Poison Sting (move)

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

Poison Sting
どくばり Poison Needle

Battles

Type	Poison
Category	Physical
PP	35 (max. 56)
Power	15
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation I
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	3 ♥♥♥
Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	3 ♥♥♥
Startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Generation I

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

Generation II onward

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

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.
GS C	An attack that may poison the target.
RS EColo.XD	A toxic attack with barbs, etc., that may poison.
FRLG	The foe is stabbed with a toxic barb, etc. It may poison the foe.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The foe is stabbed with a poisonous barb of some sort. It may also poison the target.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP	The user stabs the target with a poisonous stinger. This may also poison the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
013		Weedle		Bug		Bug	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug								1, 17^BDSP
023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	10	9	8	4	4	4	4^SMUSUM 1^PE	4^BDSP
024		Arbok		Field	Dragon	1, 10	1, 9	1, 8	1, 4	1, 4	1, 4	1, 4^SMUSUM 1^PE	1, 4^BDSP
027		Sandshrew		Field		Field	24	17	17	9	9^BW 5^B2W2	5	5^SMUSUM 4^PE	3^SwSh^BDSP
028		Sandslash		Field		Field	27	17	17	9	9^BW 1, 5^B2W2	1, 5	1, 5^SMUSUM 1, 4^PE	1^SwSh^BDSP
029		Nidoran♀		Monster	Field	14^RGB 17^Y	17	17	13	13	13	13^SMUSUM 6^PE	1^SwSh^BDSP
030		Nidorina		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	14^RGB 19^Y	19	18	13	13	13	13^SMUSUM 1, 6^PE	1^SwSh^BDSP
031		Nidoqueen		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	14^RGB		1	1	1	1	1	1^SwSh^BDSP
032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field	14^RGB 17^Y	17	17	13	13	13	13^SMUSUM 6^PE	1^SwSh^BDSP
033		Nidorino		Monster	Field	14^RGB 19^Y	19	18	13	13	13	13^SMUSUM 1, 6^PE	1^SwSh^BDSP
034		Nidoking		Monster	Field	1, 14^RGB 1^Y	1	1	1	1	1	1	1^SwSh^BDSP
072		Tentacool		Water 3		Water 3	18	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
073		Tentacruel		Water 3		Water 3	18	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug		1	1	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
168		Ariados		Bug		Bug		1	1	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
207		Gligar		Bug		Bug		1	1	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP^LA
211		Qwilfish		Water 2		Water 2		1	1	1	1	1	1	1^SwSh^BDSP
211		Qwilfish Hisuian Form		Water 2		Water 2								1^LA
265		Wurmple		Bug		Bug			5	5	5	5	5	5^BDSP 1^LA
266		Silcoon		Bug		Bug								1^LA
267		Beautifly		Bug		Bug								1^BDSP^LA
268		Cascoon		Bug		Bug								1^LA
269		Dustox		Bug		Bug								1^BDSP^LA
315		Roselia		Fairy	Grass			9	7	7	7	7	1, Evo.^SwSh^BDSP 1^LA
331		Cacnea		Grass	Human-Like			1	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
332		Cacturne		Grass	Human-Like			1	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
406		Budew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								1^LA
407		Roserade		Fairy	Grass				1	1	1	1	1
416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug				3	3^BW 1^B2W2	1	1	1^SwSh^BDSP
451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3				1	1	1	1	1
452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3				1	1	1	1	1
453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like				8	8	8	8	1
454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like				1, 8	1, 8	1, 8	1, 8	1
472		Gliscor		Bug		Bug								1^BDSP^LA
543		Venipede		Bug		Bug					5	5	5	1^SwSh
544		Whirlipede		Bug		Bug					1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	1^SwSh
545		Scolipede		Bug		Bug					1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	1^SwSh
592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous								4^SwSh
593		Jellicent		Amorphous		Amorphous								1^SwSh
747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1							1	1^SwSh
748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1							1	1^SwSh
904		Overqwil		Water 2		Water 2								1^LA
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
595		Joltik		Bug	Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Explorers of Sky, Poison Sting is a move with 3 base power, 19 PP and 73% accuracy. The user targets enemy in the front, while cutting corners, possibly inflicting poison.

Pokémon Conquest


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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 Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Physical	1	—	12	14	100%	An opponent	—	Has a chance (30%) of leaving the target poisoned.

Past Description

Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Has a moderate chance of leaving the target poisoned.

Pokémon GO

Poison Sting

Fast Attack

Gyms & Raids
Power	5
Energy boost	7
Duration	0.6 seconds
Damage window	0.375 - 0.575 seconds

Trainer Battles
Power	3
Energy boost	9
Turns	2

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

By GO Snapshot

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

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Inflicts damage on the target. It may also leave the target poisoned, damaging it over several turns.
MDTD S	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

Pokémon	Method

Toxapex	Roserade	Tentacruel	Skorupi
The user stabs the target with a poisonous stinger. This may also poison the target.
User	First Used In		Notes
Weedle	Weedle jumps at the opponent with its stinger pointed at it and stabs it.
A wild Weedle	Challenge of the Samurai		Debut
Beedrill	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	Arbok open its mouth and fires multiple white darts from its mouth at the opponent.
Jessie's Arbok	The Flame Pokémon-athon!		None
Tentacruel	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	Gligar points the large stinger at the end of its tail at the opponent and it starts to glow white. Multiple white needles are then shot at the opponent from the stinger.
Gligarman's Gligar	The Superhero Secret		None
Sandslash	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	Spinarak fires multiple white needles from its mouth at the opponent.
Bugsy's Spinarak	Gettin' the Bugs Out		None
Nidorina	Nidorina fires multiple white darts from her mouth at the opponent.
Whitney's Nidorina	A Goldenrod Opportunity		None
Venonat	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	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	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	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	Croagunk fires multiple purple darts from its mouth at the opponent.
Brock's Croagunk	Gymbaliar!		None
Drapion	Drapion opens its mouth and fires multiple purple darts from its mouth at the opponent.
J's Drapion	Mutiny in the Bounty!		None
Nidoran♂	Nidoran♂ opens its mouth and fires multiple purple darts from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Nidoran♂	Leading a Stray!		None
Whirlipede	Whirlipede jumps into the air and spins its body quickly. It then 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	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 at the opponent from its horns.
Emmanuel's Scolipede	Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!		None
Three wild Scolipede	A Cellular Connection!		None
Roserade	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	Nidoking releases a spray of multiple purple darts from its mouth at the opponent.
A wild Nidoking	Mystery on a Deserted Island!		None
Skorupi	Skorupi thrusts its tail and then multiple light purple darts shoot from around the tail towards the opponent.
A Team Flare Grunt's Skorupi	A Towering Takeover!		None
Toxapex	Toxapex latches onto its opponent with its body, stinging it with poison.
A wild Toxapex	Fighting Back the Tears!		None
Nidorino	Nidorino shoots multiple darts of purple poison from its forehead towards the opponent.
Team Rocket's Nidorino	Restore and Renew!		None

Pokémon Origins

Pokémon	Method

	Nidorino
The foe is stabbed with a poisonous barb of some sort.
User	First Used In	Notes
Nidorino	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	Arbok shows its sharp teeth and lurches forward. It then bites down on the opponent.
Jessie's Arbok	You Gotta Have Friends	Debut

How I Became a Pokémon Card

	Nidoran♀

The user shoots sharp pins.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Nidoran♀	Nidoran♀ shoots sharp pins from her head.
An Unknown Trainer's Nidoran♀	PW34	Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Nidoqueen	Agatha's Arbok	Qwilfish

The user strikes the opponent with a sharpened body part.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Nidoqueen	Nidoqueen stabs the opponent with one of her claws.
Giovanni's Nidoqueen	Long Live the Nidoqueen!?	Debut
Arbok	The tip of Arbok's tail turns into a horn-like object and it stabs the opponent with it, or Arbok opens its mouth and fires multiple small needles from it at the opponent.
Agatha's Arbok	Weezing Winks Out	None
Ariana's Arbok	Pleased as Punch With Parasect	None
Qwilfish	Qwilfish sucks up water until its body grows to a massive size. It then points the spines on the top of its head at the opponent and fires multiple thin energy beams from its spines at the opponent.
Crystal's Qwilfish	Querulous Qwilfish	None

In Gotcha Where I Wantcha, Glalie, Poison Sting was used by an unknown Pokémon belonging to Guile Hideout.
Green's Nidorina, Nido, was revealed to know Poison Sting on the official web site, but she was never shown using the move.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

	Wurmple

The user shoots painful needles at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Wurmple	Wurmple releases sharp needles from its mouth.
Team Galactic's Wurmple	Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!!	Debut
B-2's Wurmple	Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!!	Debut

Pokémon Zensho

	Nidoqueen

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

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	毒針 Duhkjām
Chinese	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* Zatrute Żądło* Trujące Ukąszenie* Ostre Igły* Atak Trucizny* Trujące Igły* Trujący Jad* Stalowe Igły* Zatrute Kolce* Ostre Żądło* Atak Jadem* Trucizna* Trujący Atak* Trujący Cios* Gazowy Atak/Trujący Gaz* Zatrute Ostrze*
Portuguese	Brazil	Ferrão Venenoso (games, BW098-present, Unleashed-present, manga) Ferroada Venenosa (Base Set-HeartGold & SoulSilver) Picada Venenosa (early anime) Espinhos Venenosos (early anime)
Portuguese	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)
Spanish	Spain	Picotazo Veneno* Picotazo Ven*
Swedish		Giftgadd
Thai		เหล็กในพิษ
Turkish		Zehirli İğne
Vietnamese		Kim Độc

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