Poison Tail

Type
Gen.
3
Power
50
Accuracy
100%
PP
25
Priority
0
Category
Physicalcategory img

Effect Summary

Deals damage and has an increased chance for a critical hit stat img and a 10% chance to poison status condition img the target.

Detailed Effect

Poison Tail deals damage and has an increased critical hit stat img ratio ( instead of ¹⁄₂₄).
Poison Tail has a 10% chance of poisoning status condition img the target.
Pokémon are immune to poison status condition img if:

Description

RS
E
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
HGSS
PL
An attack with a high critical-hit ratio. This tail attack may also poison the foe.
COL
B2W2
The user hits the target with its tail. It may also poison the target. Critical hits land more easily.
XY
ORAS
SM
USUM
LGPLGE
SWSH
The user hits the target with its tail. This may also poison the target. Critical hits land more easily.

Meta Information

Move Target
move target imgNormal
Affects a selected adjacent target.
means that the Pokémon can not be selected.
means that the Pokémon can be selected.
means that the Pokémon will be selected.
Effect Type
DamageDeals damage.
CritHas an increased critical strike chance.
PoisonPoisons the target.
Interactions
Makes contactUser touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb item img).
Blocked by Detect and ProtectThis move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Copied by Mirror MoveA Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Other Languages
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Poison Tail
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ポイズンテール (Poizun Tēru)
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Giftschweif
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Queue-Poison
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Velenocoda
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Cola Veneno
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포이즌테일 (Poison Tail)
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毒尾 (Dúyǐ/Dúwěi / Duhkméih)

Level Up

Egg Breeding

Machine

TM26

Contest Information

Contest

Contest ConditionSmart
ColorGreen
FlavorBitter

Contest Effect

EffectRemoves all stars from all Pokémon that have appealed this turn.
DescriptionWorsens the condition of those that made appeals.
Jam-
Appeal❤️❤️❤️

Super Contest Effect

DescriptionEarn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.
Appeal❤️❤️