Poison · Physical move · Gen 3
Poison Fang
Poison Fang is a Poison-type physical move introduced in Generation 3. It has 50 base power and 100% accuracy, with 15 PP (24 with PP Max). 31 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Poison
Category
Physical
Power
50
Accuracy
100%
PP
15 (max 24)
Priority
0
Effect
50% chance to badly poison the target. Has a 50% chance to badly poison the target.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact · Bite move (Strong Jaw)
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (15 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (6 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (15 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Poison attack
2× vsGrassFairy
½× vsPoisonGroundRockGhost
0× vsSteel
Pokémon that learn Poison Fang
31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ekans | Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
 Arbok | Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 |
 Nidoran-F | Poison | 4–8 | |||
 Nidorina | Poison | 4–8 | |||
 Nidoqueen | Poison/Ground | 4–8 | |||
 Zubat | Poison/Flying | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
 Golbat | Poison/Flying | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
 Venonat | Bug/Poison | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Venomoth | Bug/Poison | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
 Alolan Grimer | Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
 Alolan Muk | Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
 Crobat | Poison/Flying | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
 Poochyena | Dark | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Mightyena | Dark | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Mawile | Steel/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7 | |
 Carvanha | Water/Dark | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
 Sharpedo | Water/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | |
 Seviper | Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
 Skorupi | Poison/Bug | 4–8 | |||
 Drapion | Poison/Dark | 4–8 | |||
 Eelektross | Electric | ✓ | ✓ | ||
 Tyrunt | Rock/Dragon | ✓ | 6–8 | ||
 Tyrantrum | Rock/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 6–8 | |
 Zygarde | Dragon/Ground | ✓ | |||
 Salandit | Poison/Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
 Salazzle | Poison/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
 Silvally | Normal | 7–8 | |||
 Bruxish | Water/Psychic | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
 Shroodle | Poison/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Grafaiai | Poison/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Okidogi | Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 9 |
Poison Fang FAQ
What does Poison Fang do?
Poison Fang is a Poison-type physical move with 50 power. Has a 50% chance to badly poison the target.
Which Pokémon can learn Poison Fang?
31 Pokémon and forms can learn Poison Fang in at least one game: 15 in Scarlet & Violet, 6 in Pokémon Champions and 15 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Ekans, Arbok, Nidoran-F, Nidorina, Nidoqueen and Zubat.
Is Poison Fang in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 6 Pokémon can use Poison Fang in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Poison Fang super effective against?
As a Poison-type attack, Poison Fang 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.