Poison Tail (move)

Poison Tail
ポイズンテール Poison Tail

Battles

Type	Poison
Category	Physical
PP	25 (max. 40)
Power	50
Accuracy	100%
Priority	0
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range

Opponent	Opponent	Opponent
Self	Ally	Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation III
TM026 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jam	0
Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex:

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, but other Pokémon could still inherit it via breeding. 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
RS EColoXD	Has a high critical-hit ratio. May also poison.
FRLG	An attack with a high critical-hit ratio. It may also poison the foe.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	An attack with a high critical-hit ratio. This tail attack may also poison the foe.
BW B2W2	The user hits the target with its tail. It may also poison the target. Critical hits land more easily.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP LA	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

#		Egg Groups		Level
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
								SM USUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0194	Wooper Paldean Form	Water 1	Field								8
0207	Gligar	Bug		Bug	−	−	−	−	−		−	19
0336	Seviper	Field	Dragon	16	16	16^BW 12^B2W2	12^XY 10^ORAS	9		9	9
0543	Venipede	Bug		Bug			19	19	19	12
0544	Whirlipede	Bug		Bug			19	19	19	12
0545	Scolipede	Bug		Bug			19	19	19	12
0690	Skrelp	Water 1	Dragon				23	23	25		25
0691	Dragalge	Water 1	Dragon				23	23	25		25
0706	Goodra	Dragon		Dragon				−	−	1		1
0890	Eternatus	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						1		1
0980	Clodsire	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. 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 TM

#		Egg Groups		Compatibility
				IX
				SV TM026
0023	Ekans	Field	Dragon	✔
0024	Arbok	Field	Dragon	✔
0151	Mew	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0194	Wooper Paldean Form	Water 1	Field	✔
0206	Dunsparce	Field		Field	✔
0207	Gligar	Bug		Bug	✔
0211	Qwilfish	Water 2		Water 2	✔
0211	Qwilfish Hisuian Form	Water 2		Water 2	✔
0215	Sneasel Hisuian Form	Field		Field	✔
0336	Seviper	Field	Dragon	✔
0434	Stunky	Field		Field	✔
0435	Skuntank	Field		Field	✔
0472	Gliscor	Bug		Bug	✔
0690	Skrelp	Water 1	Dragon	✔
0691	Dragalge	Water 1	Dragon	✔
0706	Goodra	Dragon		Dragon	✔
0757	Salandit	Monster	Dragon	✔
0758	Salazzle	Monster	Dragon	✔
0843	Silicobra	Field	Dragon	✔
0844	Sandaconda	Field	Dragon	✔
0849	Toxtricity All forms	Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0890	Eternatus	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0903	Sneasler	Field		Field	✔
0904	Overqwil	Water 2		Water 2	✔
0945	Grafaiai	Field		Field	✔
0980	Clodsire	Water 1	Field	✔
0982	Dudunsparce All forms	Field		Field	✔
1014	Okidogi	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
1016	Fezandipiti	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
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

#		Egg Groups		Egg Move
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
							SM USUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0023	Ekans	Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔
0029	Nidoran♀	Monster	Field	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0032	Nidoran♂	Monster	Field	−	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0207	Gligar	Bug		Bug	−	✔	✔	✔		✔	−
0451	Skorupi	Bug	Water 3	−	✔	✔	✔	−	✔
0621	Druddigon	Dragon	Monster		✔	✔	✔	✔
0704	Goomy	Dragon		Dragon			✔	✔	−		−
0843	Silicobra	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. 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.

Special move

Generation IX

#		Egg Groups		Obtained with
0024	Arbok	Field	Dragon	Wild Tera Pokémon - Mossfell Confluence^SV^TM
0206	Dunsparce	Field		Field	Wild Tera Pokémon - South Province (Area Three)^SV
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 Tail inflicts damage and may leave the target poisoned. The move has increased critical-hit ratio (50% in the Rescue Team series, 30% in the Explorers series).

Game	Base Power	Max Power	Base PP	Max PP	Base Accuracy	Max Accuracy	Range	Target	Cuts corners
MDRB	10	-	17	-	88%	-	Front	Enemy	No
MDTD S	10	-	15	-	88%	-	Front	Enemy	No
BSL	10	-	15	-	88%	-	Front	Enemy	No
MDGtI	5	99	18	50	95%	98%	Front	Enemy	No
SMD	5	99	18	40	95%	98%	Front	Enemy	No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = ??. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon Conquest


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Stars: ★★

Power: 29

Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Has a 10% chance of poisoning each target and an increased critical hit ratio.

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 Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Poison Tail	Physical	2	—	38	45	100%	An opponent	—	Critical hits land more easily. Has a chance (10%) of leaving the target poisoned.	Roxie & Whirlipede/Scolipede Giovanni & Nidorino Scottie/Bettie & Ekans/Arbok^Egg (Strike/support roles only) Scottie/Bettie & Nidoran♀/Nidorina/Nidoqueen^Egg (Strike/support roles only)

Description prior to version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Critical hits land more easily. Has a very small chance of leaving the target poisoned.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

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

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Inflicts damage on the target. It may also leave the target poisoned. It has a high critical-hit rate.
MDTD S	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 animation

Pokémon animated series

Pokémon	Method
Seviper Sean's father's Scolipede Scolipede
Part of the user's tail glows purple and it then hits the opponent with it. This may also poison the opponent.
User	First Used In	Notes
	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'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	Method
Seviper
The user stabs the opponent with its poisonous tail.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Seviper stabs the opponent with the tip of its tail.
Lucy's Seviper	Swanky Showdown with Swalot	Debut

Pokémon Battle Frontier

Pokémon	Method
Seviper
The user attacks the opponent with its poisonous tail.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Seviper jabs the opponent with its tail.
Lucy's Seviper	The Predestined Battle!	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	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
Chinese	Mandarin	毒尾 Dúwěi
Dutch		Gifstaart
Finnish		Myrkkyhäntä
French		Queue-Poison
German		Giftschweif
Greek		Δηλητηριώδης Ουρά
Hindi		ज़हरीली पूँछ Zehreeli Poonch
Indonesian		Ekor Beracun
Italian		Velenocoda
Korean		포이즌테일 Poijeunteil
Polish		Trujący Ogon
Portuguese		Cauda Venenosa
Romanian		Coada Otrăvitoare
Serbian		Otrovni Rep
Spanish	Latin America	Cola Venenosa
Spanish	Spain	Cola Veneno
Turkish		Zehirli Kuyruk
Vietnamese		Đuôi Độc

Variations of the move Karate Chop

Karate Chop • Poison Tail

Generation IX TMs
SV
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
Added in SV 2.0.1
172 • 173 • 174 • 175 • 176 • 177 • 178 • 179 • 180 • 181 • 182 • 183 • 184 • 185 • 186 187 • 188 • 189 • 190 • 191 • 192 • 193 • 194 • 195 • 196 • 197 • 198 • 199 • 200 • 201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202 • 203 • 204 • 205 • 206 • 207 • 208 • 209 • 210 • 211 • 212 • 213 • 214 • 215 • 216 217 • 218 • 219 • 220 • 221 • 222 • 223 • 224 • 225 • 226 • 227 • 228 • 229

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