Toxic
Effect Summary
Badly poisons
the target, dealing more damage every turn.
Detailed Effect
Toxic causes the target to be
badly poisoned
. Pokémon that are badly poisoned will lose an increasing amount of
HP
at the end of each turn.
The affected Pokémon will lose 6,25% (¹⁄₁₆) of its maximum HP
at the end of the turn increasing by by 6,25% each turn.
The table below shows the amount lost per turn:
Toxic doesn't work if:
Poison
-type Pokémon, Toxic will always hit, even if the target is in the semi-invulnerable stage of Bounce, Dig, Dive, Fly, Phantom Force, Shadow Force or Sky Drop.

The affected Pokémon will lose 6,25% (¹⁄₁₆) of its maximum HP

The table below shows the amount lost per turn:
Turn | Amount | Total Lost |
---|---|---|
1 | 6,25% | 6,25% |
2 | 12,5% | 18,75% |
3 | 18,75% | 37,5% |
4 | 25% | 62,5% |
5 | 31,25% | 93,75% |
6 | 37,5% | 131,25% |
- the target is already carrying a major status ailment
- the target is behind a Substitute
- the target is a
Poison or
Steel -type Pokémon
- the target has the ability Immunity
- In Gen 1 Toxic also increase the damage taken by Leech Seed due to a bug.
The badly poisenedeffect will become regular poison outside of battle.
- In Gen 1-4 Toxic has 85%
accuracy
- Dynamax Pokémon in Max Raid Battles and Tera Pokémon in Tera Raid Battles will receive regular
poison
instead.
Description
C
GS
A poison move with increasing damage.
E
RS
Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin.
FRLG
A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
DP
HGSS
PL
B2W2
BW
ORAS
XY
LGPLGE
SM
USUM
SWSH
A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
Additional Information
Move 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
Poison
Poisons the target.
Interactions
Blocked by Detect and Protect
Reflectable
This move may be reflected back at the user with Magic Coat or Magic Bounce.
Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Other Languages
Level Up
Egg Breeding
Machine
Contest Information
Contest
Contest Condition | Smart |
---|---|
Color | Green |
Flavor | Bitter |
Contest Effect
Effect | Removes all stars from all Pokémon that have appealed this turn. |
---|---|
Description | Worsens the condition of those that made appeals. |
Jam | - |
Appeal | ❤️❤️❤️ |
Super Contest Effect
Description | Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn. |
---|---|
Appeal | ❤️❤️ |