Poison Gas (move)
- Contents
- Flavor text
- Learnt by level up
Move data
| Type | Poison |
|---|---|
| Category |  Status |
| Power | — |
| Accuracy | 90 |
| PP | 40 (max. 64) |
| Makes contact? | No |
| Introduced | Generation 1 |
Effects
Poison Gas causes the target to become poisoned. Poisoned Pokémon lose 1⁄8 of their maximum HP each turn.
Poison or Steel type Pokémon, those with the ability Immunity or those behind a Substitute cannot be poisoned.
Changes
- In Generations 1-4, Poison Gas has 55% accuracy.
- In Generation 5, Poison Gas has 90% accuracy.
- In Generations 1-4, the move only targets a single opponent.
Z-Move effects
When a Pokémon is holding Poisonium Z and uses its Z-Power, Poison Gas turns into Z-Poison Gas and raises Defense one stage, in addition to its usual effect as above.
Move target
Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally
Targets all adjacent foes.
Other languages
| English | Poison Gas |
|---|---|
| Japanese | どくガス (Doku Gas) |
| German | Giftwolke |
| French | Gaz Toxik |
| Italian | Velenogas |
| Spanish | Gas Venenoso |
Game descriptions
| Gold/Silver Crystal | A move that may poison the foe. |
|---|---|
| Ruby/Sapphire Emerald | Envelops the foe in a toxic gas that may poison. |
| FireRed/LeafGreen | The foe is sprayed with a cloud of toxic gas that may poison the foe. |
| Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver | A cloud of poison gas is sprayed in the foe’s face. It may poison the target. |
| Black/White Black 2/White 2 | A cloud of poison gas is sprayed in the face of opposing Pokémon. It may poison those hit. |
| X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire | A cloud of poison gas is sprayed in the face of opposing Pokémon. This may also poison those hit. |
| Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee | A cloud of poison gas is sprayed in the face of opposing Pokémon, poisoning those hit. |
| Sword/Shield | A cloud of poison gas is sprayed in the face of opposing Pokémon, poisoning those it hits. |
Learnt by level up
These Pokémon learn Poison Gas at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Sword & Shield and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.