Poison · Special move · Gen 9
Malignant Chain
Malignant Chain is a Poison-type special move introduced in Generation 9. It has 100 base power and 100% accuracy, with 5 PP (8 with PP Max). 1 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Poison
Category
Special
Power
100
Accuracy
100%
PP
5 (max 8)
Priority
0
Effect
50% chance to badly poison the target. Has a 50% chance to badly poison the target.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Poison attack
2× vsGrassFairy
½× vsPoisonGroundRockGhost
0× vsSteel
Pokémon that learn Malignant Chain
1 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pecharunt | Poison/Ghost | ✓ | 9 |
Malignant Chain FAQ
What does Malignant Chain do?
Malignant Chain is a Poison-type special move with 100 power. Has a 50% chance to badly poison the target.
Which Pokémon can learn Malignant Chain?
1 Pokémon and forms can learn Malignant Chain in at least one game: 1 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Pecharunt.
Is Malignant Chain in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Malignant Chain in Pokémon Champions.
What is Malignant Chain super effective against?
As a Poison-type attack, Malignant Chain is super effective against Grass and Fairy, not very effective against Poison, Ground, Rock and Ghost and has no effect on Steel (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.