[[Category:Bug/Poison-type Pokémon]][[Category:Generation III Pokémon]] [[Category:Green Pokémon]]
Dustox (Japanese: ドクケイル Dokukeiru) is a Bug/Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Generation III. It is known to fill the forest with dust that works as a sleeping powder.
Appearance
Dustox is a moth like Pokémon. Its body is purple while its wings are green with red circles in them. Its eyes are yellow with black dots in them. On its abdomen there are four little "arms" that are red.
Jessie's Dustox flying
In the anime
A Dustox was owned by the Team Rocket member Jessie. It was caught as a Wurmple during her travels in Hoenn. Dustox was often used in Pokémon Contests in Hoenn, Kanto and Sinnoh regions. During Jessie's travels in Sinnoh her Dustox met a male, shiny Dustox and it fell in love with it. Then Jessie released it so to experience love.
Evolution
Dustox evolves from Cascoon at level 10 which is an evolved form of Wurmple.
Game info
Game locations
| Locations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Version(s) | Area(s) | Rarity |
| Ruby and Sapphire | Evolve Cascoon | None |
| FireRed and LeafGreen | Trade | None |
| Emerald | Evolve Cascoon | None |
| Diamond and Pearl | Routes 224, 230 and Eterna Forest (Pearl only) | Common |
| Platinum | Routes 205, 224, 229, and Eterna Forest | Rare |
| HeartGold and SoulSilver | Bug-Catching Contest (After obtaining National Pokédex) | uncommon |
| Black and White | Evolve Cascoon (White only) | None |
Side game locations
A shiny Dustox.
| Locations | |
|---|---|
| Game(s) | Area(s) |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Secret Storage 9 Endless Level 6 Forever Level 6 Mr. Who's Den |
| Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team | Evolve Cascoon |
| Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness | Landslide Cave (B1F-B12F) |
Pokédex entries
Template:GenIIIPokédex
Learnset
By Levels
Basic Confusion
10: Confusion
13 Gust
17 Protect
20 Moonlight
24 Psybeam
27 Whirlwind
31 Light Screen
34 Silver Wind
38 Toxic
41 Bug Buzz
Trivia
- Despite being able to fly, it isn't flying type.
- Dustox and Venomoth have many simarlarities.
- It is said in the Pokédex entries, When flapping its wings, it will scatter a poison dust, But it can not learn PoisonPowder.
- Dustox can learn Psybeam, But it can not learn Signal Beam.
- Dustox is the only Poison-type Pokémon that has a pre-evolution that isn't Poison.
See also
- Pokémon.com Pokédex
- Legendary Pokémon data
- The Pokémon Database
- Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
- Psypokes Psydex data