Poison Sting (move) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

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Poison Sting (Japanese: どくばり Poison Needle) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Poison Sting does damage and has a 20% chance of poisoning the target.

Generation II onwards

Poison Sting now has a 30% chance to poison the target.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Description

Games Description Stad A Poison-type attack. Has a one-in-five chance of leaving the target with the lingering effects of poison. Stad2 A Poison-type attack. Has a one-in-three chance of leaving the target poisoned. GSC An attack that may poison the target. RSEColoXD A toxic attack with barbs, etc., that may poison. FRLG The foe is stabbed with a toxic barb, etc. It may poison the foe. DPPtHGSSPBR The foe is stabbed with a poisonous barb of some sort. It may also poison the target. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA The user stabs the target with a poisonous stinger. This may also poison the target. SV The user stabs the target with a poisonous stinger to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII		VIII			IX
0013				Bug		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1
0015				Bug		−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−		1, 17
0023				Field	Dragon	10	9	8	4	4	4	4	1		4		4
0024				Field	Dragon	1, 10	1, 9	1, 8	1, 4	1, 4	1, 4	1, 4	1		1, 4		1
0027				Field		24	17	17	9	9BW 5B2W2	5	5	4	3	3		3
0028				Field		27	17	17	9	9BW 1, 5B2W2	1, 5	1, 5	1, 4	1	1		1
0029				Monster	Field	14RGB 17Y	17	17	13	13	13	13	6	1	1
0030				No Eggs Discovered		14RGB 19Y	19	18	13	13	13	13	1, 6	1	1
0031				No Eggs Discovered		14RGB		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0032				Monster	Field	14RGB 17Y	17	17	13	13	13	13	6	1	1
0033				Monster	Field	14RGB 19Y	19	18	13	13	13	13	1, 6	1	1
0034				Monster	Field	1, 14RGB 1Y	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0072				Water 3		18	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0073				Water 3		18	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0167				Bug			1	1	1	1	1	1			1		1
0168				Bug			1	1	1	1	1	1			1		1
0207				Bug			1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1
0211				Water 2			1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1
0211				Water 2												1	1
0265				Bug				5	5	5	5	5			5	1
0266				Bug				−	−	−	−	−			−	1
0267				Bug				−	−	−	−	−			1	1
0268				Bug				−	−	−	−	−			−	1
0269				Bug				−	−	−	−	−			1	1
0315				Fairy	Grass			9	7	7	7	7		1, Evo.	1, Evo.	1
0331				Grass	Human-Like			1	1	1	1	1			1		1
0332				Grass	Human-Like			1	1	1	1	1			1		1
0406				No Eggs Discovered					−	−	−	−		−	−	1
0407				Fairy	Grass				1	1	1	1		1	1	1
0416				Bug					3	3BW 1B2W2	1	1		1	1	−	1
0451				Bug	Water 3				1	1	1	1		1	1	1
0452				Bug	Water 3				1	1	1	1		1	1	1
0453				Human-Like					8	8	8	8		1	1	1	1
0454				Human-Like					1, 8	1, 8	1, 8	1, 8		1	1	1	1
0472				Bug					−	−	−	−			1	1	−
0543				Bug						5	5	5		1
0544				Bug						1, 5	1, 5	1, 5		1
0545				Bug						1, 5	1, 5	1, 5		1
0592				Amorphous						−	−	−		4
0593				Amorphous						−	−	−		1
0747				Water 1								1		1			1
0748				Water 1								1		1			1
0904				Water 2												1	1
0980				Water 1	Field												1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Egg Move
						V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0595				Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Poison Sting deals damage and may leave the target poisoned.

Pokémon Conquest

Stars: ★ Power: 12 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Has a 30% chance of poisoning each target.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon GO

Updates

Gyms & Raids

• July 30, 2016
  • Energy boost: 4 → 8
• February 16, 2017
  • Duration: 0.575 → 1.075 seconds
• February 21, 2017
  • Power: 6 → 5
  • Energy boost: 8 → 7
  • Duration: 1.075 → 0.6 seconds

Trainer Battles

• November 9, 2020
  • Energy boost: 6 → 8
• May 31, 2021
  • Energy boost: 8 → 9

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Poison Sting

★★
Attack power	26.14099
Charge time	0.5 seconds
Range type	Projectile
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	May poison the foe

Pokémon Masters EX

• Description prior to Version 2.10.0: Has a moderate chance of leaving the target poisoned.

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also leave the target poisoned, damaging it over several turns. MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Poisoned status condition, which causes periodic damage. BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる しかも いっていのかくりつで どくじょうたいにして いっていターンごとに ダメージを あたえる Conq. Sting the enemy with a poisoned needle. May poison the target. MDGtI It damages an enemy. It could also cause the Poisoned status condition. With the Poisoned status, the enemy keeps taking damage and can't restore its HP naturally. SMD It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy poisoned.

In the anime

Main series

Roserade Skorupi Toxapex Tentacruel
The user strikes the target with poisonous stingers to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Weedle jumps at the opponent with its stinger pointed at it and stabs it.
A wild Weedle	Challenge of the Samurai		Debut
	Beedrill stabs the opponent with its body stinger.
Multiple wild Beedrill	Challenge of the Samurai		None
Jeanette Fisher's Beedrill	The Fourth Round Rumble		None
Multiple wild Beedrill	A Battle of Aerial Mobility!		None
	Arbok opens its mouth and fires multiple white darts from its mouth at the opponent.
Jessie's Arbok	The Flame Pokémon-athon!		None
	Tentacruel stabs the opponent with the large blue beak on its face; or, Tentacruel fires multiple white or purple darts from under its beak at the opponent; or, the middle orb on Tentacruel's forehead glows purple and it fires multiple purple darts from it at the opponent. On occasion, this will poison the opponent.
Marina's Tentacruel	Bye Bye Psyduck		None
Captain Crook's Tentacruel	Viva Las Lapras		None
Kim's Tentacruel	Cerulean Blues		None
Kail's Tentacruel	Cerulean Blues		None
Kai's Tentacruel	Cerulean Blues		None
A Coordinator's Tentacruel	A Cacturne for the Worse		None
Multiple wild Tentacruel	The Brockster Is In!		None
A Trainer's Tentacruel	Making Battles in the Sand!		None
	Gligar points the stinger at the end of its tail at the opponent, and it starts to glow white. It fires multiple white darts from the stinger at the opponent.
Gligarman's Gligar	The Superhero Secret		None
	Sandslash rolls into a ball and spins around quickly, firing white needles from out of the quills on its back at the opponent.
Koji's Sandslash	Good 'Quil Hunting		None
	Spinarak fires multiple white needles from its mouth at the opponent.
Bugsy's Spinarak	Gettin' the Bugs Out		None
	Nidorina fires multiple white darts from her mouth at the opponent.
Whitney's Nidorina	A Goldenrod Opportunity		None
	Venonat jumps into the air and spins around quickly, releasing multiple white needles from its body at the opponent.
Aya's Venonat	Ariados, Amigos		Venonat cannot legally learn Poison Sting
	Dustox opens its mouth and white or purple darts are fired from its mouth at the opponent.
Jessie's Dustox	Seeing is Believing!		None
	Cacturne fires multiple white or purple darts from the middle hole of its mouth at the opponent.
Harley's Cacturne	A Cacturne for the Worse		None
	Ariados fires multiple purple needles from its mouth at the opponent.
Multiple wild Ariados	Following a Maiden's Voyage!		None
Multiple wild Ariados	Historical Mystery Tour!		None
Multiple wild Ariados	DPS01		None
A ninja's Ariados	A Festival of Decisions!		None
	Croagunk fires multiple purple darts from its mouth at the opponent.
Brock's Croagunk	Gymbaliar!		None
	Drapion opens its mouth and fires multiple purple darts from its mouth at the opponent.
J's Drapion	Mutiny in the Bounty!		None
	Nidoran♂ opens its mouth and fires multiple purple darts from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Nidoran♂	Leading a Stray!		None
	Whirlipede jumps into the air and spins its body quickly and fires multiple glowing purple darts from in between its antennae at the opponent.
Burgh's Whirlipede	Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!		None
A wild Whirlipede	Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!		None
	Scolipede releases a spray of multiple purple darts from its mouth at the opponent; or, Scolipede's horns glow purple and it lunges forward, firing purple darts from its horns at the opponent.
Emmanuel's Scolipede	Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!		None
Three wild Scolipede	A Cellular Connection!		None
	Roserade releases a spray of multiple purple darts from its mouth at the opponent.
Cher's Roseradette	Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!		None
	Nidoking releases a spray of multiple purple darts from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Nidoking	Mystery on a Deserted Island!		None
	Skorupi raises its tail and fires multiple light purple darts from it the opponent.
A Team Flare Grunt's Skorupi	A Towering Takeover!		None
	Toxapex latches onto its opponent with its body, stinging it with poison.
A wild Toxapex	Fighting Back the Tears!		None
	Nidorino shoots multiple darts of purple poison from its forehead towards the opponent.
Team Rocket's Nidorino	Restore and Renew!		None
	Venipede raises its tail and releases multiple purple darts from it at the opponent. On occasion, this will poison the opponent.
A wild Venipede	The Same Moon, Now and Forever!		None

Pokémon Origins

Nidorino
The foe is stabbed with a poisonous barb of some sort.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Nidorino fires a purple-glowing spike from his horn at the opponent.
A Trainer's Nidorino	File 1: Red		Debut

In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Arbok
The user bites the target with its sharp teeth.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Arbok shows its sharp teeth and lurches forward and bites down on the opponent.
Jessie's Arbok	You Gotta Have Friends		Debut

How I Became a Pokémon Card

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Pokémon Zensho

Nidoqueen
The user shoots painful needles at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Nidoqueen lands on all fours and fires multiple sharp needles from her back spikes at the opponent.
Giovanni's Nidoqueen	Saffron City		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 毒針 Duhkjām Mandarin 毒針 / 毒针 Dúzhēn Czech Jedovaté žihadlo Danish Giftstik Dutch Gifangel Finnish Myrkkypistos (original series) Myrkkypiikki (Advanced Generation) French Dard-Venin German Giftstachel Greek Δηλητηριώδες Κεντρί Dilitiriúdes Kentrí Hindi ज़ेहेरीली सुई Zehereeli Sui Indonesian Jarum Beracun Italian Velenospina Korean 독침 Dokchim Norwegian Giftangrep Polish Trujące Żądło Portuguese Brazil Ferrão Venenoso (games, BW098-present, Unleashed-present, manga) Ferroada Venenosa (Base Set-HeartGold & SoulSilver) Picada Venenosa (early anime) Espinhos Venenosos (early anime) Portugal Picada Venenosa Romanian Acul Otrăvit Acul Veninos Russian Ядовитое жало Yadovitoe zhalo Serbian Otrovna žaoka Spanish Latin America Piquete Venenoso (EP033, HS02, HS03, AG093-DP152, BW098) Astillas Venenosas (EP040) Picotazo Venenoso (EP053-AG006, AG033, AG052, BW039) Aguja Venenosa (AG028, AG062, DP190) Piquete de Veneno (AG077) Piquete Veneno (AG079) Hilo Venenoso (BW023) Spain Picotazo Veneno* Picotazo Ven* Swedish Giftgadd Thai เหล็กในพิษ Turkish Zehirli İğne Vietnamese Kim Độc

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