- Toxic redirects here. For the Badge given by Roxie, see Badge → Toxic Badge.
Toxic (Japanese: どくどく Excessive Poison) is a non-damaging Poison-type move introduced in Generation I. It is:
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Generation I
Toxic badly poisons the target, and has an accuracy of 85%. Toxic cannot affect Poison-type Pokémon.
When a Pokémon takes damage from bad poison, the damage done is N 16ths of the Pokémon's maximum HP (rounded down, but not less than 1), where N starts at 1 and increases each time it takes damage from poison or Leech Seed (meaning it may increase twice per turn if a Pokémon is affected by both). That is, the Pokémon takes damage equal to .
After the battle ends, bad poison becomes regular poison. If a badly poisoned Pokémon is affected by Haze or switches out, the Pokémon's poison status becomes regular poison. If a badly poisoned Pokémon successfully uses Rest, it will be cured of poison, but counter (N) is not reset; if it subsequently suffers burn, Leech Seed or poison damage, that damage is still be calculated using the value of the counter (N), and the counter (N) will still increase by 1 each time (but if the Pokémon is poisoned by Toxic, the counter is reset to 1).
In Pokémon Stadium, if bad poison is cured by Rest, the counter (N) is reset.
Generation II
Toxic cannot affect Steel-type Pokémon.
Toxic and Haze no longer interact with Leech Seed. Rest now properly removes bad poison entirely (including resetting the counter).
If a badly poisoned Pokémon uses Baton Pass or Heal Bell, the counter is not be reset (like using Rest in Generation I). As a result, if it subsequently suffers burn or poison damage, that damage is still be calculated as using the value of the counter (N), and the counter (N) will still increase by 1 each time (but if the Pokémon is poisoned by Toxic, the counter is reset to 1).
In the Generation II core series games, when an in-game opponent outside of the Battle Tower uses Toxic, the move has a 25% chance to fail in addition to its normal chance to miss.
Generations III and IV
Toxic is now separate from other forms of recurrent damage (no longer builds from them or affects their strength). Toxic cannot affect targets with Immunity as their Ability.
A Pokémon that becomes badly poisoned with Toxic will no longer have its status changed to regular poison if it switches out or the battle ends.
Generation V
Toxic now has an accuracy of 90%.
A Pokémon that becomes badly poisoned with Toxic will now change to regular poison after the battle ends.
Generation VI onwards
If Toxic is used by a Poison-type Pokémon, that move will never miss, even if the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Fly or Dig. If that Pokémon uses any additional moves after Toxic in the same turn, those moves will never miss either—this is known as the Toxic sure-hit glitch.
Toxic can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing Hex, Venom Drench and Venoshock to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.
If powered up by a Poisonium Z into Z-Toxic, the user's Defense stat rises by one stage.
If Toxic hits a Dynamaxed opponent in Max Raid Battles, the Dynamax Pokémon is inflicted with normal poison instead of bad poison.
If Toxic hits a wild Tera Pokémon in a Tera Raid Battle, the Tera Pokémon is inflicted with normal poison, rather than bad poison.
From version 1.0.0 to version 1.3.0 of Pokémon Sword and Shield, the Toxic sure-hit glitch remains the same as previous generations. In version 1.3.1 of Pokémon Sword and Shield, the glitch was fixed: If a Poison-type Pokémon uses Toxic, moves it uses later in that same turn perform accuracy checks as normal.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
By TM
Before Generation VIII
Generation VIII onward
By breeding
Special move
Generation IX
| # | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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| 0629 |  |   | Flying | Wild Tera Pokémon - Fellhorn GorgeSVTM | ||
| Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation. | ||||||
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
Toxic badly poisons the enemy. From Super Mystery Dungeon, if Toxic is used by a Poison-type Pokémon, the move will never miss, even if the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Fly or Dig. This move is affected by Magic Coat.
Pokémon Rumble Blast
Any Pokémon that goes into the area in front of the user will be Badly Poisoned.
Pokémon Rumble Rush
In Pokémon Rumble Rush, all status moves including Toxic could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Toxic could be seen as a move used by Boss Skuntank and Pyukumuku.
Toxic| Charge time | 0.8 seconds |
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| Range type | Circular (ranged) |
| Target | Enemy |
| Additional effect | Badly poisons the foe |
Pokémon Masters EX
Description
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In the anime
 Arbok  Skuntank  Chespin  Pyukumuku | |||
| The user releases a purple or black substance that badly poisons the foe. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| User | First Used In | Notes | |
 | Arbok opens its mouth and releases a black smog from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Jessie's Arbok | Make Room for Gloom | Debut | |
 | Skuntank releases a thick purple stream of liquid that breaks apart and falls in puddles all over the battlefield. The puddles then shrink and release a thick purple gas from them, badly poisoning the opponent if it breathes it in. | ||
| Jupiter's Skuntank | Unlocking the Red Chain of Events! | None | |
 | Scolipede releases a stream of thick purple liquid from its mouth at the opponent, badly poisoning it. Anything the liquid touches, it dissolves. | ||
| A wild Scolipede | The Bloom Is on Axew! | None | |
| Roxie's Scolipede | Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1 | None | |
 | Garbodor fires multiple globs of dark purple liquid from the pipes on its right hand or a stream of purple liquid from one of its pipes at the opponent. | ||
| A wild Garbodor | Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita! | None | |
| Zipp's Garbodor | Alolan Open House! | None | |
 | Chespin launches two jets of purple liquid from its spikes at the opponent. Before reaching their target, the streams break apart and disperse midair into a cloud that envelops, and then badly poisons the opponent. | ||
| Mairin's Chespie | Mega Evolution Special I | None | |
 | Skrelp releases a stream of thick purple liquid from its mouth at the opponent, badly poisoning it. | ||
| A wild Skrelp | An Undersea Place to Call Home! | None | |
 | Drapion fires a ball of purple liquid from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Celosia's Drapion | From A to Z! | None | |
 | Zubat fires a stream of purple liquid from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Rapp's Zubat | Alolan Open House! | None | |
 | Salandit fires a stream of purple liquid from its mouth at the opponent. | ||
| Tupp's Salandit | Alolan Open House! | None | |
 | Poipole fires a stream of liquid from each of the three needles on its head at the opponent, each time in different colors, badly poisoning it. | ||
| Ash's Poipole | Love at First Twirl! | None | |
 | Pyukumuku fires a stream of purple liquid from its mouth at the opponent, badly poisoning it. | ||
| Goh's Pyukumuku | All Out, All of the Time! | None | |
In the manga
Magical Pokémon Journey
Phantom Thief Pokémon 7
Pokémon Adventures
Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All
 Kingdra | |||
| The user shoots toxic clouds that poison the opponent if they hit. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
 | Kingdra shoots toxic clouds that poison the opponent if they hit. | ||
| An Unnamed Trainer's Kingdra | GDZ68 | Debut | |
In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
Trivia
Toxic used by Ekans and Toxic used by Spinda
- In Pokémon Battle Revolution, Toxic is depicted as two purple orbs spinning around each other towards the target. However, when Spinda or Carnivine use Toxic, the orbs travel in an erratic fashion.
- In Generation I and its remakes, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Koga states that Toxic is a secret technique that is over 400 years old and was passed down through his family.
- In Generation I, Toxic is the only Poison-type move that can be taught by TM.
- In the German releases of Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, when a Pokémon is badly poisoned by Toxic, the game uses the same message as when a Pokémon is inflicted with regular poison ("(Gegner) (name) ist vergiftet!"). In later generations, it is specified that the Pokémon was "badly poisoned" ("(Gegner) (name) ist schwer vergiftet!").
- Toxic is the first move to lose its status as a near-universal TM, with many Pokémon no longer being compatible with the move's returning TM06 in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
- Also, in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Shroomish is able to learn Toxic by TM, but its evolution, Breloom is not. However, Breloom can learn Toxic via Move Reminder.
- Ekans, Arbok, Zubat, Golbat, Grimer, and Muk cannot learn Toxic by TM in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, despite learning it by leveling up in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
