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Poison Tail
Poison Tail VII
ポイズンテール
Poison Tail
Generation: III
Battle Data
Type: Type Poison
Category Physical
Power: 50
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 25, max: ?
Affects: Selected Target
Secondary Effect: None
Priority: 0
Contact: Yes
Affected by
Magic Coat: No
Magic Bounce: No
Bright Powder: Yes
Protect/Detect: Yes
Snatch: No
Mirror Move: Yes
King's Rock: Yes
Contest Data
Contests (RSE)
Type: Smart
Appeal: 3 ♥♥♥
Jam: 0
Super Contests (DPPt)
Type: Smart
Appeal: 2 ♥♥
Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)
Type: Smart
Appeal:
Jam:
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Poison Tail is a Poison-type move introduced in Generation III. It was Seviper's signature move until Generation V.

Description[]

Games Description
RSE Has a high critical-hit ratio. May also poison.
FRLG An attack with a high critical-hit ratio. It may also poison the foe.
DPPtHGSS 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
SMUSUMPE
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.

Effect[]

In Battle[]

An attack with a high critical hit ratio. This tail attack may also poison the foe.

Contests[]

Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.

Super Contests[]

Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

Pokémon Type Egg groups Level
III IV V VI VII VIII IX
194P Wooper poison/ground Water 1/Field 8
336 Seviper poison Field/Dragon 16 16 16BW
12B2W2
12XY
10ORAS
9 9BDSP 9
543 Venipede bug/poison Bug 19 19 19 12
544 Whirlipede bug/poison Bug 19 19 19 12
545 Scolipede bug/poison Bug 19 19 19 12
690 Skrelp poison/water Water 1/Dragon 23 23 25 25
691 Dragalge poison/dragon Water 1/Dragon 23 23 25 25
706 Goodra dragon Dragon 1 1
890 Eternatus poison/dragon Undiscovered 1 1
980 Clodsire poison/ground Water 1/Field 12
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM[]

Pokémon Type Egg groups Machine
III IV V VI VII VIII IX
151 Mew psychic Undiscovered TM026
194P Wooper poison/ground Water 1/Field TM026
206 Dunsparce normal Field TM026
211 Qwilfish water/poison Water 2 TM026
211A Qwilfish dark/poison Water 2 TM026
215A Sneasel fighting/poison Field TM026
336 Seviper poison Field/Dragon TM026
434 Stunky poison/dark Field TM026
435 Skuntank poison/dark Field TM026
690 Skrelp poison/water Water 1/Dragon TM026
691 Dragalge poison/dragon Water 1/Dragon TM026
706 Goodra dragon Dragon TM026
757 Salandit poison/fire Monster/Dragon TM026
758 Salazzle poison/fire Monster/Dragon TM026
843 Silicobra ground Field/Dragon TM026
844 Sandaconda ground Field/Dragon TM026
849 Toxtricity electric/poison Human-Like TM026
849A Toxtricity electric/poison Human-Like TM026
890 Eternatus poison/poison Undiscovered TM026
903 Sneasler fighting/poison Field TM026
904 Overqwil dark/poison Water 2 TM026
945 Grafaiai poison/normal Field TM026
980 Clodsire poison/ground Water 1/Field TM026
982 Dudunsparce normal Field TM026
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding[]

Gallery[]

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