Poison Tail
Not in Pokémon ChampionsGen III
Game
Scarlet & Violet
PoisonPhysical
High critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison.
- Power
- 50
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 25
- Hits
- One Pokémon next to the user
Properties
See it in the games
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How it works in Gen IX
Has a 10% chance to poison the target and a higher chance for a critical hit.
“The user hits the target with its tail. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit and may also poison the target.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
What interacts
Abilities and items that boost Poison Tail, block it, punish its user or change how it works.
Boosts it
9
- Tough Claws×1.3
- Poison Touch30% to poison
- Super Luck+1 crit stage
Scope Lens+1 crit stage
Razor Claw+1 crit stage- Snipercrits do ×1.5 more
- Sheer Force×1.3, loses the effect
- Serene Gracedoubles the chance
- Technician×1.5
Blocks or weakens it
6
- Fluffytakes ½
- Aura Guardtakes ½
- Battle Armorno crits
- Shell Armorno crits
- Shield Dustblocks the effect
Covert Cloakblocks the effect
Punishes the user
18
- Rough Skintakes ⅛ back
- Iron Barbstakes ⅛ back
Rocky Helmettakes ⅙ back- Static30% paralysis
- Flame Body30% burn
- Poison Point30% poison
- Effect Spore30% poison, paralysis or sleep
- Cute Charm30% infatuation
- Gooey−1 Speed
- Tangling Hair−1 Speed
- Mummyreplaces its ability
- Lingering Aromareplaces its ability
- Wandering Spiritswaps abilities
- Perish Bodya 3-turn faint countdown for both
- Aftermathtakes ¼ if it knocks the holder out
- Pickpocketsteals its item
Sticky Barbcan stick to it- Anger Pointa crit maxes its Attack
Changes how it works
5
- Long Reachno contact
Protective Padsno contact effects- Unseen Fistgoes through Protect
- Piercing Drillgoes through Protect for ¼ damage
- Infiltratorgoes through Substitute
No ability or held item affected it in these games.
Mold Breaker, Teravolt and Turboblaze ignore the abilities that block or weaken it.
Who learns Poison Tail
It isn’t in Pokémon Champions.