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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, but other Pokémon could still inherit it via breeding. It is TM026 in Generation IX.

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
RSEColoXD 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
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA 		The user hits the target with its tail. This may also poison the target. Critical hits land more easily.
SV The user hits the target with its tail. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit and may also poison the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

By breeding

Special move

Generation IX

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Poison Tail inflicts damage and may leave the target poisoned. The move has increased critical-hit ratio (50% in the Rescue Team series, 30% in the Explorers series).

Pokémon Conquest

Stars: ★★

Power: 29

Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Has a 10% chance of poisoning each target and an increased critical hit ratio.
Users: Whirlipede

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

  • 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.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

PoisonIC RR.pngPoison Tail
★★★
Attack power 57.15929
Charge time 0.98 seconds
Range type Dash
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 3%
Additional effect May poison the foe
Poison Tail Rumble Rush.png

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

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Battle Frontier

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Goomy and Sliggoo cannot learn Poison Tail through TM in Generation IX, despite learning it through breeding in Generations VI and VII.

In other languages