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Poison Powder

PoisonStatus

Poison Powder causes the target to become poisoned. Poisoned Pokémon lose 1⁄8 of their maximum HP each turn. Poison or Steel type Pokémon, those with the ability Immunity or those behind a Substitute cannot be poisoned.

Move data

Power

-

Accuracy

75%

PP

35

Makes contact

No

Introduced

Generation 1

Target

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Game descriptions

  • Gold, Silver, Crystal:A move that may poison the foe.
  • Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald:Scatters a toxic powder that may poison the foe.
  • FireRed, LeafGreen:A cloud of toxic dust is scattered. It may poison the foe.
  • Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver:A cloud of poisonous dust is scattered on the foe. It may poison the target.
  • Black, White, Black 2, White 2:The user scatters a cloud of poisonous dust on the target. It may poison the target.
  • X, Y, O.Ruby, A.Sapphire:The user scatters a cloud of poisonous dust on the target. This may also poison the target.
  • Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, L.G. Pikachu, L.G. Eevee:The user scatters a cloud of poisonous dust that poisons the target.
  • Sword, Shield, B.Diamond, S.Pearl:The user scatters a cloud of poisonous dust that poisons the target.
  • Scarlet, Violet:The user scatters a cloud of poisonous dust that poisons the target.

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