About
Its fangs are highly venomous. If this Pokémon finds prey it thinks it can eat, it leaps for them without any thought of how things might turn out.
- Abilities
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Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.
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Strengthens Bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
Speed Boost Hidden ability
Raises Speed one stage after each turn.
- Height
- 0.4 m 1′04″
- Weight
- 5.3 kg 11.7 lb
- Gender
♂ 50% ♀ 50%
Base stats
| Stat | Base | Distribution | Range at level 100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 30 | 170–264 | |
| Attack | 45 | 85–207 | |
| Defense | 59 | 110–238 | |
| Sp. Atk | 30 | 58–174 | |
| Sp. Def | 39 | 74–194 | |
| Speed | 57 | 107–234 | |
| Total | 260 | ||
Ranges assume 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature at the low end, and 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a helpful nature at the high end.
Type matchups
Multipliers use the current type chart. Abilities that change damage taken can be applied.
Taking hits
- Weak 2×
- FireFlyingPsychicRock
- Resists ½×
- PoisonBugFairy
- Resists ¼×
- GrassFighting
Same-type attacks
- Super effective 2×
- GrassPsychicDarkFairy
- Not very effective ½×
- PoisonGhostSteel
Evolution
- Level 22
Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn in the selected game. STAB marks attacks that share its type.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Category | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raises user’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Poison Sting STAB Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100% | 35 |
| 4 | Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, resetting after five turns. | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90% | 20 |
| 8 | Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 12 | Poison Tail STAB Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100% | 25 |
| 16 | Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 85% | 40 |
| 20 | Bug Bite STAB If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry. | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100% | 20 |
| 24 | Venoshock STAB Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned. | Poison | Special | 65 | 100% | 10 |
| 28 | User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85% | 20 |
| 32 | Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 36 | Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 90% | 10 |
| 40 | Lowers the target’s Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by one stage if it is poisoned. | Poison | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 44 | User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 |
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| Power raises when the user has lower Speed, up to a maximum of 150. | Steel | Physical | — | 100% | 5 |
| Has double power if the target has a major status ailment. | Ghost | Special | 65 | 100% | 10 |
| Raises the user’s Defense by two stages. | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn. | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100% | 10 |
Pin Missile STAB Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Bug | Physical | 25 | 95% | 20 |
Poison Jab STAB Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100% | 20 |
| Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| Has double power if it’s used more than once per turn. | Normal | Special | 60 | 100% | 15 |
| Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 85% | 40 |
| Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
Sludge Bomb STAB Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| Has a chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping. | Normal | Special | 50 | 100% | 15 |
| Requires a turn to charge before attacking. | Grass | Special | 120 | 100% | 10 |
| Scatters Spikes, hurting opposing Pokémon that switch in. | Ground | Status | — | — | 20 |
| Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| Changes the weather to sunny for five turns. | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in. | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| Lowers the target’s Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by one stage if it is poisoned. | Poison | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
Venoshock STAB Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned. | Poison | Special | 65 | 100% | 10 |
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 |
Fury Cutter STAB Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns. | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95% | 20 |
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Skitter Smack STAB Lowers the target’s Special Attack by one stage. | Bug | Physical | 70 | 90% | 10 |
| Ends the effect of Electric, Grassy, Misty, or Psychic Terrains. Fails if no Terrain is active. | Steel | Physical | 130 | 100% | 5 |
Training and breeding
Training
- EV yield
- 1 Defense
- Catch rate
- 255
- Base friendship
- 70
- Base experience
- 52
- Growth rate
- Medium Slow
- Wild held items
- Pecha Berry, Poison Barb
Breeding
- Egg groups
- Bug
- Egg cycles
- 15 (about 3,855 steps)