Poison · Physical move · Gen 1
Poison Sting
Poison Sting is a Poison-type physical move introduced in Generation 1. It has 15 base power and 100% accuracy, with 35 PP (56 with PP Max). 46 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Poison
Category
Physical
Power
15
Accuracy
100%
PP
35 (max 56)
Priority
0
Effect
30% chance to poison the target. Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (23 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (15 Pokémon)
Type matchups as a Poison attack
2× vsGrassFairy
½× vsPoisonGroundRockGhost
0× vsSteel
Pokémon that learn Poison Sting
46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Weedle | Bug/Poison | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
 Kakuna | Bug/Poison | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
 Beedrill | Bug/Poison | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
 Ekans | Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
 Arbok | Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
 Sandshrew | Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Sandslash | Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Nidoran-F | Poison | 3–8 | |||
 Nidorina | Poison | 3–8 | |||
 Nidoqueen | Poison/Ground | 3–8 | |||
 Nidoran-M | Poison | 3–8 | |||
 Nidorino | Poison | 3–8 | |||
 Nidoking | Poison/Ground | 3–8 | |||
 Tentacool | Water/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Tentacruel | Water/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
 Spinarak | Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
 Ariados | Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
 Gligar | Ground/Flying | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Qwilfish | Water/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
 Hisuian Qwilfish | Dark/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Wurmple | Bug | 3–7 | |||
 Silcoon | Bug | 3–7 | |||
 Beautifly | Bug/Flying | 3–7 | |||
 Cascoon | Bug | 3–7 | |||
 Dustox | Bug/Poison | 3–7 | |||
 Roselia | Grass/Poison | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
 Cacnea | Grass | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Cacturne | Grass/Dark | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Roserade | Grass/Poison | ✓ | 3–8 | ||
 Vespiquen | Bug/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Skorupi | Poison/Bug | 4–8 | |||
 Drapion | Poison/Dark | 4–8 | |||
 Croagunk | Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Toxicroak | Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
 Gliscor | Ground/Flying | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
 Venipede | Bug/Poison | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
 Whirlipede | Bug/Poison | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
 Scolipede | Bug/Poison | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
 Frillish | Water/Ghost | 8 | |||
 Jellicent | Water/Ghost | 8 | |||
 Joltik | Bug/Electric | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Galvantula | Bug/Electric | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
 Mareanie | Poison/Water | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Toxapex | Poison/Water | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
 Overqwil | Dark/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
 Clodsire | Poison/Ground | ✓ | 9 |
Poison Sting FAQ
What does Poison Sting do?
Poison Sting is a Poison-type physical move with 15 power. Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
Which Pokémon can learn Poison Sting?
46 Pokémon and forms can learn Poison Sting in at least one game: 23 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 15 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill, Ekans, Arbok and Sandshrew.
Is Poison Sting in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Poison Sting in Pokémon Champions.
What is Poison Sting super effective against?
As a Poison-type attack, Poison Sting 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.