Poison Touch (Ability)

Poison Touch (Japanese: どくしゅ Dirty Trick) is an Ability introduced in Generation V.

In battle
If a Pokémon with this Ability uses a move that makes contact, there is a 30% chance the target will become ed. In Japanese versions of, this is a 20% chance instead.

This chance applies independently of any moves that may have a chance to poison the target with their own effect. If the attack's target holds a, it is possible for a move's natural effect to inflict a non-volatile status condition which the target's held item will then cure, only for the target to then be poisoned by Poison Touch. Poison Touch's chances also apply independently for each hit of a multi-strike move.

Poison Touch can poison a target hit by or. Poison Touch can also poison a target with before Mummy overwrites Poison Touch. Pokémon with or  cannot become poisoned by Poison Touch, unless the contact-making move is.

In a link battle including a Japanese version of Pokémon Black or White and a non-Japanese version or Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the chance to poison is determined by the game of the player with the Pokémon with the Ability Poison Touch. As such, a Pokémon with Poison Touch owned by the player of a Japanese version of Pokémon Black or White will have a 20% chance to poison, whereas players of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 and non-Japanese versions of Pokémon Black and White will have a 30% chance.

Outside of battle
Poison Touch has no effect outside of battle.

Description

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In the Pokémon Adventures manga

 * 's was revealed to have Poison Touch as his Ability in the PokéSPedia data-book.

Trivia

 * The Japanese name of Poison Touch, どくしゅ (毒手) Dokushu, is a pun containing the kanji for "poison" (毒).

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