Poison-type Pokemon are best known for dealing with fairy and grass-type pokemon. Every veteran or new player of the series knows just how important leveling up their pokemon in the game is. There are plenty of ways to do that in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet. If you’ve spent a good amount of time in pokemon games, you must’ve known or heard about teaching pokemon certain moves of their element. Like every other elemental pokemon, Poison-type moves are overlooked by many, despite dealing great damage. If you’re planning on picking up a few moves for your poison-type pokemon, this guide will definitely help you. Continue reading the article to know the top 5 & best poison type moves in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet.
Top 5 & best poison type moves in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
Belch
Belch is a special poison-type move that has the highest damage out of all poison-type moves in the game. The only drawback of using this is that the user needs to eat a held berry in order to use this move. This move is also restricted to a single opponent. Check out its stats below.
- Power – 120
- Accuracy – 90
- PP (Max PP) – 10 (16)
Gunk Shot
Gunk Shot is similar to Belch, however, unlike that move, it is a physical poison-type move. The effect of this move is not bad as it has a 30% chance to poison the opponent’s pokemon. See the stats of Gunk Shot below.
- Power – 120
- Accuracy – 80
- PP (Max PP) – 5 (8)
Sludge Wave
Sludge Wave is one of the finest special poison-type moves that has top-notch accuracy. If this move hits the opponent’s pokemon, it has a 10% chance to poison it. Check out the stats of this move below.
- Power – 95
- Accuracy – 100
- PP (Max PP) – 10 (16)
Sludge Bomb
Like its other variant mentioned above, it also boasts similar damage and accuracy, however, its effect is stronger. It has a 30% chance to poison the opponent when hit. As for its stats, we have mentioned them below.
- Power – 90
- Accuracy – 100
- PP (Max PP) – 10 (16)
Poison Jab
Last but not least, Poison Jab is another noteworthy physical poison-type move that can target a single opponent. Like, Sludge Bomb, it has a 30% chance to poison the opponent.
- Power – 80
- Accuracy – 100
- PP (Max PP) – 20 (32)
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