Poison (type)

The **Poison type** (Japanese: **どくタイプ** *Poison type*) is one of the eighteen types. Notable Trainers who specialize in Poison-type Pokémon include Janine of Fuchsia City, her father Koga of the Indigo Plateau Elite Four, Roxie of Virbank City, and Team Skull Admin Plumeria. Some villainous teams, such as Team Rocket, also frequently use Poison-type Pokémon. Prior to changes in Generation IV, all damaging Poison-type moves were physical, but they may now also be special depending on the attack.

## Battle properties

### Generation I

Poison-type Pokémon cannot be poisoned.

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### Generations II to V

In Generation II, Poison-type Pokémon cannot be poisoned by Poison-type moves. Starting in Generation III, Poison-type Pokémon cannot be poisoned.

A grounded Poison-type Pokémon will remove Toxic Spikes from its side when it switches in.

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### Generation VI onwards

Poison-type Pokémon cannot be poisoned, except by a Pokémon with Corrosion.

A grounded Poison-type Pokémon will remove Toxic Spikes from its side when it switches in.

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## Characteristics

### Defense

Poison-type Pokémon are immune to being poisoned, and a grounded Poison-type Pokémon automatically removes Toxic Spikes on its side when it switches in. Although the majority of non-Poison types are able to learn Toxic, as of Generation VI, when a Poison-type uses the move, it cannot miss, bypassing accuracy checks and semi-invulnerable turns from moves such as Fly and Dig.

### Offense

Poison-type moves, including the damaging moves, usually are capable of inflicting poison or bad poison. Poison-type attacks pair well with {{Ground}}, which covers {{Rock}}, Poison and Steel Pokémon while Poison covers {{Grass}}.

### Contest properties

In Contests, Poison-type moves typically become Clever moves. None of them are considered Cute.

## Pokémon

As of Generation VII, there are 66 Poison-type Pokémon or 8.2% of all Pokémon, making it the 8th most common type.

## Abilities

### Interacting with the Poison type

A Pokémon with Color Change, Protean, Imposter, RKS System, or Multitype will become a Poison-type Pokémon if (respectively) it is hit with a Poison-type move, uses a Poison-type move, is sent out against a Poison-type opponent, is holding a Poison Memory, or is holding a Toxic Plate or Poisonium Z.

Poison-type Pokémon are also immune to becoming poisoned from the Abilities Poison Point, Poison Touch, Synchronize, or Effect Spore.

### Exclusive Abilities

Only Poison-type Pokémon can have these Abilities. This does not include signature Abilities.

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## In the TCG

*See also: Grass (TCG) or Psychic (TCG)*
Due to the decreased amount of types in the TCG, Poison-type Pokémon were generally listed as Template:TCG Pokémon until the Template:TCG set, but they have since been moved to being a part of the Template:TCG-type.

Poison-type Pokémon in the TCG are generally weak to Template:TCG Pokémon and they have no resistances. They were strong against Template:TCG and Template:TCG Pokémon prior to Diamond & Pearl, now however they are strong against the Template:TCG, Template:TCG and Template:TCG types. They can be resisted by Template:TCG and Template:TCG, as well as Template:TCG Pokémon since the Diamond and Pearl expansion set.

## Trivia

* Generation I introduced the most Poison-type Pokémon of any generation, with 33, and Generation VI introduced the fewest Poison-type Pokémon, with two.
	+ As of Generation VII, half of the Pokémon that have the Poison-type were introduced in Generation I.
* Generation I introduced the most Poison-type moves of any generation, with eight, and Generation II introduced the fewest Poison-type moves, with only one.
* In Generation I, the Poison type is super effective against Bug Pokémon, while the Bug type is super effective against Poison-type Pokémon. As such, this was the only pair of types to ever be super effective against each other.
* A Pokémon of every type except Poison was added to the Sinnoh Pokédex in Pokémon Platinum.
* The Poison type is the only one of the original 15 types not mentioned in the song 2.B.A. Master. Instead, the "Flame type" (which doesn't exist) is mentioned.

## In other languages

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