Dustox (Pokémon)

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Dustox (Japanese: ドクケイル Dokucale) is a dual-type introduced in Generation III.
It evolves from starting at level 10. It is one of final forms, the other being .
==Biology==
Dustox is a -like with two pairs of wings. It has a purple, egg-shaped body with a jagged fringe on its rear. Its tattered, green wings are wide and flat, forming a disc-shape around its body. They have red markings in the form of rings and streaks, a darker green line around the edges, and contain toxic dust. This Pokémon has two pairs of red, stubby legs and yellow, stylized compound eyes. There is a pair of fuzzy, yellow antennae on top of Dustox's head, which are smaller on the female. These antennae are used to seek food.
Dustox is nocturnal and is instinctively drawn to light. Swarms are attracted by the bright light of cities, where they wreak havoc by devouring the leaves off roadside trees. When attacked, Dustox unleashes toxic scales from its wings; these toxins are powerful enough to make even a pro wrestler sick. As a result, people often have a difficult time driving Dustox swarms away from settlements. It lives in , fields and mountains.
===Evolution===
Dustox evolves from and is the final form of .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Dustox is available in and Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By a prior Evolution====
====Animated series-only moves====
Move	Type	Episode
 	 	Gymbaliar!
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Dustox ex (EX Legend Maker 86)
 	Dustox (Diamond & Pearl 25)
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Jessie's Dustox=====
Jessie's Cascoon evolved into a Dustox in Seeing is Believing, which also marked the species' debut. She was used in many Pokémon Contests, eventually earning Jessie her first Ribbon in Team Shocker! after she defeated Kenny's Prinplup in the Battle Stage of the Contest.
=====Other=====
In Crossing Paths, Austin owned a Dustox. He and Jessie eventually their respective Dustox so they could take part in the Dustox Crossing, a time when many Dustox gather at a lake and pair up before flying over Mt. Coronet towards the Dustox Flower Field, where they start their families.
In Panic in the Park!, Goh's three Cascoon evolved into . They have since made further appearances in .
====Minor appearances====
A Dustox appeared in A Fan with a Plan.
In Crossing Paths, multiple Dustox participated in the Dustox Crossing alongside Jessie's and Austin's own Dustox.
A Dustox appeared in a fantasy in Best Friend...Worst Nightmare!.
In Trade, Borrow, and Steal!, a Dustox was part of Kricketina Kylie's Bug-type Pokémon collection, as shown in her Rotom Phone.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Generations===
In The Cavern, a Dustox was flying away from a storm that a Primal was creating.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Dustox debuted in Distracting Dustox. accidentally grabbed one of its wings, angering it and inciting it to attack. Though the boy initially had a hard time confronting it due to his impartiality towards battling, Mumu eventually defeated Dustox with a .
The rented a Dustox, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in The Final Battle VII. It reappeared in a flashback in The Final Battle VIII.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
Dustox is one of the Pokémon used by s. They first appeared in The Legendary Pokémon, Captured.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Dustox shares its with . They are both known as the Poison Moth Pokémon.
* Prior to Generation VI, Dustox and its evolutionary counterpart shared the same base stats, with Dustox's and swapped with Beautifly's and . This changed in Generation VI when Beautifly received a ten-point increase to its Special Attack, but Dustox did not receive a stat increase. It shares this counterpart difference with .
===Origin===
Dustox seems to be based on the or due to its green wings, nocturnal habits, and ability to learn . Its may be based on butterflies and moths that in their bodies from the plants they consume as larva. Its colors resemble the .
====Name origin====
Dustox may be a combination of dust (likely referring to the dusty residue left behind by moths) and toxic.
Dokucale may be a combination of 毒 doku (poison) or 毒蛾 dokuga (poisonous moth) and .
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Jessie's Dustox
==External links==
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