Move profile
Poison Tail Pokemon Move
Debut: Generation III
Power
50
Accuracy
100
PP
25
Priority
0
Battle context
Damage class
Physical
Target
Selected Pokemon
Flavor text
Has a high critical-hit ratio. May also poison.
Effect
Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a chance to poison the target.
Move mechanics
Introduced in Generation III.
Category
Damage Ailment
Ailment
Poison (10%)
Crit rate bonus
1
Learnset
How to get Poison Tail
Poison Tail learnset by level-up, egg move, tutor, and TM sources. Sampled 41 of 41 official learners — compare fan favorites before committing a move slot.
Machine availability
TM, TR, and HM item links by version group — open the held item profile for shop and battle context.
| Version group | Item |
|---|---|
| Scarlet Violet | Tm26 |
41 Pokémon can learn Poison Tail in the official dataset. Sample profiles below — compare fan favorites before you slot this move on a team.
Showing 24 of 41 learners
Fan favorite hub
Plan learnsets around fan favorites
Compare typings and stats on community-ranked Pokémon before slotting this move into your team.
Put reference data to work
Jump from encyclopedia pages into favorite-pokemon tools.