Poison Sting
Poison-type physical move in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
Move text
A toxic attack with barbs, etc., that may poison.
Details
Introduced
Power
Accuracy
PP
Priority
Makes contact?
Machine
Learners
 Weedle #13 |   | Start |
 Wurmple #14 | | 5 |
 Ekans #23 | | 8 |
 Arbok #24 | | Start, 8 |
 Nidoran♀ #29 | | 17 |
 Nidorina #30 | | 18 |
 Nidoqueen #31 |  | Start |
 Nidoran♂ #32 | | 17 |
 Nidorino #33 | | 18 |
 Nidoking #34 | | Start |
 Tentacool #66 |  | Start |
 Tentacruel #67 | | Start |
 Roselia #94 |  | 9 |
 Sandshrew #112 | | 17 |
 Sandslash #113 | | 17 |
 Cacnea #119 | | Start |
 Cacturne #120 |  | Start |
 Spinarak #167 | | Start |
 Ariados #168 | | Start |
 Gligar #207 |  | Start |
 Qwilfish #211 | | Start |
Related
| Move | Type | Class | TM/HM | Power | Acc. | PP | Pokémon | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid | |  Physical | - | 40 | 100 | 30 | 11 | Sprays a hide-melting acid. May lower DEFENSE. |
| Acid Armor | |  Status | - | - | - | 40 | 5 | Liquifies the user's body to sharply raise DEFENSE. |
| Poison Fang | | Physical | - | 50 | 100 | 15 | 7 | A sharp-fanged attack. May badly poison the foe. |
| Poison Gas | | Status | - | - | 55 | 40 | 8 | Envelops the foe in a toxic gas that may poison. |
| Poison Powder | | Status | - | - | 75 | 35 | 21 | Scatters a toxic powder that may poison the foe. |
| Poison Tail | | Physical | - | 50 | 100 | 25 | 1 | Has a high critical-hit ratio. May also poison. |
| Sludge | | Physical | - | 65 | 100 | 20 | 6 | Sludge is hurled to inflict damage. May also poison. |
| Sludge Bomb | | Physical | 90 | 100 | 10 | 70 | Sludge is hurled to inflict damage. May also poison. | |
| Smog | | Physical | - | 20 | 70 | 20 | 11 | An exhaust-gas attack that may also poison. |
| Toxic | | Status | - | 85 | 10 | 375 | Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin. |
