Type weaknesscurrent chartGen 1–9Updated OCT 18, 2026
Poison Type Weakness
Poison type weakness: Ground and Psychic moves deal 2× damage to the Poison type. Skuntank and Drapion (Poison/Dark) take no damage from Psychic attacks, which leaves Ground as their only weakness.
Grass
Fighting
Bug
Fairy
Weakness chart
What is Poison type weak to?
This is the chart every game has used since X & Y (Gen 6). What was different in older games is at the bottom of the page.
Counters
Pokémon strong against Poison
The best counters to Poison. These Pokémon win both ways: they take half damage or less from Poison attacks, and their own type hits Poison for 2× damage. Ranked by that move, the stat behind it, bulk and speed.
- 1USES
EarthquakePHYSICAL100 PWR100 ACC- Drill RunPHYSICAL80 PWR95 ACC
- Stomping TantrumPHYSICAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Earth PowerSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Scorching SandsSPECIAL70 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 535
- HP
- 115
- Atk
- 140
- Def
- 130
- SpA
- 55
- SpD
- 55
- Spe
- 40
- 2USESEarthquakePHYSICAL100 PWR100 ACC
- Drill RunPHYSICAL80 PWR95 ACC
- Stomping TantrumPHYSICAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Earth PowerSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Scorching SandsSPECIAL70 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 508
- HP
- 110
- Atk
- 135
- Def
- 60
- SpA
- 50
- SpD
- 65
- Spe
- 88
- 3USESEarthquakePHYSICAL100 PWR100 ACC
- Headlong RushPHYSICAL120 PWR100 ACC
- Stomping TantrumPHYSICAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Earth PowerSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 550
- HP
- 130
- Atk
- 140
- Def
- 105
- SpA
- 45
- SpD
- 80
- Spe
- 50
- 4USESEarthquakePHYSICAL100 PWR100 ACC
- Stomping TantrumPHYSICAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Earth PowerSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Scorching SandsSPECIAL70 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 600
- HP
- 108
- Atk
- 130
- Def
- 95
- SpA
- 80
- SpD
- 85
- Spe
- 102
- 5USES
Psychic FangsPHYSICAL85 PWR100 ACC- Zen HeadbuttPHYSICAL80 PWR90 ACC
- Psycho CutPHYSICAL70 PWR100 ACC
- EarthquakePHYSICAL100 PWR100 ACC
- PsychicSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 600
- HP
- 80
- Atk
- 135
- Def
- 130
- SpA
- 95
- SpD
- 90
- Spe
- 70
- 6USESEarthquakePHYSICAL100 PWR100 ACC
- Stomping TantrumPHYSICAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Earth PowerSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 530
- HP
- 110
- Atk
- 130
- Def
- 80
- SpA
- 70
- SpD
- 60
- Spe
- 80
- 7USESEarthquakePHYSICAL100 PWR100 ACC
- Stomping TantrumPHYSICAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Zen HeadbuttPHYSICAL80 PWR90 ACC
- Earth PowerSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Scorching SandsSPECIAL70 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 483
- HP
- 89
- Atk
- 124
- Def
- 80
- SpA
- 55
- SpD
- 80
- Spe
- 55
- 8USESEarthquakePHYSICAL100 PWR100 ACC
- Stomping TantrumPHYSICAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Earth PowerSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 495
- HP
- 80
- Atk
- 120
- Def
- 130
- SpA
- 55
- SpD
- 65
- Spe
- 45
Legendary, Mythical, Paradox and Ultra Beast picks
- 1USESPsychic FangsPHYSICAL85 PWR100 ACC
- PsychicSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Zen HeadbuttPHYSICAL80 PWR90 ACC
- EarthquakePHYSICAL100 PWR100 ACC
- PsyshockSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 680
- HP
- 137
- Atk
- 137
- Def
- 107
- SpA
- 113
- SpD
- 89
- Spe
- 97
- 2USESEarthquakePHYSICAL100 PWR100 ACC
- Precipice BladesPHYSICAL120 PWR85 ACC
- Stomping TantrumPHYSICAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Earth PowerSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- Zen HeadbuttPHYSICAL80 PWR90 ACC
- Total
- 670
- HP
- 100
- Atk
- 150
- Def
- 140
- SpA
- 100
- SpD
- 90
- Spe
- 90
- 3USESPsychicSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- PsyshockSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Expanding ForceSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Psycho CutPHYSICAL70 PWR100 ACC
- Total
- 680
- HP
- 137
- Atk
- 113
- Def
- 89
- SpA
- 137
- SpD
- 107
- Spe
- 97
- 4USESPsychicSPECIAL90 PWR100 ACC
- PsyshockSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Expanding ForceSPECIAL80 PWR100 ACC
- Psychic NoiseSPECIAL75 PWR100 ACC
- Zen HeadbuttPHYSICAL80 PWR90 ACC
- Total
- 590
- HP
- 90
- Atk
- 72
- Def
- 100
- SpA
- 122
- SpD
- 108
- Spe
- 98
Abilities & items
Abilities and items that change Poison matchups
Some abilities and held items change how much damage Poison deals or takes, on top of the chart.
Abilities that cover Poison’s weaknesses
Carried by Poison Pokémon themselves.
- LevitateNO DAMAGEVSGround moves miss it, except Thousand Arrows; Gravity, Iron Ball, Smack Down and Ingrain take that away.GROUND
- FilterLESS DAMAGESuper-effective hits deal 25% less damage; attackers with Mold Breaker ignore it.
Resist berries
- Halves one super effective Poison hit on the holder, then is used up.
Kebia BerryVS
POISON - Halves one super effective Ground hit on a Poison Pokémon, then is used up.
Shuca BerryVSGROUND - Halves one super effective Psychic hit on a Poison Pokémon, then is used up.
Payapa BerryVSPSYCHIC
Moves
Super effective moves against Poison
Moves that deal 2× damage to Poison, from every type it is weak to.
Up to 10 moves of each type that hit Poison for 2×, picked from the moves the most Pokémon can learn at 75 power or more. Filter by type or sort by any number.
| MOVE | CATEGORY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigGEN 1 | PHYSICAL | 80 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 390 |
| Zen HeadbuttGEN 4 | PHYSICAL | 80 | ACC 90% | PP 15 | LEARNED BY 326 |
| EarthquakeGEN 1 | PHYSICAL | 100 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 294 |
| Stomping TantrumGEN 7 | PHYSICAL | 75 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 257 |
| PsychicGEN 1 | SPECIAL | 90 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 245 |
| Earth PowerGEN 4 | SPECIAL | 90 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 210 |
| Dream EaterGEN 1 | SPECIAL | 100 | ACC 100% | PP 15 | LEARNED BY 186 |
| PsyshockGEN 5 | SPECIAL | 80 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 139 |
| Future SightGEN 2 | SPECIAL | 120 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 110 |
| Expanding ForceGEN 8 | SPECIAL | 80 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 89 |
| Psychic FangsGEN 7 | PHYSICAL | 85 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 79 |
| Psychic NoiseGEN 9 | SPECIAL | 75 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 68 |
| ExtrasensoryGEN 3 | SPECIAL | 80 | ACC 100% | PP 20 | LEARNED BY 61 |
| Drill RunGEN 5 | PHYSICAL | 80 | ACC 95% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 45 |
| SynchronoiseGEN 5 | SPECIAL | 120 | ACC 100% | PP 10 | LEARNED BY 36 |
Rules & history
Poison type rules beyond the chart
Battle effects tied to the Poison type, and what was different in older games.
Beyond the chart
- Can’t be poisonedPoison types are immune to poison and bad poison, unless the attacker has Corrosion.
- Toxic can’t missFrom Gen 6, Toxic used by a Poison type always hits.
- Clears Toxic SpikesA grounded Poison type removes Toxic Spikes from its side when it switches in.
How Poison changed across generations
- GEN2Gold & SilverPoison now resists Bug, and Poison moves no longer hit Bug for 2×. Both were 2× in Gen 1.
- GEN4Diamond & PearlSince Gen 4, each Poison move is physical or special based on the move itself. Before that, every Poison move was physical.
- GEN6X & YFairy type added. Poison moves hit Fairy for 2×, and Poison resists Fairy moves.