Poison (type)

Attack pros & cons

Poison moves are super-effective against:

Grass Fairy

Poison moves are not very effective against:

Poison Ground Rock Ghost

Poison moves have no effect on:

Steel

Defense pros & cons

These types are not very effective against Poison Pokémon:

Grass Fighting Poison Bug Fairy

These types are super-effective against Poison Pokémon:

Ground Psychic

Dual-type attack pros & cons

This chart shows the strength of the Poison type against every type combination. The fraction of damage a Poison type move will deal is shown - ½ means 50% damage (not very effective), 2 means 200% (super-effective) and so on.

Effects of the Poison type

• Poison type Pokémon are immune to poisoning.
• However, the Corrosion ability allows the Pokémon to bypass that immunity.
• The move Toxic will never miss when used by a Poison type Pokémon.
• Poison type Pokémon (that are not raised) switching into battle will remove the effects of Toxic Spikes.
• The items Toxic Plate and Poison Barb increase the power of Poison type moves by 20% when held.
• The Poison Gem increases the power of a Poison type move by 30% when held, and is then consumed.
• The item Black Sludge heals ¹⁄₁₆ HP each turn when held by a Poison type Pokémon, rather than being damaged by it.
• The Kebia Berry, when held, neutralizes a super-effective Poison type move.

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