Ability Detail

Poison Touch is an ability in the Pokémon series that increases the likelihood of inflicting the Poison status condition on opponents. Specifically, when a Pokémon with Poison Touch uses a move that involves making physical contact, there is a 30% chance that the target will become poisoned. This ability benefits users by adding an additional layer of offensive utility, making physical attacks more menacing due to the potential for residual damage caused by poison.

Effects: - Poison Status Infliction: When a Pokémon with Poison Touch hits an opponent with a contact move, there's a 30% chance that the opponent will be poisoned. Poison gradually reduces the afflicted Pokémon’s HP, effectively whittling down their health over time. - Contact Moves: Only moves that require physical contact trigger Poison Touch. Some examples include standard physical attacks like "Tackle" and specialized moves like "Poison Jab," which can compound the chance to poison because the move itself also naturally has a chance to inflict poisoning

Flavor Texts

black-white: May poison targets when a Pokémon makes contact.

black-2-white-2: May poison targets when a Pokémon makes contact.

x-y: May poison a target when the Pokémon makes contact.

omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire: May poison a target when the Pokémon makes contact.

sun-moon: May poison a target when the Pokémon makes contact.

ultra-sun-ultra-moon: May poison a target when the Pokémon makes contact.

lets-go-pikachu-lets-go-eevee: May poison a target when the Pokémon makes contact.

sword-shield: May poison a target when the Pokémon makes contact.

scarlet-violet: May poison a target when the Pokémon makes contact.

Pokémon with the Poison-Touch ability