Poison Tail (move)

Poison Tail (Japanese: ポイズンテール Poison Tail) is a damage-dealing Poison-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature move of Seviper.

Poison Tail
ポイズンテール Poison Tail
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Type  Poison
Category  Physical
PP  25 (max. 40)
Power  50
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Smart
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Worsens the condition of those that made appeals.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

Effect

Poison Tail deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio. It has a 10% chance of poisoning the target.

Poison Tail can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if the move Focus Energy was used in the prior turn.

Description
Games Description
RSEColo.XD Has a high critical-hit ratio. May also poison.
FRLG An attack with a high critical-hit ratio. It may also poison the foe.
DPPtHGSSPBR An attack with a high critical-hit ratio. This tail attack may also poison the foe.
BWB2W2 The user hits the target with its tail. It may also poison the target. Critical hits land more easily.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwSh		 The user hits the target with its tail. This may also poison the target. Critical hits land more easily.


Learnset

By leveling up
# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII
336 Seviper
 Field Dragon 16 16 16BW
12B2W2		 12XY
10ORAS		 9 9BDSP
543 Venipede
Bug Bug 19 19 19 12SwSh
544 Whirlipede
Bug Bug 19 19 19 12SwSh
545 Scolipede
Bug Bug 19 19 19 12SwSh
690 Skrelp
Water 1 Dragon 23 23 25SwSh
691 Dragalge
Water 1 Dragon 23 23 25SwSh
706 Goodra
 Dragon Dragon 1SwSh
890 Eternatus
Undiscovered Undiscovered 1SwSh
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
II III IV V VI VII VIII
023 Ekans
 Field Dragon ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
029 Nidoran♀
 Monster Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
032 Nidoran♂
 Monster Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
207 Gligar
Bug Bug ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
451 Skorupi
Bug Water 3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
621 Druddigon
 Dragon Monster ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔SwSh
704 Goomy
 Dragon Dragon ✔ ✔
843 Silicobra
 Field Dragon ✔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, Poison Tail is a move with 10 base power, 88% accuracy and 17 PP. The user attacks enemy in front of them, possibly inflicting poison. The move has increased critical-hit raito.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's PP has been decreased to 15.

Pokémon Conquest
 
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Stars: ★★
Power: 29
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Has a 10% chance of poisoning each target and an increased critical hit ratio.
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 2 — 38 45 100% An opponent — Critical hits land more easily. Has a chance (10%) of leaving the target poisoned.

Past Description
  • Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Critical hits land more easily. Has a very small chance of leaving the target poisoned.

Description
Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also leave the target poisoned. It has a high critical-hit rate.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target. It may also afflict the targeted enemy with a Poisoned status condition, which causes periodic damage. It has a high critical-hit rate.
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 どくじょうたいにかえる きゅうしょにあたりやすい
Conq. An attack with a high critical-hit ratio. This tail attack may also 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 could make an enemy poisoned. It has a high critical-hit rate.*
It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy poisoned. It has a high critical-hit rate.*


In the anime
Seviper Scolipede Sean's father's Scolipede
Part of the user's tail glows purple and it then hits the opponent with it. This may also poison the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Seviper The dagger part of Seviper's tail glows purple and Seviper hits the opponent with it. On occasion, this will poison the opponent.
Jessie's Seviper A Tail with a Twist Debut
Lucy's Seviper Queen of the Serpentine! None
Scolipede Scolipede's tails glow purple and Scolipede hits the opponent with them.
Sean's father's Scolipede Battling the Bully! None
A wild Scolipede Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot! None


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Battle Frontier


In other generations

Core series games
Generation I RBY 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 FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM 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 RBY 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 FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM 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 RBY 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 FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM 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 RBY 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 FRLGE Generation IV Generation IV
(Japanese)		 Generation IV
(international)		 PtHGSS HGSS Generation V BW B2W2 Generation V
(Japanese)		 Generation V
(international)		 Generation VI XY ORAS Generation VII SMUSUM 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 毒尾 Duhkméih
Mandarin 毒尾 Dúwěi
Dutch Gifstaart
Finnish Myrkkyhäntä
French Queue-Poison
German Giftschweif
Greek Δηλητηριώδης Ουρά
Hindi ज़हरीली पूँछ Zehreeli Poonch
Indonesian Ekor Beracun
Italian Velenocoda
Korean 포이즌테일 Poison Tail
Polish Trujący Ogon*
Trujące Żądło*
Trujące Ukłucie*
Portuguese Cauda Venenosa
Romanian Coada Otrăvitoare
Serbian Otrovni Rep
Spanish Latin America Cola Venenosa
Spain Cola Veneno
Turkish Zehirli Kuyruk
Vietnamese Đuôi Độc



Variations of the move Karate Chop
Karate Chop • Poison Tail
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