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Poison Tail (move)

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Poison Tail
ポイズンテール Poison Tail
Poison Tail IX.png
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Type  Poison
Category  Physical
PP  25 (max. 40)
Power  50
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Smart
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

Poison Tail (Japanese: ポイズンテール Poison Tail) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature move of Seviper. It is TM026 in Generation IX.

Effect

Poison Tail deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio. It has a 10% chance of poisoning the target.

Poison Tail can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if the move Focus Energy was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description
RSEColo.XD Has a high critical-hit ratio. May also poison.
FRLG An attack with a high critical-hit ratio. It may also poison the foe.
DPPtHGSSPBR An attack with a high critical-hit ratio. This tail attack may also poison the foe.
BWB2W2 The user hits the target with its tail. It may also poison the target. Critical hits land more easily.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA 		The user hits the target with its tail. This may also poison the target. Critical hits land more easily.
SV The user hits the target with its tail. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit and may also poison the target.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
194 Wooper Wooper
Paldean Form 		PoisonIC Big.png
GroundIC Big.png 		Water 1 Field 8
336 Seviper Seviper
 PoisonIC Big.png Field Dragon 16 16 16BW
12B2W2 		12XY
10ORAS 		9 9BDSP 9
543 Venipede Venipede
 BugIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Bug Bug 19 19 19 12
544 Whirlipede Whirlipede
 BugIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Bug Bug 19 19 19 12
545 Scolipede Scolipede
 BugIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Bug Bug 19 19 19 12
690 Skrelp Skrelp
 PoisonIC Big.png
WaterIC Big.png 		Water 1 Dragon 23 23 25 25
691 Dragalge Dragalge
 PoisonIC Big.png
DragonIC Big.png 		Water 1 Dragon 23 23 25 25
706 Goodra Goodra
 DragonIC Big.png Dragon Dragon 1 1
890 Eternatus Eternatus
 PoisonIC Big.png
DragonIC Big.png 		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1
980 Clodsire Clodsire
 PoisonIC Big.png
GroundIC Big.png 		Water 1 Field 12
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
-- 		II
-- 		III
-- 		IV
-- 		V
-- 		VI
-- 		VII
-- 		VIII
-- 		IX
TM026
151 Mew Mew
 PsychicIC Big.png No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
194 Wooper Wooper
Paldean Form 		PoisonIC Big.png
GroundIC Big.png 		Water 1 Field ✔
206 Dunsparce Dunsparce
 NormalIC Big.png Field Field ✔
211 Qwilfish Qwilfish
 WaterIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Water 2 Water 2 ✔
211 Qwilfish Qwilfish
Hisuian Form 		DarkIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Water 2 Water 2 ✔
215 Sneasel Sneasel
Hisuian Form 		FightingIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Field Field ✔
336 Seviper Seviper
 PoisonIC Big.png Field Dragon ✔
434 Stunky Stunky
 PoisonIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png 		Field Field ✔
435 Skuntank Skuntank
 PoisonIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png 		Field Field ✔
690 Skrelp Skrelp
 PoisonIC Big.png
WaterIC Big.png 		Water 1 Dragon ✔
691 Dragalge Dragalge
 PoisonIC Big.png
DragonIC Big.png 		Water 1 Dragon ✔
706 Goodra Goodra
 DragonIC Big.png Dragon Dragon ✔
757 Salandit Salandit
 PoisonIC Big.png
FireIC Big.png 		Monster Dragon ✔
758 Salazzle Salazzle
 PoisonIC Big.png
FireIC Big.png 		Monster Dragon ✔
843 Silicobra Silicobra
 GroundIC Big.png Field Dragon ✔
844 Sandaconda Sandaconda
 GroundIC Big.png Field Dragon ✔
849 Toxtricity Toxtricity
Amped Form 		ElectricIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Human-Like Human-Like ✔
849 Toxtricity Toxtricity
Low Key Form 		ElectricIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Human-Like Human-Like ✔
890 Eternatus Eternatus
 PoisonIC Big.png
DragonIC Big.png 		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered ✔
903 Sneasler Sneasler
 FightingIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Field Field ✔
904 Overqwil Overqwil
 DarkIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png 		Water 2 Water 2 ✔
945 Grafaiai Grafaiai
 PoisonIC Big.png
NormalIC Big.png 		Field Field ✔
980 Clodsire Clodsire
 PoisonIC Big.png
GroundIC Big.png 		Water 1 Field ✔
982 Dudunsparce Dudunsparce
 NormalIC Big.png Field Field ✔
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 Types Parent
Egg Groups 		Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
023 Ekans Ekans
 PoisonIC Big.png Field Dragon ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
029 Nidoran♀ Nidoran♀
 PoisonIC Big.png Monster Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
032 Nidoran♂ Nidoran♂
 PoisonIC Big.png Monster Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
207 Gligar Gligar
 GroundIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png 		Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
451 Skorupi Skorupi
 PoisonIC Big.png
BugIC Big.png 		Bug Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
621 Druddigon Druddigon
 DragonIC Big.png Dragon Monster ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
704 Goomy Goomy
 DragonIC Big.png Dragon Dragon ✔ ✔
843 Silicobra Silicobra
 GroundIC Big.png Field Dragon ✔ ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Poison Tail is a move with 10 base power, 88% accuracy and 17 PP. The user attacks enemy in front of them, possibly inflicting poison. The move has increased critical-hit raito.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's PP has been decreased to 15.

Pokémon Conquest

 
>
 
Stars: ★★
Power: 29
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Has a 10% chance of poisoning each target and an increased critical hit ratio.
Users: Whirlipede
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 Masters EX

Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description Playable Users
Physical 2 — 38 45 100% An opponent — Critical hits land more easily. Has a chance (10%) of leaving the target poisoned. Roxie & Whirlipede/Scolipede
Scottie/Bettie & Strike/Support Nidoran♀/Nidorina/Nidoqueen Egg
Scottie/Bettie & Strike/Support Ekans/Arbok Egg
  • Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Critical hits land more easily. Has a very small chance of leaving the target poisoned.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

PoisonIC RR.png Poison Tail
★★★
Attack power 57.15929
Charge time 0.98 seconds
Range type Dash
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 3%
Additional effect May poison the foe
Poison Tail Rumble Rush.png

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also leave the target poisoned. It has a high critical-hit rate.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Poisoned status condition, which causes periodic damage. It has a high critical-hit rate.
BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで どくじょうたいにかえる きゅうしょにあたりやすい
Conq. An attack with a high critical-hit ratio. This tail attack may also poison the target.
MDGtI It damages an enemy. It could also cause the Poisoned status condition. With the Poisoned status, the enemy keeps taking damage and can't restore its HP naturally.
SMD It could make an enemy poisoned. It has a high critical-hit rate.*
It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy poisoned. It has a high critical-hit rate.*


In the anime

Jessie Lucy Seviper Poison Tail.png Colress Scolipede.png Sean father Scolipede Poison Tail.png None.png
Seviper Scolipede Sean's father's Scolipede
Part of the user's tail glows purple and it then hits the opponent with it. This may also poison the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Seviper Seviper The dagger part of Seviper's tail glows purple and Seviper hits the opponent with it. On occasion, this will poison the opponent.
Jessie's Seviper A Tail with a Twist Debut
Lucy's Seviper Queen of the Serpentine! None
Scolipede Scolipede Scolipede's tails glow purple and Scolipede hits the opponent with them.
Sean's father's Scolipede Battling the Bully! None
A wild Scolipede Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Battle Frontier


In other generations

Core series games

Poison Tail III.png Poison Tail IV.png Poison Tail V.png Poison Tail VI.png
Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI
Poison Tail VII.png Poison Tail VIII.png
Generation VII Generation VIII

Side series games

Poison Tail Colo.png Poison Tail XD.png Poison Tail PBR.png
Colosseum XD Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

Poison Tail PMD RB.png Poison Tail PMD GTI.png Poison Tail PSMD.png Poison Tail Masters.png
MD: Red and Blue MD: GTI SMD Masters EX

Trivia

  • Goomy and Sliggoo cannot learn Poison Tail through TM in Generation IX, despite learning it through breeding in Generations VI and VII.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 毒尾 Duhkméih
Mandarin 毒尾 Dúwěi
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Gifstaart
Finland Flag.png Finnish Myrkkyhäntä
France Flag.png French Queue-Poison
Germany Flag.png German Giftschweif
Greece Flag.png Greek Δηλητηριώδης Ουρά
India Flag.png Hindi ज़हरीली पूँछ Zehreeli Poonch
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Ekor Beracun
Italy Flag.png Italian Velenocoda
South Korea Flag.png Korean 포이즌테일 Poijeunteil
Poland Flag.png Polish Trujący Ogon*
Trujące Żądło*
Trujące Ukłucie*
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Cauda Venenosa
Romania Flag.png Romanian Coada Otrăvitoare
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Otrovni Rep
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Cola Venenosa
Spain Flag.png Spain Cola Veneno
Turkey Flag.png Turkish Zehirli Kuyruk
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Đuôi Độc



Variations of the move Karate Chop
PhysicalIC HOME.png Karate Chop • Poison Tail


Generation IX TMs
001 • 002 • 003 • 004 • 005 • 006 • 007 • 008 • 009 • 010 • 011 • 012 • 013 • 014 • 015 • 016 • 017 • 018 • 019
020 • 021 • 022 • 023 • 024 • 025 • 026 • 027 • 028 • 029 • 030 • 031 • 032 • 033 • 034 • 035 • 036 • 037 • 038
039 • 040 • 041 • 042 • 043 • 044 • 045 • 046 • 047 • 048 • 049 • 050 • 051 • 052 • 053 • 054 • 055 • 056 • 057
058 • 059 • 060 • 061 • 062 • 063 • 064 • 065 • 066 • 067 • 068 • 069 • 070 • 071 • 072 • 073 • 074 • 075 • 076
077 • 078 • 079 • 080 • 081 • 082 • 083 • 084 • 085 • 086 • 087 • 088 • 089 • 090 • 091 • 092 • 093 • 094 • 095
096 • 097 • 098 • 099 • 100 • 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114
115 • 116 • 117 • 118 • 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 • 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133
134 • 135 • 136 • 137 • 138 • 139 • 140 • 141 • 142 • 143 • 144 • 145 • 146 • 147 • 148 • 149 • 150 • 151 • 152
153 • 154 • 155 • 156 • 157 • 158 • 159 • 160 • 161 • 162 • 163 • 164 • 165 • 166 • 167 • 168 • 169 • 170 • 171
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