Poison Powder

Essentials

Poison Powder

status

Generation 1

Summary

Poisons the target.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: 75%
PP: 35, up to 56.0 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable

This move may be reflected back at the user with Magic Coat or Magic Bounce.
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based

Pokémon with Overcoat and Grass-type Pokémon are immune to this move.
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Poisons the target.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: A move that may poison the foe.

: Scatters a toxic powder that may poison the foe.
: A cloud of toxic dust is scattered. It may poison the foe.

: A cloud of poisonous dust is scattered on the foe. It may poison the target.

: The user scatters a cloud of poisonous dust on the target. It may poison the target.

: The user scatters a cloud of poisonous dust on the target. This may also poison the target.

: The user scatters a cloud of poisonous dust that poisons the target.

: The user scatters a cloud of poisonous dust that poisons the target.

Foreign Names

Japanese: どくのこな (dokunokona)
: どくのこな
Korean: 독가루
Chinese: 毒粉
: 毒粉
French: Poudre Toxik
German: Giftpuder
Spanish: Polvo Veneno
Italian: Velenpolvere
Czech: Jedovatý pyl

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡♡♡

Jam

Flavor text

Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.

Use after

Sweet Scent

Use before

None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Poison Powder.

Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Poison Gas			40	—	90%		Poisons the target.

Pokémon

												Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
20	20	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	Bulbasaur		Overgrow Chlorophyll		Monster Grass	45	49	49	65	65	45	318
22	22	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	Ivysaur		Overgrow Chlorophyll		Monster Grass	60	62	63	80	80	60	405
22	22	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	Venusaur		Overgrow Chlorophyll		Monster Grass	80	82	83	100	100	80	525
							13	13	13	14		Mega Venusaur		Thick Fat		Monster Grass	80	100	123	122	120	80	625
15	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	Butterfree		Compound Eyes Tinted Lens		Bug	60	45	50	90	80	70	395
15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	14	Oddish		Chlorophyll Run Away		Grass	45	50	55	75	65	30	320
—	—	—	—	13	13	13	13	13	13	—	14	Gloom		Chlorophyll Stench		Grass	60	65	70	85	75	40	395
15	15			—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Vileplume		Chlorophyll Effect Spore		Grass	75	80	85	110	90	50	490
											—	Bellossom		Chlorophyll Healer		Grass	75	80	95	90	100	50	490
		13	13	6	6	6	6	6	6	6		Paras		Effect Spore Dry Skin Damp		Bug Grass	35	70	55	45	55	25	285
		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Parasect		Effect Spore Dry Skin Damp		Bug Grass	60	95	80	60	80	30	405
24	22	20	20	13	13	13	13	13	13	14		Venonat		Compound Eyes Tinted Lens Run Away		Bug	60	55	50	40	55	45	305
—	22	20	20	13	13	13	13	13	13	14		Venomoth		Shield Dust Tinted Lens Wonder Skin		Bug	70	65	60	90	75	90	450
15	15	17	17	15	15	15	15	15	15	17		Bellsprout		Chlorophyll Gluttony		Grass	50	75	35	70	30	40	300
15	15	17	17	15	15	15	15	15	15	17		Weepinbell		Chlorophyll Gluttony		Grass	65	90	50	85	45	55	390
15	15											Victreebel		Chlorophyll Gluttony		Grass	80	105	65	100	70	70	490
37	37	31	31	21	21	21	21	21	21	18		Exeggcute		Chlorophyll Harvest		Grass	60	40	80	60	45	40	325
32	32	13	19	15	15	14	14	14	14	17	20	Tangela		Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Regenerator		Grass	65	55	115	100	40	60	435
				15	15	14	14	14	14		20	Tangrowth		Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Regenerator		Grass	100	100	125	110	50	50	535
		15	15	9	9	9	9	9	9			Chikorita		Overgrow Leaf Guard		Monster Grass	45	49	65	49	65	45	318
		15	15	—	—	—	—	—	—			Bayleef		Overgrow Leaf Guard		Monster Grass	60	62	80	63	80	60	405
		15	15	—	—	—	—	—	—			Meganium		Overgrow Leaf Guard		Monster Grass	80	82	100	83	100	80	525
		13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12			Hoppip		Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Infiltrator		Fairy Grass	35	35	40	35	55	50	250
		13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12			Skiploom		Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Infiltrator		Fairy Grass	55	45	50	45	65	80	340
		13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12			Jumpluff		Chlorophyll Leaf Guard Infiltrator		Fairy Grass	75	55	70	55	95	110	460
								15	15			Dustox		Shield Dust Compound Eyes		Bug	60	50	70	50	90	65	385
			28	25	25	25	25	19	19			Shroomish		Effect Spore Poison Heal Quick Feet		Fairy Grass	60	40	60	40	60	35	295
				29	29	29	29	29	29			Mothim		Swarm Tinted Lens		Bug	70	94	50	94	50	66	424
					22	22	22	22	22		21	Cottonee		Prankster Infiltrator Chlorophyll		Fairy Grass	40	27	60	37	50	66	280
											—	Whimsicott		Prankster Infiltrator Chlorophyll		Fairy Grass	60	67	85	77	75	116	480
							—	—	—			Vivillon		Shield Dust Compound Eyes Friend Guard		Bug	80	52	50	90	50	89	411
												Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
												Exeggcute		Chlorophyll Harvest		Grass	60	40	80	60	45	40	325
												Foongus		Effect Spore Regenerator		Grass	69	55	45	55	55	15	294
												Scatterbug		Shield Dust Compound Eyes Friend Guard		Bug	38	35	40	27	25	35	200
												Morelull		Illuminate Effect Spore Rain Dish		Grass	40	35	55	65	75	15	285
												Gossifleur		Cotton Down Regenerator Effect Spore		Grass	40	40	60	40	60	10	250

35 Pokémon