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dustox
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Dustox

Poison Moth Pokémon

BugPoison

Toxic powder is scattered with each flap. At night, it is known to strip leaves off trees lining boulevards.

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 50
Defense 70
Sp. Atk 50
Sp. Def 90
Speed 65
Total 385

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
flying 2xrock 2xfire 2xpsychic 2x
Resistant to
fighting ¼xgrass ¼xpoison ½xbug ½x

Abilities

Shield Dust Compound Eyes (Hidden)

Held Items

Silver Powder 5%Shed Shell 5%

Evolution Chain

wurmple Wurmple
→
silcoon Silcoon Lv. 7
cascoon Cascoon Lv. 7
→
beautifly Beautifly Lv. 10
dustox Dustox Lv. 10

Moves

Details

Category Poison Moth Pokémon
Height 1.2 m
Weight 31.6 kg
Base Exp 173
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

dustox Front Front
dustox Back Back
dustox Front Shiny Front Shiny
dustox Back Shiny Back Shiny
dustox Front ♀ Front ♀
dustox Back ♀ Back ♀
dustox Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
dustox Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
dustox Official Art Official Art
dustox Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu
I'll bring the flame to the moth myself
Item
Black Sludge / Life Orb
Nature
Timid
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Not even access to Quiver Dance can save this moth from being one of the worst Bugs around. The worst part is that it gets access to Compound Eyes but doesn't need it. Such a waste.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc