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* With the exception of {{p|Arceus}} holding a [[Toxic Plate]], there has yet to be a Poison-type [[legendary Pokémon]].
* With the exception of {{p|Arceus}} holding a [[Toxic Plate]], there has yet to be a Poison-type [[legendary Pokémon]].
* Poison is the first type encountered in [[National Pokédex]] order, an honor it shares with the {{type2|Grass}}.
* Poison is the first type encountered in [[National Pokédex]] order, an honor it shares with the {{type2|Grass}}.
* Posion has the dubious honor of being one of three types that isn't doubly [[Damage modification#Super effective|super effective]] against any Pokémon because it is only super effective against one type, the {{type2|Grass}}. It shares this trait with the {{type2|Dragon}} which is only effective against itself, and the {{type2|Normal}}, which isn't super effective against anything. It should also be noted that in [[Generation I]], Poison was super effective against {{type2|Bug}}s, making {{p|Paras}} and {{p|Parasect}} doubly weak to Poison.
* Poison has the dubious honor of being one of three types that isn't doubly [[Damage modification#Super effective|super effective]] against any Pokémon because it is only super effective against one type, the {{type2|Grass}}. It shares this trait with the {{type2|Dragon}} which is only effective against itself, and the {{type2|Normal}}, which isn't super effective against anything. It should also be noted that in [[Generation I]], Poison was super effective against {{type2|Bug}}s, making {{p|Paras}} and {{p|Parasect}} doubly weak to Poison.
* Poison was the most common type in [[Generation I]].
* Poison was the most common type in [[Generation I]].
** Almost two thirds of the Poison-type Pokémon are from Generation I.
** Almost two thirds of the Poison-type Pokémon are from Generation I.

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