What is Poison type strong against?

Poison-type moves are super effective (2x damage) against Grass, Fairy-type Pokemon.

What is Poison type weak to?

Poison-type Pokemon take super-effective damage from Ground, Psychic-type moves.

What resists Poison type?

Poison-type Pokemon resist damage from Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy-type moves.

Is Poison type immune to anything?

No, Poison-type Pokemon have no immunities.

How many Poison-type Pokemon are there?

There are 83 Poison-type Pokemon across all generations.

Poison Type

Generation 1 · 83 Pokemon

Poison-type Pokemon gained significant value with the introduction of Fairy type in Gen VI. They hit Grass and Fairy super effectively and have solid defensive qualities with resistances to Fighting, Poison, Bug, Grass, and Fairy.

AtkDef	Normal	Fire	Water	Electric	Grass	Ice	Fighting	Poison	Ground	Flying	Psychic	Bug	Rock	Ghost	Dragon	Dark	Steel	Fairy
Normal	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	0	x1	x1	½	x1
Fire	x1	½	½	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x1	x2	x1
Water	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	x1	x1
Electric	x1	x1	x2	½	½	x1	x1	x1	0	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1
Grass	x1	½	x2	x1	½	x1	x1	½	x2	½	x1	½	x2	x1	½	x1	½	x1
Ice	x1	½	½	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1
Fighting	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	½	½	½	x2	0	x1	x2	x2	½
Poison	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	½	½	x1	x1	x1	½	½	x1	x1	0	x2
Ground	x1	x2	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x2	x1	0	x1	½	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1
Flying	x1	x1	x1	½	x2	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x1	½	x1
Psychic	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x2	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	0	½	x1
Bug	x1	½	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	½	x1	½	x2	x1	x1	½	x1	x2	½	½
Rock	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	½	x2	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1
Ghost	0	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	x1
Dragon	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	0
Dark	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x2	x1	½	x1	½
Steel	x1	½	½	½	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x1	x1	x1	½	x2
Fairy	x1	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	½	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x1	x2	x2	½	x1

Poison + ... ↑	Weak	Resist/Immune	Weaknesses	Immunities
normal	2	5	groundpsychic	ghost
fire	4	8	ground4xwaterpsychicrock	–
water	3	8	electricgroundpsychic	–
electric	2	8	ground4xpsychic	–
grass	4	5	fireiceflyingpsychic	–
ice	5	5	firegroundpsychicrocksteel	–
fighting	3	6	psychic4xgroundflying	–
ground	4	6	watericegroundpsychic	electric
flying	4	6	electricicepsychicrock	ground
psychic	3	4	groundghostdark	–
bug	4	5	fireflyingpsychicrock	–
rock	4	6	ground4xwaterpsychicsteel	–
ghost	4	6	groundpsychicghostdark	normal fighting
dragon	4	7	icegroundpsychicdragon	–
dark	1	5	ground	psychic
steel	2	10	ground4xfire	poison
fairy	3	6	groundpsychicsteel	dragon

Move	Category	Power	Acc.	PP	Description
Gunk Shot	Physical	120	80%	5	Has a chance to poison the target.
Belch	Special	120	90%	10	Can only be used after the user has eaten a berry.
Malignant Chain	Special	100	100%	5
Sludge Wave	Special	95	100%	10	Has a chance to poison the target.
Sludge Bomb	Special	90	100%	10	Has a chance to poison the target.
Shell Side Arm	Special	90	100%	10	Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
Poison Jab	Physical	80	100%	20	Has a chance to poison the target.
Dire Claw	Physical	80	100%	15
Cross Poison	Physical	70	100%	20	Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a chance to poison the target.
Sludge	Special	65	100%	20	Has a chance to poison the target.
Venoshock	Special	65	100%	10	Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned.
Barb Barrage	Physical	60	100%	10
Poison Fang	Physical	50	100%	15	Has a chance to badly poison the target.
Poison Tail	Physical	50	100%	25	Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a chance to poison the target.
Clear Smog	Special	50	—	15	Removes all of the target’s stat modifiers.
Acid Spray	Special	40	100%	20	Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages.
Acid	Special	40	100%	30	Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
Smog	Special	30	70%	20	Has a chance to poison the target.
Mortal Spin	Physical	30	100%	15
Poison Sting	Physical	15	100%	35	Has a chance to poison the target.
Poison Gas	Status	—	90%	40	Poisons the target.
Acid Armor	Status	—	—	20	Raises the user’s Defense by two stages.
Gastro Acid	Status	—	100%	10	Nullifies target’s ability until it leaves battle.
Toxic Spikes	Status	—	—	20	Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in.
Coil	Status	—	—	20	Raises the user’s Attack, Defense, and accuracy by one stage each.

Stat	Average	Rank
HP	67	#16/18
Attack	74	#16/18
Defense	68	#17/18
Sp. Atk	72	#12/18
Sp. Def	70	#15/18
Speed	69	#9/18
BST	420	#16/18

Poison Type

Offensive Matchups – Poison Attacking

Defensive Matchups – Poison Defending

Dual-Type Combinations with Poison

Poison-Type Moves (32)

Poison-Type Related Abilities

Poison-Type Boosting Items

Poison-Type Average Stats

Poison-Type Special Mechanics

Poison-Type Pokemon (83)

FAQ – Poison Type