
Multiple wild Ariados	DPS01		None
A ninja's Ariados	A Festival of Decisions!		None
	Croagunk fires multiple purple darts from its mouth at the opponent.
Brock's Croagunk	Gymbaliar!		None
	Drapion opens its mouth and fires multiple purple darts from its mouth at the opponent.
J's Drapion	Mutiny in the Bounty!		None
	Nidoran♂ opens its mouth and fires multiple purple darts from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Nidoran♂	Leading a Stray!		None
	Whirlipede jumps into the air and spins its body quickly and fires multiple glowing purple darts from in between its antennae at the opponent.
Burgh's Whirlipede	Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!		None
A wild Whirlipede	Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!		None
	Scolipede releases a spray of multiple purple darts from its mouth at the opponent; or, Scolipede's horns glow purple and it lunges forward, firing purple darts from its horns at the opponent.
Emmanuel's Scolipede	Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!		None
Three wild Scolipede	A Cellular Connection!		None
	Roserade releases a spray of multiple purple darts from its mouth at the opponent.
Cher's Roseradette	Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!		None
	Nidoking releases a spray of multiple purple darts from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Nidoking	Mystery on a Deserted Island!		None
	Skorupi raises its tail and fires multiple light purple darts from it the opponent.
A Team Flare Grunt's Skorupi	A Towering Takeover!		None
	Toxapex latches onto its opponent with its body, stinging it with poison.
A wild Toxapex	Fighting Back the Tears!		None
	Nidorino shoots multiple darts of purple poison from its forehead towards the opponent.
Team Rocket's Nidorino	Restore and Renew!		None
	Venipede raises its tail and releases multiple purple darts from it at the opponent. On occasion, this will poison the opponent.
A wild Venipede	The Same Moon, Now and Forever!		None

Pokémon Origins

Nidorino
The foe is stabbed with a poisonous barb of some sort.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Nidorino fires a purple-glowing spike from his horn at the opponent.
A Trainer's Nidorino	File 1: Red		Debut

In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Arbok
The user bites the target with its sharp teeth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Arbok shows its sharp teeth and lurches forward and bites down on the opponent.
Jessie's Arbok	You Gotta Have Friends		Debut

How I Became a Pokémon Card

Nidoran♀
The user shoots sharp pins.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Nidoran♀ shoots sharp pins from her head.
An Unknown Trainer's Nidoran♀	PW34		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Nidoqueen Agatha's Arbok Ariana's Arbok Qwilfish
The user strikes the opponent with a sharpened body part.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Nidoqueen stabs the opponent with one of her claws.
Giovanni's Nidoqueen	Long Live the Nidoqueen!?		Debut
	The tip of Arbok's tail turns into a horn-like object and it stabs the opponent with it, or Arbok opens its mouth and fires multiple small needles from it at the opponent.
Agatha's Arbok	Weezing Winks Out		None
Ariana's Arbok	Pleased as Punch With Parasect		None
	Qwilfish sucks up water until its body grows to a massive size. It points the spines on the top of its head at the opponent and fires multiple thin energy beams from its spines at the opponent.
Crystal's Qwilfish	Querulous Qwilfish		None

• In Gotcha Where I Wantcha, Glalie, Poison Sting was used by an unknown Pokémon belonging to Guile Hideout.
• Green's Nidorina, Nido, was revealed to know Poison Sting on the official web site, but she was never shown using the move.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Wurmple
The user shoots painful needles at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Wurmple releases sharp needles from its mouth.
Team Galactic's Wurmple	Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!!		Debut
B-2's Wurmple	Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!!		Debut

Pokémon Zensho

Nidoqueen
The user shoots painful needles at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Nidoqueen lands on all fours and fires multiple sharp needles from her back spikes at the opponent.
Giovanni's Nidoqueen	Saffron City		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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

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

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

Side series games

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

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

Spin-off series games

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

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 毒針 Duhkjām Mandarin 毒針 / 毒针 Dúzhēn Czech Jedovaté žihadlo Danish Giftstik Dutch Gifangel Finnish Myrkkypistos (original series) Myrkkypiikki (Advanced Generation) French Dard-Venin German Giftstachel Greek Δηλητηριώδες Κεντρί Dilitiriúdes Kentrí Hindi ज़ेहेरीली सुई Zehereeli Sui Indonesian Jarum Beracun Italian Velenospina Korean 독침 Dokchim Norwegian Giftangrep Polish Trujące Żądło Portuguese Brazil Ferrão Venenoso (games, BW098-present, Unleashed-present, manga) Ferroada Venenosa (Base Set-HeartGold & SoulSilver) Picada Venenosa (early anime) Espinhos Venenosos (early anime) Portugal Picada Venenosa Romanian Acul Otrăvit Acul Veninos Russian Ядовитое жало Yadovitoe zhalo Serbian Otrovna žaoka Spanish Latin America Piquete Venenoso (EP033, HS02, HS03, AG093-DP152, BW098) Astillas Venenosas (EP040) Picotazo Venenoso (EP053-AG006, AG033, AG052, BW039) Aguja Venenosa (AG028, AG062, DP190) Piquete de Veneno (AG077) Piquete Veneno (AG079) Hilo Venenoso (BW023) Spain Picotazo Veneno* Picotazo Ven* Swedish Giftgadd Thai เหล็กในพิษ Turkish Zehirli İğne Vietnamese Kim Độc

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