What are Poison Type Pokémon?
Poison type Pokémon are one of the eighteen elemental types found in the world of Pokémon. All Pokémon are categorized into various types based on their characteristics and abilities. They can be a single type or two different types.
Poison type Pokémon are generally associated with venomous creatures, poisonous plants and toxic substances. The first Poison Type Pokémon in the Pokédex is 0001 Bulbasaur which is a Grass / Poison type Pokémon. The first pure Poison type Pokémon is 0023 Ekans.
To date there are 89 Poison type Pokémon including Pure Poison types that are only Poison type, and Half Poison types whose Primary or Secondary type is Poison.
What are Poison Type Pokémon Strengths and Weaknesses?
When in battle, all Pokémon types have strengths and weaknesses against other Pokémon types.
Poison Type Strengths:
When attacking – Poison type Pokémon moves are strong against Fairy and Grass type Pokémon.
When being attacked – Poison type Pokémon have a resistance to attacks by Fairy, Fighting, Grass and Poison type Pokémon.
Poison Type Weaknesses:
When attacking – Poison type Pokémon moves are weak against Ghost, Ground, Poison, Rock and Steel type Pokémon and will do very little damage.
When being attacked – Poison type Pokémon are weak to Ground and Psychic type Pokémon.
Pokémon Trainers that specialise in Poison type Pokémon
Throughout the Pokémon game series, players encounter Pokémon Gym Leaders and Trainers that specialise in Poison type Pokémon.
Poison Elite Four
Koga – Indigo Plateau (Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, SoulSilver)
Poison Gym Leaders
Janine – Fuschia City Gym (Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, SoulSilver)
Koga – Fuschia City Gym (Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, LeafGreen, Let’s Go Pikachu, Let’s Go Eevee)
Roxie – Virbank City Gym (Black 2, White 2)
Pokémon Trainers
Atticus – (Scarlet, Violet)
Castor – (Black 2, White 2)
Icla – (Sword, Shield)
Jupiter – (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl)
Klara – (Sword)
Melli – (Legends Arceus)
Plumeria – (Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon)
Trainer Classes
Bikers – (Various Games)
Janitors – (Various Games)
Ninja Boys – (Various Games)
Punk Couples – (Various Games)
Punk Girls – (Various Games)
Punk Guys – (Various Games)
Rich Boy Antoin – (Various games)
Team Aqua Grunts – (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire)
Team Flare Grunts – (X & Y)
Team Galactic Grunts – (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl)
Team Magma Grunts – (Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire)
Team Plasma Grunts – (Black, White, Black 2, White 2)
Team Rainbow Rocket Grunts – (Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon)
Team Rocket Grunts – (Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, LeafGreen, Let’s Go Pikachu, Let’s Go Eevee)
Team Skull Grunts – (Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon)
Poison Type Pokémon in the TCG
While there are 18 different Pokémon types in the Pokédex and Video Game series, in the Trading Card Game (TCG) there are only 11 different Pokémon types. This means that in the TCG some categories contain more than one of the Game Pokémon types.
Prior to 2007, Poison type Pokémon were included with Grass and Bug types. With the launch of the Diamond and Pearl series in 2007, Poison types moved from Grass to be included with Psychic types.
Poison Type Pokémon were moved again in 2020 and are now included with Dark Type Pokémon.
The Trading Cards for these Pokémon have the Darkness symbol in the top right-hand corner, next to the HP.
To use the Acid Spray attack associated with this card, the player must attach two Basic Darkness Energy cards. When deciding which cards to include in a deck, players should be aware of the qualities and requirements of their chosen Pokémon cards.
At the bottom of the card is detailed information about that card’s weakness, resistance and retreat cost.
Weakness
In the TCG, Poison / Dark type Pokémon generally have a weakness to Fighting types. The Ekans card shows this weakness to Fighting type Pokémon and attacks from these types do double damage.
Resistance
Poison / Dark Pokémon cards are resistant to attacks by Grass and Fighting type Pokémon and the HP damage from these types maybe reduced.
