Pokemon Legends Arceus Dustox | Locations, Moves, Stats

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Dustox

Poison Moth Pokémon

Hisuian Pokedex: #022

Pokemon Legends Arceus Dustox is a Bug and Poison Type Poison Moth Pokémon with a Medium Fast growth rate and a 3 Special Defense EV Yield. Dustox can be found with Shield Dust as an Ability; we recommend the Calm Nature, based on 385 total combined Base Stats in PLA.

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Dustox Stats and Abilities

Based on Dustox Base IVs we consider this pokemon E-Tier choice. Dustox Highest IV Stat is Special Defense (90) and the Lowest being Attack (50).

Dustox Stats
Rank	Stat	Value
F	HP	60
E	Attack	50
E	Defense	70
E	Special Attack	50
D	Special Defense	90
E	Speed	65
E	Total	385

Dustox Details
Dustox	Detail
Best Nature	Calm ↑ +10% Special Defense ↓ -10% Attack
Liked Foods	Dazzling Honey Hearty Grains Plump Beans
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance	35% Dazzling Honey 15% Apricorn 15% Spoiled Apricorn
Catch Rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Bug

Dustox Abilities
Abilities	Description
Ability 1	Shield Dust Blocks the added effects of attacks taken.
Hidden Ability	Compound Eyes Compound Eyes raises the ability-bearer's accuracy by 30%.

How To Evolve Dustox in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Wurmple requires (Level 7, random based on personality) to evolve into Silcoon and then (Level 10) to evolve into Beautifly or (Level 10) to evolve into Dustox.

Dustox Evolutions
Base Form		Evolution Requirement	First Evolution		Evolution Requirement	Final Evolution
Wurmple		Level 7, random based on personality →	Silcoon		Level 10 →	Beautifly
Wurmple		Level 7, random based on personality →	Cascoon		Level 10 →	Dustox

Dustox Evolution Stat Changes
Evolutions	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
Wurmple	195	45	45	20	35	30	20
Stat Change	+10	+5	+10	+5	+20	+5	+5
Silcoon	205	50	35	25	55	25	15
Stat Change	+190	+10	+35	+75	+5	+25	+50
Beautifly	395	60	70	100	50	50	65
Alternative Evolution
Wurmple	195	45	45	20	35	30	20
Stat Change	+10	+5	+10	+5	+20	+5	+5
Cascoon	205	50	35	25	55	25	15
Stat Change	+190	+10	+35	+75	+5	+25	+50
Beautifly	395	60	70	100	50	50	65

Where To Find Dustox Locations in Pokemon Legends Arceus

List of Locations where you can find and catch Dustox in PLA.

Pokemon LA Dustox Weakness

Dustox is a Bug and Poison Type pokemon. This will cause Dustox to take More Damage from Flying, Rock, Fire, Psychic Type Moves, and Less Damage from Poison, Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Grass Type moves.

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Dustox Type Weakness
Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Flying Rock Fire Psychic
0.5x Less Damage	Poison Bug Fairy
0.25x Less Damage	Fighting Grass
Immune to Damage

What pokemon is Dustox Weak Against?

Dustox Weak Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Landorus Therian
S	Heatran
S	Cresselia
S	Landorus
S	Uxie

What pokemon is Dustox Strong Against?

Dustox Strong Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Shaymin Land
A	Tangrowth
A	Hisuian Decidueye
B	Torterra
B	Lucario

How To Complete Dustox Research Tasks in PLA


Research Task	Task 1	Task 2	Task 3	Task 4	Task 5
Number caught	1	2	4	10	15
Number caught at night	1	2	5	10	20
Number defeated	1	3	6	12	25
Number of you've defeated with Psychic-type moves	1	2	4	6	10
Times you have seen it use Poison Powder	1	3	6	12	25
Times you've seen it use a strong style move	1	3	6	12	25
Number of different forms you've obtained	2

Best Dustox Moves in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Best Moveset for Dustox Lv Up Moves based on Power.

Dustox Best Moves
Level	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
43	Bug Buzz	Special	135	100	10	May lower opponent's Special Defense.
34	Extrasensory	Special	80	100	20	May cause flinching.
25	Venoshock	Special	97.5	100	10	Inflicts double damage if the target is poisoned.
18	Silver Wind	Special	90	100	5	May raise all stats of user at once.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in Bold

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Dustox Level Up Moves in PLA

List of Moves Dustox can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Legends Arceus. Level Requirements within (#) are the Level you (Master) the move at; this allows you to use the move in Agile and Strong Stance.

Dustox Level Up Moves
Level	Move	Description
1 (10)	Poison Sting	Power: 22.5 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical May poison the opponent.
6 (15)	Tackle	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
6 (15)	Iron Defense	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Sharply raises user's Defense.
11 (20)	Poison Powder	Power: — Acc: 75 PP: 35 Status Poisons opponent.
18 (28)	Silver Wind	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Special May raise all stats of user at once.
25 (35)	Venoshock	Power: 97.5 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Inflicts double damage if the target is poisoned.
34 (45)	Extrasensory	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May cause flinching.
43 (54)	Bug Buzz	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.

Dustox Move Shop Attacks in PLA

List of Moves Dustox can learn from the Move Shop.

Dustox Move Shop Moves
Move Shop	Description
Aerial Ace	Power: 60 Acc: — PP: 20 Physical Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
Swift	Power: 60 Acc: — PP: 20 Special Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
Ominous Wind	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Special May raise all user's stats at once.
Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
Energy Ball	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.
Sludge Bomb	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May poison opponent.
Shadow Ball	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.
Giga Impact	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical User must recharge next turn.
Hyper Beam	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special User must recharge next turn.
Psychic	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.

Pokemon similar to Dustox based on

Bug Type

Similar Bug Pokemon
TIER	Pokemon	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
B	Yanmega	515	86	76	116	86	56	95
B	Kleavor	505	70	135	45	95	75	85
B	Scyther	500	70	110	55	80	80	105
B	Scizor	500	70	130	55	100	80	65
B	Heracross	500	80	125	40	75	95	85

Pokemon similar to Dustox based on

Poison Type

Similar Poison Pokemon
TIER	Pokemon	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
A	Crobat	535	85	90	70	80	80	130
B	Tentacruel	515	80	70	80	65	120	100
B	Roserade	515	60	70	125	65	105	90
B	Overqwil	510	85	115	65	95	65	85
B	Sneasler	510	80	130	40	60	80	120

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Last updated 2 years ago on May 31, 2022 by RankedBoost