Poison Tail

Effect

Strikes with its tail. Has a high critical-hit ratio and a 10% chance to poison the target.

Move stats

Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Priority	Target
Poison	Physical	80	100	15	0	Selected target

Changes in Origin HeartGold

Compared with Pokémon HeartGold.

• Power: 50 → 80.
• PP: 25 → 15.

Pokémon that learn this move

18 Pokémon and forms can learn this move. Check availability before planning your team.

Level-up and evolution (11 Pokémon)

All availabilityWhere to get itBattle onlyNOT AVAILABLE IN GAMENo known way to get it

Pokémon that learn Poison Tail: Level-up and evolution

Pokémon	Type	Learning method	Availability
Seviper	PoisonDark	Lv 9	Where to get it
Venipede	BugPoison	Lv 12	Where to get it
Whirlipede	BugPoison	Lv 12	Where to get it
Scolipede	BugPoison	Lv 12	Where to get it
Skrelp	PoisonWater	Lv 25	Where to get it
Dragalge	PoisonDragon	Lv 25	Where to get it
Goodra	DragonWater	Lv 1	Where to get it
Eternatus	PoisonDragon	Lv 1	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.
Clodsire	PoisonGround	Lv 12	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.
Artwork shows Wooper’s standard form. Paldean Wooper	PoisonGround	Lv 8	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason Only by breeding Clodsire, which is not in the game.
Artwork shows Eternatus’s standard form. Eternamax Eternatus	PoisonDragon	Lv 1	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason Its base Pokémon is not in the game.

Egg moves (7 Pokémon)

All availabilityWhere to get itBattle onlyNOT AVAILABLE IN GAMENo known way to get it

Pokémon that learn Poison Tail: Egg moves

Pokémon	Type	Learning method	Availability
Ekans	Poison	Egg learnset	Where to get it
Nidoran♀	Poison	Egg learnset	Where to get it
Nidoran♂	Poison	Egg learnset	Where to get it
Gligar	GroundFlying	Egg learnset	Where to get it
Skorupi	PoisonBug	Egg learnset	Where to get it
Druddigon	Dragon	Egg learnset	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.
Silicobra	Ground	Egg learnset	NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME Reason No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.

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